Absolutely the best...for dark chocolate lovers, this is the epicenter! Eating or drinking…read more The service is generally cordial. The Valencia Café ambiance is relaxed in the morning like now. With the dark brown décor and brick, the interior reflects the neighborhood's industrial past. The assortment of snacks, desserts and pastries in the café is wonderful- everything is delicious. They are all in-house creations from the nearby 16th Street Manufactory's baking staff. I've found Dandelion dark chocolate with its global origin of chocolates to be superior to the French or Italian chocolate brands I've come across in a Europe. As a chocoholic, I feel blessed to have Dandelion in San Francisco. Love it.

On a recent visit, a close friend introduced me to Dandelion Chocolate for the special reasons this…read moreplace holds for them. It ended up being one of my favorite stops in the city, and I really look forward to coming back soon. It's an easy one to get to on a walk in the area. It feels like a cafe or coffee roaster, so modern and clean, but with a clear love of everything chocolate. I'm told on the weekends it gets super busy thanks to their menu of chocolate infused everything including coffees and teas. On the left to the inside is their full range of bars, which includes a placard with the location of the cacao and tasting notes. There are also free samples of everything, and the servers can help you with questions. They even have little tasting sheets for notes if you want to get serious and remember for future visits. They have a few tables and bar seating at the front, with more bar seating along the back right leading to the clean restrooms. Here you'll also find educational displays about chocolate and viewing windows to the roasting and processing rooms. Even though it was afternoon, it was so much fun to order things with caffeine just for the sheer joy of it. We had the chocolate milk, I had a chocolate infused black tea, we shared a special new bar, and were given their signature tiny cookies. Prices are reasonable for the quality, both the drinks and the bar. The staff were so friendly and welcoming, they clearly love the place as much as we do.

Looking for bubs and other Swedish candies, licorice, chocolates, or gummies in serve yourself pay…read moreby the weigh, this is the place. We had fun picking all different kinds. The staff was helpful and friendly. For a tiny shop they have a big variety. The candy was fresh, Swedish candies soft and fresh tasting.

Growing up in San Francisco I attended different schools all within a two block radius which…read moreincludes Sanchez Elementary, Everett Middle School , and Mission High School. I would go to corner candy store for each school to buy my favorite candies through my formative years. Candies were also part of celebrations in the Mission involving a piñata .As an adult you will see me at See's when I get a sweet tooth craving. There is a place which sells chocolate from Switzerland and the Philippines and if you are sour because it's Monday or just everyday of the week in SF you should visit a place called Giddy. On Spring stroll in my old school stomping grounds I walked on Noe street and landed on Market at Giddy. Inside it's a candy store with lots of variety of gummies and licorice along with some international chocolate from the Ecuador and the Philippines. What you will also find a lot of varieties of candies which are very sour like some in SF. You will find lots of sour fizzy chewy cherries along sour mango belts. You will also find the classic sour cherry balls and berry sour foamy and sour strawberry and lemon butterflies along with a favorite from Sweden known as Bubs which is a sour strawberry and lemons skull gummy. Giddy is a good place to get sweet or sour. Sour is how you "felt" on a Monday when the chocolate in your pocket on a hot day "melt" and the best way in the past how it was "dealt" is go grab for a sour "gummy cherry belt" On Market street there lots of places for foods I have "eaten"some want on a cheat day a place for some "cheatin" at a place with chocolate from Ecuador , Philippines and Switzerland which is a bit "sweeten" and some like it sour like the strawberry and lemon skulls called Bubs which are from "Sweden"

Think Halloween's over? Think again…read more All the candy's still for sale. (Even though TorT is free.) Don't knock the hustle, son.

This is my favorite dessert spot in SF, hands down. It's…read morearguably better than Mitchell's, even though they serve Mitchell's ice cream, because it usually has a much shorter line and it's just so cute and old-timey that it feels like a soda fountain from the 50's. The folks behind the counter are always incredibly nice and surprisingly patient, especially considering they take most of the orders from indecisive children like mine... There's a really lovely little bench swing in the back that's great for keeping kids busy or for photos. There's also a party room in the back that's great I've not yet seen but I plan to book it for one of my kids' birthday parties sometime soon. If you're near West Portal and want ice cream, fudge, or old school novelty candy (including Pez) this is DEFINITELY the place.

Went to Shaw's after dinner with friends for a little sweet treat for dessert. The workers were…read morevery friendly and accommodating to our sample requests, and were very generous with the scoops! They serve Mitchell's ice cream, which I thought was pretty cool. The business has been around for a long time, so you can see the early diner kind of vibes around the store. It was also nicely decorated for Halloween. Besides ice cream, they also sell lots of candy! I ordered a Single Scoop with Thin Mint and Toasted Almond ice cream. It was great, my friends and I sat down enjoying their ice cream while catching up on life. There's plenty of seating, so we were able to sit for awhile. I enjoy visiting businesses that have been around for so long, so it was nice to visit this place for the first time!

I can't give The Candy Store anything less than 5 stars due to their incredible candy selection…read more I think they carried all the heavy hitters of Swedish candy in every flavor imaginable. We got so many different varieties of candy and everything was great. Only annoying part is they have to scoop it for you. Which I get in a hygienic practice, but extremely inconvenient to get a large selection and try many different flavors. You're subject to the scoop they do and don't get to really individualize your bag.

I've been wanting to come to The Candy Store because it seems so cute! I run by it pretty often…read more It's a great location, very walkable and accessible via bike (on Polk St!) or Muni. I walked in and the store is very cute. I saw on the Noah Kahan website they were a local business he was partnering with. They had special candy that he himself likes and gave me a free candy and a Noah Kahan postcard, too! Knocking off 2 stars because service was not good! 2 young women were standing around chatting. They didn't stop to welcome me in or offer help! We only talked when I went to the cash register.

THE BEST CANDY EVER EMPLOYE IS SO NICE The candy is amazing…read moreso much options overall it's amazing

Cute candy store with swedish candy selection. Shop worker was super friendly and generous with…read moresamples! They have a buy 3 get 2 free deal so we were able to try a lot of different types of candies! I love sour candy so this was right up my alley.

Nothing like a date night at home with a chocolate making kit from Z Cioccolato !…read more It came in less then 3 days and delivered right to my home. My husband and I found this class very easy and fun to do. It came with almost all the ingredients! The video is easy to follow and we learned a lot. The chocolate tasted amazing not too sweet and the treats we were able to make were equally delicious. Can't wait to do it again and hopefully visit in person soon. Great gift idea for any chocolate lover or any friends , lovers etc

I experienced a virtual class with Thomas leading step-by-step instructions for us to follow along…read moreat home. What a fun time!! He's hilarious and he knows his stuff. The ingredients were perfectly packaged and sent directly to my apartment, and Thomas was a joy to learn from. Their chocolate is SO GOOD and just when you think it can't possibly get any better, you try their peanut butter creation and can't believe you've gone so many years without this in your life. SO GOOD. Highly recommend this if you're ever looking for virtual team bonding/group gatherings online. I'm definitely going to make sure I stop by whenever I'm in SF next! Thanks again Thomas!

A month or two I walked in place is amazing , I tasted some type of pastry it needed alot…read more more sugar I was able to taste that 1996 guilt... bravo to you Gianina Serrano amazing you are one of the greatest pastry chefs wow , was anything on your menu inspired by "Ricardo RICHIE Torres" ??? Just wondering

A charming dessert shop. The exterior and interior are modern with charming flourishes throughout…read more I found their frozen confections to be mediocre, but their signature creations were great. Service was kind. Don't Stay for Breakfast: Disappointed by this one, was 1-dimensional and no better than any run-of-the-mill ice cream bar. It lacked the maple flavor I was looking for. The only highlight was the crunch from the waffle flakes. Pavlova: A significant step-up from the other dessert. Visually, the pavlova wrapped around the presentation of fruit is quite beautiful. The pavlova was light, airy, and had a nice sweetness. The fruit filling was decadent, and added variety to each bite.

Specialty gourmet store with so many hard to find foods, coffees and amazing wines. Neatly shelved,…read morebut really fun to look at each item so you don't miss anything. Breakfast menu and premade food from a case as well as pastries and a fabulous selection of cheeses. Tables to eat at and a very friendly staff that is so helpful. Great place to put together a basket for hostess gifts, etc.

This is literally just for the fresh cookies in the bake case. They're awful. I'm so pissed. I paid…read more$6.00 for a dinky cookie that's insanely dry and disgusting. I'm so mad.

I loved the original owners of Sakura and shopped there for years. When they retired and turned it…read moreover to someone else I was worried and excited! I LOVE the new owner! She's kept the best of the old Sakura and brought in new things including all of the food in the cooler. It happens that she's a caterer. I worked with her for two special bento boxes for myself and husband for an anniversary. I was upfront about my food intolerance nightmare! It begins with gluten and gets worse. But she didn't bat an eye lash - she worked with it and presented us with two incredible bento boxes! The flavors are perfect. Lively vinegars brighten up her unique seaweed salad - which is big pieces of seaweed and nice slices of cucumber. Everything comes in a compostable paper box. Rice is at the bottom and on top of it are small cupcake cups with the various treats inside to keep them separated. We ate at home so we put each cup of deliciousness on a plate, and kept the bowl with the rice. She gave us salmon, a beef dish I can't really describe other than to say it was great. I told her I love mizuna and she presented us with this hard to find green. Hands down our favorite was unagi!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thick pieces with the right amount of not-too-sweet and really flavorful sauce. Dang, next time I'll get an unagi bento box it was that fantastic! We loved every minute of our lunch today - thank you so very very much. You've got fans and loyal customers. Knowing you do full-on catering will make parties and such really easy. It was so easy picking up at Sakura! Thank you again. You are truly a treasure !!!

Sakura is a teeny tiny little Japanese convenience store in the Sunset with all kinds of little…read moretreasures, healthy and delicious snacks and bento boxes, and Japanese pantry items. They get their bentos from Delica in the ferry building I believe and they also have the prettiest cakes, pastries, and sandos. I stop by for their ume onigiri whenever I'm in the area and it's the perfect little snack to hold me over on my drive home to the Valley. Their prices are really good compared to j town and it feels good knowing I'm supporting local small business by shopping there. The people working there are also always really friendly.