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32 Maryland Plaza St. Louis, MO 63108

314-367-7750

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Best Desserts
Award Winner 2009

Cuisine(s): Appetizers, Coffeehouse, Dessert, Wine Bar

Hours: Sun,Tue,Wed 6am-6pm, Mon 6am-12pm, Thu 6am-10pm, Fri-Sat 6am-12am

Price: $, $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash, ATM/Debit
Attire: Casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Snack Food

Alcohol: Beer/Wine
Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Garage, Meters, Street

Description

The beloved St. Louis institution has received a 21st-century makeover. Its new location in the Central West End's Maryland Plaza is a sleek, modern dessert bar. The menu divides desserts into light-, medium- and full-bodied selections. The last group offers a chocolate terrine as dense as a neutron star and a surprisingly good version of the ubiquitous flourless chocolate cake. Medium-bodied desserts include a silky chocolate pot de crème, and the standout among the light-bodied desserts is a smooth, cooling milk chocolate semi freddo. You can try selected Bissinger's chocolates in "Confection Flights," and several liqueurs are available as shots served in a cup made of chocolate.

2009 | Best Desserts

The sour economy has put us in the mood for something sweet -- and indulgent. We need chocolate, in other words, nature's Zoloft, and nothing sates our appetite for an indulgent dessert like Bissinger's: A Chocolate Experience does. The sleek dessert bar from this St. Louis institution offers rich treats -- cheesecake, bread pudding, semifreddo, crème brûlée and more -- dosed with enough chocolate to get us through this recession and the next one. Is that... More »
2007 | Best Chocolate

There are no accidents at Bissinger's, only calculated choco-crimes. On a recent evening, a friend had the nerve to suggest otherwise: "I accidentally ate your half of that truffle." Our hostility over the pilfered confection (a dark-chocolate Champagne truffle, to be precise) was mitigated, somewhat, by the fact that we were sitting at a table absolutely covered with decadent desserts. With the introduction of Bissinger's: A Chocolate Experience, the company has morphed its knack for... More »
2004 | Best Chocolate

Breakfast may never be the same: Bissinger's opens at 9 a.m. Forget the cereal. Leave the eggs in their shell. You need a hot cup of freshly brewed java, and chocolate. Lots of chocolate. If you're lucky and it's July, try an eye-opening chocolate-covered raspberry, the best you'll ever taste. And hey -- it's fruit! September means uniquely luscious blackberries (covered in chocolate). May flowers bring chocolate-covered strawberry showers. In between you'll have to survive on Champagne... More »

The St. Louis Food Lover's Gift Guide: Edible Stocking Stuffers

By Gut Check | Tue, December 20, 2011

With a little planning and a couple of cocktails the holidays can go down smoother than a pint of spiked egg nog. Gut Check's assembled a series of guides to help find the perfect present for the food... More »
CWE Bissinger's Now Open for Morning Treats, Too

By Sarah Fenske | Thu, March 3, 2011

As a chocolatier offering scrumptious tortes, pastries, wine pairings and even the occasional chocolate martini, Bissinger's at Maryland Plaza has long been a favorite spot of midafternoon snackers an... More »
Chocolate Is Always the Right Size for Valentine's Day

By Ian Froeb | Fri, February 11, 2011

Valentine's Day is this Monday, February 14. What's that? You haven't done your shopping yet? No worries. On this holiday, it's not the thought that counts -- it's the quality of the chocolate.Gut Che... More »
The Chocolate Cure

By Ian Froeb | Wed, August 29, 2007

"So, Ian, tell me what's bothering you this week." It's the heat, Doc. It's killing me. "It is hot." I'm hot. Like, all the time. "You should go somewhere it's not hot." That's the problem, Doc. I can't go anywhere else. I have to stay in ... More »

Main Menu

Monthly Specialties

Milk Chocolate Semifredo Parfait
semi-frozen milk chocolate mousse, served with strawberry coulis

Schlafly Belgian Tripel
european noble hops; mild spicy flavor, subtle notes of fruit; pairs well with chocolate-dipped oranges and chocolate-dipped apricots

Wine Selection
special vintages and select offerings often become available or may be offered at a promotional price. ask your server for today’s selection

Savories

$9.00

Savory Blue Cheese Tart
blue cheese, greens, bissinger's chocolate vinaigrette

$9.00

La Quercia “americano” Artisan Prosciutto
prosciutto, fig preserves, kreta reserve extra virgin olive oil, rosemary croccantini

$10.00

Warm Goat’s Milk Cabecou
goat cheese, oil cured olives, roasted almonds, rosemary croccantini

Pastries

Warm Double Chocolate Chunk Scone
lightly sweet chocolate scone, baked with chunks of white and dark bissinger’s chocolate; served warm with butter

Bisscotti
classic italian coffee cookie, chocolate and almonds

Desserts

White Chocolate Blueberry Bread Pudding
blueberry brioche bread pudding served with bissinger’s caramel sauce

Chocolate Chip Meringue
lemon curd, fresh berries, bissinger’s 60% dark chocolate sauce

French Silk Pie
velvet chocolate filling, pecan shortbread crust; topped with burnt caramel and a touch of murray river salt

Chocolate Port Fondue For Two
or the 21-and-over set; rich chocolate fondue, served with shortbread and fresh berries for sharing

Bissinger’s Pama Blackout Cake
our signature chocolate, baked into layers of moist cake; brushed with pama liqueur and finished with bissinger’s chocolate frosting

Cococcino [gluten Free]
molten flourless chocolate cake; served in a mug and topped with vanilla bean crème anglaise

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Bissinger's at Maryland Plaza

32 Maryland Plaza St. Louis, MO 63108

314-367-7750

Description

2009 | Best Desserts

2007 | Best Chocolate

2004 | Best Chocolate

By Gut Check | Tue, December 20, 2011

By Sarah Fenske | Thu, March 3, 2011

By Ian Froeb | Fri, February 11, 2011

By Ian Froeb | Wed, August 29, 2007