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Jacques Torres Chocolate Haven

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350 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014
at King St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-414-2462 Send to Phone
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Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
10.0 out of 10

1 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Dessert / Ice Cream Shop

Photo by Carmen Lopez and AJ Wilhelm

Map

Official Website

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Hours

Mon-Sat, 9am-7pm; Sun, 10am-6pm

Nearby Subway Stops

1 at Canal St.; C, E at Spring St.

Prices

$1.50-$4

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Great Desserts
Kid-Friendly
Notable Chef
Teen Appeal

Alcohol

No Alcohol

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

The city's own Willie Wonka, Jacques Torres, has opened a cavernous chocolate factory that blurs the lines between retail and manufacturing. Designer Pierre Court indulged every one of Torres's fantastical notions, from the cacao-pod shape of the shop to a statue of Quetzlcoatl, the Aztec cacao god, at the entrance. The central structure weaving through the high-ceilinged space is an abstraction of the conveyor in Torres's favorite episode of I Love Lucy. There's even a lounge of sorts (it is in Soho, after all). But for Torres, the Haven's focal point is on the other side of the glass—the factory floor, where beans are fumigated, sorted, roasted, cleaned, cooled, shelled, pre-ground, mixed, refined, and conched—the lengthy process in which cocoa and sugar are heated and ground to superhuman levels of smoothness. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Reader Ratings

10.0

The Best

vainblain from 32822 | Posted on 8/18/07

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	8

Décor:	9

Value:	10

We found this by mistake....but what a mistake it was! This was the best chocolate that I have ever had. The desserts are "to die for"! The prices are right and well worth every penny.