TV Restaurants

Is Fran's Chocolates Still Open? Update (Seattle, WA)

Open reported

As of September 2026, Fran's Chocolates is listed open on frans.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Primary source
frans.com ·

Last verified

What the source shows: The store's website lists current-week hours, including a specific Monday, September 7 listing, and offers online ordering.

Interactive map — loads when you ask for it.

Everything on this map is also in the list below.

© OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate featured a holiday chocolate item from Fran's Chocolates on the 'Season's Eatings' episode. Fran's Chocolates operates a retail chocolate shop at 1325 1st Avenue in downtown Seattle, Washington, according to OpenStreetMap-sourced business data. According to the business's website, frans.com, checked September 8, 2026, the downtown Seattle location's posted hours included Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and a specific Monday, September 7, listing of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., indicating the hours page was current for that week. The site also includes an online ordering feature and references seasonal warm-weather shipping practices for keeping chocolates cool in transit. No source reporting a closure, relocation, or ownership change was found for this business.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 6, Episode 7
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Season's Eatings
What was featured
A holiday chocolate item on the 'Season's Eatings' episode
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Fran's Chocolates

Frequently asked questions

Is Fran's Chocolates still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Fran's Chocolates is listed open on frans.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Fran's Chocolates after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate featured a holiday chocolate item from Fran's Chocolates on the 'Season's Eatings' episode. As of September 2026, Fran's Chocolates is listed open on frans.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Fran's Chocolates located?

1325 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Fran's Chocolates?

Season 6, Episode 7 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Season's Eatings”.

Every status on this site carries a confidence label and a date, and names the source it rests on. Read the Editorial & Corrections Policy for what each label means and how quickly we act on corrections. The questions above are generated from this record's own published fields — we never publish a question we cannot answer from the data.

More from Best Thing I Ever Ate

  • Cafe Juanita

    Kirkland, WA

    Open reported Checked

  • Cantina Leña

    Seattle, WA

    Closed verified Checked

  • Dahlia Lounge

    Seattle, WA

    Closed verified Checked

  • La Isla

    Seattle, WA

    Closed verified Checked

  • Le Pichet

    Seattle, WA

    Open reported Checked

  • Lola

    Seattle, WA

    Open verified Checked

Every Best Thing I Ever Ate restaurant we track

Other TV restaurants in Washington

All Washington locations

Nearest tracked restaurants

Visit info

Address
1325 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Venue type
other
Official website
frans.com

Businesses change fast. Always confirm directly with the restaurant — call ahead, or check its own current website or social media — before making plans around anything on this page.

Sources

  • frans.com — https://frans.com/stores/downtown-seattle/

See something wrong?

We work hard to keep every status accurate and dated, but restaurants change fast and our sources aren't perfect. If something here is wrong — a status, a name, an address, anything — tell us what you're seeing and where you saw it, and we'll check it.

See something wrong? Tell us →

Share this page

Record btiea-0550 · last verified .