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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Eater San Diego. Updated September 2026.
Chocolate Haus · Pacific Beach
A Pacific Beach chocolate shop on Turquoise Street that makes its chocolates and confections by hand, from individual truffles to brittles. Order a few truffles, the lemon and the salted chai among them.
The Elegant Truffle · Point Loma
An artisan chocolatier near Shelter Island in Point Loma making handmade chocolates and Belgian truffles. Order a box of the Belgian truffles.
Chuao Chocolatier · Carlsbad
The Carlsbad factory shop of a San Diego chocolatier known for handcrafted truffles and chocolate bars in eclectic flavors, chipotle with popping candy among them. Order the chipotle and popping candy chocolate.
Nibble Chocolate · Old Town
This Old Town shop sells Nibble's small-batch chocolate made from single-origin cacao. The bars are plant-based, with no artificial flavors, and the shop also serves drinking chocolate. Order a tasting flight to compare the bars and take a few home.
Seabreeze Craft Chocolates · Carmel Valley
At this Carmel Valley shop, the bean-to-bar process is visible from cacao roasting through finished chocolate. The cases hold single-origin bars, truffles and bonbons, and chocolatier Jim Lantry also teaches chocolate-making classes. Try a bar to taste the cacao, then pick out a few bonbons.