Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop

Ghirardelli Chocolate has been a pioneer in making premium chocolate so delicious it Makes Life A Bite Better. Indulge in the ultimate chocolate experience, with handmade hot fudge sundaes, signature chocolate SQUARES, bars, baking, gifts and more.

Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop is a chocolate shop in Santa Barbara, California. It is listed at 509 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, which places it among the local businesses of Santa Barbara that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by.

American bakeries range from wholesale operations that supply restaurants to neighborhood shops that sell bread, pastries, cookies and cakes over the counter, and many of them also pour coffee. Bagel shops boil and bake on site and sell out of favorite flavors by late morning; donut shops open before dawn and are often family-run; patisseries and cake studios take custom orders for weddings and birthdays and usually need one to two weeks' notice. Ice cream parlors, gelato shops and frozen yogurt bars are seasonal in the northern states and year-round in the South and on the West Coast. Prices are posted per item, by the dozen or by the pound, and most shops now take cards and mobile payment.

Hours are published for 7 days a week. Typical hours are 11 am–10 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. You can reach Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop at (805) 562-6162; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. More information is available on its website, ghirardelli.com.

Its Google rating is 3.9 out of 5 from 61 reviews, a solid but mixed picture; reading the most recent reviews will tell you what to expect.

Santa Barbara is in California, on the West Coast, where the climate ranges from foggy coast to hot inland valleys, wildfire season can affect air quality in late summer, and traffic is the main thing to plan around. Getting around Santa Barbara is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across California's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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