Specialises in hand-crafted chocolates (you can watch them being made) and also has a cafe serving excellent coffee and hot chocolate (try the chilli chocolate for a kick in the tastebuds), with big leather sofas in a window with bay views. It's open to 9pm Thursday to Saturday in July and August, when there's sometimes live music.
Oban Chocolate Company
Oban
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