$$ · Chocolatier
Master Chocolat
Bernard Callebaut, Calgary's chocolate legend, back with his own shop. Avenue's pick for best chocolatier, with more than 40 handmade varieties to build a box from.
Must try: A custom box (salted caramel, hazelnut praline, the Champagne strawberry truffle), the hot chocolate, the Dubai chocolate.
Pro tip: Book a chocolate-making class with Bernard himself. It makes a great date or gift. In Kingsland you can watch them work through the windows.
$$ · East Village · Chocolatier
Cōchu Chocolatier
Award-winning, locally made chocolate tucked behind the Central Library. Seasonal bonbons, bars and drinking chocolate.
Must try: The Candy Bark, the Sponge Toffee, a seasonal chocolate bar.
Erin's tip: The candy bark.
Pro tip: Closed Mondays. Their candy bars make great teacher and team gifts.
$$ · Beltline · Chocolatier
Epiphanie Chocolate
A tiny family chocolate shop that looks like it belongs in a storybook, with beautifully decorated handmade chocolates and a real hot chocolate.
Must try: The Earl Grey and Ginger chocolates, a hand-picked box, the hot chocolate.
Pro tip: Open Tuesday to Saturday. Everything is gift-wrapped beautifully.
$$ · Downtown · Chocolatier
The Chocolate Lab
Family-owned, with colourful hand-painted bonbons made in their own Calgary lab, more than 20 bars, and chocolate milkshakes.
Must try: Build your own box of bonbons, the Chocolate Caramalts, a S'mores Milkshake.