Ghirardelli Chocolate Outlet & Ice Cream Shop– Lathrop
A local chocolate institution founded during the Gold Rush in SF, this location is an outlet store and ice cream shop
Pieces of Heaven
Lots of chocolate options packed into this mom and pop shop
Binging with Charles
Quality TV viewing needs some quality chocolate to go with it
Berkeley Bowl West
Known for their extensive produce offerings, the Bowl has almost as many chocolate options as apple varieties (I didn’t count, maybe there are more now)
That’s different
Try these caramels described by their makers as “for a different experience from the traditional” and “caramel like you’ve never experienced it before”
Love + Chocolate – Rockridge
The newest chocolate option on College Avenue in Oakland sells an iconic Belgian chocolate brand
TIL…
How to make hot chocolate taste even better
Venchi San Jose
Come for the showy chocolate waterfall, stay for the Italian made chocolates and gelato
Good and plenty
So many good entries in this year’s caramel competition
Bonbon anniversaire!
Time flies when you’re having fun — it’s been 2 years already since Michael’s Chocolates took over the other-chocolatier-named-Michael’s Oakland space and lots has been happening there since
COBA
“The Most Convenient Coffee Ever”
Blue bird of happiness
Now that Twitter is no more — having been literally X-ed out by its owner — its iconic blue bird has disappeared too. Luckily there’s another blue bird out there that will attract your interest —if your interests include chocolate.
