Dandelion Chocolate
Chocolate shop · Mission Dolores ·
Small-batch chocolatier making bean-to-bar chocolate & pastries
Small-batch chocolatier making bean-to-bar chocolate & pastries
"A location staging a summer Sunday brunch at which the chef was scheduled to cook at 11 a.m. on Sunday, August 10; presented as another occasional spot in the rotating pop-up schedule." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Dandelion Chocolate changed the game on bean to bar in San Francisco, and the hot chocolate is a great way to taste what makes the company so popular. It’s an uber rich treat made with 70 percent Camino Verde, Ecuador single-origin chocolate and perfect for sipping as you walk around the city." - Lauren Saria
"A San Francisco–based bean-to-bar chocolate maker whose sourcer emphasizes cacao as a fragrant, fruit-bearing plant: pods are “football”-sized and come in yellows, greens, and reds, each housing roughly 30–60 large seeds wrapped in a pulpy white flesh described as lychee-like and intensely floral. The team stresses how fermentation (a two- to nine-day process) and sun-drying develop the beans’ brown color and nuanced flavors—ranging from strawberry, pineapple, and rose to almond or simply chocolate—driven by terroir and the crop’s wild genetic diversity. Their sourcing perspective highlights the importance of origin, processing, and transparent supply chains in shaping a bar’s final taste." - Sylvio Martins
"I'm reporting that Dandelion Chocolate is coordinating the annual “12 Nights of Chocolate” fundraiser for the San Francisco–Marin Food Bank, bringing together Bay Area chefs and confectioners (including Selasie Dotsie of Hi Felicia, Gaby Maeda of State Bird Provisions, and Bill Corbett of Salesforce); the company, which operates a factory in San Francisco, was also the subject of worker allegations earlier this year that it squashed a fledgling union in late 2021." - Paolo Bicchieri
"In spring 2021 workers at Dandelion Chocolate moved to unionize, but a number of current and former employees say the company engaged in unfair labor practices that effectively crushed the union effort before it could get off the ground." - Lauren Saria