Great chocolate is happening in Oakland and Emeryville.
Local artisan chocolatiers
- Xocolate & confections – Rockridge
- Michael’s Chocolates
- Company Confections
- Bisou Chocolate
- Timeless Coffee – Piedmont Ave.
- Timeless Coffee – Webster St.
- The Oakland Chocolate Company
Bean-to-bar chocolate maker
Cafés
- The Chocolate Dragon Bittersweet Café & Bakery
- Timeless Coffee – Piedmont Ave.
- Timeless Coffee – Webster St.
Chocolate shops
- Love + Chocolate – Rockridge
- Xocolate & confections – Rockridge
- The Chocolate Dragon Bittersweet Café & Bakery
- Michael’s Chocolates
- See’s Candies – Rockridge
- See’s Candies – Alameda
- Le Bonbon
Confectioner
Retail shops that carry local artisan chocolate
- Miette Patisserie & Confiserie
- Market Hall Foods
- Oaktown Spice Shop
- Piedmont Grocery
- The Oakland Food Hall carries That Batch
Farmers market vendor
- Company Confections – Temescal and Montclair farmers markets, alternating Sundays
- Bisou Chocolate– Mountain View, Sundays; SF’s Ferry Plaza & Walnut Creek’s Diablo Valley farmers markets, Saturdays (also offers curbside pickup in Oakland)
Gone but not forgotten
- Barlovento – closed
- Michael Mischer – closed
CBTB Tip:
East Bay chocolatiers generally open later in the day than chocolatiers in San Francisco — like 11 am or noon — so don’t hurry.