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520 N Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611

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Vosges Chocolate
Local(312) 644-9450

520 N Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611

http://chicago.citysearch.com/tracker/link/website_redirect/marchex_nm/37419144

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Expert Reviews of Vosges Chocolate

Citysearch | The color purple reigns supreme at this hip, haute chocolatier.

Bold splashes of purple benchmark the decor, packaging and overall feel of this tiny but luxurious sweet shop. The small, unusual candy collection caters to those most comfortable with decadence, but the...
citysearch.com - expert review - 10/31/2006
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User Reviews of Vosges Chocolate

Yelp.com Review - by Mary S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Diet or not, I would likely whore myself out for good chocolate. Probably not in real life but it sounds hot, right?
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by A. M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Buy the Collezione Italiano as a nine piece box instead of the 16 truffle collection. You don't need the extra Rooster truffles. The taleggio cheese might melt before you taste the bitter-saltiness.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Robyn T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I just love Vosges chocolates. The quality and ingenuity of the chocolates is just phenomenal - curry, wasabi, sea salt? They're all unbelievably good. Whenever I see the beautiful purple box my heart…
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Robyn T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I just love Vosges chocolages. The quality and ingenuity of the chocolates is just phenomenal - curry, wasabi, sea salt? They're all unbelievably good. Whenever I see the beautiful purple box my heart…
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dorothy S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Okay, so the chocolate is a tad bit pricey but it's pretty worth it considering I wouldn't make any of these chocolates and combine any of the ingredients on my own. So, I don't mind dropping a few…
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Vosges is now my old obsession, and a good one at that. I love surprising myself with all the flavors, including their new ice cream line :)
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kathy P.

4.0 of 5 stars. I used to have a horrible addiction to their Bapchi's caramel toffee. It was a dark dark period of my life because I was so obsessed with their crunchy buttery deliciousness and spent way too much…
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Iris F.

5.0 of 5 stars. For those chocolate fans, this is a place to try samples and endulge. I pick these up for my partner on special occasions and he loves them. Unfortunately, i'm allergic to chocolate but find the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Clarissa J.

5.0 of 5 stars. Katrina, you vixen. You have not only tattooed in my mind that you have to be the world's greatest, most innovative chocolatier for all of your crazy, delicious concoctions, but you've successfully…
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Stephanie L.

5.0 of 5 stars. I see these chocolates everywhere now and am still a huge fan! I even found them in various shops down here in Urbana...nice...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Catch X.

2.0 of 5 stars. I first had Vosges many years ago, The Aztec V-Day collection I think was all they had. It was excellent, nothing too exciting, but really well executed. It makes sense then when I started working for…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I was really skeptical at first. I mean, $7.5 for a chocolate bar is quite an investment! But we'll gladly pay up big for a good steak. Why? Is it cause we believe that chocolate is a lesser form of…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nina L.

4.0 of 5 stars. i don't really like chocolate. but i do really like vosges. one of my co-workers also works here and always brings us chocolate. so i eat it. and some of it is good. and some of it is bad. but there is…
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica C.

5.0 of 5 stars. My coworker came by my desk the other day and dropped off a bar of chocolate for me to sample from this place. Being that I am not one to refuse gifts of sweetness, I graciously accepted. That and he…
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Randy T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Since it was raining and I had time to kill before leaving back to California, I decided to walk around the mall in which Vosges is located in. I had experienced Vosges before as my mom had brought…
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sami A.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've tried almost every truffle they have. This place is amazing. It's a mini adventure every time I go to their store. Everyone who works there is super nice. The worst part about going there is…
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ron K.

5.0 of 5 stars. I use Vosges for closing gifts for my clients and I even used them at my own wedding. Gotta love the wink of the rabbit!
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alex K.

3.0 of 5 stars. Here are the things I like: I like the truffles - they little and delicious. I don't eat chocolate often so it's great to have yummy exotic morsels.
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rice D.

5.0 of 5 stars. The best. Enough said. It's a toss-up as to which store I like better, but I think Michigan Avenue edges out Armitage slightly. What the Michigan Avenue store lacks in size and decoration, they…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jon T.

3.0 of 5 stars. Numerical Rating: 70 / 100 Candy bars are simply too expensive for the quality. Additionally, why is salt such a large focus for the flavoring...?
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Patti B.

4.0 of 5 stars. After trying all of the flavors in the tiny but tasty sample box, I have to say that the wooloomooloo and gianduja are still my favorites. The other exotic ingredients are creative but some are too…
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Rander P.

2.0 of 5 stars. This was the second stop of my Michigan Ave chocolate tour that included Teuscher, Vosges, Ethel's, The Peninsula Hotel and the Moonstruck Cafe. This place was a HUGE disappointment!
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by jun h.

4.0 of 5 stars. I walked out with a cute 4-piece box at $9.00, making each delectable ball $2.25. Ouch. The cashier even wrote down the names of my chocolates on card stock for me. Black Pearl: It smelled strongly…
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Christine T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Expensive, fancy, exotic chocolates. I came here 3 separate times during my 4-day trip to Chicago. So, um, yeah, I like this place. I'll be back! Had a sample of the one with bacon bits...…
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by melinder b.

3.0 of 5 stars. i feel like if the quality of the chocolate is really that amazing they should offer a plain chocolate bar. The truffles are okay.
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Erin J.

5.0 of 5 stars. This quickly became the ONLY place I will buy good chocolate. I favor the black pearl (dark chocolate with ginger and wasabi and black sesame seeds) and red fire (dark chocolate with cinnamon and…
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Vamsi V.

3.0 of 5 stars. Not what it used to be anymore. I remember when this store opened the service was super friendly and the chocolate was out of this world. Now, the customer service has gone down the drain and the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Hama B.

2.0 of 5 stars. Vosges may have begun as an innovative unique product but it has lost its umph! The chocolates are just okay, certainly not worth the high price that they're charging. I don't mind paying for…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Caroline A.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you haven't noticed in my reviews, I love chocolate. Let me rephrase - I LOVE chocolate.
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sean T.

5.0 of 5 stars. Recommended for: Chocolate lovers, gift for date, connesoirs of unique food. Service 5, Selection 5, Quality 5.
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Evann G.

5.0 of 5 stars. I must admit, I was wary of Vosges. I've heard so much about it that I just had to try it, but could it possibly live up to the hype? When we walked in to the location on Michigan and were faced with…
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Christina A.

5.0 of 5 stars. The chocolates from Vosges are not only delicious but they are trendy and fashionable! Vosges combines the concept of fashion with chocolate - it's glorious! We used Vosges about two years ago for a…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Susan L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Their chocolate alone is the best. Combine that with the most interesting spices, textures and flavors, along with two brainy women behind it all, and you have THE BEST chocolates in the world. Buy…
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Matthew D.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place has the most exotic combinations of chocolate I've ever had. Curry and Dark Chocolate? Ginger/Wasabi truffles? They really do what they set out to do, "Exploring the world through…
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Esther R.

5.0 of 5 stars. I was never a chocolate lover until my friend Em gave me a Vosges Barcelona Exotic Candy Bar for my birthday. What's that, you say? Hickory smoked almonds fleur de sel gray sea salt deep milk…
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Milesh Milan J.

4.0 of 5 stars. Vosges Haut-Chocolat is a lifestyle. You can always get your basic chocolates elsewhere, but Vosges offers what others don't - the exotic flavors that invokes your adventurous side. What I love most…
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Patty D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Deelish - My husband is officially addicted - we need to get the intravenous variety for him.
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by KendraElyse M.

4.0 of 5 stars. My next favorite Chicago chocolates after Marshall Field's Frango mints! I love the creative combos ... especially anything involving chilies and dark chocolate. My favorite: Red Fire Exotic Candy Bar…
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kathy R.

5.0 of 5 stars. True fact: some people prefer chocolates to sex. In the face of such passion, I'll try to refrain from vague unhelpful comments like "These are the best chocolates ever!!" or "Soooooooo goooooood!!"…
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Victoria M.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is the place to go for chocolates! I had a hot chocolate steeped in other kinds of things and it was great!!!! The blood orange chocolate was great!!!!!!!!!!!! Go there if u want to…
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Kelly M.

3.0 of 5 stars. I feel like the quality of their chocolate has declined in the past few years. Why make chocolate colored shirts/jackets when your taste is declining? I love that they're trying new flavors, but I…
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2006
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Awesme Truffles

I took my girlfriend here after lunch (actually she dragged me here). She couldn't resist checking out a chocolate store that she had heard so much about. We came here and the employee here really helped us...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/24/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Kristen B.

3.0 of 5 stars. Okay major disclaimer, I am NOT a sweets person and specifically NOT into chocolate. However I can appreciate very good chocolate on special and infrequent occasions. I had really high expectations…
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by nanette B.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you love quality chocolates and like to try odd combinations, then Vosges is a great place to check out. They have an excellent Jamaican chocolate collection named the Zion collection. My favorite…
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Lindley E.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great business model, interesting branding ideas and line extensions. The whole purple thing is absurd and inspiring. Filled chocolates leave me cold, but the bars and ice creams are my hero. Naga…
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren W.

5.0 of 5 stars. This store takes chocolate to a whole new level. The selection of chocolates is out of this world and the flavors tend to be very exotic. The staff is also extremely friendly and knowledgeable.…
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Liz H.

4.0 of 5 stars. When I first moved to Chicago, I became a pizza snob. Never will Domino's come a knockin' on my door again. Well, within the past year I have also become a chocolate snob and Vosges is my favorite! I…
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by X marks the spot ..

5.0 of 5 stars. Such a pristine setting, but this matches with the flawless flavor combinations. When I tried one of their truffles I nearly peed in my pants. But seriously their truffles are worth savoring over and…
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Caitlin O.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have never managed to find a chocolatier that I have been able to appreciate more. Oh oh oh. Vosges. Heavenly Vosges. I first experienced their chocolate (yes, because it is an EXPERIENCE, dammit)…
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Mia S.

2.0 of 5 stars. I do enjoy the creative combinations that Vosges comes up with but I wouldn't go out of my way to buy their chocolate. Oh, sorry, I mean "Chocolat." The flavors are too subtle/non-existent to be…
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark S.

3.0 of 5 stars. The flavors combined here are very creative, and often work extremely well- nothing else like 'em when they work. For some of the flavors I feel like I go into the experience liking the idea of them…
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Allisson K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Divine, ethnic, luxurious pleasure wrapped in sin-sational chocolate.
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Edward H.

5.0 of 5 stars. If there was such a thing as legalized edible crack cocaine, Vosges Haut is it. This ultimate experience in chocolatey goodness that leaves you with shakes and shivers from withdrawal afterwards.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Kira L.

5.0 of 5 stars. What will these people think of next? Their combinations seem a little random and you don't think it'll taste good but you need to try it and I guarantee you'll love it. I was walking through the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Cheryl L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Vosges burst onto the American chocolate scene in the past few years in a big way, exploring the combination of chocolate and unusual seasonings to create wonderful chocolate delights. Although…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Trent M.

5.0 of 5 stars. As far as chocolate goes nothing in the city of Chicago is on the same level as Vosges. I got hooked on the candy bars a while back when they were at Neiman Marcus but became a loyal devotee only…
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2006
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certainly unique!

I really enjoyed their Woolloomooloo (with hemp seed) bar, and Naga (with sweet curry and coconut fl...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/03/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Kelly K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love the Naga bar from Vosges. It's like the chai of lattes. Not only do they offer this in a bar, but also a bag of round pieces that are perfect for eating while walking around the city. The Naga…
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Annie C.

5.0 of 5 stars. I never expected chocolate like this before I went into Vosges... their chocolate and candies are absolutely amazing! I found the best thing ever- the Barcelona Bar. It's my favorite and I bought 4…
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by elizabeth n.

5.0 of 5 stars. I thought I had tried all possible combinations of chocolate but I was definitely wrong when I strolled into Vosges Haut-Chocolat. They had so many amazing chocolate options, and I found my all time…
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Bill M.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is a posh chocolate shop on the second floor of the North Bridge shopping center along North Michigan Avenue. Its elegant displays showcase its treats almost like jewelry rather than mere…
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Irene I.

4.0 of 5 stars. This deserves a little extra time and deliberate thinking - I want to do Vosges some real justice here =)
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2005
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C'est magnifique!!!!

I am in love with Vosges Haut Chocolat. The chocolates are for the most part very non traditional with combinations that most people would not think to put together or try. But I have always been pleasantly...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/24/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Doug p.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've never seen anything like this place. the flavor combinations they make are amazing. my favorite is the dark chocolate with ginger and wasabi
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2005
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Excellent Chocolate

Vosges has amazing chocolate. I really like their truffles in a box of nine; every single one is de...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/21/2005
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Metromix

spectacular chocolate!
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Metromix

chocolatier katrina markoff's sumptuous truffles highlight the flavors of far off lands with ingredients like ginger, wasabi, curry, anise and pure white honey. great for gifts, festive favors or just to...
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