639199 Fri Jul 24 13:02:55 -0700 2009 5 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 4887942 Hello SF chowhounds Will be in San Francisco for the first time next week and I want to get the chocolate/confectionary vibe of what is made in San Francisco? Since I will be relying on public transit I plan on visiting Recchiuti, XOX truffles and TCHO, but I would love more artisanal suggestions within SF? On a second note, will I be missing out on a lot if I only go to the Thursday’s Ferry Building Farmer's Market instead of Saturday’s? Thanks Fri Jul 24 13:02:55 -0700 2009 246863 MrPernickety 1 4888047 I'm not an SF native but, when I last visited, I had an embarassingly large porportion of a box of different flavoured caramel chocolates from Christopher Elbow (in Hayes Valley). They were amazing - don't miss the cabernet-flavoured ones! Cocoa Bella also carries his and many other artisinal chocolates - and there are several locations around the city. Fri Jul 24 13:38:07 -0700 2009 4887942 132012 NoMoreSnuggles 2 4888345 Neither of those is made in SF, but both are worth a stop because they're harder to find (depending where the OP is from). Fri Jul 24 15:37:11 -0700 2009 4888047 11577 Pei 1 4888807 Yes, you will be missing out on a lot if you go to Thursday's market instead of Saturday's. If you are only here on Thursday, then stop by there, sure, but if you have the choice, definitely go on Saturday. Saturday's market is probably five or six times the size as Thursdays, and has a lot more variety and things to see. Thursday has some great prepared food, but not many other kinds of vendors, especially compared with Saturday. Fri Jul 24 19:37:11 -0700 2009 4887942 13525 JasmineG 1 4895654 Neither of these confectioners' has stores that you can visit but a stop by Rainbow Grocery and/or the BiRite Market can hook you up with two of the BA's best confections: Poco Dolce chocolate tiles and Sweet Revolution organic maple-honey caramels. Mon Jul 27 18:50:44 -0700 2009 4887942 93482 linz 1 4897004 You may want to also check out this current thread on Chowhound http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/602522 Tue Jul 28 09:19:44 -0700 2009 4887942 137770 sosdiaz