Best Chocolate in Singapore: 8 Local Chocolate Makers Compared

Janice Wong is the chocolate and dessert brand of pastry chef Janice Wong, run by JWO Holdings Pte Ltd, registered on ACRA in May 2014. SFA lists the company's food factory at MacTaggart Road for cakes, ice cream and chocolates. Its website describes a small-batch, bean-to-bar concept with bon bons as the signature. Bars are S$12 and a box of 9 bon bons is S$39. It has shops at Republic Plaza, Paragon and the Supertree Observatory, and its Republic Plaza listing shows 4.7 from 504 Google reviews. It is the only business in this guide that promises in writing to replace a damaged or wrong delivery 1 for 1 at no charge, which is why it has the highest score. Workshops in bar making and painting are paid, and delivery starts at S$18.

Awfully Chocolate started in 1998 selling a single chocolate cake and now has about ten outlets in Singapore. Its website is run by Awfully Chocolate Central Kitchen Pte Ltd, registered on ACRA in August 2012, which SFA lists as licensee of a food factory at Pandan Loop. Its house chocolate comes in 45%, 60%, 70% and 100% cacao. Flavoured bars are S$14.60 and six dark chocolate truffles are S$25. Its bakery and cafe at 131 East Coast Road has the most Google reviews in this guide, 4.4 from 4,406. A gift message is free with online orders, and you can order by 4pm for next-day delivery. Its refund policy offers a 2-day return, but its terms say no product can be returned or exchanged, so ask which applies before you order.

Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie is run by Cacao Social Pte Ltd, registered on ACRA in October 2020. Its website says its chocolate is made bean to bar at its factory on Dempsey Road from single-estate cacao, and SFA also lists a chocolate factory licensed to the company at FoodFab@Mandai. It is known for bon bons and filled bars in local flavours such as kaya toast. Bars are S$16 and a box of 8 bon bons starts at S$32. The Dempsey factory runs a paid tour and tasting from S$20 and bon bon workshops. Its Google listing for the Dempsey restaurant shows 4.8 from 2,252 reviews. Its terms are strict: no exchanges or returns once delivered, and any refund within seven days is store credit at its discretion. It publishes no phone number.

Fossa Chocolate Pte Ltd was registered on ACRA in November 2015, and SFA lists its factory at Nordcom II in Gambas Crescent for chocolate making and roasting cocoa beans. Its website describes small-batch, bean-to-bar chocolate with Asian-inspired flavours such as salted egg cereal and malt. Bars are S$13.08 and gift sets start at S$45. There is no shop: you buy online, from about 25 stockists, or collect from the factory by appointment. Its Google listing shows 4.8 from 80 reviews. Standard delivery runs on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with express delivery at S$27. We found no refund or replacement policy, and its FAQ says it is not liable for damage once the chocolate leaves the factory. Consultation and tasting for custom orders is paid.

Laurent Bernard Chocolatier is run by The Chocolate Factory Pte Ltd, registered on ACRA in November 2005, which SFA lists as licensee of factories at MacTaggart Road and Burn Road and of the cafe at 80 Mohamed Sultan Road. Its website describes a French artisan chocolatier in Singapore since 2006, with every cake, praline and bar made in Singapore. Origin bars are S$15 to S$16 and a 9-piece discovery box starts at S$46. The MacTaggart Road atelier is for collection only. Its cafe and chocolate bar has the most Google reviews, 3.8 from 719. You can order before 2pm for same-day delivery. A damaged item can be swapped with the driver at the door, but otherwise there are no refunds, exchanges or changes once you have paid.

Lemuel Chocolate describes itself as a bean-to-bar chocolate maker in Singapore and says it opened its workshop in August 2017. The company that runs it today, Lemuel Chocolate Bean-To-Bar Pte Ltd, was registered on ACRA in January 2021, and SFA lists it as licensee of the factory cafe at The Star Vista and of a chocolate factory at Pandan Loop. Single-origin bars cost S$16.35 to S$17.40, and a box of 6 bon bons is S$24. The Star Vista cafe is open daily for walk-ins, and its Google listing shows 4.4 from 378 reviews. It takes no calls: contact is by email only. Delivery runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. We found no refund or replacement policy, only a promise that its team will assist with a missing or wrong order.

Chocolate Origin is a chain of chocolate cake and dessert outlets. Its website names DADACA Holdings Pte Ltd, registered on ACRA in October 2020, as the operator, and SFA lists that company as licensee of outlets at Kallang Wave Mall and Jurong Point; other outlets are licensed to other companies. Its signature is a dark chocolate cake made with 73% Belgian chocolate, S$46.80 for the regular size, with lava cakes at S$7 and brownies at S$4.20. Its Kallang Wave Mall listing has the most Google reviews, 3.4 from 87. The website says its baked goods use halal ingredients, which we did not check against a certificate. We found no refund or replacement policy: its policy pages return "not found". Nothing is given free.