Wellington Chocolate Factory: The city’s sweetest treats

Wellington Chocolate Factory (WCF) produces small batch, bean-to-bar chocolate. With ethically traded cocoa at the heart of their creations, it’s a treat that’s just as good for the planet as it is for the palate.

Step into the Eva Street factory and you’ll feel like you’ve found your very own golden ticket. Willy Wonka, eat your heart out. This chocolate paradise lifts the curtain on the bean-to-bar process. Large windows provide a peek into the factory as the team makes their award-winning bars.

If you want to get hands-on and immerse yourself in the world of chocolate making, take a factory tour. You’ll learn all about how WCF hand-sorts and grind its cocoa beans. See the tempering process and the final magic touch of wrapping each bar in beautiful designs from local artists.

Once you know all there is to know, then comes the fun part: making your own. Expert chocolatiers will guide you through the process of making your very own chocolate bars to take home (if they last that long). Pick your base and go wild with flavour creations. There are ingredients galore to choose from. Nuts, honeycomb, or freeze-dried berries? The only limit is your imagination.

If there’s not enough time for a tour, don’t leave without trying one of the hot chocolates. Made from melted-down chocolate bars and your choice of milk, they feel like a delicious, warm hug. Round out your drink with a cookie or brownie, and don’t forget a bar (or two) to take home.

A person making chocolate at Wellington Chocolate Factory on the Chocolatier expereince. They are lifting a spatula from a bowl with chocolate dripping from it.

A staff member at Wellington Chocolate Factory sprinkles chocolate dustings onto five yellow caps on a tray, which have hot chocolate in them.

The interior of Wellington Chocolate Factory, located on Eva Street in Wellington with a large wood counter, two wood tables with four wood chairs each with three people working and two customers.

Three plates of chocolate pieces with small silver tongs are to be sampled on a table at the Wellington Chocolate Factory.

Artisanal dark chocolate bars, imprinted with a floral design, on a baking sheet at the Wellington Chocolate Factory.

The bean-to-bar scene: Artisan chocolate in Wellington

You might be surprised to learn that Wellington is home to some of the most delicious, innovative, and award-winning chocolate in New Zealand.

Schoc Chocolates

Chocolate that feeds the soul in the heart of the Wairarapa region.

The Chocolate Story

Piles of chocolate bars and decadent bonbons tempt you inside this tiny chocolaterie in Petone.

Prefab

Go where the locals go at this stylish inner city café and bakery.

Dough Bakery

Masters of artisan bread and baked goods, Dough Bakery offers a range of loaves, sweet treats, and pastries.

Fidel’s

At the top of eclectic Cuba Street, Fidel’s Café is a Wellington institution serving Cuban coffee, “good, honest food” and a bohemian atmosphere.

Glou Glou

A sleek Wellington café is in pursuit of the perfect croissant, and after taking your first bite you’ll find the proof is in the pastry. It takes three days to make something so good you’ll consume it in three minutes.