Online
Bar & Cocoa* - Fine chocolate that's both luxurious and ethical.
Yahara Chocolate & Tea* - Curating the best chocolate and tea from all over the world.
The Chocolate Dispensary* - Your daily dose of delicious, ethical, and sustainable craft chocolate.
The Pod by CocoaCompassion* - Creating a world where everyone feels valued and connected through chocolate.
Caputo's - Expansive collection of craft chocolate from around the globe.
ChefShop - East simply. Live well.
The Chocolate House DC - Over 400 chocolate bars and confections from artisan makers.
Chocosphere - Fine Chocolates from around the world since 1998.
Cocoa Store - Prestigious chocolate brands from around the world.
DeLaurenti Food & Wine - In Pike's Place Market, Seattle since 1946.
Hello Chocolate - where the world's best craft chocolate lives.
The Meadow - 400+ artisan chocolate bars.
Perfect Truffle - Handcrafted artisan chocolates.
Seek Chocolate Shop - Pursue ethical chocolate.
Soul and Story - Doing better than good. Featuring women BIPOC makers.
*Ability to easily filter by origin-made.
Tastings & Classes
Each of the companies below offers both in person and virtual tastings. Many offer events for the public and all offer private tastings for special occasions, groups, and corporate events.
37 Chocolates (Chester County, PA) - Chocolate tastings and musings by Chocolate Sommelier Estelle Tracy.
Chocolate Monkey (Charlotte, NC) - Guided chocolate tasting experiences and pairings by Dr. Jessica Henderson.
Chocolate Noise (New Yok, NY and San Francisco, CA) - Explore the flavors and terroir of craft chocolate.
Chocolate Uplift (Chicago, IL) - Enjoy Valerie Beck's 5S's of chocolate: slavery-free, synthetic additive-free, sustainable, small-batch, and scrumptious!
Chocomotions (New York, NY) - Chocolate Tastings by Chocolate Sommelier Genevieve Leloup.
Gourmet Boutique (Boston, MA) - Private virtual and in person events by Anya Zelfond.
Peace on Fifth (Dayton, OH) - Imaginative and monster pairing classes by London Coe.
Shop Locally in the US
Listed Alphabetically by state.
Oakland, CA - The Xocolate Bar*
Echo Park, CA - The Chocolate Dispensary
San Francisco, CA - Chocolate Covered
Washington, DC - The Chocolate House DC
Watertown, MA - Fastachi
Frederick, MD - Perfect Truffle
Dobbs Ferry, NY - ThePod by CocoaCompassion*
New York, NY - Cocoa Store
Dayton, OH - Peace on Fifth
Portland, OR - The Meadow
Salt Lake City, UT - Caputo's
Seattle, WA - ChefShop
Seattle, WA - DeLaurenti Food & Wine
Stoughton, WI - Yahara Chocolate & Tea
Gift Boxes
BIPOC Box - Be the changemaker this world needs.
Craft Chocolate Festivals in the US
Exhibitors vary from year to year, but these festivals are known to host an increasing number of origin makers each year. It's a delight to meet them in person, hear their stories and taste their products. Listed alphabetically by state.
San Francisco, CA - Craft Chocolate Experience - April
Washington, DC - DC Chocolate Festival - April
Albuquerque, NM - Southwest Chocolate & Coffee Fest - April
Dallas, TX - Dallas Chocolate Festival - September
Bellevue, WA - Northwest Chocolate Festival - October
Rushville, IN - Midwest Craft Chocolate Festival - November
Craft Chocolate Festivals in Origin Countries
If you're planning to travel to a nation that grows cacao, here's your chance to plan your schedule around an abundance of local chocolate and cacao-based products. Listed alphabetically by country.
Punta Gorda, Belize - Chocolate Festival of Belize - May
Gramado, Brazil - Chocolat Gramado - weekslong festival leading up to Easter
Yaoundé, Cameroon - Cacao & Coffee Festival Cameroon - January
Bogotá, Colombia - Chocoshow - November
Santo Domingo, The Dominican Republic - Festival del Chocolate Dominicano - months vary
Quito, Ecuador - Salón del Chocolate Ecuador - June
Grenada (cities vary) - Grenada Chocolate Fest - May
Bangalore, India - Indian Cacao & Craft Chocolate Festival - November
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Chocolate Show Malaysia - July
Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico - Festival del Chocolate Tabasco - November
Buka, Papua New Guinea - Bougainville Chocolate Festival - October
Lima, Perú - Salón del Cacao y Chocolate Internacional - July
Bangkok, Thailand - Thai Craft Chocolate Festival - May