Recommended by a friend, I came to pick up chocolate. I was greeted when I walked in and offered…read moreassistance finding items. There were a wide variety of Belgian chocolates to choose from and beautiful packaging. There were premade boxed if giving as a gift or individual options if indulging for oneself. Jacob gave suggestions and also brought out samples which sold me on some good options. I opted for a Standard box and picked two layers of boozy chocolate (yes, boozy) and one additional layer of chocolates without the adult component. I didn't purchase any Belgian beer but they looked interesting. Parking was not far in the lot nearby with reasonable parking at $1.25/hour.

Seen some of their chocolate sold in store and I liked them so I decided to stop by and check out…read moretheir shop. Belgian style chocolate. Small batches and made in store. They have so many chocolate options and gift ideas in store Truffles and bar is good. Chocolate is smooth and bar contain plenty of toppings. Truffles have a good balance of sweetness pair with melt in your mouth filling. They do use soy lecithin in their chocolate. It helps with quality control. But high end chocolate not supposed to have that.

Mrs. Mason's is a tiny shop near downtown Royal Oak. I never knew this shop existed until I…read moresearched for a chocolaterie on Yelp to buy a gift for one of my favorite college professors. I enjoy finding hidden gems on Yelp. An excellent small business like Mrs. Mason's deserves more attention. Mrs. Mason's specializes in handmade premium brittle and brittle bonbons. The owner was the only person when I visited on a Sunday morning. She gave me samples, and everything I tried in Mrs. Mason's brittle and bonbon collection was delicious, crunchy, and buttery. I bought an 8 oz. gift box of Heart & Soul Brittle ($26.95) for my college professor. I also purchased an 8 oz. bag of Bare-Naked Cashew Brittle ($22.95) for my mom. They both thought the brittle was delicious. A bit pricey, but it makes an excellent gift for anyone who likes brittle or bonbons.

What a quaint gem of a spot here in downtown Royal Oak…read more I got a small 4 ounce bag of their best friend's brittle. It will make any enemy a best friend after a bite or two of this brittle. The brittle has a nice thicker layer of the toffee, two layers of the white chocolate as well as the semi-sweet chocolate. It's a nice balance of crunchy hard toffee and melt in your mouth chocolates. Makes for a fantastic holiday gift and treat for friends and family alike. The smaller 4 ounce is great to accompany a charcuterie gift set or a stocking stuffer too.

I used to love going to this place with my family to get christmas stocking stuffers and new candy,…read morehowever we haven't been since COVID and man did inflation hit hard. You gotta be prepared to drop at least $30 on maybe 5 pieces of candy. The collectibles are outrageously priced but it's not just this place. It sucks COVID has affected so many small businesses.

This place was neat. I hadn't seen it before and according to the other reviews on here, they moved…read morefrom a Woodward location to 9 Mile, so that would explain it. Huge selection of gifts, including some fun Schitt's Creek stuff and Golden Girls, and also lots of candy and chocolate. They had Coffee Crisp which surprised me, it's a Canadian chocolate bar and I've never seen it outside of Canada. They are still requiring masks as of right now (6/13/21) which was nice, also. Only reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is that it's a bit pricey - most of the gifts I saw were $9.99 and up, for small things, and they had some Sanders one-piece chocolates for 75c (I've seen them 25-50c in other stores). Otherwise, this was a fun store to browse and I will be back at some point.

Cinnamon rolls are to die for!!! They're worth making a special trip to get these!! Only $6 and…read morethey're a great size, it's a cream cheese frosting which I loved. Tried their cookies in the past and you can't go wrong with those either. Everyone has been very friendly behind the counter as well!

I stopped in for a peanut butter cookie & ate it before I snapped a picture. This is the other…read morecookie I chose. I can't remember the name of it but I know it has potato chips and a buttery flavor. 8/10 I heated it up! Customer service is pretty good. The customer ahead of me wasn't ready to order and they asked me to go ahead while they figured out what they wanted. They do have numerous choices. The peanut butter cookie was ok 7/10. I prefer golden brown with crispy edges. I came here because it's closer than my regular bakery. They have several spots for parking on the side of their building (which is convenient).

Wonderful, creative flavored chocolates! Lots of beautiful handcrafted options to choose from and…read moreyou won't be disappointed. I'm not a huge chocolate lover but I still find things to enjoy. My only hold up with this place is that the space is too large and not well set up. You have to walk all the way along a counter to get to the chocolate case but then walk all the way back up front to check out. Additionally, there's not much decor. They could definitely benefit from some.

I was super impressed with this little place. They have a really nice selection of vegan chocolate…read moreand can even do a vegan hot chocolate (be careful suuuuuper rich, it's like liquified chocolate - it was like drinking right out of Willy Wonka's chocolate river). I got at least one of each of the vegan chocolates in the shelf (there was probably 1-3 I didn't take home with me) and I got a pistachio cherry chocolate bar and holiday graham crackers. Right as we were about to leave he told us that they were giving away free samples but they were actually full chocolate bars that were being discontinued! Super happy about this trip! The picture shown is after I ate a couple pieces...

Things to know before you go: **Parking lot behind the store…read more(entrance through back door) **They specialize in cheeses/meats/charcuterie, but also have a small selection of local and small batch food items. **Large beer and wine selection. **They have an attached restaurant called The Rind. Open for lunch and dinner. Full bar and large selection of wines. Menu leans heavily on cheese (of course). **They have a gelato case. **They offer samples in the market. Just ask.

Limited street parking, nearby free public lots, including behind the building…read more Located in downtown Berkley, the walkable part. A deli/high end specialty grocery store, with high end cheese/wine/beer... Prepared food to go and an attached dining area under the name 'Rind.' Staff was great, prices were high but not extreme, the to-go food was actually pretty reasonable.

Everything I got was to die for! I don't live close, but I want to come back so bad. I especially…read moreloved the cheesecakes and the macarons.

Very clean, attentive staff. So many treats to choose from. Items were boxed up nicely.read more

Honestly, The best chocolate around. The staff is also so kind and friendly. My family has been…read moreenjoying Sydney Boggs my whole life. My 98 year old grandma has been eating it since she was a young lady. I'm fairly sure at this point my grandma lives nearly exclusively off there milk chocolate bulk chunks. But I am personally partial to their dark chocolate nonpareils.

Best chocolate I've ever tasted. We discovered Sweet Essentials when we still lived in the Detroit…read morearea, and now that we live in Petoskey - just a couple of miles from Kilwin's, which doesn't compare - I wait to get my chocolate exclusively from Sweet Essentials when we visit the Detroit area, and I order it shipped between visits. I always buy the chunk milk chocolate, originally to eat with cashews (my version of chocolate covered cashews), but now I just chop it into smaller pieces and eat it as is. Absolutely delicious.

Treat Dreams is an ice cream lover's dream come true. They have the most creative rotating weekly…read moreflavors I've seen in metro Detroit. Their vegan ice cream is out of this world ever since they changed their base from rice milk to coconut and pea protein. It's so creamy and the best vegan ice cream I ever had. Follow Treat Dreams on social media where they post their updated weekly flavors. Occasionally they have bizarre flavors like Lobster Bisque, Lemon extra Virgin Olive Oil and Bacon. Lol. They are most famous for their Kookie Monster flavor...a nostalgic blue color that's favorite of both kids and adults. You can find their food truck at various events in the area, food truck rallies at the Royal Oak Farmers Market and Urbanrest Brewing Co. Treat Dreams now shares its space with 4 other food vendors in Ferndale's first food hall called Pavilion Street Market. They also sell their ice cream by the pint and i'm kicking myself I didn't get any during my last visit to enjoy at home.

I have had ice cream from their food truck and also their brick & mortar location (that they share…read morewith Hero or Villain). I absolutely love their Kooky Monster flavor: blue vanilla ice cream with Oreos and cookie dough. The ultimate cookies & cream flavor! Not overly sweet and the sandwich version of this is amazing too (sandwiched between two soft chocolate chip cookies). I also tried the root beer flavor and it tasted like I was eating a delicious root beer float! And I've had the cherry marshmallow flavor which was great: it didn't taste artificial and the marshmallow was a nice touch. It's cool how they have all these unique flavors and I'd love to keep coming back to try more!

OMG! I seriously just bought the Dark Horse Toffee and The CEO Stout Toffee like 30 minutes ago and…read moreI couldn't wait to write a review!! CEO Stout by Right Brain Brewing is literally my favorite beer in the world! Turn it into toffee and I'm in heaven! I told one of the girls I work with that I was craving chocolate, so we walked down to the store in our building and luckily Michelle was there selling her toffee!! Please come back soon so I can buy more!

From the owner: Mel's Toffee is Internationally award-winning. One bite will tell you it's like no other toffee…read moreyou have ever tried. Our toffee is bold and unique. The flavors are surprising, delectable and delicious!