The Complete Chocolate Lover’s Guide for the San Francisco Bay Area

r s s feed

Recommended

Local chocolatiers

These chocolatiers and candy makers get 4 candy cups from CBTB:

Coco Tutti 4 piece

Fig & Walnut, one of our favorite Coco Tutti’s chocolates

*NEW* Coco Tutti

Hand-made, hand-decorated bonbons, truffles and liquid caramels. Check their website for events and locations where you can buy them.

Truffles from XOX

XOX Truffles

Classic hand-shaped truffles in a variety of flavors.

754 Columbus Ave., San Francisco or online.

More >

Michael Mischer Chocolates

3352 Grand Ave., Oakland.

Also available online and at Cocoa Bella Chocolates, SF; Fog City News, SF and other SFBA locations.

Recchiuti Confections Store

One Ferry Building, Shop #30, SF; online and at many specialty food stores in CA and across the US.

Recommended: Domina truffles from Vice Chocolates

Vice Chocolates

Interesting flavor combinations in hand-decorated truffles and caramels. Plus chocolate bars, chocolate-covered fruits & nuts, and seasonal treats. (See below for individual truffles we particularly liked.)

Online, Star Grocery (3068 Claremont Ave., Berkeley) or Sundays at the Temescal Farmers Market.

More >

Coco Delice Fine Chocolates

Simple elegance with a minimum of decoration and a lot of choices in the liquor & wine spectrum of chocolates. Other beverage-inspired chocolates in the line include Green Tea Jasmine and Espresso Maté.

Online, The Pasta Shop, Bi-Rite, Andronico’s, Draeger’s, Piedmont Grocery, some Whole Foods locations and others.

Noteworthy chocolates

Individual pieces and drinks we all recommend:

Liquid ginger caramel with Thai chili and roasted peanuts

Made with fresh ginger so it has a real ginger bite along with some warmth from the chili, but balanced nicely with the sweetness of the chocolate and caramel. Roasted peanuts on top complete the Thai influence.

Blackbird

Truffle of dark chocolate ganache flavored with Merlot by Vice Chocolates. Strong fruity flavor nicely balances the dark chocolate. More >

Domina

Truffle of dark chocolate ganache with Earl Grey tea, creme fraiche & orange, topped with a bit of crystalized ginger by Vice Chocolates. Orange & ginger stand out but don’t overpower the dark chocolate. More >

Mayan Hot Chocolate

Not a drink, but a truffle by Barlovento Chocolates. Hot! Hot! Hot!

Vixen

Another hot truffle, Vixen from Vice Chocolates combines dark chocolate ganache with passion fruit and chili pepper for a real chocolate experience that goes from chocolate to fruity to hot.

Forais

Dark chocolate ganache with organic sea salt and caramel by Coco Delice.

Melt in milk & enjoy!

Sipping Dreams

Blocks of dark chocolate for making chocolate drinks. Online only.

More >

NOTE: 4-cup chocolatiers and noteworthy chocolates are marked with a 4-cup chocolatier in articles on this site.

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>