If you like excellent chocolate and excellent company… you’re in the right place!

The Chocolate Bar is the perfect place to stop and relax. Whether you’re just passing through or you’ve lived in Ellon all your life, we can’t wait to welcome you through our doors.

Learn more about The Cafe and Shop and our Coffee and Chocolate.

Our origin story…

From a young age, Kira was happiest when she was in the kitchen. From baking with her grandmother as a young child to eventually studying chocolate and patisserie as a young adult, Kira was determined to have a career within the chocolate industry.

As luck would have it, a part time job as a Chocolatier and Confectioner came along at the right time. This was an invaluable stepping stone into the industry and allowed Kira to continue her training on the job. Kira could not believe it – it felt like a dream come true to finally be working with chocolate in a professional realm!

Since this role was only part time, it allowed Kira to continue experimenting and developing new flavours at home on her days off.

Longing to sell her own chocolate creations, Kira took a leap of faith in 2008 and Chocolat Passions was born.

Chocolat Passions was as success! The business went on to win many awards, and during this time, Kira formed some incredible relationships with local businesses. Little did she know, there would be one business in particular that would go on to shape Kira’s future!

What business you ask? Well, it was The Chocolate Bar… Kira met a couple who wanted to open a chocolate shop in Ellon, and she got to supply the shop with chocolates from the very start! A couple years down the line, Chocolat Passions rented out a section of the shop to produce chocolates in house.

What happened next?

Well, Kira continued to make chocolates in her wee corner of the shop and enjoyed getting to know all the regular customers while working away. However, five years after opening their doors, The Chocolate Bar’s owners decided it was time to start a new chapter in their life.

Although incredibly daunting, Kira knew this was the perfect opportunity to expand her business. Kira decided that since the shop was known as The Chocolate Bar, it would stay that way. Incorporating Chocolat Passions into the existing business felt like the right thing to do.

On the 14th of February 2015, keys were exchanged and Kira’s dream was finally a reality. Her own little chocolate shop, although one thing was missing, a proper café…

The shop did do a small amount of café style things in the past, but Kira really wanted to transform the shop into a trendy, community-driven cafe. A massive revamp and rebranding took place. After a lot of hard work, we had a different layout, a new menu and the addition of in-house baking was put in place.

The rest is history…

Since 2015, The Chocolate Bar has grown steadily and we’ve formed great relationships with our customers, our wider community and other local businesses alike.