Best Chocolate in the World 2024

A definitive guide to the world’s finest chocolate, ranked by international awards and expert tasting.

What Defines the Best Chocolate in 2024?

The world’s best chocolate in 2024 is defined not by marketing, but by independent judging, blind tasting, and consistent excellence across the most respected international competitions.

For this ranking, we focus on chocolates that achieved the highest recognition in 2024 from globally acknowledged institutions such as the International Chocolate Awards, alongside other leading expert panels and juried competitions.

Only bars that demonstrate exceptional craftsmanship, clarity of origin, and outstanding sensory quality qualify for inclusion.

How the Best Chocolate of 2024 Is Selected

This page is part of our Top 100 Chocolate Bars (2022–Present) master ranking.

80 and above indicates fine chocolate quality, and scores above 90 suggest extraordinary quality and craft.

The 2024 edition includes only chocolates that meet this threshold through blind tasting and formal judging.

Selection is based on:

  • International award recognition (World Finals and regional competitions)

  • Score-based evaluation, not popularity or sales

  • Individual chocolate bars, not brand averages

  • Consistency of maker quality

  • Transparency of cacao origin and process

Gold Winners — World’s Best Chocolate 2024

Each year, a very small number of chocolates rise above all others and receive Gold-level recognition at the world stage. These bars represent the highest level of contemporary chocolate craft.

🌍 World’s Best Dark Chocolate — Gold

Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway)
70% Quellouno — Score: 91.7

A precise and expressive dark chocolate showcasing exceptional balance, clarity of origin, and depth. Quellouno exemplifies the modern benchmark for world-class dark chocolate, combining technical mastery with a vivid sense of place.

🌍 World’s Best White Chocolate — Gold

Kasama Chocolate (Canada)
Strawberry White Chocolate — Score: 91.2

A standout example of contemporary white chocolate, distinguished by its natural strawberry integration, purity of dairy notes, and refined texture. This bar redefines expectations for white chocolate through restraint, freshness, and technical precision.

Explore the Best Chocolate of 2024 Collection

The Best Chocolate Bars of 2024

80 and above indicates fine chocolate quality and scores above 90 suggest extraordinary quality and craft.

  1. Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway) – Dark Chocolate – 70% Quellouno (Score 91.7)

  2. Argencove (Nicaragua) – Dark Chocolate – Mombacho 70% (Score 91.6)

  3. Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Milk Chocolate – Leche y Café 58% (Score 91.5)

  4. Allo Simonne (Canada) – Chocolate Spread – Hazelnut & Jaguar Chocolate (Score 91.4)

  5. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate – Spiced Winter Maple (Score 91.4)

  6. Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – White Chocolate – Strawberry White (Score 91.2)

  7. Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway) – Dark Chocolate – 70% Piura med Kakaonibs (Score 91.2)

  8. Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Dark Chocolate – Chuncho (Score 91.1)

  9. SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) – Drinking Chocolate – Peru Chuncho 72% (Score 91.1)

  10. Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Milk Chocolate – Leche y Vainilla 57% (Score 90.9)

  11. Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – White Chocolate – Raspberry White (Score 90.8)

  12. Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Dark Chocolate – Lakuna (Score 90.7)

  13. Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Dark Chocolate – Piura Select (Score 90.7)

  14. Duffy’s (United Kingdom) – Dark Chocolate – Nicaragua Juno 70% (Score 90.4)

  15. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate – El Carmen with Coffee (Score 90.3)

  16. Argencove (Nicaragua) – Dark Chocolate – 92 Bar (Score 90.2)

  17. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate – Asochivite with Maple (Score 90.2)

  18. Meybol Cacao (Germany) – Dark Chocolate – Inti 70% (Score 90.1)

  19. Sleep Walk Chocolateria (United States) – Chocolate with Filling – Miel y Chiltepe (Score 90.1)

  20. Argencove (Nicaragua) – Dark Chocolate – Apoyo 70% (Score 90.0)

  21. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate – Boyacá (Score 89.8)

  22. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate – Caramelized Onion (Score 89.3)

  23. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate – Las Palomas Coffee (Score 89.0)

  24. Allo Simonne (Canada) – Chocolate Spread – Hazelnut, Dark Chocolate & Buckwheat (Score 88.9)

  25. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate – Lawley’s Rum (Score 88.9)

  26. Argencove (Nicaragua) – Dark Chocolate – Batch 18, 80% (Score 88.8)

  27. Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway) – Dark Chocolate – 70% Santa Ana (Score 88.8)

  28. Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Dark Chocolate – Cuzco 80% (Score 88.7)

  29. Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway) – Dark Chocolate – 70% Echarate (Score 88.7)

  30. Sleep Walk Chocolateria (United States) – Dark Chocolate – Trinitario (Score 88.6)

  31. Allo Simonne (Canada) – Chocolate with Filling – Gianduja and Cacao Nibs Bar (Score 88.5)

  32. Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Milk Chocolate – Piura Milk (Score 88.4)

  33. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate – Signature Line, Asochivite (Score 88.4)

  34. Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Dark Chocolate – 70% Costa Esmeraldas (Score 88.4)

  35. Meybol Cacao (Germany) – Dark Chocolate – Solo Kakao 90% (Score 88.4)

  36. Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Dark Chocolate – Flor de un Día 70% (Score 88.3)

  37. Allo Simonne (Canada) – Dark Chocolate – Huila 75% (Score 88.1)

  38. Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Dark Chocolate – Finca La Rioja 73% (Score 88.1)

  39. Allo Simonne (Canada) – Chocolate with Filling – Gianduja & Whole Hazelnuts Chocolate Bar (Score 88.0)

  40. Argencove (Nicaragua) – Dark Chocolate – Banana, Cinnamon and Cloves (Score 88.0)

  41. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate – Maker’s Choice, Black Urfa Chili (Score 88.0)

  42. SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) – Drinking Chocolate – Thailand 70% (Score 88.0)

  43. Meybol Cacao (Germany) – Dark Chocolate – Solo Kakao 100% (Score 87.9)

  44. Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – Dark Chocolate – Maya Mountain 70% Organic (Score 87.7)

  45. Allo Simonne (Canada) – Chocolate Spread – Hazelnut & Dark Chocolate (Score 87.6)

  46. Duffy’s (United Kingdom) – Milk Chocolate – Nicaragua Oh Juno! 45% (Score 87.6)

  47. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Drinking Chocolate – Maple Hot Cocoa (Score 87.6)

  48. Meybol Cacao (Germany) – Dark Chocolate – Chuncho Collection No. 3 (Score 87.6)

  49. Meybol Cacao (Germany) – Dark Chocolate – Chuncho Collection No. 7 (Score 87.5)

  50. Duffy’s (United Kingdom) – Dark Chocolate – Guatemala Sweet River 80% (Score 87.4)

  51. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate – Special Reserve, Putnam Rye Whiskey (Score 87.4)

  52. Meybol Cacao (Germany) – Dark Chocolate – VRAEM 72% (Score 87.4)

  53. Feliu Chocolate (Mexico) – Dark Chocolate – Pitaya de Mayo 58% (Score 87.3)

  54. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Drinking Chocolate – Almendra Blanca Hot Cocoa (Score 87.3)

  55. Boho Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate – 87% Chuncho (Score 87.1)

  56. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate – Special Reserve, 100% Cacao (Score 87.1)

  57. SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) – Drinking Chocolate – Guatemala 70% (Score 87.1)

  58. Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Dark Chocolate – Single Malt (Score 87.0)

  59. Allo Simonne (Canada) – Chocolate with Filling – Gianduja, Juniper and Cherries Bar (Score 86.9)

  60. Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – White Chocolate – Vegan White Chocolate (Score 86.9)

  61. Duffy’s (United Kingdom) – Dark Chocolate – Nicaragua Amarillo 72% (Score 86.9)

  62. Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Dark Chocolate – Tanduay Rum (Score 86.9)

  63. Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – Dark Chocolate – Madagascar 70% Organic (Score 86.8)

  64. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Dark Chocolate – Special Reserve, Brown Butter (Score 86.8)

  65. Meybol Cacao (Germany) – Dark Chocolate – Piura 72% (Score 86.7)

  66. Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – Dark Chocolate – Lumina 70% Organic (Score 86.6)

  67. SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) – Dark Chocolate – Peru Piura 71% (Score 86.6)

  68. Argencove (Nicaragua) – Dark Chocolate – Pecan Pie (Score 86.4)

  69. Kasama Chocolate (Canada) – Dark Chocolate – Wallflower Gin (Score 86.4)

  70. SLOK Chocolate (Hong Kong) – Drinking Chocolate – Philippines 72% (Score 86.2)

  71. Chaleur B Chocolat (Canada) – White Chocolate – White Vanilla Chocolate (Score 86.0)

  72. Allo Simonne (Canada) – Chocolate with Filling – Gianduja, Buckwheat and Mélilot Bar (Score 85.9)

  73. Goodnow Farms Chocolate (United States) – Drinking Chocolate – Asochivite Hot Cocoa (Score 85.5)

👉 View the Top 100 Chocolate Bars (2022–Present)

Why 2024 Was a Landmark Year for Fine Chocolate

2024 marked a notable shift in the fine-chocolate landscape:

  • Increased recognition of origin-specific cacao genetics

  • Higher expectations for technical precision

  • Stronger producer–maker collaboration

  • A move away from overt sweetness toward structure, acidity, and texture

Many of the highest-scoring bars in 2024 reflect long-term relationships at origin, resulting in exceptional consistency and clarity of flavor.