If you asked us 15 years ago if we thought Ontario was a gourmet-chocolate destination, we’d probably laugh; but all across the province, master chocolatiers are opening up boutique shops with truffles, bars and confections that have always wanting more. These small-batch artisans are committed to quality and their craft and for the first time, most are making their products available online.
Here are six Ontario artisan chocolate makers we love – all only a click away!
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Centre & Main Chocolate
50 Centre Street, Warkworth, ON
centreandmainchocolate.com
Angela Roest — Award-Winning Chocolatier and owner of Centre & Main, loves marrying local flavours with the best ethically-sourced chocolate from across the world. Each bar is a thoughtfully designed work of art. We love the Strawberry Rhubarb Saffron Bar made with True Saffron (grown outside of Warkworth!); and the Blackcurrant bar made with Popham Lane Farm currants.
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SOMA CHOCOLATEMAKER
443 King Street West, Toronto, ON
www.somachocolate.com
The team at SOMA have been making small batch, bean to bar chocolate in Toronto since 2003. What started as a small shop in the Distillery District has grown to three locations and plenty of chocolate offerings – including a Mexican Hot Chocolate drink that we literally can’t stop thinking about. For those looking to gift their sweet creations, we highly recommend the trying the Gianduja trio – their love story to nuts – and available until Valentines Day.
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SWEETNESS CHOCOLATE
2120 Gladstone Ave, Windsor, ON
sweetnesschocolate.ca
Michèle Bowman – owner of Sweetness Chocolate – is a chocolate maker and lover of all things sweet. We love her Roasted White & Sea Salt creation. It’s 40% white chocolate, gently roasted at low temperatures until the milk solids are caramelized and infused with vanilla and a touch of sea salt.
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STUBBE CHOCOLATES
1224 Wellington St W Unit A1, Ottawa, ON
stubbechocolatesottawa.com
The Stubbe family has been in the chocolate business on both sides of the pond since 1845. They are known for their tortes and melt-in-your-mouth truffles – like the Amaretto and Milk Chocolate pictured – which are downright sinful.
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WALKER’S CHOCOLATES
1224 Wellington St W Unit A1, Ottawa, ON
stubbechocolatesottawa.com
The family behind Walker’s Chocolates has been making chocolate in Burlington – and now Hamilton – for 37 years. They offer over 50 different flavours and moulded chocolate creations you could only dream about — everything from chocolate iPhones and Lego blocks to beer bottles and chocolate pizzas.
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HUMMINGBIRD CHOCOLATE
9 Houston Drive, Almonte, ON
hummingbirdchocolate.com
The team at Hummingbird Chocolate know that real chocolate starts with high-quality cacao beans sourced from the best cacao farms in the world. They’ve been celebrate the world over for the commitment to quality. We’ve loved their chocolate for a long time and can’t wait to try the new Rough Grind, a delicious throwback to how chocolate began.
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