Top 20 Chocolate Bars Right Now
The 20 best chocolate bars on Chof right now. Ranked on origin transparency, ingredient purity and how much a maker documents about how the bar was made.
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ZOTOBetulia Ocho
70%darkColombia1 award
MaüaPanamá Finca Río Uyama 72%
72%darkPanama
ChokaicoHacienda San Jose 70%
70%darkEcuador
chocoMeChoroni 72%
72%darkVenezuela
ChokaicoHacienda San Jose 55%
55%milkEcuador
TaucherliColombia 70%
70%darkColombia
NaiveDouglas Dager
75%darkCosta Rica
MaüaEcuador 80%
80%darkEcuador
definiteMallano 90% Dark Chocolate
90%darkDominican Republic
NaiveLas Trincheras
70%darkVenezuela
Pump StreetSaint Thomas 75%
75%darkJamaica
FossaLuna
75%darkPhilippines1 award
Crayfish Bay OrganicsGrenada Single Estate 75%
75%darkGrenada
Friis HolmBarba 70%
70%darkNicaragua12 awards
chocoMeChuao 72%
72%darkVenezuela
SOMAMr. Salazar 70%
70%darkEcuador
SOLKIKIEcuador Camino Verde 85%
85%darkEcuador
Goodnow FarmsEsmeraldas Ecuador 70%
70%darkEcuador
Green Bean to Bar ChocolateStarbucks Reserve Madagascar 70%
70%darkMadagascar
mānoa chocolateHonoli'i 70% Dark
70%darkUnited States
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What is in this ranking
- Brands represented
- 16 different chocolate makers, using cacao from 12 origins. Maüa holds 2 places; no maker is guaranteed one.
- Named cacao origin
- 100% of the top 20 name the country their cacao came from, against 82% of every bar catalogued on Chof. Origin disclosure is the largest single input to the ranking.
- Cocoa percentage
- The median bar in this ranking is 71% cocoa, against 70% across the catalogue as a whole. About the same. The ranking is not a high-cocoa filter, and milk bars qualify on the same criteria.
- Looking for candy bars?
- Snickers and Twix are candy bars, and this list ranks chocolate. Supermarket chocolate such as Cadbury and Milka is in the catalogue and scored the same way as every other bar.
What “top” means on Chof
The Chof Score decides the order. It rewards a precisely named origin (single estate or named co-op), a clean label with no PGPR, vegetable fats or vanillin, documented fermenting, drying and roasting, and a safety profile backed by lab results. Community ratings appear on every bar page, but they do not move this ranking. How Chof Score works.
The list rebuilds every hour, so a bar drops out once a higher-scoring bar overtakes it. To dig deeper, browse by cacao origin, by cocoa percentage, or by chocolate style.
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Frequently asked
Are these the best chocolate bars in the world?
No. They are the 20 chocolate bars scoring highest on Chof right now. "Best" is a moving target in chocolate: a bar from Ecuador and a bar from Madagascar taste nothing alike, but both can be excellent. This list is a starting point for craft chocolate worth your time.
How are the top 20 chocolate bars on Chof ranked?
Bars are ordered by the Chof Score, built from what the maker discloses: how precisely the origin is named, how clean the ingredient list is (no PGPR, vanillin or vegetable fats), how much of the fermenting, drying and roasting is documented, and what lab evidence exists. Detected defects count against a bar. The exact weights are not published. Community ratings are shown on each bar but do not move this ranking.
Are the top bars all dark chocolate?
No. The list is style-blind: a 55% milk chocolate from a great maker can sit alongside a 90% single-origin if both score high on origin transparency, ingredient purity and process disclosure.
Which cacao origins are represented in the top 20?
The current top 20 includes bars made with cacao from Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and others. Browse the dedicated origin pages on Chof to see every bar made with cacao from a specific country.
Are there any Dutch chocolate bars in the top 20?
Dutch makers like Original Beans, Heinde & Verre, The Chocolatemakers and Krak are tracked closely on Chof. They do not always sit in the top 20 because the global craft scene is competitive, but their bars are listed in detail. See Chof's Netherlands makers page.
Why do supermarket brands like Tony's Chocolonely rank lower?
The list rewards origin transparency, ingredient purity and craft processing. Mass-market brands tend to bulk-blend cacao origins and use longer ingredient lists, which lowers their score even when the bar is enjoyable. They still have their own maker pages on Chof.
How often does the list change?
Scores change when a maker documents more: a named farm or lot, a harvest year, fermentation and roasting detail, or lab results. The list rebuilds every hour to pick that up, and a bar moves down when a higher-scoring bar overtakes it.
Where can I buy these bars?
Most bar pages link to the maker's own online shop, and some also list retailers that stock the bar. Chof does not sell chocolate directly, yet.
What is a single-origin chocolate bar?
A single-origin chocolate bar is made from cacao beans grown in one country. Single-estate or single-farm bars narrow this further to one growing region, co-op or farm. Single-origin labelling lets you taste cacao genetics, soil and post-harvest fermentation instead of blending them away.
How can I find more bars I would like?
After tasting a bar from this list, browse other bars from the same cacao origin, cocoa percentage band or chocolate style. Each bar page on Chof links to those facets directly. The Chof app then lets you scan bars in the wild and track what you have tasted.