Glass storefront of Chocolate Cafe with its script sign above the windows and a white delivery van parked out front
2026 Best Overall

Chocolate shop and dessert cafe Grandview $$

Chocolate Cafe

A woman-owned dessert cafe on Northwest Boulevard built around chocolate, with a spiked hot chocolate and late hours.

1855 Northwest Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212

Northwest Blvd: Sun to Thu 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fri and Sat 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. South High Street carry-out: daily 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Awards

Why Chocolate Cafe Is Our Best Overall Pick

Chocolate Cafe on Northwest Boulevard is the only pick here where chocolate is the whole business, a woman-owned cafe serving the Grandview Heights and Upper Arlington area since 2007. It stays open until 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and its drink menu lists a spiked hot chocolate beside spiked coffee and mimosa flights. For parties, carafes of hot chocolate serve 10 to 12 people. A second shop on South High Street in the Brewery District handles carry-out.

  • Open until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday
  • Spiked hot chocolate on the cocktail menu
  • Hot chocolate carafes for 10 to 12 people

Know before you go

Chocolate Cafe is a woman-owned dessert cafe near Grandview and holds Best Overall on our best hot chocolate list. Lisa Boyle has owned it since 2007.

Locations

Chocolate Cafe: 1855 Northwest Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212, (614) 485-2233. Carry-out satellite: 730 S. High St, Columbus, OH 43206, (614) 947-0032, in the Brewery District.

The menu includes Belgian chocolate fondue, cakes, sugar-free chocolates and Johnson's Real Ice Cream.

Parking
Cafe lot, street parking outside 4 to 6 p.m., or the lot behind the Buckeye State Building.
Reservations
Walk in; order hot chocolate carafes and catering ahead.
Tip
Order a hot chocolate carafe for a holiday party, since one serves 10 to 12 people.

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