1. Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery
9.3
28 Greenwich Ave (Charles Street), New York, NY
Bakery · West Village · 62 tips and reviews
Emily Wilson: Imagine a perfect boxed cake, but 20x better and you've got Umber's The Devil in Ganache. No other chocolate cake will ever compare. I hope to eat it on my birthday every year for the rest of my life.
Saarim Zaman: Chocolate ganache is the best!
Elizabeth Burstein: I had the Mah ze dahr bar. It was good but not amazing IMO. I am not a huge dark chocolate fan and they seem to be most famous for their ganache and other dark choco desserts. super friendly tho
2. La Maison Du Chocolat
8.4
30 Rockefeller Plz (at W 49th St), New York, NY
Chocolate Store · Rockefeller Center · 53 tips and reviews
Patrick Mahoney: Hands down the best chocolate around! The dark chocolate ganache and champagne truffles rock!
NYC Pride: Their assortment of macarons is imported directly from Paris. They use a unique blend of ingredients, like Arabica coffees from Kenya, decadent salted caramels and luscious ganaches. A must-visit. Read more.
Melissa Rogers: Per Serious Eats: All of their macarons involve chocole, but The Quito—their plain chocolate macaron—nestles silky dark chocolate ganache between two milk chocolate shells. Perfection.
3. MarieBelle
9.1
484 Broome St (btwn W Broadway & Wooster St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · SoHo · 101 tips and reviews
Gilt City: Beneath the delicate, artistic top layers lie homemade fruit fillings and rich ganaches in flavors like cardamom, Champagne and saffron. Also a must-try: chipotle-spiked hot chocolate.
Prateek Yanati Reddy: Hazelnut, Lavender and Cardamom Art Ganaches, from MarieBelle
Halstead Property: Take a trip to Paris as you enter the beautifully adorned store. The passionfruit ganache is a work of art with its abstract designs, smooth consistency and refreshing fruity tang.
4. Chocolat Moderne
8.8
27 W 20th St Ste 904 (Between 5th & 6th Avenues), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Flatiron District · 15 tips and reviews
CC: This place is a total secret find on the 9th floor with delicious chocolates - traditional & different (ganache with bourbon - sign me up!). Perfect for beautiful and delicious gifts plus samples too!
lindsay frey: On the weekend they open up the "factory" for visitors--free chocolate tasting! Owner herself is there in the back, painting and packing beautiful delicious chocolates... definitely visit!
Alex W: Store is on the 9th floor - basically just a smaller kitchen with a counter for sales. Staff is super friendly and the chocolates are absolutely delicious!
5. Max Brenner
8.6
841 Broadway (btwn E 13th & E 14th St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Greenwich Village · 676 tips and reviews
Nat Harward: Pure Chocolate Granita: a shake of milk chocolate ganache blended w/ice. Also noted: Coconut White Chocolate Truffle, Cookieshake and Eighties Milkshake flavors. Read more.
USA TODAY: They're known for the Pure Chocolate Granita, a milk chocolate ganache shake blended with ice. Read more.
Graphic Agency: In one iteration, Max Brenner’s own milk chocolate ganache is infused with sea salt and caramel, then melded with equal parts cream and milk before getting topped with a dreamy layer of whipped cream.
6. Peacefood Cafe
8.5
460 Amsterdam Ave (82nd St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Upper West Side · 218 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: Non-vegans do not fear, this eatery makes delicious food that carnivores still like. We recommend the chick pea fries or the chocolate ganache cake – made with silken tofu
Giulia Musio: Staff is friendly and helpful. The food is very good and I love the environment. We had the chocolate ganache cake for dessert thanks to the reviews here and it was awesome.
Katherine: You cant go wrong with the raw sushi. Don't forget dessert!
Jo Chow: Three words: Mini-Me Cake! Decadent, well-balanced. Four types of chocolate ganache and mini meringues.
The Wall Street Journal: Mr. Ansel's interpretation of a Paris-Brest uses soft caramel, chocolate ganache and peanut butter cream. "It looks like a French classic," he said, "but it tastes like a Snickers bar." Read more.
New York Post: Try the Paris-New York, a traditional French pastry re-imagined as a tribute to the Snickers bar with dark chocolate ganache, peanut butter cream and salted caramel. Read more.
8. Molly's Cupcakes
8.9
228 Bleecker St (at Carmine St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · West Village · 254 tips and reviews
Belle Huang: Cupcakes are very, very sweet. Interesting assortment with custard and ganache fillings. Cupcakes are decadent, try creme brulee and blueberry cheesecake. Liked the original Molly's in Chicago better.
Sam McCrimson: Finally, delicious cupcakes where they put a flavorful ganache or purée in the center of the cupcake. It's prime real estate so it was bound to happen...
Brandie Webb: Amazing cupcakes in NYC. Pick a cupcake and add any amount of frosting. I add just a little.
10. Buddakan
9.0
75 9th Ave (at W 16th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chelsea · 526 tips and reviews
Gigi T: Try the Warm Chocolate Ganache
Insiya Dhatt: The crying chocolate ganache is way better than bread pudding and I never miss bread pudding if its on the menu :)
Maria Styles: Great lounge & bar area & main dining area is stunning. My favorite dishes are the dim sum, lobster fried rice, rib eye & crispy shrimp and the crying chocolate & the coconut creme brulee for dessert
11. Le Bernardin
9.0
155 W 51st St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Theater District · 308 tips and reviews
Zarya Alexandra Fogelson: The chocolate ganache with sweet potato sorbet and sweet potato microbeads was like nothing I've ever tasted. Heaven.
Judie Rhed Yim: The Sea Urchin of AB; Subtle poached Truffle top Halibut; and Popcorn Flavor IC with Madagascar Ganache: all divine! Service was at once over attentive & then nowhere to be seen maybe intentional...
Daniel Boulud: My favorites from the tasting menu include “barely cooked scallops” with brown butter dashi, and a lobster lasagna with celeriac and truffle butter. Chef Eric Ripert cooks the best seafood in NYC!
ドーラ: The **s'mores cupcakes** (filled with chocolate ganache and topped with a marshmallow puff) and **triple chocolate cupcakes** are totally divine. Long waiting lines.
Michelle Huang: One spoonful of green tea ice cream with a raspberry and white chocolate ganache.
Liang Shi: The best dessert experience you could ever possibly have. Chika is a dessert alchemist. There's no wrong choice on the menu, and it comes in a 3 course experience. My favorite dessert spot in the city