Sweets for your sweetie: The 4 best chocolatiers and chocolate shops in San Francisco
Embarcadero, Financial District, Fisherman's Wharf, Mission, Russian Hill
Valentine's engagement is impartial almost the corner. Wondering where ought discover the best artisanal chocolate though that exceptional someone at your life?
Hoodline crunched the numbers ought discover the sumit chocolatiers and chocolate shops at San Francisco, using both Yelp news and our possess secret sauce ought pattern a ranked schedule of where ought venture next time you're at the impartial though chocolate worth of a exceptional occasion.
1. Dandelion Chocolate
Topping the schedule is Dandelion Chocolate. Located at 740 Valencia St. (between 18th and 19th streets) at the Mission, the chocolate maintain is the most normal at San Francisco, boasting 4.5 stars out of 1,253 reviews at Yelp.
Dandelion bills itself during a "bean-to-bar chocolate factory," offering an extensive alternative of chocolatey purity alike single-origin ganache confections, hand-crafted chocolate bars, chocolate-covered almonds and more. (You can restrain out the complete lineup at the shop's online store.)
Its flagship outpost offers a category of handmade treats and chocolate concoctions during well, alike frozen hot chocolate, house-made s'mores, chocolate canelés and macarons.
2. The creative Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop
Next up is Russian Hill's The creative Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop, situated at 900 N. Point at Ghirardelli Square. With four stars out of 2,371 reviews at Yelp, the historic chocolatier has proven ought exist a local favorite.
The flagship family of San Francisco's OG chocolate maker sits at the center of its creative chocolate factory at Ghirardelli Square. desire ought watch sum the brand's classic confections at offer, at supplement ought an extensive soda-fountain menu chock complete of sweet treats, alike hot brownie sundaes, shakes, floats, banana splits, hot chocolate and more. (Check out the complete menu here.)
You can during robust know approximately the chocolate-making process, restrain out historic chocolate-making machine at exhibition and browse the genius shop, complete of limited-edition chocolates.
3. XOX Truffles
North Beach's XOX Truffles, located at 754 Columbus Ave. (between Scotland and Greenwich streets), is another sumit choice, with Yelpers giving the chocolatier and café 4.5 stars out of 598 reviews.
XOX Truffles was born more than two decades ago during a wholesale business, when married join Jean-Marc Gorce and Casimira N. Tobilla joined army ought create a confectionary manufacture that could exist shipped almost the world.
In 1998, the brand opened its first brick-and-mortar storefront at North Beach, and began selling its French-inspired chocolates ought locals, according ought its website. The business, which during robust sells coffee and tea, has during expanded its operations ought contain a retail outlet at SFO during well.
Expect ought watch an array of rotating hand-made truffle flavors, alike espresso, l'orange chocolate, green tea, white chocolate and more. And if you're no definite where ought start, a liberate truffle is included with each coffee order.
4. Recchiuti Confections at the Ferry Building
Recchiuti Confections at the Ferry Building is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 481 Yelp reviews.
Local chocolatier Michael Recchiuti specializes at handmade single-origin chocolates, always using herbs and pattern sourced from local California farmer's markets, alike lavender and lemon verbena.
Look though flavors alike Recchiuti's signature burnt caramel with 70 percent dim chocolate ganache; fountain jasmine tea; lavender vanilla; tarragon grapefruit and more. (You can restrain out the complete lineup here.)
For Valentine's Day, the maintain features an assortment of gift boxes at varying wage points, available in-house or online. Head at ought 1 Ferry Bldg, maintain 30 ought watch though yourself, or descend at at Recchiuti's second outpost at 801 22nd St. at the Dogpatch.
