Sjaak’s Fine Chocolates

Whenever I’m in Old Town, I can’t help but be lured in by the tempting aroma of chocolate coming from Sjaak’s. To me, it feels like a grown-​up candy store with a distinct eye to the culture and nature of the Redwoods.
Sjaak’s offers a great variety of chocolates, from functional gift boxes to novelty gifts like chocolate fish, banana slugs, and mussels. There’s dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, chocolate with coffee in it, truffles, truffle bars, mint meltaways (some of my favorites), and seasonal goodies. For the enivironmentally conscious, they also have a great new (er) selection of organic chocolates.
A lot of my friends have shopped for their chocolate-​loving family members here. They have fish for dad and fancy stuff for mom. Definitely a great place to get gifts.
Their chocolates are delicious. Locally made, nice and smooth, with a great rich flavor.
The only thing that keeps Sjaak’s from being 5 stars for me is that prices add up.
The bottom line: even if you go in just to look, you’ll probably be tempted. But hey, that’s not such a bad thing…