LONG BEACH ISLAND, NEW JERSEY- Pack your bikini’s! Chocolate Bar, New York’s candy store for grown-ups hits the beach and is proud to announce the grand opening of Chocolate Bar LBI located at 218 Centre Street in Beach Haven, New Jersey. Operating hours from 8am- 11pm Monday- Sunday. Delivering this Summer’s most delectable treats with grown-up flair, beachcombers are now finally able to enjoy a classic drink menu of iced milk shakes, fresh baked goods including muffins, croissants, spicy brownies, cookies and scones and dig into truffles, signature bars, retro and artist bars, toffee and more. Avoid a chocolate wipeout and head to the Atlantic Ocean where the surf’s up and you can always find Betties hanging 10. Sure the Hamptons has health shakes and traffic, but Jersey’s got Bon Jovi and bon bons! Winner of 2 Citysearch 2005 Awards including “Best West Village Shopping” and “Best Gourmet Store”, the 2004 TimeOut New York Eat Out Award for "Best Chocolate Store" and declared the "Sweetest of the Sweet" by the NY Daily News as the winner in a blind taste test where ten holiday samplers were critiqued for presentation and taste by four top pastry chefs who rated the competition. To inquire about New Jersey Wholesale, Mini Bar, Wedding Favors and Corporate Gifts please contact hanson@chocolatebarnyc.com. Consumers can order product for delivery anywhere in the U.S by calling 1.800.481.2462 or by visiting www.chocolatebarnyc.com. Created, designed and operated by Alison Nelson. Interested media please contact info@workhousepr.com

Chocolate Bar LBI Drink Menu

• Hot Chocolate in classic, peppermint, raspberry, spicy, caramel, hazelnut & coconut
• Iced Chocolate in classic, peppermint, raspberry, caramel, hazelnut & coconut
• Espresso
• Hot & Iced Chocolate White Mocha
• Iced Chocolate Chai
• Chocolate Peppermint Patty Tea
• Iced & Hot Caramel Latte
• Iced Chocolate Milk Shakes (straight forward chocolate gelato & milk)
• Black & White Milk Shakes (iced chocolate blended with white chocolate gelato)
• New York Egg Creams
• Blended Dark Chocolate Mocha (dark chocolate, espresso, milk, chocolate gelato & ice blended smooth)

Chocolate Bar New York
Chocolate Bar is a candy store for grown-ups offering cosmopolitan luxury through old-fashioned collections and unique inspirations. Incorporating style, comfort and classic New York treats, Chocolate Bar features retro-reconfigured sweets along with a signature line of nostalgia-influenced chocolate bars. Since it’s inception in 2002, Chocolate Bar has received numerous awards including “Best Chocolate Store” from Timeout New York, 2 Citysearch “Best of Shopping” Awards, the Gourmand World Cookbook Award and more. The boutique's dazzling menu includes authentic New York Egg Creams, rich coffee, fine teas, nine kinds of iced and hot chocolates and pastries. Decadent confections are available for everything from Corporate gifts to personalized wedding and party favors. Online orders are available through Chocolate Bar's dynamic web site which allows visitors to order a host of scrumptious items including truffles, chocolate bars, hot chocolate, tea and more. Chocolate Bar is located at 48 Eighth Avenue between Horatio and Jane Streets.

In the heart of New York's West Village sits a small storefront that has started a mini-revolution among chocolate lovers. Chocolate Bar, a cozy but cosmopolitan sweet ship has broken chocolate out of its stuffy Valentine mold and inspired the notion that this cherished treat can be fun, unfussy and possess more than a dash of decadence. Fully devoted to reviving the nostalgia-influenced confections that once graced the tables of the World's Fair, Automats, Boardwalks and dime-store candy shops, carnivals and diners of yesteryear, Chocolate Bar continues to churn out retro-reconfigured favorites using only the freshest ingredients and highest quality. This year, the future is now and chocolate is the life of the party! All aspects of youth culture, from punk rock to mod fashion, luxury and graphic design are prevalent in this season's provocative collection. Not a substance to be treated with reserve, it's a slightly sweet-bitter-caffeinated, completely legal party enhancer. It's serious brew. At Chocolate Bar the world of cosmopolitan cocoa is filled with swinging sugar soiree's and perfect chocolate martini's.

Steal Away Bed & Breakfast
Located in historic Beach Haven on Long Beach Island, Megan & Tom McGonigal’s Steal Away Bed and Breakfast at 117 Centre Street in Beach Haven, NJ offers updated shore living, warm hospitality and exquisite home cooking. A landmark Victorian home featuring 4 master bedrooms with private baths and 3 junior bedrooms with shared bath. All with in room air conditioning. Common  areas include the study with wireless internet access, wrap around porch and airy living room. Amenities include freshly baked muffins and coffee at your door daily, full breakfast served in the dining room, afternoon tea, and beach passes, private locker, towels & chairs. Located near shops, restaurants, Fantasy Island amusement park, Surf Light Theater and multiple night life destinations. Steal away from the daily grind and let Steal Away provide you with the perfect vacation. For more information please visit www.stealawaylbi.com

Directions: Exit 63 from the Garden State Parkway. Take 72 East to the end and make right on Long Beach Boulevard. Follow for 7 miles.
Make left on Centre Street (Kapler's Pharmacy on corner). Steal Away Bed and Breakfast is located 1 1/2 blocks down on the left.