LetterPress Chocolate

Located on Robertson Boulevard, LetterPress Chocolate’s bean-to-bar approach to chocolate-making is a boon for anyone who considers themselves a dark chocolate superfan. Husband-and-wife team David and Corey Menkes deal exclusively in the high-quality dark variety, which they roast, sort, grind, age, temper and mold all inside their L.A. shop–before wrapping each beautifully stamped bar by hand. Deeply aromatic, with notes of citrus and fruit that shine through, LetterPress’s single-origin chocolate bars are our favorite way to experience the Menkes’ handiwork, though they also offer occasional batches of white and dark milk chocolate—and an excellent spicy chili-flavored bar made with 70% dark chocolate from Ghana.