HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - The fifth and final restaurant at Twickenham Square will bring something sweet to downtown Huntsville.



Commercial real estate firm Crunkleton & Associates announced this morning that the Chocolate Martini Bar will open next spring in retail building A at the corner of Gallatin Street and Pelham Avenue at Twickenham Square, a $100 million mixed-use project anchored by Publix. It will be the restaurant's first Alabama location.



Founded by Bill Panzica, the Chocolate Martini Bar has three other dessert restaurants in the U.S., including Louisville, Ky., Cleveland, Ohio, and Buffalo, N.Y. The more than 3,000-square-foot Huntsville location will be one of seven new Chocolate Martini Bars to open across the country.



"The property it is going to be in looks like a great fit and offers a pretty unique vibe," Panzica said of Twickenham Square.

Desserts include crepes, hot chocolate, milkshakes, cakes, pie, cupcakes, customizable s'mores, fruit and more. Champagne, beer, specialty shots, mojitos and several non-alcoholic drink options will also be available for purchase.

In addition to a full line of martinis or "liquid desserts," the menu offers salads, sandwiches, flatbreads, steaks, seafood and pasta -- but with a chocolaty twist.

"Every category has chocolate incorporated into it," said Crunkleton spokewoman Leah Mays.

Although open to both sexes, Panzica said his restaurant concept caters heavily to women with Martinis & Manicures on Monday nights and free chair massages on Wednesday nights.

Twickenham Square, which broke ground in December 2012, will welcome four other restaurants in the next few months, including Taco Mama, Asian Rim, Mei Wei and Cajun Steamer Bar & Grill.