Fannie May
Fannie May
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Often visitors' first stop in Chicago, The Loop is a good starting point to sample the city's energy and flavor. This central business district boasts Michelin-rated restaurants, upscale hotels, premier shopping, and enough arresting architecture to keep your camera busy for hours. You won’t find too many photo galleries of downtown Chicago without a shot of Millennium Park and Cloud Gate (“The Bean”), one of the most iconic landmarks in the city. A stunning skyline coupled with cultural attractions like the Art Institute of Chicago present a Downtown where work and play peacefully coexist.
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4.5
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Taylor B
Chicago, IL8,506 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
Have you ever tasted a dark chocolate may from Fannie May? Or a milk chocolate pixie? Or a strawberry buttercream? Or a raspberry buttercream? Ever since I became a resident of downtown Chicago in the 1970s, ever since I discovered Fannie May chocolates, I have been purchasing one-pound boxes on a regular basis. At one time, there were three Fannie May locations in the downtown area. Now there is only one, at 343 North Michigan Avenue, at Wacker Drive, across from the Michigan Avenue bridge that spans the Chicago River, in the shadow of the Wrigley Building. Arlene, a longtime employee, sees me coming and begins to prepare my standard order even before I have time to change my mind. Why change? There isn't any chocolate tastier than Fannie May, which has been in business since the 1920s. My standard order, once every five weeks, is three one-pound boxes of dark chocolate mays (for my wife, who consumes three or four a day) and a one-pound box of assorted chocolates of my choosing. Love the pixies, buttercreams, Trinidads and caramels. The pixies, both milk chocolate and dark chocolate, are the company's leading seller. And I can understand why, a smooth blend of nuts and caramel and chocolate.
Written 17 October 2023
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DannyD81
Lodi, NJ530 contributions
Feb 2023 • Family
Fannie May chocolate is simply amazing. We visited the location on/near East Wacker Drive, and the staff was super friendly and the chocolates were fantastic! Can’t wait to go back!
Written 17 February 2023
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Lori T
Dawsonville, GA2,564 contributions
May 2021 • Couples
I can't imagine going to Chicago without bringing home Fannie May, so I was pleased to discover that the Fannie May store has reopenwd from its pandemic hibernation. I was welcomed warmly and even offered a sample in a small bag. The mint meltaways were as decadent as ever. If you enjoy fine chocolates, you have to visit Fannie May.
Written 19 May 2021
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Luvs2TravelAnywhere
New York City, NY7,191 contributions
Apr 2016
Fannie a May is on Michigan Ave near the Wrigley Building and the Lion's Gate. I tasted their top selling chocolate as well s some of their premium delights. They were all delicious! This is a great stop for chocolate lovers and history buffs.
Written 9 April 2016
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Taylor B
Chicago, IL8,506 contributions
Sept 2017
One of my favorite destinations in downtown Chicago is the Fannie May store at the southeast corner of North Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive. There are a lot of chocolate makers in this world and some of them claim to produce the sweetest and creamiest and tastiest chocolates of all. But Fannie May is the best. Like a kid in a candy store--remember, I'm a 77-year-old retiree who still needs a chocolate fix at least once a month--I love to stop at the Fannie May store on North Michigan and fill a two-pound box with my own choices...pixies, chocolate Mays, truffles, buttercreams of every flavor, clusters, mints, caramels, bark. On the first of every month, when returning home after getting a haircut, I always stop at Fannie May and purchase a two-pound box of pixies, my wife's favorite. She consumes one every night after dinner. There is something about Fannie May chocolate that separates it from others. Chocaholics know what I mean. But I think pixies are the difference-maker with their rich milk chocolate and caramel filling and nuts, a one-of-a-kind treat.
Written 15 September 2017
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Prystal58
Ottawa, Canada39 contributions
Jul 2017
We saved room for ice cream and headed straight from the restaurant to Fanny May's on the corner of Wacker and Michigan. The portions are huge so keep that in mind when ordering. My husband only likes vanilla and he is very picky about his ice cream: he loved it. I had mint chocolate and salt caramel - yummy.
Written 1 August 2017
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GUILLERMO C
Denver, CO2 contributions
Apr 2016 • Solo
I will never order this chocolates again. I did order for our wedding anniversary and the package arrived 3 days later than expected. Great! thank you very much!!! my wife loves getting surprises 3 days after our anniversary. When I called to mention to them that the candy never arrived with the flowers, they did not even said "sorry"
They take your money when you place the order with a clear delivery date they should already know if they will be able to do it on time, if not DO NOT TAKE THE ORDER!!!
They take your money when you place the order with a clear delivery date they should already know if they will be able to do it on time, if not DO NOT TAKE THE ORDER!!!
Written 30 April 2016
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Christine G
Breese, IL177 contributions
Jun 2015 • Family
My family has always LOVED Fannie May chocolates. We order through Internet for all major celebrations. Well, we were left wondering what happened to the chocolates we ordered in the store. The chocolates did not taste fresh. The candies sold packaged were fine, but the ones found loose in the case were lackluster to sat the least. Also noticed there were no candies being made in store. So, where are they being made?
Written 9 June 2015
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doctorfoxtrot
Taguig City, Philippines13,100 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
Quaint shop selling different concoctions of chocolate. Liked it here. Staff are friendly and professional. Star of the show however remains the cocoa:,
Written 17 July 2024
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Taylor B
Chicago, IL8,506 contributions
Jul 2022
Here I am again. Fannie May's at 343 North Michigan Avenue, at Wacker Drive, across from the Michigan Avenue Bridge that spans the Chicago River. It's fun just to stand in front of the showcase and look at all the chocolates. Which ones do I want? I made that decision a long time ago. Every five or six weeks, after I get a haircut at a nearby salon on the pedway in the Illinois Center, I visit Fannie May's and go home with four one-pound boxes of creamy, melt-in-your-mouth chocolates. If there is a better tasting chocolate on the market, I'm not familiar with it. Fannie May's was founded in 1920 in Chicago by H. Teller Archibald and it has been producing over 100 varieties of delicious chocolates ever since, even after the company was purchased by Ferrero in 2017. I order three one-pound boxes of dark chocolate mays for my wife. She has sampled other chocolates over the years but always comes back to the dark chocolate mays. She consumes three or four of them daily. Me? I order one one-pound box of assorted chocolates. I choose what I want, three of everything that can fit into the box...milk chocolate pixies, raspberry buttercreams, orange buttercreams, mocha buttercreams, pineapple buttercreams, strawberry buttercreams, lemon buttercreams, caramels, coconuts and Trinidads. It makes my hungry just writing about them.
Written 17 August 2022
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