I experienced the Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop as part of a Cannery Row Familiarization trip; however, all opinions are my own.
With so many different things to see and do while visiting Cannery Row it was impossible to do it all. But one amazing spot we got to check out was the Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop in the Steinbeck Plaza. If you have a sweet tooth and love chocolate like I do, then the Ghirardelli Shop should be on your Cannery Row must-visit list.
Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop, Monterey, CA
The smell of chocolate wafts out from the store drawing you in. Once there, you’re rewarded with colorful chocolates for sale. There are bulk chocolates, gifts, and souvenirs.
Choose your favorites and head to the cashier or venture toward the back of the store where you’ll find an ice cream and soda fountain where ice cream concoctions are created. There’s also a small outdoor deck with a fantastic view of the water.
There are many different flavors and types to choose from including Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Caramel, White Chocolate, Fruits, and Nuts. Plus they offer their “World Famous Hot Fudge Sundae” with its 880 calories (don’t look, just eat and enjoy!) and so much more. We ordered four different sundaes and shared them so that we got to taste a little bit of everything.
We chose to eat outside and were rewarded with a fantastic view. It was windy but warm and an incredible place to enjoy our sweet treats. The Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop was one of my favorite stops and one I’ll repeat on my next trip to Monterey!
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Ghiradelli Chocolate History
For over 160 years, Ghirardelli has been a leading name in chocolate. In 1849, when the Gold Rush was in full swing, Italian Born Domingo Ghirardelli moved to America and set up his own general store in a mining camp. Before long he found that the miners were in need of little luxuries and wanted to spend their gold dust. It was then that Domingo began to stock his chocolate delicacies for the miners. After success in the mining camp, Domingo founded his own confectionery shop in San Francisco which we know today as the ever popular Ghirardelli Chocolate Company.
Find out more about Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream online and plan to enjoy a sweet treat the next time you’re in Monterey!
I love this chocolate! How lucky to go to the store.
Ghiradelli chocolate is always great! I would love to go to that store!
We have a Ghirardelli but I haven’t been to it! I need some ice cream or a decadent shake!
I love Ghiradelli Chocolate! I would love to visit that store.
I love Ghiradelli Chocolate. There is a store in Disneyland that sells ice cream and chocolates. Yum
We just visited Ghirardelli in San Francisco a couple months ago! It’s quite a historic company!
They all look very yummy. It’ll be hard to decide which one to pick! 🙂 By the way, what program or plugin did you use for your slideshow? Thanks!
Ghirardelli is so good. If I ever visit this shop I’ll have to take my daughter or she’ll be mad!
That is a dream store of mine!! I love chocolate, I don’t think I would be able to decide what to buy there! All of it looks amazing!
This would be an amazing place to go for a treat. I have never heard of Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop before. Now i can not wait to try it when i am in the area next.
I would love to go to Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop. I am hoping to be in the are in a few months.
This sounds like an amazing store. I would love to try Ghirardelli Chocolate if i am ever in the area.
I have always been a huge fan of Ghirardelli. I love the chocolate and caramel ones the best!
Okay, I would be in heaven… like they would have to kick me out. LOL… Sounds perfect to me. I love Ghirardelli. Thanks for sharing
I absolutely love Ghirardelli Chocolate ! And add it to ice cream and I’m all over it!
I have been there! I brought my daugher some caramel chocolate and got a treat from the diner area. It was so much fun!
Ghirardelli has a store?! OMG, that is wholely awesome! That’s my favorite chocolate.
How did you get yourself to leave these place! I am pretty sure this would be my hubby’s Graceland! This is his all time favorite chocolate. We will be checking this place out when we get out that way.
Ghirardelli chocolate is so good, if I’m ever near Monterey, CA there is no way I’m leaving without visiting the Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop. I might never leave!