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

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There is so much variety of chocolate in the local scene we had to come up with a system for classifying it

We have grouped SFBA chocolate locations by type and assigned them these icons so you can quickly see what type of place each location is.

Local Chocolatier Chocolatier

Someone who makes quality chocolate, often by hand using local organic ingredients.

bean to bar Bean to bar

Someone who makes chocolate starting from the cacao beans to finished product.

Confectioner icon Confectioner

Someone who makes candy and chocolate treats.

Factory Store Chocolate kitchen/factory store

Local chocolatier’s store that is part of their workplace. Possible to meet the maker(s) here.

Cafe Chocolate café

Place to eat and/or drink chocolate items. Often includes a retail space to buy chocolates.

72Store Retail store with local artisan chocolate

A chocolatier/chocolate maker’s own shop, or a boutique or local grocery store that supports local chocolatiers by carrying their wares.

Farmers Market Vendor Farmers’ market chocolate vendor

A local artisan chocolatier who sells their wares at a local farmers’ market.

Chocolate attraction Chocolate attraction

A chocolate-related place worth checking out, such as a location with some chocolate history to it.

Published July 14, 2009