Bay Area/ San Francisco/ Food & Drinks
Published on October 22, 2019
Cocoa local: Celebrate National Chocolate Day at one of San Francisco's most popular chocolate spotsRecchiuti Confections | Photo: Winnie L./Yelp

Whether your taste runs to dark, milk, semi-sweet, hot, cold, drizzled or infused, National Chocolate Day, Oct. 28, is the time to splurge. Luckily, San Francisco has plenty of quality chocolate shops from which to choose.

Hoodline crunched the Yelp numbers to bring you this list of San Francisco’s top chocolate destinations.

1. Dandelion Chocolate

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Topping the list is Dandelion Chocolate. Located at 740 Valencia St. (between 18th and 19th streets) in the Mission, the chocolate shop and cafe (which has locations around the city and in Japan) is the most popular chocolatier in San Francisco, boasting 4.5 stars out of 1,358 reviews on Yelp.

2. Recchiuti Confections

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Next up is the Ferry Building outpost of local chocolate makers Recchiuti Confections (1 Ferry Building, Shop 30). With 4.5 stars out of 493 reviews on Yelp, it has proven to be a local favorite.

3. Teuscher Chocolate

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Union Square's Teuscher Chocolate, located at 307 Sutter St. (near the corner of Sutter Street and Grant Avenue), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving this location of the international chain of chocolatiers 4.5 stars out of 230 reviews.

4. Ghirardelli Chocolate Marketplace

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Then there's Ghirardelli Chocolate Marketplace, which has earned four stars out of 220 reviews on Yelp. You can find this San Francisco classic at 900 N. Point St. in Ghirardelli Square.


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