Schakolad Chocolate Factory

The Schakolad Chocolate Factory is a custom chocolate boutique tucked in amid the trendy shops and restaurants of Tampa's So Ho District. Here you can try chocolatier-prodigy Archie Bourne's “Best of Show” truffles. He won that title at the 2011 Festival of Chocolate at Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry, after less than one year making chocolate. Today his shop is filled with over 70 different chocolate items from truffles to custom chocolate picture frames, to specialty seasonal items, as well as many eager customers. Archie is happy to share his new knowledge and offers chocolate parties where everyone gets involved in the process. All the chocolates are "Made Fresh on Premises" using the original recipes brought to Florida by Baruch “Bernie” Schaked in the 1960s. Still owned by the Schaked family, there are now 32 Schakolad Chocolate Factories in the United States.