Gourmet Traveller chocolate bars and blocks

With the shelves piled high with chocolate this month, it’s the ideal time to discover new flavours. Dark chocolate with smoked salt or fennel seeds, or a classic Valrhona chocolat noir? Blocks, bars, beans and barks – in case of emergency, here are our picks of the best top-cupboard cacaos.

Amedei

Amedei

Toscano Black 63%, $9.50 for 50gm

Dark Cioccolato Fondente Extra 70% Chuao, $19.50 for 50gm

lario.com.au

Bahen & Co

Bahen & Co

80% Cacao House Blend, $9.90 for 75gm

bahenchocolate.com

Belle Fleur

Belle Fleur

Single Origin Peru 64% Cocoa, $8.25 for 90gm

Single Origin Costa Rica 64% Cocoa, $8.25 for 90gm

bellefleur.com.au

Bibelot

Bibelot

Flavours include Milk Chocolate with Caramelised Almonds, White Chocolate with Green Tea and Raspberry Crunch, Dark Chocolate with Peanut Caramel and Pink Salt and Dark Chocolate with Caramelised Cocoa Nibs; $13.50 for 95gm

bibelot.com.au

Cioccolato Lombardo

Cioccolato Lombardo

Sourdough Milk Chocolate Bar with dark chocolate Easter decoration, $19.50 for 150gm

cioccolatolombardo.com

Fortunato No 4

Fortunato No 4

Organic Peruvian Pure Nacional 47% Milk Couverture Chocolate, $13.50 for 100gm,

anvers-chocolate.com.au

Hunted + Gathered

Hunted + Gathered

70% Dark Organic Chocolate with Fennel Seed, Sesame Seed, or Macadamia and 85% Dark Chocolate, $7.50 for 45gm

huntedandgathered.com.au

Ladurée

Ladurée

La Mini Tablettes in White Chocolate, 41% Milk and 64% Dark, $9 for 42gm

laduree.com.au

Liefje

Liefje

80% Pomegranate and Pepperberry, Hazelnut Crunch, Cacao Smoked Salt and Spice Trial, $8.95 for 55gm

liefje.com.au

Lindt

Lindt

Excellence 70% Cocoa Smooth Blend and Roasted Hazelnut, $3.99 for 100gm

lindt.com.au

Monsieur Truffe

Monsieur Truffe

70% Organic Dark Chocolate with Smoked Almonds, $11.95 for 80gm

70% Organic Dark Chocolate with Salt Roasted Pistachios, $11.95 for 80gm

72% Organic Dark Chocolate with Tasman Sea Salt, $11.95 for 80gm

monsieurtruffechocolate.com

Red Cacao

Red Cacao

Coffee, Hazelnut and Mandarin Milk Chocolate, $9.50 for 75gm

redcacao.com.au

Sue Lewis Chocolatier

Sue Lewis Chocolatier

Dark Chocolate with Confit Orange, $8 for 50gm

suelewischocolatier.com.au

Valrhona

Valrhona

Noir Manjari 64% Cacao Dark Chocolate, $10.95 for 70gm

simonjohnson.com

Wawa Chocolatier

Wawa Chocolatier

Flavours include Dark Mint Caramel Crisp, Dark Toasted Sourdough, Balsamic Salted Caramel, Fried Almond and Smoked Saltt, Blueberry and Blue Corn, and Lavender Honeycomb and Cocoa Nib, $14.95 for 90gm

wawachocolatier.com.au

Winnow Chocolates

Winnow Chocolates

Flavours include Organic White Chocolate with Blackberry and Lime, and Strawberry and White Pepper, Organic Milk Chocolate with Fruit and Nut, and Organic Dark Chocolate with Summer Berries and Raspberry & Coconut, $9.95 for 80gm

winnowchocolates.com

Zokoko

Zokoko

Pure Origin 72% Cacao Bolivia Tranquilidad, $15.95 for 85gm

Pure Origin 45% Cacao Solomon Islands Chale Milk, $13.95 for 85gm

zokoko.com

The Gourmet Traveller Team

Gourmet Traveller is Australia’s trusted authority on food, travel and luxury lifestyle, bringing the latest news and trends to life through quality journalism, enticing recipes and evocative photography. For more than 55 years, it has been inspiring and informing Australians with the best in cooking, dining, travelling and shopping. Our critics bring the expertise of years of critical eating, drinking and writing to the table. Plus, as the country’s leading title in the luxury sector, Gourmet Traveller works closely with Australia’s leaders in the travel and hospitality industries to give our readers exclusive access. The Gourmet Traveller legacy is one of trust, prestige and relevance.