Going to NYC next week with 17 year old daughter; where can we find the "best chocolate ever" while we are there??

You never know how things will go here. But I think you might get more helpful responses if you repost with something like "Chocolate in NYC" as your title.

If you're talking about a shop, Leonidas, there's one on Madison Ave and one downtown somewhere.

leonidas.com

MaMac, I just put in 'New York City Chocolate" and it returned a lot of threads with information on where to get chocolate so give it a whirl!

Here are just 2 of those

http://fodors.com/forums/threadselec...1&tid=34888754

http://fodors.com/forums/threadselec...1&tid=34831197

I don't know if these are the best but they are good. jacques torres was a factory and store in the west village, amd Max Brennan just opened up a store/restaurant also in the village on Browadway near 13th st and was opening a 2nd spot (may already be open) in the E. Village.

They both are definitely mentioned in thread here, so you can do a text search, or just google them for more info on locations, etc.

It's Max Brenner, not Brennan.

If you are really serious about having very good, or the best, chocolates, then youshould go to Kee's at Soho :

http://www.keeschocolates.com/press.html

La Maison Du Chocolate, the excellent Paris shop, has a branch in NYC:

http://www.lamaisonduchocolat.com/en

These are the best in the city, imho.

here's another recent thread listing many chocolate places !
http://tinyurl.com/ylv5bb

Try Jacques Torres in Lower Manhattan..lower east side, south of Houston Street....

Kee's is good, and the Michel Cluizel bar at ABC Carpet and Home on Broadway near 19th. (but $$$$)

I stopped in City Bakery (18th St. near 5th Ave.) and they have hot chocolate with amazing homemade marshmallows!

And let's not forget the chocolate cafe at the back of Mariebelle:
http://www.mariebelle.com/cafe.cfm

When you go to Rockefeller Center, try Teuscher Chocolates. They're Swiss; they're pricey; and they're worth it!