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. 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.
3. 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.
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
8.5
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.
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.
7. 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.
Matty Unger: Tahini sprouts sandwich a must have.
8. Molly's Cupcakes
8.8
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...
Amber Lockwood: The carrot cake with cream cheese frosting is amazing!