Foodie Find: The Chocolate Bar

Forget dinner and a movie. Make a date to sidle up to the newest location of The Chocolate Bar. Similar to its Decatur, Georgia location (pictured), the new dessert café and bar in Atlanta's Castleberry is churning out a menu of innovative saccharine creations like Oreos and Milk, a stacked concoction of dark chocolate soufflés, white chocolate ganache and milk sorbet. Created with the help of a couple of former Seeger's Restaurant chefs, the menu is more than a hill of cocoa beans, with options featuring fruits and other seasonal offerings. Try the warm blackberries with yogurt sorbet and citrus-thyme broth, or the sautéed figs with angel food cake. And if by the end of the evening you or your loved one is suffering from a sugar overdose, fear not: The bar also offers a savory assortment of gourmet cheese plates, bar snacks, coffees and teas, and a full bar. Cocktails will include Tiramisu Martinis with mascarpone mousse, Grapefruit Margaritas with rosemary honey, and Elderflower Caipirinhas. 253 Trinity Ave., Atlanta, 404.880.0809, thechocolatebardecatur.com.

–Katie Bernstein,  JuliB