Adelaide chocolate tours: Food tours with a sweet twist

Food tour company Foodi runs a chocolate tour in Adelaide, featuring six tasting stops. Chocolate-lovers in Adelaide can visit Steven ter Horst, Blackeby’s and Haigh’s amongst others.

The South Australian capital Adelaide is best known for its surrounding wine regions such as the McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley. But the food and drink scene doesn’t stop at the cellar doors. Adelaide also has a long-standing reputation for chocolate-making.

The best way to explore Adelaide’s chocolate-making scene is on a walking tour. Foodi runs a series of food and drink-based walking tours in Adelaide, and their chocolate tour is understandably one of the most popular.

Foodi chocolate tour in Adelaide

Meeting in Rundle Park, this chocolate tour in Adelaide visits six different stops for chocolate tasting. Between stops, the guide explains the history of chocolate. ‘Xocolatl’ is originally a drink from Central America

Chocolate came to the rest of the world via the Spanish conquistadors, and it was originally the exclusive preserve of the Spanish royal court.

The Foodi chocolate tour in Adelaide varies up the stops, but has a few old favourites that are regularly visited. These include Chocolateria San Churro, owned by an Australian couple who spent a lot of time travelling in Spain. Here, hot chocolate drinks are served in an espresso cup. It’s not too sweet, and beautifully textured.

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Other stops on the Foodi chocolate tour might include Cocolat on Rundle Street. Here, they serve a chocolate frog, while the tour guide gives insights into what makes good quality chocolate. It should be smooth, shiny and – importantly – not kept in the fridge. Good quality chocolate will melt in the mouth. A snapping sound when you break it in half is another reliable indicator.

Steven ter Horst chocolates on an Adelaide chocolate tour

Artisan chocolates are the attraction at Steven ter Horst Chocolate. Here chocolates ARE kept in the fridge, but it’s a specialist fridge imported from Italy that keeps the chocolates are a very specific 15.9°. Former banker Steven names all his chocolates after significant people in his life.

Other stops on the tour can include Koko Black and Blackeby’s Old Sweet Shop. But the classic Adelaide chocolate maker is Haigh’s.

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The beehive-like Haigh’s building on Rundle Mall is an Adelaide landmark, and the company has been making chocolate in Adelaide since 1915. The 50% cocoa chocolate is admirably smooth – the tour guide bills it as dark chocolate for people who don’t eat dark chocolate.