Comments on: Best Chocolate Stores in New York City http://tweetsweet.com/blog/2006/10/03/best-chocolate-stores-in-new-york-city/ The Quest to Create the "Sweetest" Dessert Shop of all Time Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:16:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: annulla http://tweetsweet.com/blog/2006/10/03/best-chocolate-stores-in-new-york-city/#comment-17 annulla Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:54:59 +0000 http://tweetsweet.com/blog/2006/10/03/best-chocolate-stores-in-new-york-city/#comment-17 Um, I meant to say "the recommendations I find AT About.com." I hope you also plan to visit a couple of stores that, while not exclusively chocolate-centric, sell candy and are lots of fun. Dylan's Candy Bar, at 1011 Third Avenue (near Bloomingdale's) is a Willy Wonka dream of a candy store, with sweets embedded in the staircase. http://www.dylanscandybar.com/ The Sweet Life at 63 Hester Street on the Lower East Side. A landmark that has a huge selection and surprisingly low prices. http://www.sweetlifeny.com/ Economy Candy, at 108 Rivington Street (same area as The Sweet Life) is a NYC institution. They carry just about every candy known to man or beast and treat you like a member of the family. http://www.economycandy.com/ Um, I meant to say “the recommendations I find AT About.com.”

I hope you also plan to visit a couple of stores that, while not exclusively chocolate-centric, sell candy and are lots of fun.

Dylan’s Candy Bar, at 1011 Third Avenue (near Bloomingdale’s) is a Willy Wonka dream of a candy store, with sweets embedded in the staircase. http://www.dylanscandybar.com/

The Sweet Life at 63 Hester Street on the Lower East Side. A landmark that has a huge selection and surprisingly low prices. http://www.sweetlifeny.com/

Economy Candy, at 108 Rivington Street (same area as The Sweet Life) is a NYC institution. They carry just about every candy known to man or beast and treat you like a member of the family. http://www.economycandy.com/

]]> By: annulla http://tweetsweet.com/blog/2006/10/03/best-chocolate-stores-in-new-york-city/#comment-16 annulla Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:41:33 +0000 http://tweetsweet.com/blog/2006/10/03/best-chocolate-stores-in-new-york-city/#comment-16 I usually disgree with most of the recommendations I find out About.com. Even when they name the right place (Jacques Torres), they name the wrong item as the "must." The "must" at Jacques Torres is the Wicked Hot Chocolate, spiked with allspice, cinnamon, ground, sweet ancho chili peppers, and smoked, ground chipotle chili peppers. The "must" at Li-Lac (by the way, they have a branch at Grand Central Terminal) is the French Cream Rolls. Places missing from your list include: - Max Brenner's Chocolate by the Bald Man, recently opened at 841 Broadway (near Union Square). http://www.maxbrenner.com/ - Leonidas luxuriously rich Belgian truffles at 485 Madison Avenue. http://www.leonidas-chocolate.com/ - Serendipity III at 225 East 60th Street (bet. 2nd & 3rd Aves) for FROZEN hot chocolate. http://www.serendipity3.com/ I usually disgree with most of the recommendations I find out About.com. Even when they name the right place (Jacques Torres), they name the wrong item as the “must.”

The “must” at Jacques Torres is the Wicked Hot Chocolate, spiked with allspice, cinnamon, ground, sweet ancho chili peppers, and smoked, ground chipotle chili peppers.

The “must” at Li-Lac (by the way, they have a branch at Grand Central Terminal) is the French Cream Rolls.

Places missing from your list include:
- Max Brenner’s Chocolate by the Bald Man, recently opened at 841 Broadway (near Union Square). http://www.maxbrenner.com/
- Leonidas luxuriously rich Belgian truffles at 485 Madison Avenue. http://www.leonidas-chocolate.com/
- Serendipity III at 225 East 60th Street (bet. 2nd & 3rd Aves) for FROZEN hot chocolate. http://www.serendipity3.com/

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