We drove by this spot while looking for parking so we could walk around and check out some of the stores in this old town Albuquerque area & it looked so adorable, I wanted to check it out. After visiting a few of the other stores we made our way over to La Choco Salty & Sweet to grab a quick sweet to eat and support a local shop. From the outside it looks like just a chocolate shop, but the sweets section is just a small area up front and the rest of the store is tourist type products to buy like clothing, knick-knacks, etc. The sweets area is cute, they have a little cafe type area set up for a few people to sit and they have all the chocolates on display. Most of the treats look pretty good, but the prices are a bit high for some of the things. We generally enjoy grabbing a few truffles when visiting sweet spots like this so we selected four truffles to try. They do not have clear pricing in the case for the truffles nor do they provide any kind of hint to what is inside of some of them aside from the name of the truffle. I had asked the woman working what was inside one or two of them and she seemed annoyed I asked. We ended up getting the four we picked out anyway, and I was kind of bummed afterward. Not only were they $3+ EACH but they tasted like they had sat in the display case for several days. They were a bit hard, stale and didn't really have a lot of flavor to them so I was a little upset we had spent about $17 here on five things of chocolate that weren't really anything to write home about. read more

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Visiting old town and stopped at this cool little shop with tons of sweet treats. I went with the Haystack Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter Mini Cup with roasted Peanuts. Good little treat for a long day. Lady was very patient and courteous considering the long line. Worth the wait! read more

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A sweet lil shop in old town for tasty treats. I had a scoop of rocky road ice cream on a sugar cone. I'll have to go back to try a chocolate covered apple and peanut brittle. Service was fast and friendly. Nice outdoor area to sit and enjoy your snacks. There's also a small seating area inside for about 4 people. read more

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Very cute little spot. They have such nice desserts and coffee. The choices of chocolates, caramel apples and glazed pretzel treats they had under one roof is unimaginable. We tried a few and loved all of them. The lady at the counter was very nice and they had a cute sitting option outside. It's cute, refreshing and delicious all at the same time. read more

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I was walking my dogs in Old Town & could smell coffee and it had me craving some- I usually get the caramel blended Frappuccino from Starbucks, so I asked a sweet lady who was working if she could make one for me. It was DELICIOUS, and she was AMAZING! I can't wait to go back again- it was better than Starbucks! lol! Great place!! read more

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Beautiful facade to the store, very colorful and cheerful. The chocolate covered snacks are good, very standard, nothing too special. Nice place to sit down and grab some coffee to relax. I bet summer time this place gets much busier, I didn't see anyone in January winter, maybe too cold for tourism. read more

La Choco - Desserts Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

A touristy hub, cashing in on the concept of "tourist trap" by boasting sweet treats with chili, such as fudge, coffee, ice cream, caramel apples, and more... and yes I fell for the green chili coffee trap. I would have fell for more 'must-trys' but while everything looked amazingly drool worthy the prices kept me from indulging. Very expensive-but I guess most people implore their 'treat yo'self c'est la vie when in Old Town. Now normally while on vacation, I would have caved but everything had this 'left out for days' look, the staff wasn't that friendly, and wasn't helpful answering questions about the weights of per lb products or prices of groups of treats. As for the coffee, I tried it, but never again.. must-when I'll stick to pinon coffee. La Choco's specialty coffee is highly priced, but is made with the same syrups you get at gas stations for half the price & their creamer/milk was french vanillla coffeemate capsules...so what was the point of paying for a flavor shot when I also wanted cream that was only provided with a flavor. The green chili coffee specifically tasted like green chili powder carelessly poured into hot over milked coffee. Not worth the price, calories, or giving up my specialty cup of Pinon read more

Let's be realistic here. Old Town is riddled with candy stores after the raging success of the Candy Lady. This is my second visit to La Choco and I really want to like them, primarily because their location is really awesome. But I just can't muster the affection I'm looking for. First of all, their product is just average. Tonight we got the milk chocolate caramel pecan clusters. They are slighter bigger than some of the candy places but very overpriced and taste like something from a chain store or a prepackaged box. Second, they just aren't friendly. Old Town is all about that tourism, baby! And tourism means you should smile at least on occasion. I shouldn't be the one trying to make this less awkward. And speaking of professionalism, spelling your product correctly should be a priority. It's one thing to spell something wrong to be cute. It's another to not be able to spell pickle because you just can't spell. Take some pride in your store! read more

La Choco - Desserts Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Their forte is in their hot chocolates and smoothies. In particular, you want to try the Mexican Hot Cocoa although the other ones with chile sound interesting. Nothing like strolling down Old Town sipping on a hot Cocoa from this joint. If you want something cold, try their smoothies, a good one is the Mango with Chamoy which had many tropical flavors with a mix of spicy. read more

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I'm not too much of a sweets person, but if you're playing tourist why not just go and check things out? For a weekend Old Town was pretty quiet, including La Choco. I walked in and it's pretty crowded, the majority of the space is for chairs and tables but the actual candy display/coffee bar/ice cream shop is in a smaller room off to the side. They use every inch of that space available, and they had just made a fresh batch of fudge and were giving out some samples and tried a lot. I'm not a huge fudge fan so I took a pass on that but got an Arnold Palmer and they had this chile peanut brittle which was pretty good so I got a bag of that. OH! They also have Blue Sky as well, kind of; blue rock candy, so if you're a Breaking Bad fan you can get that here. So, the Palmer was ok but that chile peanut brittle! It had a KICK to it that should not be taken lightly but delicious! read more

Love the creative flavors of Chile and lime abs salt and sweet. Loved the fudge and chili lime apple read more

La Choco - a paper plate of food and a sign that reads green chile - A foam cup holds a slice of apple and a piece of fried food, with a toothpick inserted into the apple slice. The cup is on a weathered wooden surface outdoors. A packaged baked good labeled "Green Chile" from La Choco in Albuquerque is positioned in front of the cup. The scene suggests a casual outdoor food setting, possibly at a market or food stand. - Desserts Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I only got two things here, but both were amazing. The Spicy Chile Peanut Brittle in Hot was so good. It was truly spicy, but perfectly balanced with the sweet of the brittle. I also really loved the Green Chile Fudge (yes I went all in on the chile thing but when in Rome...). It had the same great flavor balance as the brittle and I wish I'd gotten more. I was surprised by how quiet things were in Old Town for a touristy place and this place was the same, but the chalkboard outside drew me in! read more

This chili, lime, salt on a Granny Smith apple is the best thing I've ever tasted in my life! The pine nut apple amazing. The owners incredible, patient, and kind. Family run business. The fam was making dinner and they were so cute. This shop is full of life and joy. They even cut the apple up for us. read more

La Choco - chili lime salt apple - Four caramel apples coated with cinnamon sugar and inserted with wooden sticks are lined up on a tray. The apples are covered in a crunchy cinnamon sugar coating, with some loose sugar granules scattered on the tray. The background features holiday-themed decorations, including a plush bear wearing a Santa hat and various wrapped candies, indicating a festive setting. - Desserts Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Nice patio area to sit. It is small and not well lit, but nice unique quality. They have homemade chocolate treats, lollies and more. Stop in and sit watching everyone mill about, it was quite nice. There is an adjacent gift shop next door. read more

La Choco - Chocolate covered banana with peanuts - Desserts Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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This is our favorite dessert spot in old town, plus I don't have to worry about taking my kids inside and seeing trashy stuff like we did at the candy lady. ‍ My favorite is a frozen chocolate banana, but I got an apple this time, and it was D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S. The lemonade is delicious and my kids like the nut cluster things, I don't know what they're called, my husband orders them. I don't feel like it's overpriced like some have said. You get what you pay for I think, the ladies are always nice, and the seating inside and outside is quaint and comfy! read more

La Choco - Sweet treats for this sunny Sunday! - Desserts Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Nice out if he way sweets shop. They make everything on site. Slight language barrier so they cannot explain everything they are doing but they try. Love the white chocolate and brittle. Kind of high priced but it is in old town. read more

La Choco - Desserts Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I REALLY want to give this place a better review. Really. But I just can't. It's small, not a very large selection, it's very expensive, and the quality is just so-so. Any one of those things would not be an enormous issue for me in most cases. But, all combined and I just can't say much positive. Ok, I can say that it is very local. I like that. I am very much hoping that this place comes up in quality and down in price in the coming months. Ill check back and update as needed. But right now, I just can't recommend it. Too bad... read more

La Choco - Desserts Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Great location in ABQ's Old Town, and thanks for being open past 6:00PM (seriously Old Town...what's up with that?) but chocolate quality is mediocre. There is a large stuffed teddy bear on a bench outside that is reminiscent of -- but not the same as -- a bear that adorns a chain of Chocolate Factories/stores near the *cough* Rocky Mountains *cough* and that's a great metaphor for La Choco. Same concept, but not the same quality. read more

La Choco, loosely translated, means "delicious chocolate morsels," and that's exactly what you'll find at this delightful little shoppe. When you go, you MUST order the frozen cheesecake covered in chocolate and nuts. Oh, my. How can I share with you the delight gleaned from this decadent dessert? Well, I should mention that I've never liked cheesecake; it's disgusting and whoever invented a dessert based on cheese was demented and unleashed a culinary disgrace. I suppose that's the ire you risk when you take chances; but I digress. Back to the treats & chocolate: they're to die for. I study here frequently, and the owner, Carmen, is always bringing me a new morsel to try. Yesterday it was frozen pineapple dipped in chocolate; last week it was various caramels. By this method, I've tried nearly every delight in this small cafe and am impressed every time. The next time you find yourself in Old Town, do yourself a favor and stop by - tell her Danielita sent you! read more

I have no patience for people who are not open within an hour after their posted hours. They might've had great products, who knows?

We picked up a couple of milk chocolate and dark chocolate single pieces of candy and we were not impressed. The chocolate had practically no chocolate flavor and lacked smoothness and richness that one looks for in good chocolate. I don't know if this is a different interpretation of chocolate, but we did not enjoy it. There were samples on the counter of a red and green chili chocolate and the chili flavor was very prominent and even overwhelming. Sorry I won't be back. read more

So disappointing. Waited for the employees to finish their cake and chatting while I sat waiting. Bought candy when I was in Old Town brought it back to the hotel to eat and I was so disappointed in the quality. It is some of the worst candy I have ever had. Got a rum truffle that was stale, had no rum flavoring and tasted like it had been wrapped in plastic for days. Hoping it was a fluke I went to eat the peanut butter cup, it too was dry, tasted like plastic wrap, and the peanut butter filling was chalky. A Reese's Peanut Butter cup would have been better. So glad I didn't buy candy to bring home to my family here. read more

Best green chile fudge ever! Wish they would sell it online! Be sure to try their other green chile goodies.

Nice shop! Really nice store. Everything is homemade. Quality store, wonderful employees! All together nice New Mexican experience. read more

La Choco - Horchata milkshake hits the spot - Desserts Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I have traveled many places and tAsted a lot of treats along the way. We visited Albuquerque two years ago and had the pleasure of stumbling in this store. We tasted a few of the chocolates in store and immediately had to place an order for our family back home to try. Two years later we still could not get the treats off Our minds . we compared it to all the sea salt caramels we have tried since and NOTHING else Compares. I just ordered some for my fiancée's birthday as a surprise and Carmen was very gracious and helpful . They are Absolutely delicious!!!!! As delicious AS WE REMEMBERED! read more

WOW!! Amazing little shop. Treats are perfect chocolate or otherwise. A true gem in historic old town in Albuquerque. My family and I will be revisiting as often as possible. read more

Over priced and the quality sucked. Samples not allowed should have been a red flag. Employee was not friendly and very unhelpful. This place just sucks! read more

Small little candy and shake shack on the east side of Old Town. Our shakes were absolutely delicious! I had horchatas and my daughter classic chocolate. My daughter said hers Was one of the tastiest shakes she's ever had! In addition to being tasty, it was also beautiful with caramel swirled over the whipped cream. My Horchata was authentic tasting and quite yummy. Perfect stop on a hot summer day. Can't wait to go back. I'm also dying to try their candied apples with chili powder on my next visit. Yum! read more

I should have known when I walked in and couldn't smell any sweets being prepared that this place was not as good as it looked. My next clue was the refusal to give samples, which most good places will give. This, as well as her general non-helpful attitude. But for some reason, I decided to buy several types of caramels anyway. Honestly, store-bought Brach's tastes better than these. They were very hard and had sugared from cooking for too long. The taste left much to be desired. read more

Wonderful little candy shop! My partner and I just stopped in today to have a cup of coffee and take a load off while wandering through old town. The owner is super nice and comped one of our coffees because her machine was a little slow. Coffee was very good. Bought some amazing goodie like chocolate covered plums (so delicious) and my partners favorite chili peanut brittle. Stocked up on some great treats and had a very enjoyable sit down. A must visit on our return trip to Albuquerque. read more

Bought some green chile chocolate here for around 5$. The taste was ok, just spicy enough, but the texture was strange - like it had melted and resolidified. I don't think they tempered it correctly. For the price I was bummed. I almost orderd a hot chocolate but then I noticed the bottles of Hershey's syrup they must make it with. I won't be going back. read more