The Elegant Truffle

1111 Scott St, San Diego, CA

★★★★★4.8(176 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

“This intimate chocolatier and pastry shop in San Diego crafts every item by hand, meaning you'll discover something delightfully different with each visit—from their legendarily rich caramels to showstopping creations like the "Evil One" cake and chocolate-dipped strawberries. The owner Jennifer and her team create an genuinely warm atmosphere where they'll guide you through their rotating selection with real enthusiasm, making even non-dessert lovers convert to believers. It's the kind of place where a single caramel can linger in your memory for a year, begging you to return.”

What to expect

Specialty drinksSlow sitPastriesTraditional drinks

Google Reviews

John and DeVonne Grizzle
★★★★★6 months ago

Our first time in San Diego and we just happened to find this great place to host us as our first visit to a chocolatier. The ladies are amazing and the chocolate is great. We had the everything brownie and a Carmel apple. We had a great time visiting with them too, which just made our day. Definitely the place to make sure you stop in and enjoy their craftsmanship and then take a little bit to visit. It will be a core memory and possibly life changing.

Kevin Bennett
★★★★★a year ago

A small shop but great desserts! They make all their items by hand, so there's different things every time you visit. The staff was super friendly and explained what was in each dessert. We got a tasty brownie and a blueberry buckle, and they were both delicious! And the prices were quite reasonable given they are handmade and so yummy! Definitely will be coming back!

Matthew Weiner
★★★★★2 years ago

Not only did I think about the caramel for over a year before I was able to return to purchase more, but they were even better than I remembered them being. These are by far the best chocolate of any kind I’ve even had in my life. The owner was nice enough to ask us our wedding colors so she could decorate the bags the chocolates came in with colored ribbon for our wedding gift bags and it made it very special for us. Every time we are in San Diego I will be back. See you soon I hope!

Ren F
★★★★★3 years ago

The cakes and truffles are all great and they don't skimp out on flavor or size. Jennifer is friendly and helped me out with my order. Can't go wrong asking her for some advice. She makes you feel welcome, like you've been coming to her shop forever. The shop offers unique flavors as well as tried and true. Some of the flavors offered (at the time of this review) ginger, raspberry, espresso, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, Jameson, rum, champagne, and more.

Samantha Mendoza
★★★★★5 years ago

Jennifer does an amazing job! From her key lime tart, to the evil one (cake), to her chocolate strawberries, everything tastes delightful. My husband isn't a big sweets person, but he will eat anything that Jennifer makes. Please order a cake, or a tart from her! I personally love her coconut style cakes, and her key lime pie, and my husband loves her carrot cake!

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