Chocolate Rankings

The following rankings compare chocolates in different categories (typically by origin). As we do additional comparative tastings, we'll add those rankings here.

We liked most of these chocolates, so being near the middle or bottom of a list does not mean the chocolate wasn't good, only that we thought the ones above it were better. Some lists (e.g., Venezuelan Porcelana) contain only great chocolate bars. Note that the qualities of each chocolate differ, and you might prefer the flavor, aroma, or texture of a lower ranked chocolate to that of one ranked higher.

You can click on the name of the chocolate bar in any of the lists below to go to the associated detailed chocolate bar review.

Belize single origin
Dick Taylor Belize Toledo Tejas Valero Ritual Belize Zotter Labooko Belize Special 72% Dandelion Maya Mountain, Belize Moho Plain Dark 72% Moho Dark 67%
Bolivia single origin
El Ceibo Heritage Rogue Silvestre Meadowlands Wild Harvest Bolivia Dick Taylor Bolivia Taza Stone Ground 87%
Colombia single origin
Domori Teyuna Santander Colombian 65% Santander Colombian 70% E. Guittard Chucuri Francois Pralus Colombie Dandelion Colombia Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Lover's
Costa Rica single origin
Dandelion Upala, Costa Rica Escazú Guapiles, Costa Rica Potomac Upala 70% Ritual Costa Rica Hägeland Costa Rica Theo Costa Rica Potomac Upala 82%
Dominican Republic single origin
Rogue Hispaniola Amano Dos Rios Fresco 212 Taza Stone Ground 70% Fresco 213 Mast Brothers Dominican Republic Fresco 223 Fresco 224 Bar au Chocolat Duarte Province, Dominican Republic Valrhona Grand Cru Taїnori Dandelion Elvesia Dick Taylor Dominican Finca Elvesia Taza Stone Ground 60% Taza Wicked Dark Meadowlands Dominican Republic Moonstruck Dominican Republic Taza Cacao Puro 70% Indahphoria Dominican Republic Taza Stone Ground 80% Godiva 85% Extra Dark Santo Domingo
Ecuador single origin
Askinosie San Jose Del Tambo Rogue Balao Kallari 75% Cacao Amano Guayas Pacari Raw 70% Bonnat Équateur Kallari SACHA Sisa's Secret 70% Pacari Nube / Cloud Dick Taylor Ecuador Camino Verde Kallari SACHA Roberto's Recipe 75% Pacari Raw 85% Kallari 70% Cacao E. Guittard Quevedo Ritual Balao Pacari Esmeraldas 60% Pacari Los Rios 72% Kallari SACHA Sinchi Supreme 85% Mindo 77% Stirs the Soul Origins Ecuador TCHO Nutty 2.0 Mindo 67% Pacari Manabi 65% Nova Monda Gold Label 80% Republica del Cacao Manabi Raaka Ecuador 85% Dark Fine & Raw 78% Kallari 85% Cacao Republica del Cacao Los Rios
Jamaica single origin
Fresco 210 Rogue Jamaica SOMA Black Science Bachelor's Hall
Madagascar single origin
Amano Madagascar Rogue Sambirano Patric Madagascar 75% Valrhona Manjari Fresco 214 Pralus Madagascar Michel Cluizel Mangaro 65% Valrhona Ampamakia TCHO Citrus Dandelion Sambirano Madagascar E. Guittard Ambanja Patric Madagascar 67% Ritual Madagascar Dick Taylor Madagascar Sambirano Bar au Chocolat Sambirano Valley, Madagascar Theo Organic 74% Madagascar Mast Brothers Madagascar Fresco 215 Fresco 216 Bonnat Madagascar Coppeneur Menavava Åkesson's Madagascar Ambolikapiky 75% Stirs the Soul Origins Madagascar Madécasse 80% Ethereral Madagascar Madécasse 75% Madécasse 70%
Mexico single origin
Cacao Sampaka La Joya Michel Cluizel Mokaya Cacao Sampaka Xoconusco Bar au Chocolat Chiapas, Mexico
Papua New Guinea single origin
Fresco 219 Fresco 222 Michel Cluizel Maralumi 64% Dandelion Papua New Guinea Fresco 220 Amano Morobe Fresco 221 Francois Pralus Papouasie Zotter Labooko Papua Neuguinea 75%
Peru single origin
Rogue Piura Moonstruck Fortunato No. 4 Original Beans Piura Porcelana Pacari Piura Quemazón Zotter Labooko Peru 100% TCHO Fruity 2.0 Lillie Belle Farms Perfect Illusion 65% Fresco 225 Pascha 70% Cacao Fresco 226 Chocolate Conspiracy Dark Bar Meadowlands Peru Zotter Labooko High-End 96% Fruition 100% Dark Pascha 85% Cacao Bonnat Cacao Cusco
Venezuela single origin
Patric Rio Caribe Superior Amano Montanya Amano Ocumare Amedei Cru Venezuela L'Amourette Carenero Superior Rogue Rio Caribe Michel Cluizel Concepcion Amano Cuyaga Dandelion Ocumare Bonnat Puerto Cabello Valrhona Palmira Dandelion Patanemo Dandelion Rio Caribe L'Amourette Chocolat Noir Bonnat Hacienda El Rosario Escazú Carenero Venezuela Dandelion Mantuano Venezuela E. Guittard Sur del Lago Meadowlands Venezuela Moonstruck Venezuela Chapon Venezuela
Venezuelan Chuao single origin
Bonnat Chuao Amedei Chuao Coppeneur Chuao Amano Chuao Fresco 217 Fresco 218 Mast Brothers Grand Cru Chuao 76% Mast Brothers Grand Cru Chuao 81% Mast Brothers Grand Cru Chuao 70%
Venezuelan Porcelana single origin
Amedei Porcelana Domori Porcelana Bonnat Porcelana Valrhona El Pedregal Rogue Porcelana
100% cocoa solids
Zotter Labooko Peru 100% Domori Il 100% Criollo SOMA Arcana 100% Grenada 100% Pacari Raw 100% Dandelion Camino Verde, Ecuador 100% Fresco 231 Marañón Peru 100% Bonnat 100% Cacao Valrhona Manjari Pure Pate Francois Pralus Le 100% Valrhona Araguani Pure Pate Valrhona Cacao Pâte Extra Fruition 100% Dark Coppeneur Hacienda Iara 100% Claudio Corallo 100% Puro Cacau
raw chocolate
Pacari Raw 70% Zotter Labooko Raw Chocolate 80% Stirs the Soul Honey Dark Fearless Dark as Midnight Pacari Raw 85% Stirs the Soul ORIGINS Madagascar Chocolate Conspiracy Dark Bar Stirs the Soul ORIGINS Ecuador Stirs the Soul Dark Stirs the Soul Blissful Dark Gnosis Dazzling Dark Fine & Raw 78% Gnosis Simplicity