The Hot Chocolatier

The Hot Chocolatier is an artisan chocolate and dessert shop on Market Street on the Southside. According to its website, the business started in 2008 and moved this shop a few storefronts down Market Street in 2024. A second location operates in St. Elmo, where the site says its chocolate is now made. The shop's lineup includes truffles, bonbons and other confections, gift boxes, drink mixes and in-house pastries and desserts. The drink menu covers hot chocolate along with espresso and coffee drinks, and a lunch menu adds sandwiches, soup and chips for dining in or to go. Orders placed online can be picked up in the shop or shipped within the lower 48 states, and the shop assembles corporate gift baskets. Its website describes the business as Chattanooga owned and operated, and suggests metered street spaces or the garage near the Choo-Choo for parking.