Hotel Chocolat

Owners: Nicola Lacey, Angus Thirlwell
Acct #513877
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5
Total Licenses
4
Active
4
Locations
2025
Operating Since

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Business Summary

New locChainMulti-location operatorRecycled storefront

Hotel Chocolat has been operating in Chicago since 2025 (~1 year). They currently hold 4 active licenses (5 total on file) across 4 locations in LAKE VIEW and MAGNIFICENT MILE.

Primary activity: Retail Sales of Perishable Foods (Restaurant).

Notable: New loc, Chain, Multi-location operator, and Recycled storefront.

Most recent activity: new on 2025-11-26.

Locations

4 addresses on file
  • 830 N MICHIGAN AVENear North Side · 1 licenseActive
    Licenses (1)
    • Retail Food EstablishmentActive2025-11-26
  • 1617 N DAMEN AVEWest Town · 1 license · 5 permitsActive
    Licenses (1)
    • Retail Food EstablishmentActive2025-11-05
    Permits (5)
    • Signs2025-10-16
    • Signs2025-10-16
    • Renovation/Alteration · Operating2025-08-07
    • Signs · Operating2019-09-23
    • Signs · Operating2019-09-23
  • 3334 N SOUTHPORT AVELake View · 2 licenses · 1 permitActive
    Licenses (2)
    • Special Event Food2025-10-27
    • Retail Food EstablishmentActive2025-03-28
    Permits (1)
    • Express Permit Program · Operating2025-03-27
  • 900-902 W ARMITAGE AVELincoln Park · 1 licenseActive
    Licenses (1)
    • Retail Food EstablishmentActive2025-04-09

Activities

Retail Sales of Perishable Foods5 Day Single Event - Special Event FoodRetail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Sale of Food Prepared Onsite With Dining Area

Licenses

5 records

One row per license event since 2020. Tap any row for the full record. A renewal with no issuance below it points to a license first issued before our 2020 coverage window.

Retail Food EstablishmentnewActiveIssued 2025-11-26 · Expires 2027-04-15
License number
3056664
License code
1006
Site number
5
DBA name
Hotel Chocolat
Legal name
Hotel Chocolat INC.
Address
830 N MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60611
Business activity
Retail Sales of Perishable Foods
Application type
ISSUE
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-11-26
Payment date
2025-10-28
Date issued
2025-11-26
Expiration
2027-04-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
42
Precinct
19
Police district
18
Community area
Near North Side
Neighborhood
MAGNIFICENT MILE
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentnewActiveIssued 2025-11-05 · Expires 2027-04-15
License number
3056666
License code
1006
Site number
3
DBA name
Hotel Chocolat INC.
Legal name
Hotel Chocolat INC.
Address
1617 N DAMEN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60647
Business activity
Retail Sales of Perishable Foods
Application type
ISSUE
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-11-05
Payment date
2025-10-28
Date issued
2025-11-05
Expiration
2027-04-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
32
Precinct
25
Police district
14
Community area
West Town
Neighborhood
WICKER PARK
SSA
33
Special Event FoodlapseIssued 2025-10-27 · Expires 2025-12-17
License number
3056647
License code
1329
Site number
4
DBA name
Hotel Chocolat INC.
Legal name
Hotel Chocolat INC.
Address
3334 N SOUTHPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657
Business activity
5 Day Single Event - Special Event Food
Application type
ISSUE
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-10-27
Payment date
2025-10-27
Date issued
2025-10-27
Expiration
2025-12-17
Status change
Data not available
Ward
44
Precinct
9
Police district
19
Community area
Lake View
Neighborhood
LAKE VIEW
SSA
27
Retail Food EstablishmentnewActiveIssued 2025-04-09 · Expires 2027-04-15
License number
3010858
License code
1006
Site number
2
DBA name
Hotel Chocolat INC.
Legal name
Hotel Chocolat INC.
Address
900-902 W ARMITAGE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60614
Business activity
Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Sale of Food Prepared Onsite With Dining Area
Application type
ISSUE
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-04-09
Payment date
2025-03-21
Date issued
2025-04-09
Expiration
2027-04-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
43
Precinct
11
Police district
18
Community area
Lincoln Park
Neighborhood
LINCOLN PARK
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentnewActiveIssued 2025-03-28 · Expires 2027-04-15
License number
3010855
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Hotel Chocolat INC.
Legal name
Hotel Chocolat INC.
Address
3334 N SOUTHPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657
Business activity
Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Sale of Food Prepared Onsite With Dining Area
Application type
ISSUE
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-03-28
Payment date
2025-03-21
Date issued
2025-03-28
Expiration
2027-04-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
44
Precinct
9
Police district
19
Community area
Lake View
Neighborhood
LAKE VIEW
SSA
27

Permits & Construction

Active permitSigns

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$122,659
Owner-occupied housing
45.6%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
81.6%
People per sq mi
62,146
White-collar workforce
72.3%
Census tract 17031081201 · ACS 5-year 2024

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