I came in here after eating lunch next door at tangerine and opted to have dessert. Their OMG brownie with gelato is good. REALLY SWEET though. My brownie was topped with the Tahiti Vanilla gelato. I swear I wish I had a glass of milk when I ate this. I had my fill after half the brownie and scoop of gelato ice cream but I didn't want to waste my $5.50 cents of sweet goodness. So I finished the dessert and then felt disgusting from having too many sweets for the day. If you're going to try the brownie, I suggest bringing milk. It was just too sweet in the end for me. Oddly enough in terms of chocolate with ice cream, I prefer Chili's Molten Lava Cake over the OMG Brownie. I will eventually come back to try the sipping chocolate everyone raves about, read more

Magnificent. It had been an awful week. Hideous weekend. Xocolate turned it around. Miraculous mouthgasms! Just what we needed. Yeay! read more

Damn, now that I"ve discovered this jewel of a chocolate shop, I am definitely going to have to get the next size up in pants. What a joyous treat to stumble upon this while my partner and I were out on Solano looking for dinner. I am a chocolate snob and I can tell you this is some of the best I've had. Plus they use organic ingredients and they take care of the vegans among us - how cool is that. We also shared a salted caramel gelato - divine. The Marin folks who make this gelato start with a Strauss Creamery base - which pretty much guarantees it's going to be excellent. I wish long-term success for the friendly young woman owner of the shop. I know I'll be back many times (wearing bigger pants). read more

Xocolate is the best local Chocolate blended into magical bon bons and truffles Ive ever tasted. It is well balanced, hand crafted, artisanal, thoughtful, not too sweet or bitter. It is vegan. Seriously, none better. read more

A great chocolate boutique with friendly staff and delicious truffles. The white chocolate pomegranate is insanely good--the perfect combination of too much sugar and too much sour, each canceling out some of the other for a final verdict of just the right amount of sweet and sour. The original hot chocolate is rich and thick--so thick it's almost solid. I was disappointed to learn they didn't serve lavender hot chocolate anymore, though. read more

Received a box of the Xocolate bar's chocolate for holidays. Loved them! can't put them down just after one chocolate!!!

Lots of choices and tons of molds to choose from. They are beautiful and some flavors (dulce de leche and hazelnut)were good from the six pack I chose, but the others were just ok. I would buy as gift for the wow factor though. read more

This place has really beautiful and delicious chocolates. I am not sure how they make their chocolates and truffles so pretty, but they really are just that. Also, they have excellent gelato and the richest sipping chocolate that I have ever had. The staff here is always friendly patient and helpful. You can tell they really take pride in their business. i checked them out for the first time last week when my niece was visiting and I have already returned several times. I'm sure that I'll be returning again soon. read more

This place is too fun!! Most choices are vegan (and therefore dark chocolate) which is nice for those of us who cannot do dairy. Plus vegan sweets always seem richer and the flavor more pure in my opinion. I got a box of bon bons for $12, an OMG bar and a chocolate coconut marshmallow totaling $19. They have sipping chocolate (at least stop by for a sample!) for $4 small or $8 "large" (can only get so large with sipping chocolate). In my bon bon box I got... Dark chocolate truffle...haven't tried it yet The Buddha...mango and tamarind filled....YUUUUUM!!! Coconut...meh nothing special Chile organe...havent tried yet Peanut butter...haven't tried yet Lavender...also yum!! The OMG bar's name fits perfectly. It is a soft caramel with almonds and sea salt. Perfection in bar form. The marshmallow could have been skipped, maybe next time I will try the caramel marshmallow instead. Some people say staff isn't friendly...the woman who helped me was not overly enthusiastic (maybe she is just an introvert). However, she was helpful in suggesting what the popular items are so I was pleased with that. If you're strolling along Solano or having a meal nearby, stop in...no one ever regrets chocolate! read more

The $4.50 OMG bar (caramel and almonds covered in dark chocolate and dusted with sea salt, yes please!) really lives up to its name! The $2.00 passion fruit bon bon is to die for. Definitely worth the price! read more

If you're in to chocolate, this is the place for you! They had beautifully made chocolates that were almost too pretty to eat. Chocolates in various shapes and dustings. Xocolate also had many chocolate covered fruits and marshmellows. My cousin and I opted to try the drinking chocolate. $2.50 for a 4oz shot, and $4 for an 8oz cup. We got the cup and asked for 2 small cups so we could split it 4 ways- and I'm glad we did. It was SWEET. I'm a fan of chocolate, but it took me a while to finish my small portion. It was a dark chocolate and slightly bitter but very good. A specialty shop for sure, and great if you are a real chocolate lover! read more

Very rich, tastes natural, not too sweet. I was gifted a box of a dozen, with wonderful variety. Ate two immediately, 4 more after dinners.... and 4 more at breakfast the next day. Yum ! read more

After brunch w/ some family friends at King Tsin, it was cold and rainy but we were drawn to this store by the gelato offerings for our dessert. Gelato on a cold rainy day you say? Crazy? Perhaps not so when you're talking to a preggy lady. The shop is small, but we managed to squeeze in 6 adults and 3 kids into this cozy and beautiful chocolate shop (YES! Even the preggy lady fit!) We all had different flavors of Gelato, all very good and delightful (made in a shop in Mill Valley, but still very good) While we were eating in this cozy little shop, we all couldn't help but notice the curiously beautiful colors and curiouser ingredients of the organic chocolate offerings. Not only did they offer simple bites, but sculptured works that would make for affordable gifts for the chocolate lover in your life. We were full of Gelato and had no room for the Chocolates, but I will be back.... Alas, we were rewarded some free samples of their famous "Sipping Chocolat" which is like an espresso version of a hot chocolate. Ahhhhhhhhh.... it was like a very surreal Through the Looking glass kind of place with all these curious samplings to take one to the other side... A nice respite and excuse for a "treat". read more

Finally went in there but it was after dinner, so all we could fit in our stomachs was some gelato. Got a tasting of the meyer lemon but it was a bit too tart for us. The cantaloupe/mint kind, however, was HEAVENLY. Two scoops were just enough to get us addicted. We'll be back there this weekend, and probably every weekend thereafter. Service, too, was great. Check out the intricate works of the chocolates. Absolutely beautiful and creative. Will make great presents for those who appreciate artisan chocolate and treats for oneself. read more

This place is a chocogasm, and everyone working here just seems to be delighted by making people happy with their sweets. Do try the black currant, the make-out heart, the cardamom, and the salted caramel. Actually, try it all. I haven't had anything here that wasn't amazing. Their sipping chocolate is so good it's almost intoxicating. Their chocolates are also just so gorgeous. These are true artisans! read more

I love chocolate! This place is fun to check out but kinda pricey. You WILL find something you HAVE to try just because the selection is unusual... violet, bacon, salted, whatever you can think of. Horny chocolates shaped like naked ladies and people getting down kama-sutra style.... The gelato was yummy too. If you like chocolate you should definitely check it out. Oh and very sweet owner...but who wouldn't be nice and in an eternally good mood surrounded by chocolate!? read more

The gianduja (hazelnut) wasn't as strongly flavored as I expected, but was still good. The irish cream tasted way too strongly of alcohol (the alcoholic beverage doesn't taste of it that strongly) - which is a common problem for me with truffles like that, but the lady hadn't tried that one yet and couldn't warn me. :/ The chili caramel I couldn't taste the caramel part. The lemon cream was fine, the espresso was good. The pomegranate was fine. The cardamom was fine. The peanut butter one was so so. The nut barks were good, but nothing too special. The OMG bar was the best of what we had (it was really good!), though all the the truffles were beautiful - love the shimmery colors on them. Some of centers were a bit more liquidy than I personally prefer, mostly the fruity ones. The sipping chocolate had good texture, but the flavor wasn't as rich as the one I fell in love with in Savannah, GA. I do want to go back and try more of their bars. read more

Every year at Rakkasah West, a major bellydance festival, I stop at their table (where they also sell jewelry) to buy at least four of the cardamom crunch bar, and any number of truffles/bonbons that call me. This year, I made the mistake of giving a few of my troupe sisters a taste of the cardamom bar. Now they ALL want some *glowers*. I wrote them to find out how many bars are in a case, and how much a pound of chocolates would be. I think we have to make a group expedition....now what other mischief could we get up to? read more

I was NEVER a dark chocolate person until about eleven years ago. I was turned on to a spectacular dark chocolate at a skin and body show. It was not The Xocolate Bar, but than several years later I met the owner Clive of The Xocolate Bar at the San Francisco gift show. Oh my GOODNESS, like I said I had NEVER eaten dark chocolate in my life until eleven years ago. It has changed my life. I have not EVER in my life tasted any chocolate, not to mention dark chocolate that is so unbeleiveable delicious as THE XOCOLATE BAR. It is NOT only the MOST DELICIOUS chocolate i have ever tasted, but a very HEALTHY one. Everyone I have turned onto THE XOCOLATE BAR is AMAZED how DELICIOUS it is. People need to read about REAL GOOD TRUE dark chocolate and the BENEFITS for a HEALTHY HEART, AMAZING. Documented results by MD'S. LOVE,LOVE,LOVE............ read more

I mean, seriously, what's not to love about chocolate? The Xocolate Bar definitely resides on the high end of the chocolate spectrum and is the perfect finish to a good date if you happen to be strolling on Solano Avenue. My favorites are the salted milk and honey chocolates and the elusive olive oil (if you can find 'em, buy 'em) truffles. I only wish they stayed open later! read more

It's a little shop, but worth everything! I'm diabetic and they have sugar free chocolate. I will definitely be going back for holiday gifts and of course treat myself! read more

this is a wonderful place and they make chocolates that are out of this world--drop dead gorgeous and fabulous taste as well. Try them, i guarantee you will not be disappointed! read more

A perfect after-dinner treat, given all the great restaurants on Solano. They hand-make their own chocolates, and I think the guy serving up gelato and ringing up customers actually is the chocolatier. Pretty awesome. All the chocolates in the case looked great, the guy even told us when they were made and how fresh they were. I had a cranberry cream morsel, and it was amazing. It had a soft and fresh cream center (think fresh Belgians like Leonidas) with amazing dark chocolate outside. Expensive, yes, but good chocolates are. Think of them like wine. In fact, I think I'd rather show up to a dinner party armed with a dozen chocolates from Xocolate Bar than a bottle of wine! read more

The store is a cute place with a great variety of chocolates - a little on the pricey side. Not a welcoming atmosphere; the woman attending today was as bitter as the dark chocolate sold! She Made a mistake with the pricing, Yikes, and didn't seem to care about it. Next stop: Casa de Chocolate!! read more

This was my first time here and I must say that I was impressed! The chocolates and other desserts that they had were mouthwatering!! I appreciate that they are fair market and all but in reality all I cared for at that moment was that it was CHOCOLATE! I mean come on!!! Who could pass up this place!!??? read more

My fiance LOVED the chocolates from Xocolate Bar for Valentine's Day. They WERE terrific. We are so spoiled around here having such great artisans who make superlative treats like these. I'll be back!! read more

Beautiful chocolates molded into interesting shapes and colored with subtle sparkled patterns. The sipping chocolate is also delicious. Congratulations on your tenth anniversary Xocolate Bar! read more

I've been coming to this place for years and buy gifts for loved ones (and myself) year round. There's literally no other place like it in this area, the boxes of truffles and the sipping chocolate are my two favorite things. The decor recently changed up with some really cute additions and there are new shapes and flavors that I haven't seen before in the display. I walked in today and saw this sweet establishment got a little 2018 glitter and so glad about it. See you next time! read more

Not only does the xocolate speak for itself, what we've got here, choco fans, is a woman who has made her dreams come true opening this shop with much side-by-side support and work with from her partner. The tasty treats are made with integrity, consciousness and creativity. Spend the $$ for these special and original confections. Did you know the owner teaches "How to Taste Chocolate" classes? Yea. It's like that. read more

I want to move to this neighborhood just so I can taste this place every day and get fat off the gelato. Stopped in here after some Chinese food and let me tell you...what a combo..dairy with some MSG. But really folks...who doesn't like gelato? The Pistachio was amazing...let me have one scoop of that..oh and 2 scoops of the Spearmint Chocolate! Holy crap...it's got real mint in it..at least it tasted like it. I have to go back. The cacao thingy was pretty good too but I'm not really a big chocolate person. The server was really helpful too and they got a sticker that says "Yelp us" which I never saw before. read more

Before I visited this quaint little shop on Solano Avenue, I thought I knew the taste of chocolate. But let me set the record straight right now: You won't ever know how heavenly divine chocolate really is until you've visited the Xocolate Bar. All you chocoholics out there MUST visit this shop!!! When my friends and I walked in out of pure curiosity, I was totally unaware that this place would completely and utterly ruin my taste buds forever against any other chocolates out there. My eyes were drawn to the artistic display of confections at the counter, but what really commanded my attention was an unassuming, less-than-showy mixture that was brewing behind the very kind lady at the counter who had warmly welcomed us when we first stepped in. Noticing my gaze, she asked if I wanted to sample their signature sipping chocolate, a specialty from back home. Sipping chocolate? What in the world? I paused before answering. I was already full from the Thai food that I'd just consumed from a restaurant up the street, and I was dead-set on browsing...but the combination of the shop's aromatic smells and the visual feast of beautifully decorated chocolates had already weakened my resolve. When another customer walked in, a gust of cold wind managed to snake its way into the shop, succeeding in making the hot, steamy drink all the more inviting. "Yes, please." She then poured a tiny sample into a miniature paper cup and handed it over to me as she assisted the new customer. It was such an unpretentious way of serving this liquid of the gods that I definitely underestimated those precious few seconds before the chocolate hit my lips and sent my mind reeling into a state of euphoric bliss. "Good, huh?" The lady at the counter grinned knowingly at me. Good?! No word exists in any language to explain the kind of magic that was going on. All I could do was nod in both agreement and disbelief. There was no hesitation as I quickly gave her my request for a serving of sipping chocolate that I was all too happy to pay for. It was from that moment on that my brain stubbornly refuses to acknowledge that any other "chocolate" is REALLY chocolate. All exaggeration and joking aside, the taste of their chocolate really lingers. It isn't sweet or bitter or too metallic; it's just a simple balance of what chocolate is supposed to taste like, and that in and of itself is what makes theirs so undeniably perfect. If you ever find yourself going to Solano Avenue for an errand, shopping, or meeting friends for lunch, make a point to stop by the Xocolate Bar afterwards! They deserve all the business in the world! read more

Glad they serve vegan chocolates, but very poor customer service. Purchased two truffles to try before deciding on a box of chocolates for Fathers Day (which I explained). For some insane reason unknown to me, this made the sales lady very annoyed. She was abrupt, rude, and basically shooed us out of the door. Um, guess I won't be buying a box for my pops. I will not return. read more

The woman who attended me was not very friendly and even seemed a bit impatient. Don't think I'll return nor recommend. And I spent $40!

Amazing! I drove by over the weekend and did a double take. They replaced my favorite take out sushi bar. But, I'll forgive them! They have ORGANIC gelato that is simply to die for. I had a scoop of their cardamom and honey-vanilla gelatos, and will be back for more. They change their flavors every week, and each batch is hand made by a gelato artist in San Francisco. Not only that, they make their own chocolate truffles in the back of the store. Natural. Fair Trade. Some Vegan delights. Some sugar free. Earth Friendly. We need more places like this. read more

Very yummy stuff! I'm not a hardcore connoisseur, but I'd call myself picky about chocolate - I notice the difference. These guys make great products. My favorite is a really simple, clever product that have called "sipping chocolate". Just a small cup is all it takes. It's intense but not bitter, sweet but not overly so. Every sip can be savored, and it doesn't leave you feeling like you've overindulged. All good! read more

This was my boyfriends secret chocolate spot. But I'm telling the whole yelp world! This is what all chocolate aspires to be. A sensual experience for your mouth with every bite. There is no reason you shouldn't go to Xocolate imediately and have at least 4 chocolates right now! read more

my bf's mom gets me a box of vegan chocolates from here every christmas. LOVE the vegan chocolates. they are so so cute, tasty, and i literally could eat the whole box in one sitting but i try really hard to make it last two weeks. okay maybe just one. if even that. lol! they are so good! i especially love the laughing buddha. it's edible art! read more

I love this place! I personal dont care for chocolate but I always stop by here is I need a last minute gift. I can always find something for someone, try a chocolate if Im feeling adventurous, taste their rich chocolate drink and have my gift wrapped. Everyone who has helped has been really sweet and attentive. Highly recommend this place. Go check it out now. read more

If Frida Kahlo, Willy Wonka and Alice Waters got together to create a chocolate shop, it would be something like the Xocolate Bar. They make surprising, delicious chocolates right in the back of the store: Sage, violet marshmallows, tamarind mango Buddha, cardamom, Aztec Amor cinnamon orange chili, fig, chai spice. They're always creating something new. And then there are the Chakralates -- from agave sage and rosemary honey to cherry hibiscus. Plus, gorgeous luster-dusted chocolate shapes -- the Venus of Willendorf, peace signs, buddhas, the Kama Sutra, and giant rounds of chocolate in the form of the Mayan calendar and Aztec shields. Plus hand-made ice-cream! and hot chocolate. All crammed into a tiny shop that's painted a sensuous red. Go. read more

Vegan Dark chocolate bars are really yummy and they have a variety of flavors...cardamom is my favorite but many of the others are quite tasty! read more