Vosges Haut-Chocolat

So sad this location closed! Their chocolates are the best and there is nothing like it in the area! I will have to make the trek down to SoHo at some point soon.

Omg I LOVE THIS BRAND. It’s more popular on the East Coast, since it’s based in Chicago, but every time I go to SFO or I’m on the East Coast, I make sure to get some chocolate from this place. They always put out samples for you to try, and if you check in on Unilocal,you get a free mini bar (28g).
My favorites are definitely the dark chocolate caramel ones, in particular, I love the pink himalayan salt caramel bar. It’s rich, so you only need a couple pieces to feel satisfied. It also has a really high iron content, which is perfect since I have an excuse to it :) The only downfall is that these bars are quite expensive, I’ve paid anywhere between $ 7 – 9 for one bar. Since it only has 2 servings, that’s about $ 4 a serving. Oh well.
I really liked this store! I loved the atmosphere, décor and the little sample bowls. I also really enjoyed the chocolate that they sell one by one in the cases. Yummmmm. My mom loves this brand too, so I always bring some back! For her birthday, as part of her present, I bought her four pieces and she finished them all in the same day. They come in these luxurious little purple boxes with ribbon, and it’s not that expensive for the individual pieces, I think it was around $ 8 – 9 for 4 in the box.
I really want to try their Parisienne hot chocolate, it sounds so delicious!

I really liked this place. I went on a snowy day and got a hot chocolate — La Parisienne Couture Cocoa — with a shot of espresso and a box of chocolates for a post valentine’s celebration. The chocolates were interesting and delicious and the drink was really yummy and warmed me up before I walked over to the Guggenheim. It is pricey, but a great way to treat yourself.

Parisienne hot chocolate. So rich & delicious.

Word to the wise — the chocolates sitting around the store are, in fact, samples and not just decoration. Though they are pretty enough to be. So do eat them.
Came by for some hot chocolate, went with the Parisienne. Flavor and consistency were great, but came out a little more warm than hot which was a bummer on such a cold day. I would return to try some of the truffles, though!

Forget about Godiva, this is what you want on Valentine’s day and every other day, really. That purple textured box tied up with a luxurious satin ribbon is perfection. The signature items to try here would be the bacon chocolate bars and the exotic truffles. My favorite is:
the Black pearl– has wasabi and black sesame (not spicy, but floral)

I absolutely love their new matcha dark chocolate bar. you can really taste the match. Also like chili pepper and the pomegrenate. AT $ 7 bucks a bar I wish they would have sale specials if you buy many like Lindt does. But this chocolatier is much higher quality. Just look at the ingredients on the label… All natural and none of the artificial flavors the other chocolate shops use. Love it!
Have to return to try their hot chocolate!

Definitely a bit pricey comparing with trader joe’s chocolate. We got a deal with them for 5 bars and get 1 free end up to be $ 40. There’s no price to pure deliciousness and happy sales people. everyone is just so happy to work there and feed us chocolate.
I get to try every single samples there and end up with a few drinks on the Unilocal event. Also ended up talking to sales about the business. Apparently their chocolate is made in USA which thinking spending the money less painful I guess. Also if you want to try anything that is not up for sampling that day, you should definitely ask. No pressure. I love this place.
Hope to visit again.

Pros:
* A gem in the Upper East Side for gourmet luxury delicious and eclectic chocolates, Vosges Haut-​Chocolats is great as gifts for anniversaries or any special occasion.
* My friend and I had a wonderful time tasting their wide variety of treats with wine pairings (the wine was fantastic) during the CMYE: Unilocal Visits Vosges Haut-​Chocolat event.
* My most favorite was the Piemonte Hazelnut Crunchy Pralines!
* I love Vosges Haut-​Chocolats because they are innovative and not afraid to make exciting and different flavors such as Coconut & Curry, Smoke & Stout Caramel, and Blood Orange Caramel.

Came in looking for ice cream, but they don’t carry it like the SoHo location does. So I had the cold parisienne drink instead, which was delicious!
Checked it to get the free dark chocolate bacon bar. The gentleman was so nice, he offered another free chocolate bar for my fiancé who was with me. How sweet!

I’ve bought chocolate at this place a few times. It is a bit pricey, but I had a groupon one time.
Their Caramel Toffee is covered with milk chocolate and nuts. These are like crack, soooo good! They used to have a spicy one, which I liked it even more, but it was discontinued.
I’ve had their Flying Chocolate Pig which has a hint of bacon. It is nice, but if you want a stronger bacon, this won’t satisfy.

I came in here just because… It was hot outside and I saw chairs… cute décor… and a light breeze when the door opened so hey why not!
I looked around it was purple theme… My kinda color… Know wonder it felt so relaxing… I’m not a chocolate person nor a coffee person… but I did get a expresso shot… three filthy… Your choosing of chocolates… It was way to bitter… And can’t even taste the coffee or the chocolate… As fancy and cute this place is… its kinda sucks they can’t make a decent expresso shot…
I like the design… the color… and the cute little boxes… lol…but that’s pretty much it… They service is nice… Friendly… attentive… They have books on their chocolate… They have assorted of fine chocolates that you will never see in a everyday store… surprisingly this little store has a good amount if customers… There was people coming in and out of the store… Every two minutes… oh and don’t forget to take advantage of the free samples and the check in samples! Try it before you buy it !

I came here with an amazing gilt deal of $ 25 for $ 50. This place is pretty pricey so you might think $ 50 will get you a lot it only got me 2 gifts and a few truffles. However, the store has many options for gift sets and everything sounds great. I went with peanut butter bon bons and marshmallow covered with caramel and chocolate. I am sure my friends will be happy!
The lady who works there was so nice and helpful and even through in an extra truffle. I didnt feel like i was ignored because I had a deal.
bonus: Lots of chocolate to taste around the store

I have been trekking to this shop to stock up on chocolate for 2 years now. Highlights include: the Naga Bar (curry…uh yes), the chocolate bacon bar, and any/​all of their caramels (Blush is the the best by far).
I have yet to try the large variety of chocolate drinks they offer. Dreaming of chocolate…

This chocolatier has been on my radar since she first surprised midwesterners with her talent in 2008. I think I first experienced one of her chocolate concoctions in 2009 and then I was hooked, despite the cost (these are not cheap-​o chocolates for those of you who are satisfied with a Nestle).
The flavor combinations are thoughtful and work. My favorites are Blood orange caramel, peanut butter bonbon, red fire bar, cherry roobios, and the caramels.
I just picked up the hunger games inspired chocolate bars… can’t wait to try these out…

Wow. What a great random find! My friend and I were just in Central Park and in the mood for milk when Unilocal led us here.
It is an extremely nice chocolate shops with lots of samples and the best milkshakes I’ve ever had.
My friend had a cold Aztec Elixar and the spice provided such depth to the drink. I had a vanilla-​based milkshake adaptation of their Naga truffle which is a sweet Indian curry coconut. I was soooooo happy. Since we went during happy hour, we also got a free truffle. Mine was a banana pudding adaptation. Again, great.
It’s a small shop with a great atmosphere and personalized customer service. I would highly recommend it if you’re in the area!

Yum!
Walked by during the Summer 2013 Heat Wave and thought I’s see what this place was about. I am a chocoholic and a snob of pure dark organic chocolate… esp French. Well, this is no organic or Kosher Chocolate place but it was really nice, cute and clean and enticing.
I used a Unilocal check-​in and oh shit, there was a Unilocal gift. Yay for that.
Loved this place and the customer service from the guy when I came in! There were samples all over. He told me about the chocolate. I saw the treats as dessert instead of my pure chocolate experience and it was all good.
Had the Mo’s bacon bar and some other samples.
Bought a Mo’s bar and a Naga bar. Wow. Just had some Naga tonight and shit was that good. They gave me an ice pack to get it home and I was OMW
Will be back

Came here for an event and it was nice to see the various displays with samples. Service was decent. Cute décor. A real boutique shop :)
Tried the crispy carrot orange, something that had bacon, some red chocolate (forgot what was in it), and the woolloomooloo bar samples. Out of these, the best were the crispy carrot orange and woolloomooloo. I was surprised by the amount of carrot flavor and the orange wasn’t overpowering at all. The woolloomooloo is la chocolate crispy wafer but you would really taste the macadamia nuts and hemp seeds. Quite flavorful and probably my favorite.
After tasting all those samples, I bought the black salt caramel bar thinking that it could compare to the famous burnt caramel at Recchiuti Confections in SF. SF is much much better. Even though this wasn’t burnt caramel, there was no balance. Couldn’t really taste the salt and the caramel was too much. Even though it was 70% cacao, it didn’t taste like it. Still tasted a lot of milk. In general, the chocolates here had a strong milk flavor.
In terms of the free chocolate check-​in drink, they used the left over chocolate, melt it down and that’s your chocolate drink. It was okay. I feel like the drinks at Max Brenner are better =P
Would I come back? Maybe. But only because of the uniqueness of the name I will probably remember this store.

Lets just say that if chocolate is bad for you I don’t want to be good. Rocking a chocolate smile should be just as trendy as a milk mustache especially when you find a place like Vosges Haut-​chocolat.
One of the best feel good things is enjoying a good piece of chocolate with someone you love. Vosges has a fantastic selection. This tiny shop has a certain charm with its décor of victorian meets texan meets hipster goth meets rockabilly. there is a cows head mounted on the wall surrounded by horseshoes. Then there is the all white table and chairs in one area. I spied an indian statue surrounded by good luck pennies.
Although I don’t understand the design choices I do understand my mouth and brain saying yes yes yes more more more to their great chocolate and caramel selection. I came here for a special Unilocal event and tasting and sampled quite a few.
Their organic caramel is very smooth and covered in a thin shell of either both dark and milk chocolate (both a win in my book) topped with a mexican pecan. I don’t understand why mexican pecans are so good (unless you want to know where all your food comes from) but the combo of the nuttiness from the pecan and the smoothess of the organic caramel and the melt in your mouth goodness of the chocolate makes them very dangerous. In the sense that once you try one you cant say no and its especially terrible if you are trying to get your summer beach body ready. (I swear its just water weight and no I did not just eat 2 lbs worth of chocolate and caramel).
For a «healthier» alternative you can have the crispy carrot orange chocolate. A taste of this chocolate and the next time you see your friend with a crunch bar you will slap it out of their hand. Give them this one instead. Tell them that the carrots will give them super laser vision or something and that its «good» for you. Like the inner superhero you are inside when you pass out this crispy carrot chocolate to the neighborhood children you will be their champion.
One other item that they have is bacon chocolate. Yes bacon and chocolate. Everybody wins for the day when you have this around. Both have milk or dark versions. The slight bitterness and richness from the chocolate in your mouth and then at the end there is just that little bit of saltiness from the bacon that edges out the other flavor. Perfect for the man in your life.
Another item i tried is the toffee chocolate. The crushed almond gives good crunch plus the butteryness of the toffee is so flavorful and the chocolate filling makes for a very decadent treat.
The tarte chocolate looks dusted in a rose colored parfum hibiscus powder. With a dark chocolate shell and gooey caramel inside when you eat this chocolate you understand the meaning of trying the «finer things in life». The flavor profile of the added tartness from the powdered outside makes it very complex.
Besides that they have a ton of mixes for brownies and cookies you can bring home. And cute items like the flying pig chocolate. I was not able to try their drinking chocolate but the affogato on their menu sounds good. Plus a ton of yummy looking truffles you can choose from. Lots of gourmet chocolates and exotic and healthy flavor items like goji berry chocolate!
Definitely a nice place to just slow down and enjoy some good chocolate.

You’ll love this place if you’re a fan of flavored chocolate. They have a suite of flavor combos – some classic (peanut butter & chocolate) and some a little more esoteric (hibiscus & orange caramel, with Campari). They also have a selection of bon bons and caramels of a sort that rival anything I’ve seen in Paris shops – the big box is impressive, it looks like it was plucked out of Marie Antoinette’s hands.
All that said, I’m docking these fine people one star for not offering truly dark chocolate. The darkest I saw is a 70% bar, with most bars seeming to range from 40−60%. Give me an 90% bar with salt and almonds and I’ll be happy. Maison du Chocolate offers a weirdly good 100% bar – how about giving them some competition?