Single-origin bean-to-bar chocolate truffles made in downtown Asheville by Dan and Jael Rattigan, who source cacao directly from Peruvian and Madagascan growers.
Dan and Jael Rattigan founded French Broad Chocolates in 2008, opening the Chocolate Lounge on Pack Square the same year. Their bean-to-bar factory on Lexington Avenue is one of the few in the US that buys cacao direct from cooperative farms in Peru, Nicaragua, and Madagascar. The truffle programme features seasonal flavours alongside core year-round options.
5 editor picks for French Broad Chocolate Truffle in Asheville, ranked by editorial score. All Asheville signature dishes · French Broad Chocolate Truffle across every city.
OWL Bakery ★ 4.8
west-asheville · 295 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
OWL Bakery (Old World Levain) on Haywood Road in West Asheville is the city's flagship sourdough and laminated pastry bakery.
Mother ★ 4.6
south-slope · 244 Short Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Heidi Bass's Mother on Short Coxe Avenue in Asheville earned a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand.
OWL Bakery Charlotte Street ★ 4.6
north-asheville · 197 Charlotte St, Asheville, NC 28801
OWL Bakery's Charlotte Street second location runs as a sit-down bakery and cake shop, the wedding cake and special-occasion arm of the West Asheville.
French Broad Chocolate Lounge ★ 4.2
downtown · 10 S Pack Sq, Asheville, NC 28801
French Broad Chocolate Lounge on Pack Square in downtown Asheville opened in 2008 as the bean-to-bar chocolate maker's customer-facing room.
Baked Pie Company ★ 4.0
south-asheville · 4 Long Shoals Rd, Arden, NC 28704
Baked Pie Company in Arden, just south of Asheville, runs daily-changing whole pies and by-the-slice service. The signature pecan and chocolate-chess pies.