Top 20 Chocolate Makers Right Now
The 20 highest-rated chocolate makers on Chof right now, ranked by the average quality of their bars across origin transparency, ingredient purity, certifications, awards and community ratings.
Want the best individual bars instead? See the Top 20 chocolate bars.
ZOTO
BelgiumBean-to-Bar9 bars
Maüa
SpainBean-to-Bar6 bars
Luisa Abram
BrazilBean-to-Bar6 bars
Krak
NetherlandsBean-to-Bar7 bars
ruvido
ItalyBean-to-Bar5 bars
Foundry
New ZealandBean-to-Bar8 bars
Dandelion Chocolate
United StatesBean-to-Bar5 bars
Plaq
FranceBean-to-Bar11 bars
Willie's Cacao
United KingdomBean-to-Bar3 bars
Friis Holm
DenmarkBean-to-Bar23 bars
Taman
CroatiaBean-to-Bar3 bars
Barre Clandestine
FranceBean-to-Bar8 bars
Spinnaker
United StatesBean-to-Bar4 bars
Goodnow Farms
United StatesBean-to-Bar8 bars
Chocolatoa
BelgiumBean-to-Bar7 bars
Marou Chocolate
VietnamBean-to-Bar10 bars
Bon-Fiction
IndiaBean-to-Bar7 bars
Lucid Chocolatier
New ZealandBean-to-Bar20 bars
CHOCOLATE TREE
United KingdomBean-to-Bar5 bars
Beaningful
LithuaniaBean-to-Bar5 bars
What “top” means for a maker
A maker's rank is the average quality of their published bars on Chof, with a minimum of three bars to make the average meaningful. Bar quality combines origin transparency, clean labels (no PGPR, vegetable fats or vanillin), confirmed certifications, recognised awards and community ratings.
Makers move up when their bars get higher quality on average, not when one outlier bar happens to be great. To see the highest-rated individual bars, see Top 20 chocolate bars. To browse every maker on Chof, see chocolate makers.
Frequently asked
How are the top 20 chocolate makers on Chof ranked?
Each maker is scored as the average quality of their published bars on Chof. Bar quality combines origin transparency, ingredient purity (no PGPR, vanillin or vegetable fats), confirmed certifications, recognised awards, harvest disclosure and community ratings. Only makers with at least three published bars qualify, so a single great bar cannot dominate the ranking.
Why a three-bar minimum?
Average scores get noisy with very small samples. A maker with one outstanding bar might top the list on luck rather than consistency. Three bars is the threshold where the average starts to mean something about how the maker actually works, not just how their best bar tastes.
Are these makers the best in the world?
They are the 20 makers currently rated highest on Chof, which skews toward bean-to-bar and tree-to-bar makers who disclose origin and process. "Best" depends on what you taste for: a maker focused on Madagascan red-fruit profiles will score very differently from one mastering Tanzanian stone fruit, but both can be excellent.
How often does the list change?
The list is regenerated hourly. Makers move up when new high-quality bars are added, certifications are confirmed, or community ratings come in. They move down when fresher, higher-signal makers overtake them.
Where can I buy chocolate from these makers?
Each maker page links to the maker website where you can find an authoritative purchase channel. Chof does not sell chocolate directly, yet.
How can a maker be added to Chof?
Most makers and bars are added by chocolate enthusiasts using the Chof iOS app. Makers can also send their full range with images and details to felipe@chof.nl, or visit the For Makers page.