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

Xocolate & Confections

Second location of this East Bay chocolatier’s house-made, local, and global chocolate including a selection of made-at-the-source bars

Published 23 September, 2023

Chocolate heaven

Chocolate, grave robbing, and Freemasons — stories beneath the serene surfaces of local cemeteries

Published 3 April, 2023

Company Confections

Oakland proud Company Confections makes a distinctive acorn shaped chocolate

Published 12 January, 2022

Maison Bouche

Wide range of unique flavors in French-style chocolate bars

Published 2 December, 2020

Michael’s Chocolates

An award-winning chocolatier making some of the prettiest bonbons in SFBA

Published 26 September, 2019

The Oakland Chocolate Company

Chocolate maker, chocolatier, and worker-owned cooperative that includes cacao farmers in Jamaica

Published 25 June, 2019

Piedmont Grocery

Another local grocery that carries a small selection of local chocolate

Published 22 March, 2014

Market Hall Foods – Rockridge

Market Hall Foods is the East Bay’s version of Bi-Rite Market, offering a lot of artisan chocolate, some of it local

Published 22 March, 2014

Oakland/Emeryville

Great chocolate is happening in Oakland, but you’ll need a car to cover all the stops

Published 22 February, 2014