Chococo, the British artisan chocolatier that started over two decades ago, is making its U.S. debut this spring with the opening of two New York City Chocolate Houses. The first location is now open on the Upper East Side at 1293 3rd Avenue, followed by a landmark flagship set to open at 500 Madison Avenue on Fifth Avenue on May 2. 

Founded by husband-and-wife team Claire and Andy Burnet on England’s Jurassic Coast, Chococo has grown from a small shop challenging mass-produced chocolate to one of the UK’s most respected independent chocolatiers, it says. The brand is reportedly celebrated for its direct-trade, single-origin chocolate sourced from Ecuador, Colombia, and Madagascar, as well as its use of fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients. Over the past two decades, it has won more than 130 national and international food awards and aims to ensure full traceability from cocoa farm to finished products, supporting the communities that grow its chocolate. Chococo makes handcrafted chocolates, small-batch gelato, hot chocolate, and freshly baked brownies.

The New York locations will bring Chococo’s beloved Chocolate House concept to life, blending a vibrant retail destination with a warm, café-style experience, the brand says. Guests can explore curated selection boxes, fresh truffles, single-origin bars, and a loose chocolate counter designed for personalized gifting, alongside a rotating seasonal collection featuring signature couvertures including the Great Taste Award-winning 47% Colombia milk chocolate, and a 72% Ecuador dark chocolate, both Great Taste Award winners. The New York Chocolate Houses will also feature a specialty coffee program in partnership with Abbotsford Road Coffee, artisan pastries from Smore, and premium gelato by Il Laboratorio del Gelato, each crafted to complement Chococo’s chocolate.

The 1,220-square-foot flagship café-and-store, located at 500 Madison Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Street in New York City, will feature the full Chocolate House experience along with moments available only at this location including a chocolate tasting where guests can sample selections from over 100 chocolate varieties. Additional offerings include a one-of-a-kind workshop where guests can customize, and hand paint their own Chococo chocolate bar. All chocolates are freshly made from bean-to-bar and shipped directly to the store. Chococo’s full range, including seasonal gift assortments and signature hot chocolate, will also be available for nationwide shipping across the U.S.

"Launching Chococo in the U.S. is an exciting new chapter, and New York felt like the perfect place to begin,” says Claire Burnet, co-funder of Chococo. “Our Chocolate Houses are an invitation to experience what chocolate can be when craftsmanship and sourcing are never compromised. That's what Chococo has always stood for. Chocolate inspires us every day and we’re ready to share that with New York."

The New York debut marks the first step in a deliberate international sequence, the company notes. Chococo will follow its U.S. opening with a planned location in San Marino, Italy, as the brand continues to bring its Chocolate House concept to the world’s most discerning markets, it adds.

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