Dandelion Chocolate

I love Dandelion Chocolate, and I have to recommend that you stop by their little pop-​up in the Ferry Building if you are in the area. They have bits of their bars chopped up so you can sample what they have available.
They have their main selection of chocolate bars available here (I recommend trying their Camino Verde, which is a 100% — not for the faint of heart! and their 70% dark from San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic) as well as gift sets. For purists, Dandelion Chocolate is exactly what you need in a chocolate bar — the only ingredients are cocoa beans and cane sugar, with nothing else added except love for their product and their craft! All of the amazing flavor you taste comes from the bean that the chocolate originated from.
These bars are expensive, but they make fantastic gifts for visitors and locals alike. The packaging is beautiful and the workers are so friendly here, if you have any questions. Make sure to buy yourself a bar, so you don’t end up without a gift after you eat one yourself!

I stumbled upon this location whilst exploring the ferry building with my BF and was very happy that I did given that I had read about in in the Alaska airlines magazine on the flight down to the city. We tasted the different types and settled on a bar of the chocolate from the Dominican Republic for me and the one with citrus notes for a friend. With only two ingredients — cocoa and sugar — you really can’t go wrong! I love the packaging on the bars and the tasting notes. Wish that I would have bought more to bring back with me!

Love this little mini spot Dandelion has here at the Ferry Buildings Farmers Market — easy to run over and grab what you need while doing your weekly food forge. Packaging is beautiful if you need a nice gift! Dandelion Chocolate is a bean-​to-​bar chocolate factory and main location is cross town in the Mission District. They small batch everything so the control is spot on !
The staff is helpful and super knowledgable. I adore their 70 +% and any of their single origin bars! They manage to preserve the geographic flavor profiles in which the bean was grown! Bravo !

On my last day in San Fran, I stopped by the Ferry Building for coffee and goodies. I’m so glad I did because I ran right into the Dandelion Chocolate Kiosk. I got the OMG bar and was in heaven at first bite. It was the very best chocolate bar I’ve ever eaten. Next time I visit, I’m definitely heading to the Mission shop to try their hot chocolate. I can’t wait to see if it compares to Jacques Torres’ hot chocolate (my absolute favorite). Dandelion Chocolate, you made my trip so sweet!

Dandelion chocolate is as good as the hype. Honest to goodness high quality hand-​crafted chocolate. I had a great experience there, today. Colleen, I think that’s her name was very knowledgeable and easy to talk to. On a very hot day in San Francisco, I took the chance and bought a couple bars. Happy to say they got home ok.
Looking forward to their café opening in this location this fall.

In my annual trip to the Ferry Building, I’ve always got an eye out for any new places opening since my last visit. This year, I spotted Dandelion and boy, was I glad that I did
Dandelion is the epitomy of what I consider the Ferry Building to be all about. Artisanal small producers serving up high quality products, usually with a price bracket to match
They have another shop in the Mission where you can actually see their chocolate being made. The bars are made with single source beans from around the world and you’ll find little cards explaining the specific characteristics of the different beans. Actually, it’s a brilliant place to get an education into quality chocolate and how far away it gets from mass produced Cadburys
Like most establishments in the Ferry Building, they are generous with samples. I would recommend that you firstly read the little accompanying card and then taste each sample. They are truly different and it can be a revelation
My favourite cocoa bean is the Madagascar for its sweet berry note. The first time I tasted pure Madagascan chocolate was at a Hotel Chocolat YEE in London, I thought they had added fruit to the mix but all the flavour comes from the bean itself. Sadly, Hotel Chocolat have since changed their recipe, which has muted those bright berry tones
So, I was overjoyed to find those characteristics in Dandelion’s Madagascar chocolate. A few bars winged their way back to London in my suitcase. Yes, it is expensive but this quality of chocolate isn’t meant to be wolfed down like Cadburys but instead eaten is small pieces and allowed to melt on the tongue

amazing cocoa quality .few can meet this standard… It’s set a party in my mouth!

Incredibly rude service — was here with my family including my four month old son and was in the midst of trying to put my son in his car seat before picking out some chocolate and was told to hurry up and move along quickly, even though there was nobody else at the stall. Had been looking forward to trying this chocolate but the incredibly rude service left me with a bad taste in my mouth and I left.

Whenever I come to the Ferry Building — I make sure to stop on by Dandelion Chocolate’s darling stand to get my high quality cacao fix.
Dandelion’s chocolate is unbelievably smooth and complex. Their chocolate makes for a perfect gift for either yourself or a loved one. It’s made locally and it is beautifully packaged. Whether you prefer pure sugar-​free dark chocolate, sweeter dark chocolate, or mouth pleasing hazelnut praline chocolates — Dandelion offers a diversity of options for any chocolate lover.
I long for the day that they decide to make smaller individual sized chocolate squares. But until they do, or until I embrace the concept of moderation — I remain hooked on their complimentary perfect chocolate bites.
Trust.

A delicious selection of high-​percentage bars from a great and relatively new bean-​to-​bar chocolaterie based here in San Francisco, with a warm and welcoming host for the tour.
As a chocolatier myself, I rarely encounter staff in a chocolate shop who can nerd out with me about their wares as much as I. Here, however, I found one of the most knowledgable shopkeepers I’ve yet encountered. Friendly, happy, and well-​informed. A genuine guide through the world of their chocolate, and conversation about what we enjoy in other chocolatiers’ work as well.

The clerk served the gentleman in front of me and I moved forward, preparing to ask a question when a woman in a short skirt pushed in front of me and the clerk proceeded to ignore me and flirt with the women while standing in front of the display in such a way that I couldn’t see or get to the chocolate, after being ignored and kept from the product for over two minutes I walked away, no chocolate is worth that. I’ll spend my money where my place in line is more important than the length of my skirt

Dandelion Chocolate is a small batch, bean to bar artesian chocolatier. You might even call them craft chocolates.
Their bars have what I would call a «raw» chocolate flavor, they defiantly preserve the character of the chocolate. If a Hershey’s bar is your preferred bar this is not the chocolate for you.
My favorite is «La Red, Dominican Republic»
But if you are looking to pair with a red wine try «Camino Verde, Ecuador». This bar will allow your wine to be the vehicle for sugar and the chocolate will be bitter sweet companion

Dandelion Chocolate brings is bean-​to-​bar chocolate to the Ferry Building in a new shop located across from the Blue Bottle coffee café. It’s a perfect little spot convenient for after dinner chocolate of picking up beautifully wrapped bars. The 3-​pack bar is affordable and a great house gift instead of wine.
For a full taste of Dandelion Chocolate hop on over to their factory and dessert café in the Mission District. They have all sorts of cookie, s’more and other chocolate concoctions on a block full of decadent desserts. (Life is short. You can take the F train then walk down Valencia if you want to go right away.)