Chocolate Bars in Chicago
 

What is a chocolate bar? Any recommendations for such in the downtown Chicago area would greatly be appreciated. Thank you.

Okay, this topic caught my eye. I love chocolate!! And I'm going to Chicago in October so I wanna hear the answers to this one.

I've only been to the one in Soho, but this place is fantastic and they have a few locations in Chicago (Michigan Ave. & Lincoln Park). Try the kalamata olive chocolate bar and the chipotle bar. SO freaking good...

They also have a "bar" where they'll make you chocolate drinks:

http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/boutiques

Thank you lizz06. This is a good start. I had higher hopes for more responses and am left wondering how I can improve that. Is it the topic or way it was posted??

I have the feeling that the reason you aren't having many replies is that not many people have an experience with bars that feature chocolate as a main offering.

I saw one on TV during a special on Chocolate. That's all I know.

try

Ethel's Chocolate Lounge - 819 W. Armitage Ave.

There's a place on Damen and I think it is just called "Chocolate" and is really good---always jammed packed so make a reservation

Irish -- you are thinking of Hot Chocolate, which is a full service resturant.

At least I think you are. Unless there is something new up there that I'm not aware of (which wouldn't surprise me).

Ethel's Chocolate Lounge:
http://www.ethelschocolate.com

There is a Huge Hershey's Chocolate shop on Michigan Ave next door to the Park Hyatt.

The Peninsula Hotel has a Chocolate Bar
Friday and Saturday evenings..here's the link:

http://chicago.peninsula.com/pch/dining_03.html

forgot to mention that the Hershey's store has a chocolate bar that is divine and open as long as the store is.

There used to be a great place called "sugar" - a dessert bar, but it has closed!

Another vote for Vosges- quirky but good and it's not gimmicky. Check if there's a Maison du Chocolat in Chicago, one of the best chocolatiers out there.
I'm not a fan of Hersheys, but it has its fans.

Wow, thanks for the heads up and solid considerations. I will try in two weeks and report. Agree, not having heard about this before, so I too, was unsure what it is and how to define it. Thanks again.

There's also a chocolate bar in the Randolph Street restaurant strip, on the South side of Randolph and west of Halsted. It's called Chicago Chocolate Cafe.

HTH,
Racy

There's a new place in the Hotel Intercontinental called Eno. It's a chocolate/cheese/wine bar. I haven't been yet, but it sounds intriguing. Here's the write-up on Metromix:
http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/s...,5412111.venue
(Sorry for the long link.)