Araya Artisan Chocolate

Destination for locally handcrafted, gourmet chocolates. All-natural and preservative free. Always.

Natural fruits, creams, nuts, liquors, honey and agave combined with ultra premium Venezuelan chocolate to create the most delicious pieces.

Health-conscious customers will find higher quality ingredients and plenty of vegan options.

Araya also offers authentic French macarons in six exquisite flavors imported from France. Delicious and refreshing local popsicles sold at the Uptown Park location.

You can create your own customized chocolate or macaron box, or choose from a selection of pre-sorted arrangements.

Treats for kids, chocolate bars, fresh chocolate covered nuts and treats.

Araya Artisan Chocolate is a chocolate shop in Houston, Texas. It is listed at 1141 Uptown Park Blvd #00, Houston, TX 77056, which places it among the local businesses of Houston that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Google also lists it under candy store, dessert shop, gift shop, which is worth knowing if you are comparing several options in the area.

American bakeries range from wholesale operations that supply restaurants to neighborhood shops that sell bread, pastries, cookies and cakes over the counter, and many of them also pour coffee. Bagel shops boil and bake on site and sell out of favorite flavors by late morning; donut shops open before dawn and are often family-run; patisseries and cake studios take custom orders for weddings and birthdays and usually need one to two weeks' notice. Ice cream parlors, gelato shops and frozen yogurt bars are seasonal in the northern states and year-round in the South and on the West Coast. Prices are posted per item, by the dozen or by the pound, and most shops now take cards and mobile payment.

Hours are published for 7 days a week. The most common schedule is 10 am–6 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (713) 960-0850. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. More information is available on its website, arayachocolate.com.

Customers rate it 4.9 out of 5 on Google across 209 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded chocolate & candy shops in Houston.

Houston is in Texas, in the South, where summers are hot and humid, winters are short, and severe storms in spring are a fact of life; businesses run air conditioning most of the year and many open early to beat the heat. Getting around Houston is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across Texas's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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