Portland is justly famous for its coffee and beer, but the Portland culinary scene offers far, far more than that. Our Chocolate Decadence tour celebrates the Rose City's spin on the world's favorite sweet indulgence. While the coffee junkies and beer snobs are yammering away about their respective libations, you'll see (and more importantly: taste!) chocolate in myriad forms - be it whipped, melted, or served as a drink. Local vendors and chocolatiers will showcase their tasty works giving you a window in on their world, pulling back the curtain and showing off how they satiate Portland's appetite for decadent desserts on a daily basis.

Our funny and engaging Resident Experts will outline chocolate's lineage from humble bean to tempting confection, leading you through guided tastings to help you better discover and appreciate the subtleties of chocolate in its various forms and types. And they are certainly various - be it in the form of a cake, nib, cookie, cocktail or even vinegar or salt, chocolate will surprise you with its versatility. What's more, you'll experience it all through the lens of Portland's vibrant food scene. In a city where food experimentation, quality, and culinary expertise are so highly prized, chocolate is no exception. This is the ultimate tour for chocolate lovers and closet chocolatiers.

Our Chocolate Decadence tour focuses on heart of Portland and goes for about two and a half hours. The total distance covered is less than a mile and a half, hopefully enough walking to work off the calories from the eatable, sippable, and chewable chocolate that you'll be enjoying along the way.

Dates & Times:

Year round: Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, at 3 p.m.

Starting Location:

Meet your guide INSIDE and upstairs in the mezzanine library at the Heathman Hotel at 1001 SW Broadway at Salmon.

Tour duration:

About 2.5 hours
Less than 1 ½ miles (no hills, 15 steps)

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• Decadent chocolate truffles and caramels
• Real cocoa beans and nibs
• A range of milk, dark, and white chocolates from around the globe
• Chocolate cupcakes
• French-style drinking chocolate
• Hand-crafted Chocolate Cake Martini
• Smooth and creamy gelato and sorbet
• Chocolate truffle cookies
• Pinot Nior and Pinot Gris wines from the Willamette Valley
• Warm chocolate croissants
• Chocolates infused with Ylang-Ylang essence
• And more... take this chocolate lovers ride, if you can handle it!

These are the things you'll discover with us:

• Slowing down to experience and relearn how to interpret and enjoy appearances, smells, tastes, mouthfeels, and aftertastes - Like a wine tasting, we'll guide you through the process of renewing all five senses with chocolate as the central theme.
• The reason that Portland is home to 30+ artisan chocolatiers
• Why chocolate is literally the food of the gods
• The true cultural history of the medicinal and ritual use of chocolate
• Mouth-watering chocolate-related trivia
• Why Pop-Rocks and Bacon are the current novelty sensations in chocolate
• A fascinating exploration into the trials and tribulations of actually making chocolates.

"Oh. My. God."

- Donna, Portland, Orgeon