Buena Vista Chocolate and Wine

What a great place in the neighborhood! The chocolate is all made on the premises and the flavors are outstanding. The wine selection is nicely curated and they also have wine tastings every other Thursday.

Lovely place that provides everything you want in a shop: charm, lovely selection, fair prices and wonderful service.
The shop is small but charming. You walk in to this great vitrine of wonderful artisanal chocolate, all handmade on-​site with standard milk and dark chocolates in great shapes and a selection of smaller pieces with exotic flavors (absynthe, banana, passion fruit). In the next room over is a fine selection of wines at various price points.
What always makes this place a great stop is the friendly and helpful service, especially form the middle-​aged lady whose often there. She welcomes you like an old friend and engages you in chat while making sure to be attentive and helpfully guide your selections.
Check this place out– you wont be sorry!

Yay to the reasonably priced wines from small French producers!!! I wish this place was in my neighborhood. On second thought, it’s probably a good thing that it’s NOT in my neighborhood.

I did not know there was a chocolate place in Miami where the owners make chocolate right on location. This place is a great tiny spot to come and try if you want exquisite chocolate

Best chocolates ever! The gentleman was very knowledgeable and helped us decide on chocolates. Highly recommend.

I have no idea where to begin. It’s chocolate! What more can you ask for?
They’ve got chocolate with a banana cream filling. Chocolate with absinthe. Chocolate with rum raisin filling. Chocolate and saffron (it was interesting). And… chocolate with curry. Didn’t try it but the fact that they’re brave enough (and creative enough) to come up with that is good enough for me. This place goes over the top by selling wine and having wine tasting on Thursdays. Mission accomplished.

Obviously, I had to stop by here after brunch at bvb! The attendant was really informative on all the types of chocolates that were available that day. The chocolates themselves are separated by which have liqueur and which do not. She was nice enough to let us have a little peek at where the chocolates are made fresh daily. We took home quite a few little chocolates! Among some of the flavors were Nutella, chocolate truffle, dulce de leche, and I honestly cannot remember the rest but those were my favorite and most memorable. On Thursdays they have free wine tasting! I love this cute little spot next to bvb!

I loved the chocolates they have there. The octopus appetizer was delicious too. My wife had the crab cake and was good too. We thought was a bit price, but we had a bottle of wine. Might have been that.

Félicitacions! What a lovely little shop! As a chocolatier myself I really enjoy the chocolate quality and the exquisite fillings they have crafted!
Big fan of the Banana, tea or the curry filled pieces! Their solid squares too…
This place also has an incredible selection of carefully selected wines at very affordable prices. Every Thursday they host Wine tastings open to the public at 6PM. Good date night idea…
Another great add on is their selection of loose Teas… french of course!
Come in for a little piece of chocolate heaven, go to the cellar –you might get lucky and see some of the chocolates being made– and get a sample!
It is a great place to pick up a gift for anyone in the family or just to put together the perfect chocolate and wine celebration.

Passed by and saw the sign. I’m always interested in trying handmade chocolates. I only bought 4 pieces. Dark chocolate tea, Dark chocolate caramel and orange, milk chocolate lavender, tangerine.
I tried them later that evening my only regret that I didn’t bring home more. The chocolate was silky and the taste of lavender was amazing. The gentleman helping me out told me about Thursday wine tasting which I can’t wait to try.

I just stumbled across this place when I was getting take out from the bistro next door. It’s so quaint and lovely with homemade/​handmade chocolate and a very nice selection of wine. The girl working there was very nice and friendly. I told her I had never been in before and she immediately gave me a tour and explained their process of making the chocolate as well as informed me that they have free wine tastings every Thursday! My husband and I love wine so we will definitely back here!

Great place to get a reasonably priced bottle of wine or chocolates that are beyond amazing! This has become my go-​to place for bday, shower and housewarming gifts — who wouldn’t want handmade french chocolates with exotic flavors like lavender, saffron or curry. Seriously can’t leave this store without getting a few (and while not cheap, they are so delicious and worth it)!
The wines are reasonably priced (not Total Wine cheap, and not as wide of a selection as Wolfes Wine shop, but you can get a solidly good bottle for under $ 15).
Only reason I don’t give 5 stars is that the experience depends on who is at the counter. The owner and manager are well-​versed in wines, friendly and readily encourage you to sample chocolates whereas some of the other staff know absolutely nothing about wines and can’t offer any advice. Part of the charm in a place like this is that I expect the salesperson to be knowledgeable about the wines they offer, which I’m willing to pay a premium for.
Tip — if you’re getting the chocolates for yourself, forego the fancy box for a bag and the pricing is better. And the Thursday wine tastings are usually great — laid back, low key and educational; unless its for a special event, then the space is too small and gets way to crowded quickly.

Unilocal steered me toward this spot while I was in Miami with my sister, and again, Unilocal was spot on. The chocolates here are handmade, in the shop (saw the choco maker come out with her hands coated with chocolate). We got a small bag with about 5 pieces and the owner Cory (sp?) threw in 2 more for us to try. He was so nice and chatty. We also went next door to the deli/​bistro. Very delish as well. Would def come back!

Love this place! finally a real good chocolatier in Miami… excellent chocolates and very exclusive selection of boutique wines. Highly recommended!

This is still a great shop, but our last visit had none of the charm of our previous stops.
Is Eli not working here anymore? We expected to see our old friend behind the counter, but instead we found a humorless chap who tried to upsell is a $ 60 magnum bottle of rosé when we asked for a nice $ 20 gift bottle. My co-​Yelper used to live in France, and we know this is not the French way. He also just wasn’t very helpful when it came to choosing a nice bottle.
We’ve not given up on this place yet, but we miss its old personality. Bring Eli back!!!

Without Eli, I don’t think it’s nearly as good. They still have a great selection, but Eli was what made it wonderful.

Incredibly welcoming service service from the manager, Eli, is how you’ll be introduced. A taste of a chocolate and sip of a wine that will immediately lift even high spirits.
The fact that he pushed us to buy cheap bottles of wine (I’m talking under $ 10) was delightful. The most expensive wine that he recommended to me was $ 14. How novel!
And the chocolate was … just try them all.
And they have free wine tastings on Thursdays at 6:00! Read that sentence again.

Bravo!!! The French culinary geniuses behind the Buena Vista Bistro and Buena Vista Deli, Claude Postel and Cory Finot have unveiled their latest gastronomic offering: Buena Vista Chocolate and Wine, located directly next door to the Bistro, just a few blocks north of the Design District on NE 2 Avenue.
The shop features artisan quality chocolates, hand made on site, as well as a selection of limited edition wines from boutique producers.
As always, the quality is superior and the prices are reasonable.
Don’t think twice the next time you need a gift or just want to spoil yourself… go immediately!