A cute little place to congregate with friends if you’re seeking an alcohol-free evening. Outdoor area has limited seating but generous standing room. Fun baked treats, but their hot chocolate is the real reason you’d come here.

While the European chocolate drink is exceptionally tasty at Dandelion, I was very underwhelmed by their other menu offerings. The cake was dry and the chocolate had no sweetness to it. While the brownie flight was fun to try, I feel that during covid they don’t offer their staple flight options to customers. Lastly, the chocolate chai was too spicy. For the price you pay, it’s just overrated with the one exception being their chocolate drink which is a 5/5

I’m giving this place 5 stars because I LOVE great tasting chocolate and amazing people at the counter. I was greeted by a lovely gal that let me take my time asking questions and was so friendly and patient. Now there is only one place in the world that I have been introduced to frozen hot chocolate and that’s in NYC at Serendipity 3. Having also lived on the UES it was my treat as well as all our guests that came to visit. I have yet to find a place comparable until Dandelion Chocolate. Although this one is a little less sweet it is still quite delicious. The experience may be better if it were served as a dine in experience but having it from a Togo cup was great! The whipped cream was thick and not too sweet and I believe homemade. The s’mores cookie was also delicious and not too sweet. The marshmallow was perfect and the chocolate in the middle was almost like a thick yummy mousse that was maybe 75% dark chocolate. I also love desserts that are sweet so I was surprised I liked it! I have to say that my favorite item of all was the Oatmeal Cookie!!! I can’t believe I’m saying this but it has 2 kinds of chocolate almost like milk and dark and the chocolate was not chips it was mini bars almost. There were cranberries in it and I loved the perfect amount of crunch and softness. This was also eating it the next day!! I will be going back for sure for this incredible cookie! Also I don’t usually ever go for cookies outside of chocolate chip or ones with cranberries in it.

All the treats were delicious. I didn’t like the mission hot chocolate too much tho (chili in hot chocolate is not a personal preference).

You have to try the Frozen Hot Chocolate cold drink. The name is funny to be honest, but it is so freaking delicious. Probably loaded in calories, but this is the best cold chocolate drink I have had in a long time. Strongly recommended. Around $6 for the drink. We also tried the mini chocolate muffins, it was very tasty. The texture was just perfect with a little bit of moisture in it.

Absolutely delicious worth every second of the wait (due to COVID) tried the spicy hot chocolate and the chocolate chip cookie both great, their euro style hot chocolate is also amazing and does not disappoint at all. If they have it, they the s’more, highly recommend

The European drinking chocolate is amazing! So rich and creamy. Also tried the Missiom hot chocolate and it was SO good.The deserts looked a bit dry and arent served warm so wouldnt recommend.

The ambience. The thickness. The taste. The vibes.Im sold to everything this place has to offer at the Valencia St location in San Francisco.I would highly recommend European Hot Chocolate to be tried by anyone passionate about chocolate.

Great hot chocolate. Ordered the gateau Basque for $50.

Delish and delightful. The European drinking chocolate is rich and thick, just the right bittersweet. The perfect way to cap off dinner in the neighborhood.

Everything was innovative and interesting to taste. I loved being able to try chocolates from different regions and get a feel for my favorite. Can’t wait to come back.

No matter you are chocolate lover or not, this is a must visit spot in San Fran! Saw this place on one of the must visit on mission street and it is totally worth it! Local made chocolate can see the open concept “factory” how chocolate being made. Amazing. The decoration of this place is very cool, wash room with garage looking sliding door. Sit around the bar area look into the chocolate factor see the big mixing bowl where chocolate is being made.Must try: European hot chocolate - just like the one I had in Italy

If you enjoy chocolate then you definitely need to check this place out. There are free samples throughout the store with very clear descriptions highlighting the chocolate notes of each bar. They have creative chocolate and coffee drinks. Their chocolate processing machines are on full display and it appears they are continually processing chocolate as you see it pouring out of machines. They even offer tours of their shop to show you how they create their batches. They have a bowl of house made marshmallows you can add to your hot chocolate. Delicious! Lastly, just watch out because the line can build up quickly.

I should have took a picture the desserts that I had for to go was great oh my God worth every penny semi-finals just dont order a takeout of coffee drinks or hot chocolate and try to make your train to go to work it takes a long time for them to make their hot chocolate drinks or their cold coffee I decided to go there because my regular place I go to like two doors down from them the line was too long so dont order any to go drinks from this place here the dessert are great

We only had the Smore, but it was really tasty. Staff were incredibly friendly, displays really informative and it is great to be able to see the chocolate being made. Nice atmosphere and lots of people siting working which was nice. The free ‘housemade’ marshmallows for the hot chocolate were a nice touch!

Pretty good chocolate but not mind blowing. Prices are pretty steep. Their chocolate chip cookie was decent but not amazing. Same goes for the brownies. Overall its a nice store with good decor and layout but I wouldnt go back because the desserts were average.

The sample wall was delicious, and the chocolates had a lot of varying flavors even though they were all plain dark chocolate. Pretty amazing what different growing environments for the beans can do to the end product. Homemade marshmallows also awesome. Drinking chocolate, awesome. There was a theme.

The dandelion chocolate has this drink that tastes like pure heaven and you just cant stop going back for more. Its thick and velvety and oh so sweet. Serving size is a very small cup but its more than enough to satisfy. The artisan marshmallow on top is well suited.

Amazing house hot chocolate and coaco varieties.

Not my favorite taste wise but absolutely fantastic quality. Strangely, i prefer their covid set up of ordering at the door than the previous confusion

Delicious chocolate, coffee and mocaccinos! Plus, on the back of the store you can see them making the chocolate in front of you. Also a good place to buy fancy chocolate boxes to give as gifts. :)

Dandelion Chocolate is by far the best chocolate-based pastries and foods that I’ve ever had. During the pandemic the quality has decreased a bit because they cannot heat their food up, but it still is by far my favorite chocolate place in San Francisco and the US.

Popular place with the neighborhood locals for desserts made with in house chocolate. My friends and I went on a Saturday night after 10pm... There was line and a little bit of a wait to order. Pastries are good, but I wish they were warmed up. I got the coffee cake. My friends got the smores & chocolate chip cookie. Again, wish they were served warm. We also go a double espresso and they are string. Served with sparkling water and a little chocolate nibble which was a nice pallet cleanser. Seating is very limited.

They have a BROWNIE FLIGHT! Plus free little chocolate samples for tasting, and incredible cookies that might be better than the brownies. But the brownie flight is so creative. If it was served with ice cream I’d be back every day!

No indoor siting, her something small. Tried browni and roulade cake that was ok not perfect

Did someone say chocolate?!?!? Dark chocolate? Milk chocolate? Drinking chocolate? Frozen chocolate? Hot chocolate? Coffee? Dandelion has it all. Absolute must stop by if you are in the neighborhood. They have all and any kind of chocolate and desserts for you to taste. Sample different kinds of dark chocolate as you wait in line to order. The tasting menu is recommended if you want to try a few things in small bites.

Good cookies, but overprint and the street is just terrible, very dirty, full of empty injections on the ground.

Free chocolate samples! Its also a fun place to learn about how chocolate is made. I really enjoyed my European sipping chocolate and the little biscuit/cookie they included with our drink. The chocolate had depth of flavor that I dont always taste at other places.

I love that you can see the chocolate process in the back! They’ve got lots of different types of chocolate from all over, and samples out front (all the way up to 100% cacao bars!). Off their menu, my absolute favorite is the frozen hot chocolate. I don’t care how cold it gets, I will always drink that when I’m here. The s’more is also a really nice pick-me-up. They torch the marshmallow right before serving, and the portion size is just right!

Look, its expensive, yes. But, its SUPER high quality chocolate (including the closest thing to legit European drinking chocolate Ive found in the area), and tastes great, so its worth it for a treat. Good selection of chocolate, or just coffee, drinks, and small pastries as well.

Meh. Had a blondie and a canelé. The blondie was bland and the canelé was absolutely nothing like a canelé, it was just a brownie made using a canelé mold. A canelé should have the consistency of bread pudding on the inside and a chewy carmelized crust, otherwise its not a canelé.

Great place for a cup of hot chocolate with a simply menu.Ordered the Mission hot chocolate which was spiced and a European Drinking Chocolate.The Mission Hot Chocolate has a really spicy kick and it isn’t too over powering. Has hints of cinnamon and probably ginger. Great when you are feeling cold.The European Drinking Chocolate comes really thick and can be a drink to consider if you are sharing it with someone else. Really fantastic!!!

Great dessert place if you want chocolate. You can sample several different flavors of chocolates while you wait. The sampler plate and mocha drinks were our favorite especially if you don’t know what to choose.

Great concept and great execution. You can sample various chocolates here. Came in to get hot chocolate and some desserts. Chefs taste menu was nice.

Hands down some of the best desserts Ive ever had anywhere! The quality of ingredients comes through in wonderfully executed items. I am so glad we stopped in for the $14 5-piece sampler. Worth every penny! They also offer coffee and chocolates for sale. Love this place!

Fantastic hot chocolate! Wide selection of bar chocolate with varying degrees of cacao. A good selection of other sweets as well if you don’t just want to have a drink. You can buy some bars of chocolates for later or as a nice gift.

Good varieties of chocolates and drinks!! You can try free samples of chocolates and buy beautifully wrapped chocolate gifts!!

Need more heat and less sugar in their Mission Mocha, at least for me. More coffee intensity! But good...

Dandelion makes excellent quality craft chocolate. Talking to the workers, they are very hard working, knowledgeable, and happy to give any information about their variety of products. I understand theyre working to unionize and am very happy to hear this, I will be back many times IF they succeed in unionizing!

What a gem this place is. The sitting is a bit on the low side but the desserts were crazy good. The sampler plate is definitely the thing to order. It is an experience. Love this place.

Maybe a good coffee shop. The smell is really strong being that production is in house.The chocolate might be of higher quality, but it’s super overpriced

The brownie bites from here were delicious. I tried a sampler plate which looked delicious but ended up being a little too sweet. Bottom line - great for pictures and OK for the tummy.

Bean to bar/drink chocolate shop. Super fun to watch the process, see the care put into the selection and processing of the beans, and yummy results. Great vegan hot chocolate is including Mexican style and European style. Yummy bars. No vegan desserts :-(

European drinking chocolate is the best hot chocolate I had on this side of the globe. (Get a small cup)

Completely changed the way I think about chocolate.Love that they have samples sourced from different parts of the world.By the way, tours have to be booked online weeks to months in advance, so dont go in looking for one.Their take on the millionairs shortbread is absolutely delicious.

Excellent place to grab a coffee and snack. Friendly staff willing to let you sample their desserts. You can watch the whole chocolate making process.

I like the chocolates, but the service workers arent friendly. Hello! Do they want tips for doing what theyre already paid to do for take away orders!? I am not impressed with snooty counter help! If they want me to part with my hard earned $ then they need to treat me extra special. Their attitude makes me rarely enter that specialty shop = the owners lose business from me & my friends due to their workers presentation at the counter.

I stop here every time Im in town for their dark chocolate brittle, just amazing. The coffee is good also and they always have fresh made marshmallows yummy!

Despite being a casting call of mission techies and pasty hipster hopefuls from the midwest, this is a fantastic place to get a treat or take a date. Amazing high chocolate drinks and treats are all on offer. Things are priced at obscenely decadent prices reminiscent of the delights you are feasting on.

Incredible, the any drink on their menu is amazing and incredibly rich in flavor!

It’s so good 😩😩 i got the frozen hot chocolate, it was so rich and creamy, u also get little free marshmallows on the side which r also rlly yummy

Wow, just wow! Where do I even start? Dandelion is simply awesome and a must-visit.I was so tempted by all their creations, so naturally I had to do the Chefs chocolate tasting flight. At $14, its not cheap for the small portion sizes that you get, but I thought I got good value out of itItems in the tasting:- A spritzer made using chocolate from Belize (wasnt heavily chocolately, more like a light chocolate palate cleanser)- Profiteroles using chocolate from Liberia (it was really good)- Smore using chocolate from Ecuador (Absolutely divine! My fav!)- Passionfruit chocolate macaron using chocolate from Madagascar (this was ok)- Panna Cotta with chocolate from Venezuela (so good! My second fav!)Now that I have had the tasting, my next visit will be focusing on getting the items that I like, as the regular items are bigger in size. Overall, I think this is as good as it gets for a small local chocolate factory/cafe!! A++Check out @instantonium on Instagram for more great eats

Nice cutesy cafe and chocolate shop. We tried chocolate chai, fruity smoothie and a scone. Total is about $18 plus tip.

WOW! Delicious chocolate for a more sophisticated pallet. The chocolate here has some strong caffeine haha I was shaking after eating so much of it and felt very hyper. So take note of that. The atmosphere is the hipster decor of your dreams. Such a fun little place to visit in the city.

Amazing place for 100% Coco beans

Amazing chocolate, and a really neat space, with chocolate making equipment visible. Definitely go for the European sipping chocolate on your first visit.

Wonderful deserts and super quality chocolate. I want to live in this place!

Really liked the smores. Dulce de Leche and their house mocha was really rich, but good.

The best hot chocolate Ive tasted in years. Thick, creamy, bitter and delicious. Tiramisu is delicious as well. Worth the effort coming here. Definitely recommended a place to visit while in San Francisco.

Brownie bite flight was good!

Best chocolate ever! Love their Frozen Hot Chocolate! And best service ever!

Excellent chocolate factory with awesome pastries not too sweet. Our best dessert place in San Francisco

Amazing place to have some amazing hot chocolate.

We tried the hot chocolate here and it was amazing! We got the European hot chocolate which was super rich and creamy, definitely something you share with another person. It’s also pretty bitter and dark so if you are not a fan of dark chocolate I wouldn’t recommend this. The frozen hot chocolate would be more up your alley, it’s still rich and tastes great but not as bitter. They have housemate marshmallows which melt in your mouth! They also have free tastings of different types of their chocolates.

Try the little pastries from other countries, it’s really good. If you love chocolate, you will appreciate this spot.

Highly recommend the lemon tart thingy and the frozen hot chocolate! Limited seating here!

Wonderful chocolate. Something for everyone can be found there, including the 70%, 85% and 100% coca beans. The presentation boxes when they infold like a harmonica are really fun too.

Amazing place! So fun to taste all the chocolate samples . Really high quality artisanally made chocolate from all over the world. Coffee and hot chocolate for sale too.

Found this jewel while looking for dessert in South of San Francisco. Unique selections chocolates and dishes made out of chocolates.

The iced mocha with oat milk was fantastic. Very strong, I would highly recommend trying it.

Chocolate everywhere! Hard to find seats inside but they have places to sit outside as well.

Im afraid i did not like this place one bit, seating area is extremely small ( although the store is gigantic), we ordered the -house hot chocolate, -mission hot chocolate, -celebration cake, -dulce de leche bar, as experts in chocolate/cocoa you would automatically have higher expectations in their chocolate and/or desserts unfortunately they fell too short from that, we left extremely disappointed with the overall experience as it was unpleasant to say the least starting from seating till leaving; we stood waiting for around 12-15 minutes just for some1 to leave as the seatings are only but a few, imagine doing that with 2 toddlers! ... after finally finding a table we tasted our neatly cold hot chocolate, i chose the mission hot chocolate which is advertised as their spicy take on the mesoamerican original, drinking this was like drinking lava, my internal organs felt like burning and had an upset stomach till the next day, the dulce bar was tasty however i could not say the same for the cake, cake was mediocre at best and frankly disappointing even my son didnt like it and he loves cake.. i dont like leaving bad reviews only if i really had an unpleasant experience and this was one.. wont come back and will not recommend

Gorgeous shop and chocolate display, tastings and gift shop. Great coffees.

Amazing assortment of delicious chocolate and chocolate drinks. Very hip and unique.

Really good chocolate, wish they had a 90% or 100% bar.

Drinking chocolate was delicious. Workers are friendly and helpful. Packaging is cute.

We (Im and my gf) love this place absolutely. If she wants true chocolate as a hot one she always ask me to take here there. Doesnt matter that is 30 minutes driving for me I always do that because Im coffee lover and they have a strong espresso for me too..

I absolutely recommend Dandelion Chocolates not just because of their delicious premium chocolates (the 85% Ecuadorean one is my favorite) but because of the visiting experiences and culture (very caring and helpful staff, plus company donation policy.) They are building a new and much bigger headquarters in the Mission District, and the Ferry Building store is also fun to visit.

We took a tour about chocolate preparing process. The tour was very tasty and informative. My kids like it. The chocolate was very delicious : )

Chocolate heaven. Chocolate shots are a must. Warning, must be done on an empty stomach!

Awesome, best chocolate drink and most amazing brownies. Must try the European drinking chocolate, creamy yumness.

This place is so delicious I went to go snap a photo of the full drink and by the time I got my phone out, my wife had already had half. The food is amazing, this place is clearly very artisan and the people know their craft. You’ll pay a premium for that but it’s so delicious that it doesn’t even matter. Worth the hype all the way.

So decadent and not too sweet. Def try the chocolate flight. Pricey for small pieces but the experience of trying a bit of everything is worth it. Their drinks are super good too. Plenty of seating places as well.

I do not understand what people are going on about.I ordered an oatmeal cookie, a s’more and a blondie. All went in the trash after one bite.The s’more looked great, it had what looked to be a house made marshmallow on I’m assuming a house made graham cracker, did I taste ginger? Not sure. Then some chocolate on top. The “marshmallow gets caramelized with a brulée torch when ordered. It was very disappointing, pure gelatin and pretty disgusting.The Blondie was lacking any direction and was extremely greasy.The oatmeal cookie was flavorless, Even with the chocolate chips.I tried to order a dirty chai with a plant based milk, that was a no go as well. They pre make the beverage so there is only one option, whole milk.This place is so mediocre.

Hard to not like a place that uses chocolate in unique desserts and drinks. I recommend the drinking chocolate and sea salt chocolate layer bar.

The hot chocolate here is petty amazing, and the tiny little cookie in the pocket on the cup is beyond delicious!

The customer service for Dandelion Chocolate is tops. I purchased a truffle box for delivery as a Christmas present, and when it was lost during shipment their support team was prompt, responsive and took great measures to ensure the issue was properly resolved and we were happy. I will be buying again and I highly recommend!

We went for the brownie flight which was awesome! Only gave it 4 stars bc we called to make a reservation for the brownie flight and weren’t told that all reservations are for the tea room which doesn’t serve the brownie flight

The Canelles are perfection. I am not as high on some of the other baked choices as I think they are too bitter, but it is likely my chocolate palette is not as developed as the chef talent in the kitchen. I think ordering on the website should be more user friendly to get to and order, but overall, love Dandelion Chocolates!

Awesome place to visit and experience. There are tons of free samples and options to take home but the baked goods and drinks are the real draw. Top notch all around, the Smores tart is a little salty which works really well to compliment the rich ganache on top. The drinking chocolate was way too rich for my taste but would be a huge plus in a lot of peoples books, Id imagine. I took one of their info sheets and framed it in my house to remember the place by!

The best richest hot chocolate I ever had!

5 stars but only if management lets their workers organize into a union!

The chocolate tour was awesome! Highly recommended for anyone who loves chocolate, just make sure you book ahead. The frozen hot chocolate is so delicious 😋😋 and its included in the tour! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My obsession with bean to bar chocolate forces me to periodically go to Dandelion Chocolate to try their new bars or pastries. Their Anamalai bar is one of my recent favorite finds. Their European drinking chocolate is indulgent, without being excessively sweet. Although their pastries are a hit or miss, the citrus tart and smores are wonderful. I tremendously admire their business model and ethos to focus on fair trade sourcing.

The best chocolate in the Bay!

Very good place if u like Chocolate, highly recommended

Delicious desserts!!When in the Mission, its a MUST to visit!! 😉

Their chocolate drink.. unforgettable. Reminds me of the one I had in Italy.

Excellent melt hot chocolate, its rich and aromatic.

Everything I tried was delicious. I got a chocolate chip cookie, which I am lucky that it was fresh from the oven. They are huge, by the way. I also got the spiced hot chocolate which comes with a small cookie that fits in a holder in the to go cup! The marshmallows are soft and sweet, but not too sweet to where you cannot finish it.