Melbourne is well known as a foodies haven and we love sharing the best spots for family friendly dining. Combine this with chocolate and you are in for a treat!
I’m lucky to have several great chocolate shops near me, but there are delicious options for chocoholics all over the city where you can indulge in store or grab something to go. Some of these businesses also offer chocolate delivery Melbourne wide.
Find the Best Chocolate in Melbourne
1. Koko Black
Well known for some of the most beautiful artisan chocolate Melbourne has on offer, Koko Black have produced over 260 products since 2003. They transform premium natural ingredients into magic you can eat.
For a gift, or to treat yourself, Koko Black’s Chocolatier’s Selection Praline Gift Box 64 Piece is a selection of their most loved pralines including white, milk and dark chocolate.
Koko Black, Royal Arcade, Shop 4, 335 Bourke St, Melbourne, +61 3 9958 7400, hello@kokoblack.com. There are also other locations across Melbourne.
2. Hahndorf’s Fine Chocolates
The first Melbourne cafe style chocolate shop, Hahndorf’s has been producing chocolate that is inspired by German chocolatiers. From humble beginnings in 2001 in North Balwyn, they established a larger chocolate factory in Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges and then expanded to other locations.
With over eighty products in their range, customers can enjoy a coffee, hot chocolate or milkshake with cakes and chocolates.
To keep things exciting, the chocolate creations on offer are always changing. Customers can take home or gift handmade truffles, chocolate boxes, chocolate hampers and some of the best handmade chocolates Melbourne has.
Shop Hahndorf’s Fine Chocolates
Hahndorf’s Fine Chocolates, various stores across Melbourne (click here to find your closest)
3. Godiva
Iconic chocolatier, is a part cafe, part boutique chocolate shop, Godiva is the place to be if you’re looking for extravagant chocolates along with other sweet treats! Try their Belgian waffles, soft-serve ice cream, Chocolate dipped Pretzels, parfaits and more all in one shop.
The Belgian brand has stores spread throughout Melbourne – find them at Highpoint Shopping Centre, Chadstone Shopping Centre and Westfield Doncaster.
Godiva, Highpoint Shopping Centre, 120-200 Rosamond Rd, Maribyrnong, (03) 8657 4315
Godiva, Chadstone Shopping Centre, K114/1341 Dandenong Road, Chadstone
Godiva, Westfield Doncaster, 1099, 619 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster, (03) 7018 3576
4. Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
This trio of chocolateries in the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and on the Great Ocean Road are some of the most popular sweet destinations in Victoria. With a team of European Chocolatiers and Pastry Chefs, you can watch them at work through large viewing windows.
Visit the Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie for a full chocolate experience, with a showroom packed full of chocolate and a collection of 250 chocolates. Visitors can also enjoy pastries, deserts, artisan ice cream and a cafe that uses ingredients from their kitchen garden.
Chocoholics will enjoy special events, with daily tasting sessions and regularly scheduled classes and workshops.
Sustainable practices are employed, with the chocolate carefully chosen via ethical means. The Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie is part of the Cocoa Horizons program, supporting farmers and their communities.
Read the review of our experience at Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery, 1200 Great Ocean Road, Bellbrae, +61 3 5263 1588
5. Cacao
For almost two decades, Cacao has been sourcing high quality natural ingredients to create incredible flavour.
Cacao are passionate about respecting the origin and integrity of the product, sourced locally and internationally. Traditional techniques and flavours are combined with a contemporary approach to create their range of handcrafted chocolates, macarons and pastries.
Try the Signature Chocolates Chocolate Box, 25 Pieces from Cacao, which are known for their smooth texture and file balance. This box is an assorted selection, with dark and milk chocolates including pralines, jellies, croquant crispies and ganache.
Cacao, 1300 258 828, hello@cacao.com.au
6. The Ministry of Chocolate
Made onsite, the chocolate from The Ministry of Chocolate is high quality (you’ll also find it at luxury hotels, wineries and specialty stores). The owners are committed to creating high quality chocolates and cakes.
The Ministry sources the finest couverture chocolate from around the globe, along with fresh local ingredients. They create innovative flavours in their wide range with hot chocolate shavings, praline, bars, chocolate stilettos and more.
The Ministry of Chocolate, 5/35 Lacey Street, Croydon, +61 3 9213 7400, info@ministryofchocolate.com.au
7. Ratio Cocoa Roasters
Ratio Cocoa Roasters are a chocolatier near Melbourne who use traditional techniques to create hand crafted chocolate that is small batch and individually flavoured.
If you visit the Brunswick store you can learn how chocolate is made right from the bean all the way through to the bar. Alternatively, you can join one of their workshops to create your own chocolate masterpieces.
Ratio Cocoa Roasters, 186 Sydney Road, Brunswick, +61 3 9388 8920, office@ratiococoa.com.au
8. Monsieur Truffe
From a one-man-operation at Prahran market in 2006, Monsieur Truffe has grown to occupy a factory space in Brunswick.
Bean-to-bars are a specialty of Monsieur Truffe, with an artisanal range incorporating beans sourced globally, roasted and conched to achieve optimal tasting notes to suit even the most refined chocolate palette.
If you can’t make it into the store, Monsieur Truffe has over 100 stockists Australia wide, and some online stockists too. Look out for their popular Dark 80% Honeycomb product!
Monsieur Truffe, 351 Lygon St, Brunswick East, +61 3 9380 4915, enquiries@monsieurtruffechocolate.com
9. Coated Australia
After the success of their Newport pop-Up in 2022, Coated Australia has found a spot to set up an amazing 2023 Easter chocolate pop-up shop right on Charles Street at Seddon.
The pop-up shop will be open from Sat 18 Mar 2023 – Sun 9 Apr, and will include their entire Easter range, premade Easter bundles, and their entire everyday range.
Coated will offer click-and-collect along with an option to Shop now and collect later.
Coated Australia, 96 Charles Street Seddon, Victoria, (03) 7035 0947, hello@coated.com.au
10. Mork Chocolate Brew House
Inspired by Melbourne’s coffee culture, Mörk made it their mission to create specialty, ethically sourced hot chocolate. They source products of high quality, of unique origin and traceable, gaining the reputation as the best available.
Since inception, the Mörk team and range have expanded, and you can try the range in their cafe and on-site cacao roasting facility in North Melbourne. They also have a second location at Equitable Place and a third one at Queen Victoria Market, both of which are in the Melbourne CBD.
Shop Mork Chocolate Brew House
Mork Chocolate Brew House, 150 Errol Street, North Melbourne, +61 3 9328 1386, store@morkchocolate.com.au
Mörk Chocolate City, 20 Equitable Place, Melbourne CBD, +61 413 806 286, store@morkchocolate.com.au
Mörk Chocolate Queen Victoria Market, Shop 51-54, Dairy Produce Hall, Melbourne CBD, qvm@morkchocolate.com.au
11. Bibelot
Bibelot is a paradise in South Melbourne filled with sweet treats, pâtisserie, a gelateria, coffee and chocolate.
With a focus on combining high quality ingredients with delicate flavours, attention to detail is paid to every product in their wide range. There’s something for every sweet tooth at Bibelot!
The attention to detail doesn’t stop at the product, sitting at Bibelot is a treat too! The space is European influenced, with the fit out custom designed and made for the space, reflecting the brand’s opulence, hand-craftsmanship and intricacy.
Bibelot, 285-287 Coventry Street, South Melbourne, +61 3 9690 2688, info@bibelot.com.au
12. Sisko Chocolate
Head to Sisko Chocolate for a decadent, fun and happy experience like no other. Their unique concept has been the reason for thousands of happy smiles with their sphere bringing joy to young and old.
Pour their signature blend hot chocolate over the sphere and as the chocolate melts away, a delicious homemade vanilla bean marshmallow pops out and floats to the top.
Sisko Chocolate, 330 Auburn Rd, Hawthorn, +61 3 9818 5772, sales@siskochocolate.com.au
13. Mamor
Head to Mamor in the heart of Collingwood, where maximalism meets ostentatious old world Europe in the heart of grungy Collingwood. Mamor’s French Patisserie and chocolates have been lovingly handcrafted onsite by Chef de Patisserie Janet McKenzie.
Get snap happy in their Instagram worthy salon while you lounge on the plush velvet furniture, sip from vintage china tea cups with tea poured from polished silver pots. All while being led through your experience by your knowledgeable host. This is a feast for all your senses.
New collection coming soon!
Mamor, 153 Johnston St, Collingwood, +61 432 516 776, mamorchocolates@gmail.com
14. Hunted + Gathered
Organic chocolate is made from bean to bar at the Hunted + Gathered Cremorne headquarters. Their focus is on sourcing the world’s best beans, then creating simple products that taste great – most bars have no more than five ingredients and many have just three.
Every new product is made in small batches to ensure perfection before release. Perfect artisanal chocolate for the most discerning chocolate lovers.
Hunted + Gathered, 68 Gwynne St, Cremorne, +61 432 516 776, info@huntedandgathered.com.au
15. Xocolxatl
The family run Xocolatl makes hand-crafted artisan chocolates. They focus on making superior eclectic couverture products and are passionate about innovation, experimenting with ingredients.
Xocolatl, 11 Strathalbyn St, Kew East, +61 3 9857 0971 and 66 Maling Rd, Canterbury, +61 3 9836 3100, maddy@xocolatl.com.au
16. Chocolate Box
A Port Melbourne Institution, The Chocolate Box was established in 1958 when the owners bought Smile Away Chocolate on Burke Road in Camberwell.
The shop sells fine ranges from global chocolatiers, but the vast majority of their range is made by chocolate artisans in Australia.
Generations of families have enjoyed and experienced The Chocolate Box’s rich history and chocolate treats and there are now several chocolate stores Melbourne wide.
The Chocolate Box, various stores across Melbourne (click here to find your closest), enquiries@chocolatebox.com.au
17. Haighs Chocolates
Australia’s oldest family-owned chocolate maker, Haighs Chocolates, has been creating fine chocolates in Australia since 1915.
The shop takes pride in using the highest quality ingredients and applying artisan skills combined with specialised chocolate-making techniques. This means customers everywhere can enjoy a delicious and award-winning chocolate experience unlike any other!
Haighs Chocolates, various stores across Melbourne (click here to find your closest), customercare@haighs.com.au
18. Chocilo
Chocilo Melbourne is passionate about making the most delicious chocolates of the highest quality possible. Their addictive luxury chocolates suit all occasions, and the best part is that these sweet treats come at an affordable price without having to compromise on quality.
On top of offering customers a wide range of speciality chocolates, Chocilo also has endless options for customisations which is a perfect option for gifting.
Chocilo offers Australia wide shipping, $15 flat fee shipping and free shipping for orders over $100.
Chocilo Melbourne, 244 Waterdale Road, Ivanhoe, 03 9499 7023
19. Choc’d
Choc’d are homemade, artisan chocolates. Each chocolate is unique and individually hand-made. Their gourmet chocolates are perfect for gifting on birthdays, anniversaries, thank you’s, and more as well as for party flavors and wedding bonbonnieres. They do themed chocolates as well as bespoke and wholesale orders.
Choc’d, 403 Hampton Street, Hampton, Melbourne, 0420 511 085
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