7. Aigner Chocolates, Queens

Aigner Chocolates
Courtesy of Aigner Chocolates

Another historic chocolatier in Queens is Aigner Chocolates on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills. The shop was founded in 1930 and run by three generations of the Aigner family. In 2015, the Aigners passed the legacy of the shop to new owners, the husband and wife duo of Mark Libertini and Rachel Kellner. Libertini and Kellner are carrying on the Aigner tradition of fine Austrian chocolates crafted on-site using Aigner family recipes. They use much of the same antique equipment and techniques that made Aigner a beloved confectionary shop, while still adding their own new twists on products and shop decor. Some of the sugary treats you can get from Aigner include Viena truffles, pistachio marzipan, non-pareils.