8 Vegan Friendly Chocolate Shops For The Perfect Gift | Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon, is a haven not just for foodies but also, for chocolate lovers. There are several chocolatiers in the city of roses who are either creating chocolate treats with ethically sourced cacao or sourcing the best chocolates candies from around the world. Whether you're craving a rich, velvety truffle or a decadent chocolate bar, there’s a chocolate shop for you that has something to satisfy every vegan sweet tooth. Here’s some of the best.
Azar Indulgences
Located in the Heathman Hotel in downton Portland, this vegan friendly, specialty chocolate shop has chocolate from around the world. Everywhere from Europe, the Middle East, and of course local Portland Brands such as Oregon Bark. They have many vegan chocolates and even vegan candies that make the perfect gift. Enjoy a nice hot drink while you shop as they have a coffee bar inside. You can even go around the corner into the Heathman’s beautiful library where there is a cozy fireplace for you to enjoy your just purchased chocolate and drink.
Roste Chocolate House
Roste Chocolate House has vegan options such as their drinking chocolate and pastries as well as chocolate bars and chocolate candies.
A vegan friendly chocolate house located in the Pearl District where you can order a vegan drinking chocolate if you ask for oat milk but also, several chocolate bars and chocolate candies where most are naturally vegan and are single-origin cacao.
Creo Chocolate
An award-winning chocolate shop that sources their premium Ecuadorian cacao beans directly from our partner farms. They have several vegan-friendly chocolate bars, truffles, chocolate-covered treats, and even hot chocolate that make the perfect gift!
The Meadow
More than just a chocolate shop, it is a shop for salt, bitters, and flowers too. You’ll find a great collection of salt and vegan-friendly chocolates from around the world. Bitters for the perfect cocktail or non-alcoholic cocktail and beautiful flowers because who doesn’t like flowers? They have great baskets and bundles sets to get the perfect gift for those special to you.
3731 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
Oregon Bark
Oregon Bark’s famous Tom Bumble bars
Famous for their Tom Bumble chocolate bars, which I like to describe as a Butterfinger but better! This candy shop makes chocolate-covered candy like no other and it’s all vegan and gluten-free! Other favorites are their Bob Dandy which is a chocolate-covered honeycomb and Lou Whistle, a molasses and pecan chewy chocolate that is incredibly satisfying. You can order online for their candy to be delivered, pick up your online order in-store or find them at one of many retailers.
2630 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97232 - Pick up online orders only
Missionary Chocolates
Missionary Chocolates is known for their signature truffles in a variety of flavors
Dairy-free and gluten-free truffles that was started by a doctor. Owner, Melissa Berry made her first chocolates as a gift for her mom and now, you’ll find these chocolates all over the city in markets and retailers. They offer many different flavors from sweet raspberry and pinot noir truffles to ghost chili salted caramel and meyer lemon truffles.
2712 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97232
Soul Lift Cacao
Based in Portland, Oregon. It is the ONLY U.S. brand that offers authentic ceremonial cacao made by indigenous artisans at the source using traditional practices. Owner, Nick, works directly with farmers in Guatemala and Mexico where the cacao is hand-picked and is minimally process as they lightly roast the beans. This allows you to get the highest amounts of antioxidants and best cacao flavors. Because the cacao is prepared in its place of origin, more money goes back (over 17 times more than the average cacoa business model) into these indigenous communities. Yes, it is 100% vegan.
