Tom E.
Yelp
I think The Chocolaterie is an excellent addition to the shops in Downtown Duluth. I mean, after getting some BBQ, pizza, or tacos, why not come here to get a little sweet treat to nibble on?
This place is right on the northeastern corner of Main and W L'ville streets, and has a huge mural on the (facing) northern red brick wall, which is also a pretty cool addition to the area.
I have come here a bunch of times, as my nephews love the ice cream here, and I love the fudge. The place looks almost like something out of the late 1800's, which is pretty cool, but at the same time, it makes me nervous when my nephews roam the store, I wish I had zipties around their hands- I don't even like touching stuff in here, until after I pay for it LOL.
It is a long and narrow shop, with limited seating inside (2, maybe 3 tables). The one wall is all stuff you can buy, assorted gifts and boxed candies. Then, the back wall has all of the ice cream (and now the King Of Pops freezer). Then, the whole other wall has all of the chocolates on display, along with the cashier.
There is a lot to soak in here, and a lot of options. As you can tell by the name, this is some chocolate made by some skilled crafters (I want to say a husband and wife team, but I have never met them). It is evident by not only the looks, but by the tastes too. I am not sure if the people who work the counter are involved in it, but they are friendly to say the least.
As my nephews usually get ice cream (IE birthday cake in a cup- and which let me warn you, they do sell mini cups so if your kids try to con you into getting a single scoop there is smaller lol), and sometimes I get chocolates. But, my favorite thing to get is the orange and cream fudge, and also the vanilla praline fudge. They come in 1/4 lb bricks, and you can get as many as you want. I think they are roughly $4 a brick. They are very sweet, just a heads up.
Even for the most part when I am in here eating ice cream with my nephews the other customers are usually pretty friendly as well. All in all, this just seems to be an old fashioned happy shop that has some really solid chocolate. I also like that there are no purchase minimums (however there is a $5 CC min) either, so if you just want 1 piece of chocolate, no judging here.
I am really glad this place is around, and I am really glad I have one brick left of oranges and cream, because I think that is what I am going to have right meow...