Lindt Chocolate Shop

Stopped by here yesterday while taking a walk in Manhattan. Honestly, I had no idea that such a store even existed. I was certainly familiar with Lindt Truffles, but a store dedicated to them? I had no idea!
So yes, this store has virtually every type of truffle flavor a person could think so. In my life, I had only been familiar with the milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, hazelnut varieties and peanut butter varieties. This store has so many more I cannot even begin to list them all here.
My favorite new discovery is the Sea Salt truffle. So damn good! They also had a salted caramel flavor which I didn’t get to try — but I will next time.
The truth is, Lindt truffles are somewhat dangerous. They are so incredibly good that it’s very difficult to just eat one. So that means I have to careful about how many I buy in one shot. Otherwise I would eat them all in one sitting … And that would not be good for me!
But this review isn’t about me and my bad eating habits, it’s about Lindt! And as I said, this place has it all. Beyond the aforesaid truffles, they have also assorted Lindt Chocolates, Chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate hearts… On and on! God, I have to stop before I go running back.
So yes, definitely feel free to stop here to fulfill all of your Lindt needs. You’ll leave very happy!

I stopped into the 5^th ave store and asked why they only do the milk chocolate as I prefer dark chocolate. The sales associate walked right over and got me a dark chocolate sample. Really great customer service. Also good sale on bars.

The lady who provides occasional samples is so charming. The store knows how to use space effectively.

I love the Lindt chocolate balls. and every so often, i enjoy purchasing the chocolate bars (with or without hazelnuts)
But this Oct 2015, I bought the chocolate hazelnut bar and was surprised it was not as soft and chocolatey as usually. Good chocolate is generously smooth /​soft upon bit but this was hard, it tasted like faux (fake) chocolate. I was surprised of the idea that Lindt may have modified their recipe. So i looked at the back for the ingredient… the first ingredient is «Sugar»
For those of you who may have been asleep in Chemistry or did not take a «Consumer Product/​Business» class, when you look at the list of ingredient/​chemicals, the order they are listed is from the greatest (major) quantity of ingredient to the least.
In this case –The first ingredient is «Sugar» not chocolate. The chocolate is the 5^th ingredient. Something is wrong with this. Don’t get me wrong, I love Lindt chocolate balls and i have not done my research on those because i don’t buy them — I normally by the chocolate bars.
But i would rethink how you look into chocolate (and everything else) in general. Lindt appears to be lowering the quality of chocolate one cup of sugar at a time.
(have the same out look on juices. Sometimes the first ingredient in grape fruit is apple juice. check it out…)

First time here and I love it!!! 36 pieces of chocolate (each $ 0.65 per piece) was for $ 16. Staff are extremely nice and there were many flavors to choose from. Free milk chocolate truffle when you arrive. They have a loyalty card which you get 5 dollars off when you get 100 points. Even if you don’t have one, they will ask you only for your name and then you will get a Lindt lover’s Rewards card. No other information needed. $ 1 gets you 1 point. When you first enroll, you’ll get 25 bonus points. For chocolate truffles recommendation, the strawberries and cream is worth to try. If you want peanut butter, it’s behind the cashier so you can ask them for it. I’m going to come next time.

I usually go to the original Lindt store just a few blocks away from this one but I know that two of the employees from the original transferred to this one so I stopped by to visit and of course, but my weight in chocolate truffles. I usually receive great service at the other Lindt and I have been a member of their program for about 5 years and have never had to complain but on Sunday, I found a reason to.
They had the chocolate truffles on sale (100 for $ 30) and obviously, people make mistakes. I had a few more truffles and the girl at the register felt the need to make it seem like I was trying to steal chocolate… 50¢ truffles. Really? I’m paying $ 30 for chocolate and I’m trying to steal $ 1.50 worth of chocolate? Right.
I will be staying away from this store and just walking the block and a half to the other.

I love Lindt’s chocolate, and it has great packages to bring back home for the New Year. But today I encountered an issue by the working stuff which wasn’t sweet at all. One of the items that I bought ended up being originally more pricey on the cashier. Evidently they misplaced the tag for another item and when I said this to the cashier, she did not care and told me to talk to this with another employee who distributed chocolates in front of the store. When I showed her the problem she didn’t even tend to look at my face, and forget about apologizing. During the holiday season shops tend to be overcrowded and maybe they are over working but it’s no reason to take advantage or to be rude to customers.

Almost always handing out a free truffle at the entrance. Not much of a difference from the store a couple steps away. Despite the pack of tourists daily, reps are friendly and helpful! There’s usually deals or promotions going on, so I’d stop here to purchase vs a department store.

I like Cece Y. came here purely to get my free 15 truffles! And boy was it easy. Big fan when locations don’t make it hard for you to exploit their deals.
When you first enter, everyone gets one free truffle! (I’ve made it a habit to drop by whenever I’m in the area.) Then the layout is mostly gift packs on the bookshelves and truffles on the prime real estate. I’ve tried nearly all the truffles and they are absolutely phenomenal — all of them. I have no favorites (though the sea salt one is a little weird).
I docked a star for the size. This place is tiny. So if you come on a weekend, it will most likely be crowded and a little insufferable — plan wisely.

⁸⁄₁₃ — ⁸⁄₁₇ only: Free 15 Lindt truffles for Lindt Loyalty Rewards members (join for free online) at any Lindt store when you say «The Free 15».
I picked up my free 15 truffles — nearly one of every flavor they offer — during «The Free 15» promotion. Couldn’t have been easier. Just uttered the phrase, gave the cashier my registered Loyalty Rewards name and zip code, and went on my merry way. I felt extra satisfied when I heard the salesperson tell tourists of their latest «deal», when I got all mine for free, hehe. Score!

This is a tiny store, but we spent at least ½ hour there. It has a lindt truffle display in the center of the store where you can pick and choose from various flavors (like penny candy) and buy a pound (or more!) of truffles. This is both good and bad — until I saw the display, I had no idea that Lindt made truffles in flavors other than milk chocolate and dark chocolate but actually, the sky is the limit — irish crème, coconut, raspberry, mint, cappuccino, extra dark chocolate, sea salt, peanut butter and many, many more. Upon entering the store, you are handled a complimentary truffle — but as my 10 year old learned, one is the limit (she asked for a second one on the way out and was sharply told no — ha!). This place is probably a zoo around the holidays, but on a rainy Saturday morning, we were able to take our time and didn’t feel crowded or rushed.

Peanut butter truffles. You’re welcome.
Also… citrus truffles, dark chocolate truffles, cappucino truffles, orange truffles… mind boggling amount of perfect little spheres of tastiness, all in one place! Reasonable prices, as far as well made chocolate goes, and God is it better than such overpriced monoliths like Godiva. More fun too. Free samples at the door, friendly staff, quick line, options, options, options. Good location next to the MOMA. Go to the museum, come back for sweets as a prize for wading through miles of modern art.

I’ve been here a few times already and not sure why I keep returning, except it’s one of the closest locations for me to buy Lindt. Love the smooth, rich chocolate, however this store gets invaded with groups of tourists with backpacks on. This store is tiny as it is, with tables of confections randomly placed. The checkout area becomes discombobulated too since some tourists don’t understand the concept of a line. I’ve also been greeted more than once by the same non-​friendly associate. Oh — and when you get emails stating things are free or at a discount, you must inform them and possibly show proof. They won’t automatically give the free item without you mentioning.

A crowded Lindt just off 5^th Avenue (there’s one actually just a little further up that is also similarly crowded with tourists and visitors), they have a little fresh chocolate/​chocolate strawberry station up front, and a four-​cashier register to the back left of the store. A center space with individual truffles that you can pack up yourself is available and a back European chocolate pick-​your-​own is available, too — the queue is slow, but the chocolate is tasty. They had a free truffle (sea salt) as you walk in today. Staff here is rushed and not really prone to explain anything — they’re just too harried.

Masters of swiss chocolate. Creamy satisfaction with just one bite to serve your cravings. Several different flavors all wrapped in colorful décor. So cute are the bunnies at easter– of course I nibble the ears first. If I was the staff there, the chocolate would be gone! They have will power not to eat it all up. Discover the bars paired with salt, orange and my fave the mint. Light crispy treats at Lindt. Don’t walk-​run! Tourists here is where you should shop for gifts to take home.

Walking to the subway on 5^th Ave and I saw this store. I didn’t know there was a Lindt store so I wanted to stop by.
They had a deal where you buy a bag of chocolate for $ 25

This location was just as good as the other one on 5^th Avenue, next to Swarovski.
Went in here early today, and of course we were greeted with tasty samples. :)
They also had the «Buy 4, Get 1 Free» deal on their selected chocolate bars, which was good.
The line in the store was long, but it moved with a great pace.
It was perfect stopping in here.

Yes, the 2 Lindts in NYC are within 40 addresses of each other.
All members of staff I encountered at this standalone Lindt were pretty darn rude (while denying corporate promos and upselling), so stick with the superior Peninsula Hotel-​based Lindt just up Fifth.
They also honored the ‘free 15′ offer a few months later much more willingly.

Lindt 90% Cocoa is the best low sugar dark chocolate bar I have ever had. If you try to avoid sugar, this is a great option. I do low carb and am able to have these bars whenever I feel the need (which is often). These are a million times better than the bars with high levels of sugar alcohols (we all know what those can do to you). The funny thing is, I can’t stand the Lindt 85% Cocoa bar.
My only concern is that I have read when the cocoa powder is processed with alkali, that this might ruin the health benefits that come with dark chocolate. Not sure, but these taste great.

The only bad thing I can say about this Lindt location is that when you buy a few… ahem… a few DOZEN chocolates they wrap them up so fancily that it takes a while to get a piece out when you want (NEED!!!) to.
other than that, the sales people are quite cordial and the prices are pretty gosh darn reasonable.