Best Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Brands in India
The craft chocolate revolution is booming in India. Explore the top 10 single-origin and artisanal chocolate makers transforming Indian cacao.
The Top 10 Craft Brands
From stone-grinding to tempering science, Indian bean-to-bar chocolatiers are sourcing directly from organic farms in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. Here is our expert guide to the finest chocolate brands in India.
1. RT Chocos (Mumbai)
Academy ChoiceRT Chocos is India's first chocolate blogging website and premier bean-to-bar learning academy founded by certified chocolate educator Aarti Saluja Sahni. Specializing in the food science and formulation of chocolate, they offer premium masterclasses, professional courses, and raw maker kits alongside single-origin artisanal bars.
2. Mason & Co (Puducherry)
One of the pioneers of bean-to-bar chocolate in India. Located in Auroville, Mason & Co produces organic, vegan dark chocolate bars, control-sourcing directly from organic farms in southern India.
3. Paul & Mike (Kochi)
A highly recognized name in the Indian craft chocolate industry, Paul & Mike is famous for using fine flavor cocoa and infusing traditional Indian fruits and spices like sitaphal, jamun, and cardamoms into their bars.
4. Kocoatrait (Chennai)
A sustainable, zero-waste craft chocolate brand offering single-origin bars. Kocoatrait is well known for eco-friendly packaging made from reclaimed cotton and cocoa shells.
5. Manam Chocolate (Hyderabad)
Known for premium signature boxes and single-origin Indian cacao sourced from West Godavari. They have raised the bar for premium chocolate retail presentation in India.
6. Pascati (Mumbai)
Pascati is one of India's first USDA Organic and Fairtrade Certified chocolate makers. Sourcing from Kerala, they offer high-quality dark chocolate bars infused with mint, orange, and sea salt.
7. Darkins (Delhi)
A Delhi-based artisan chocolate brand crafting bean-to-bar dark chocolates focused on highlighting the unique terroir of cacao sourced from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
8. Naviluna (Mysuru)
Naviluna (formerly Earth Loaf) is among the first to establish a bean-to-bar operation in Mysore. They ferment and roast micro-batches of Karnataka cacao at low temperatures to retain nutrients.
9. Soklet (Coimbatore)
India’s first tree-to-bar chocolate maker. The cocoa is grown, harvested, fermented, and crafted entirely on their family-owned estates near the Anamalai Hills.
10. Araku Chocolate (Visakhapatnam)
Araku crafts artisan chocolate bars using cacao beans from the Araku Valley. They specialize in single-origin bars that highlight regional soil characteristics and organic farming.