You Can Have Your Art and Eat it Too at MarieBelle
Chocoholics, take note: With just one step through MarieBelle’s door, you are instantly transported into a whimsical world of designer confections that taste just as good as they look, if not better. After all, New Yorkers take their desserts very seriously, and chocolates are no exception. The fanciful store is known for the decadent, ganache-filled squares that line its cases, each embellished with artful drawings and patterns to delight, as well as for their unique flavors, like dulce de leche, champagne, white kona coffee bean and lavender. Have a little time on your hands (or maybe you just need a break from all that museum-hopping)? Then sit back in the antique furnishings of MarieBelle’s plush, European-style cocoa bar and tea salon and enjoy a lusciously smooth sip of the shop’s signature Aztec Hot Chocolate, which is arguably among the best in the city; in the warm summer months, homemade gelato, sorbet and smoothies do the trick. If a quick fix is what you’re after, satisfy your sweet tooth and hit the road with a few treats in tow. You’ll find chocolates, caramels, dragées and biscuits, as well as fine teas and coffees, neatly packaged in darling boxes worthy of any jewel.