[Photos: Carrie Vasios and Robyn Lee]

"If you're going to give chocolate for Valentine's Day", says Serious Eats Overlord Ed Levine, "you can't give crappy chocolate. It's disrespectful." Luckily, you have more options than ever this year. Here are 5 Valentine's chocolates we particularly adore—wonderfully executed spins on the classics and carefully crafted sweets that offer unusual (and delicious) flavor combinations.

Will you buy chocolate for Valentine's Day this year? What are your favorite local chocolatiers?