Chocolat Uzma Sharif

Chicago, United States

4.9

20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 312-492-9866
Website:
www.chocolatuzma.com
Address:
1823 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL, 60608
b/t 18th St & 17th Pl
Pilsen
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.7 miHalsted
0.7 miHalsted Orange Line Station
0.9 miHalsted & Taylor
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Local time (Chicago) 10:15 AM Friday, June 13, 2025

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Description

Specialties

We are a small artisan chocolate shop in the heart of the Midwest in Chicago. We are located in Pilsen in the heart of the Chicago arts district. Our boutique and studio is in a converted art gallery space. We are surrounded by creativity which inspires our decadent chocolate creations.

We take great pride and care when creating our handmade exotic chocolates. We begin by using fresh premium and local ingredients that are hand selected by our Chocolatier herself. We then use a small batch cooking method to insure that our chocolates are created fresh each day. We do not use any preservatives or additives and we try to use organic fair trade ingredients whenever possible. Our chocolates and confections do not contain any alcohol or pork or by products. Our chocolates, confections and pastries are halal certified by Ifanca.

History

Established in 2011.

The shop was opened up in June 2012. The idea was to create a small artisan chocolate and confection shop, in a similar fashion to those in France and Spain. We infuse our French training with South Asian heritage by creating chocolates such as hazelnut coriander praline, Indian chili caramel, kala namak (black salt from the Himalayan mountains) caramel truffles, and many others. The studio is an open-​air kitchen and retail area.

As soon as you walk in, you can see the chocolatiers hard at work each day, creating high quality chocolates from scratch in small batches. Details are a large part of the shop, so each and every part of the process is important. We use the highest quality ingredients and chocolate imported from Ghana, Mexico, and Tanzania.

Meet the Business Owner

Uzma S.

Business Owner

Chocolat Uzma Sharif is a small artisan chocolate boutique & studio located in

Pilsen in the Chicago Arts District. We offer classes, gift options, and are

involved with gallery art walks once a month. We have been featured in the Chicago

Tribune, CBS, RedEye Chicago, DailyCandy, and Chicagoist.

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20 reviews of Chocolat Uzma Sharif

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Place rating: 5
Richton Park, IL
The best chocolatier ever! Too bad it looks like she’s gone out of business. If anyone finds out if she has relocated please post it on here. Hopefully she’s still in business in some capacity. Maybe online? I’ve always had a very pleasant experience visiting this shop. And the chocolate is like none other! It’s was easy to get chocolate wasted every time I visited. Totally awesome!
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
Having worked in a very high end chocolate store for almost four years, I know what good chocolate taste like. This place has got the goods. I had been craving good chocolate since I moved. l’m glad l found this place on my walk home one day.
There’s a lot of interesting flavors to choose from! My favorite happens to be the Festival but anytime I go I get something new along with it. This place also offers chocolate classes which I hear are very cool and Informative. This is definitely a place to stop if you are in the area!
Place rating: 5
Los Altos, CA
These chocolates are delicious– adventurous but not outrageous, just… thoughtful and interesting combinations. There was one with mint that tasted so fresh it was stunning!
Place rating: 5
Saratoga, CA
Each and every one made with love. A holiday tradition.
Place rating: 5
San Mateo, CA
Tried these specialty chocolates twice and they were delicious. Each had its own complex flavor. I definitely recommend them!
Place rating: 5
Las Vegas, NV
During the colder months of the year, the walk from the restaurants in Pilsen to the art galleries on Halsted can be pretty grueling, especially on the nights of Second Friday. Thankfully Chocolate Uzma Sharif makes that walk worth it.
Uzma Sharif has opened a most delightful and adorable chocolate shop. When you enter, you are greeted by the smell of fine chocolate. The amount of work and dedication that she puts into her chocolate confections is amazing. While her creations are certainly not mass produced, she makes them on the house and never fails to deliver both artistic and delicious sweets.
My favorite will always be the Belgian Sipping Chocolate, a rich dark chocolate beverage that makes the outside cold go away. However, I would drink it on a warm day anyway.
Place rating: 5
Bloomington, IL
Back again, picking up some chocolate goodness for my love, who is ill at home. I tried the Indian sipping chocolate, this is an excellent drink! It is spicy without being overpowering, delicious hot chocolaty goodness for a cold day! I picked up some chocolate truffles and the vanilla candied almonds, for my heart, she loves them. I have not been disappointed with anything from here! Please come and see for yourself, this is a jewel of a chocolate shop!
Place rating: 5
Cook, IL
If you like chocolate you have to try this place. Small and friendly, the treats are made on premises. I’ve been there a few times and really like the goat milk turtles and cocoa mix. Strange how you do not have to add all that much sugar to the hot cocoa mix — lush on its own! You be the judge… this place reminds me of Old Town’s Fudge shop only more personable and «lush».
Place rating: 5
Glen Ellyn, IL
Crazy good hot chocolate, we had some carry out and came back later to buy a package to take home! Also had a S’more it was fun watching them torch the marshmallow (which I believe is made there) right in front of me.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
Cute chocolate shop with amazing sweets. I own a store down the street and finally made my way over there. They have the best chocolate treats and coffee. I have also tried there sipping chocolate which is very flavorful. The woman that is always they’re which I think is the owner is always very pleasant and I enjoy talking with her. You MUST try the Sea salt goat milk turtle. IT’S TO DIE FOR. My customers always speak highly of the hot chocolate too.
Place rating: 4
Blue Island, IL
Pricey, but worth it. Stuff you can’t find other places. Great local business. Friendly, knowledgeable people. Everything I tasted was truly delicious. The woman I dealt with knew a lot and educated me a bit. So much better than a chain store.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
Wow! What a gem of a place. I (think?) I met the owner on a recent visit to purchase chocolates for a special gift. She was so helpful and the quality of the product here is remarkable. Absolutely delicious! The «original sin» truffle is, in fact, sinful! So good. Definitely check this place out for a special occasion gift, anniversary, birthday, client gift, etc etc etc. Wonderful, local company and fab chocolates!
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
Her choocolates are amazing. Totally worth the price. And I love the variety of flavors.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
I really try to limit 5 star reviews to shops and restaurants that give a unique and high quality experience. This is one of those places. The chocolates are beautiful and the passion of the owner is abundantly clear. She obviously cares about what she does. If you have a sweet tooth or gift need, this shop should be thought of first.
Place rating: 5
Miami, FL
Get the hot chocolate. Get. It. Now.
You can see Uzma’s dedication just by meeting her once, she’s professional yet makes sure that you’re acknowledged as a customer. I had visited once for an event, and came again for the hot chocolate and a salted caramel candy (made with black salt, I think?).
The hot chocolate was amazingly smooth (I’ve always tasted the gritty base in every hot chocolate I’ve tried) and robustly flavorful– leaps and bounds ahead of what you’ll get basically anywhere. The salted caramel candy (it came in long, thin log form) melted in my mouth. LITERALLY. It was incredibly rich, and really, really good.
Honestly, though – skip the Starbucks and #shoplocal. Visit Chocolat Uzma Sharif.
Place rating: 4
Atlanta, GA
hot chocolate was so rich, and it was pretty related chilling inside doing some work on my Mac.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
The woman who owns this is one of the hardest working women I know, and. she still keeps a really great smile and sweet personality! Believe it or not, she is already here at 7am in the morning, which is perfect if you want to pick up a special something for someone at your office. Her chocolates are true delicacies, with many different unique flavors and designs. A must try when in Pilsen.
Place rating: 5
Oak Park, IL
I have enjoyed the delicious offerings here for quite sometime. My mom and sister live in Pilsen, and the delicacies are also offered at the Marion Street Cheese Market near where I live. The chocolates are creative, beautiful, and perfectly executed.
My friends and I bought a groupon for a truffle making class, lead b the owner. It was fun, fabulous, and straightforward. What a fun time!
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
Excellent value for $$ in class and freshly made chocolate retail products.
CHOCOLATE 101 CLASS — Happily paid full price to get a pro’s tip n’ tricks for quick n’ easy techniques. Easily find the ingredients at home and learn/​know to mix it all up for a good truffle. Leftover ganache can be mixed with coffee or by itself for a hot cocoa drink. You learn to save, re-​use and savor every drop of the mixed ingredients. Best part of the class — you take home whatever you make. Chocolate galore! BYOB
ALMONDS — Uzma makes the most delicious, beautiful almonds — 2 handful of vanilla almonds for $ 3, plainly roasted, 3 oz of Triple Choco Almonds (58% dark choco, vanilla bean and cocoa powder) for $ 4.50. I like my almonds!
CARAMEL S’MORE MINI BAR — 6″ for $ 1.50 without the worries of calories. No stick. A row of graham crackers firmly strung with chocolate and mallows. Yum!
CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL — 4 oz (about 10 pieces) for $ 8.00 ($ 0.80 per piece, and $ 0.40 per bite). Mix of dark and milk chocolate with hazelnuts and crispy wafers. Addictive!
I look forward to client gifting to from Chocolat Uzma Sharif.
NOTE: Made in Chicago! Halal certified by IFANCA. Kosher marshmallow to come.
Place rating: 5
Hong Kong
I hosted a women’s recruiting event here yesterday and everyone had a blast!
Everything was seamless and smooth from planning the event to leaving the event. Uzma is super on top of her game. She responds to emails within 10 — 15 mins of receiving it — how awesome is that when you’re trying to plan an event?
The event was a chocolate making class and I have to say the chocolates turned out great. We made two different types of chocolate and my favorite was the original sin chocolate. The name already gives it away that it’s going to be awesome, obviously.
The store is cute, it is very cozy. The store is in the front, where you can buy chocolates etc. and the class takes place in the back.
Uzma was a great host and helpful throughout the whole process. There also teaches an ice cream making class, I will probably take that sometime this year. That is the plan!