Love is in the air, it sure is sweet! This Valentine’s Day, Houston’s bakeries and chocolatiers serve up romantic sugary delights, decadent artisan chocolates, heart-shaped pastries and more. Whether you’re treating your love or pampering yourself, these local spots have everything you need to make the day extra indulgent.
Araya Artisan Chocolate, 1141 Uptown Park
Heart boxes of fine chocolates, luxury gift towers, macarons and limited edition dark chocolate, pistachio and berry bars are all a part of the Valentine’s collection at this artisan chocolate shop.
Badolina Bakery, 5555 Morningside
On Valentine’s Day, Badolina will have small chocolate heart mouse cakes and individual heart cakes. The whole cake is 7 inches and is $50 plus tax and available for preorder. The individual heart cakes will be $10 plus tax available in the pastry case.
Cacao & Cardamom Chocolatier, 5000 Westheimer
The luxury chocolatier offers gorgeously crafted chocolate gift boxes, with bright, bold creations from jewel-toned cardamom rose chocolate to the five-spice praline.
CASE Chocolates, 3401 Harrisburg
Grab gourmet liquor-filled chocolates, from the fan-favorite Carajillo filled with espresso and Licor 43 to chocolates kissed with bourbon, mezcal, and cognac at this chocolate speakeasy.
Dessert Gallery, 3600 Kirby
Celebrate love with offerings like the box of six Valentine butter cookies ($40), heart-shaped petit fours ($4.50 each), box of six chocolate-dipped strawberries ($25), four Valentine cupcakes ($25.50) or 6” Cupid’s Craving Dream Cake ($38.50). Place your order online or in-store by February 11 at noon for pickup by February 14.
Fluff Bake Bar, 1701 West 15th
Treat your sweetie to creations like The Booty Call Brownie, a fudgy Valrhona brownie topped with chocolate chip cookie dough and chocolate crunchy pearls, or the Call Me Maybe, a fudgy blondie topped with unicorn bait cookie dough and sprinkles. Order online or in-store.
I’ll Have What She’s Having
The food and bev industry mental health nonprofit has brought together Houston chefs, bakers, artisans and creators to curate a Galentine’s Goodie Bag, available for delivery or pickup on Thursday, February 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at JUN, 420 East 20th. A sneak peek of some of the items featured include cookies from Blacksmith pastry chef Christina Au, a brisket popcorn kit from Top Chef star and B’Tween Sandwich Co. owner Michelle Wallace, sesame peanut palanqueta from Ema’s Stephanie Velasquez and more. Galentine’s Day proceeds will fund Mobile Mammogram Day on Monday, March 24.
Mostly Chocolate, 1050 North Post Oak
Indulge in four seasonally exclusive bonbon flavors: Dark Chocolate Crunch, Cookies n’ Cream, Champagne and Passion Fruit Cheesecake, available alongside Mostly Chocolate classics in-store or online in Build Your Own Boxes. Head chocolatier Dany Kamkhagi is also crafting 3D Smashable Chocolate-Covered Pecan-Filled Hearts for $20, along with a variety of Valentine’s-themed delights.
Nothing Bundt Cakes, multiple locations
The new Bundtlet flavor is the Chocolate Covered Strawberry, a twist on the classic Strawberries & Cream cake coated with a Ghirardelli hard-shell premium wafer and topped with heart-shaped sprinkles, available February 3–16.
Shipley Do-Nuts, multiple locations
Get Shipley’s classic yeast donut in the shape of a heart frosted with strawberry, cherry or chocolate icing topped with sprinkles, available February 10-16
Tiffs Treats, multiple locations
The Valentine’s Day shop is officially open, with sweets packages featuring warm cookies, truffles, rich brownies, balloons and more.
Uchi X Cookie Rich
Uchi executive pastry chef Ariana Quant and Cookie Rich chef and owner Lorin Peters joined forces for a savory/sweet Valentine’s Day sushi box collaboration. Peters created a special Fried Milk cookie based on Uchi’s signature dessert, and folks who preorder sushi boxes for delivery February 14–16 will receive a four-pack of Cookie Rich Cookies with two Fried Milk and two Coffee Cake + Espresso cookies. The Fried Milk cookie is a dark chocolate cookie with mini chocolate chips, cornflake buttercream and a dollop of salted caramel; and The Coffee Cake + Espresso is a white sugar cookie with mini cinnamon chips filled with espresso buttercream. Order online from Uchi or Uchiko from the “Takeout” menu.
Winfield’s Chocolate Bar, multiple locations
A rebrand fo the iconic Chocolate Bar, this local sweet shop specializes in chocolate-focused cakes, cookies, ice creams, and sweet treats, from Texas-made truffles and caramels to Holiday Crunch to Texas Frito Brittle.
