Valentines Day in New York: Sweets

Feed a Sweet Tooth

The way to anyone's heart is through their stomach. Anything chocolate is a good idea. The following stores offer the best sweet treats in NYC.

Ceci-Cela
14 Delancey St C, New York, NY 10002, USA 212-274-9179
Ceci-Cela is a beautiful store with even more beautiful pastries (pictured above). Their almond chocolate croissants, which you can't even find in Paris, are delicious. Snug bakery crafting French–style pastries, sandwiches & custom cakes in a quaint interior.

Varsano's Chocolate
172 West 4th Street Greenwich Village, New York City 212 352-1171
Varsano's Chocolates is specialized in home made, hand dipped chocolates, including caramels, truffles, fruit centers and nut patties.

Colette's Cakes
New York, NY 10014, USA 973-762-4546
Colette Peters has been the owner of Colette’s Cakes, a specialty cake company in New York City. Colette helped create and design the format and rules for the first cake challenge for the World Pastry Forum.

Chocolate Works
693 3rd Ave New York, New York USA 212-935-5454
The concept turns a working chocolate factory into an interactive experience which enchants customers of all ages. When you walk into one of our stores, you are greeted with our signature, award-winning truffle.

Godiva Chocolatier
- 30 Rockefeller Plaza (near 50th St.), 765-4336
- 701 Fifth Ave. (between 54th and 55th St.), 593-2848
- 200 Park Ave. (at 45th St.), 697-9128
- 245 Columbus Ave. (between 71st and 72nd St.), 787-5804
- 33 Maiden Ln. (near Nassau St.), 809-8990
- 225 Liberty St. (World Financial Center, Winter Garden), 945-2174
- 560 Lexington Ave. (near 50th St.), 980-9810
Good things come in small packages at Godiva. For those who expect nothing but the best, Godiva offers a variety of amazing confections.

La Maison du Chocolat
1018 Madison Avenue New York, 718-361-9161
A wonderful selection of chocolate gift boxes featuring all the famous creations of our Maison (ganaches, pralinés, truffles). For the Francophiles out there, this shop is an affiliate of a Parisian chocolate store on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore. They offer very rich, fabulous chocolate with over 27 combinations. Specialties include fruit pates, rich and buttery chocolate truffles, arribas, valencia, rochers, and chocolate-covered chestnuts in season. Taking traditional wedding favors to new delicious heights, these unique and elegant trinkets will be treasured.