chocomuseo santo domingo

I had a great time today visiting this store. I went and bought a lot of stuff yesterday, but today I did the chocolate workshop. It was a great experience. Be sure to drink water often as you will be sampling a lot of chocolate.Our instructor Angel was a lot of fun and made it a good experience. I would definitely recommend coming here and also doing the workshop if you haven't already. There's a ton of nice things for sale and all of the scents are great.

My wife and I stumbled upon this place by accident while walking the Zona Colonial. This is definitely a fun must-stop if you're touring Santo Domingo - particularly if you're like my wife who can't resist chocolate in any form. The girls there speak perfect english, they're very informative and friendly, the shop is very interesting, and it's free to walk in and spend time looking around. There is chocolate bars, chocolate drinks, some beauty products, and souvenirs.All the cacao they use is organic and Free Trade.

Good place to try some very exotic chocolate combination. There's also chocolate beverages service for a relaxing evening. All sorts of chocolate products can be found. Please stay away from the liquor it's so good!!

You must have the FROZEN CHOCOLATE, which is the most amazing chocolate shake of sorts with whipped cream on the top. Loved the samples of the chocolate tea! Little area to sit in back and enjoy a drink during your day. Samples galore, friendly wonderful staff! A MUST SEE!

We stopped in for a minute. Sales ladies were nice and informative. We got some delicious coco liquor that the didn't have out. It was in the freezer. So delicious.

We stopped by the ChocoMuseo to pick up a few gifts before leaving Santo Domingo. We didn't have a chance to take one of the classes, but we enjoyed taking a look around. They offer tons of free samples, including chocolate, liquers, and other sweets. The information on the walls about the chocolate-making process is very interesting.Definitely worth a stop!

I wish the place was a bit bigger, it is a really small shop and museum, but we had a fantastic time. The girls at the shop were absolutely friendly and the chocolate was really good. Recommend it for a short visit.

The ChocoMuseum in Santo Domingo is amazing ! And it's mostly thanks to its great employees. If you plan to go there, you have to do the workshop ! You'll learn so much more about the process of making chocolate than if you just read the informations. Definitely worth the 25$, as you'll make chocolate tea (awesome !! Best hot drink ever !), hot chocolate and your chocolate bar. Yuuuumm ! I tasted some products (well, maybe all the products !) which are on sale as well, and the chocolate liquor are fantastic. I really had a great time, Tomas is a passionnate guy and knows everything you need to know about chocolate, a huge thanks to the all team for the great time !

I happened to come to this place due to a guide tour that was following me around. He suggested we visit and try the desserts for free. I do know what his true intentions were to take us here and show the works that he was the one that took us here since I assume they get paid by somewhat a commission depending on the traffic he takes to the store...anyhow, once inside you can find tons of things made out of chocolate. They have tons of dessert and other organic products like soaps, creams, coffee, etc.I actually enjoyed my visit to the store.

After walking around Zona Colonial all day, disappointed by the quality of the tours and museums, and growing tired of being hassled by locals trying to get us to buy junky souvenirs, the Choco Museo was a much needed reprieve and enjoyable surprise. We learned A LOT about chocolate and had a great deal of fun interacting with the staff while making our chocolate. Moreover, because the staff spoke pretty good English (as well as other languages) we were able to ask them questions about the rest of Santo Domingo--something we hadn't been able to do in any of the other museums or tours. Honestly, this is one of the best run places we visited--and the staff that has been hired to work there are amazingly helpful and knowledgeable.We booked a 3PM "Bean to Bar" chocolate tour and cooking class, which is advertised as a 2 1/2 hour class which cost $25 per person. We ended up spending 4 hours there and savored every bit of it! (There are two options for this tour--one in the morning around 10AM and the other around 3PM, but you can just visit the museum even without the tour/class. A visit is free.) The tour part of our class was a great deal shorter than we expected--it lasted maybe 20 minutes. Our guide--David--walked us through the process of how chocolate is grown, the different types, and how it is then harvested and processed. In the back of the store/museum, they have a small garden set-up where you can see the actual chocolate plant in various stages of growth. And throughout the store, they have well-written and illustrated posters describing the entire process. Don't be afraid to ask your guide for more time so you can fully read all the posters. In doing so, we were able to learn a lot about chocolate.After you finish the tour, you begin the chocolate making process--which is where the rest of your time will be spent (2+ hours). At this point we were handed over to Huascar (pronounced Wascar) whose English was impeccable and personality contagiously upbeat. [Both David and Hauscar had only been working at the museum for a handful of months, which shocked us given how much they already knew.] Huascar taught us how to roast the beans, shell them (from the shells we made a surprisingly delicious chocolate tea), and then smash the beans into a paste, which takes time and muscles so be prepared! From the paste, we made an aztec drink (using a spice similar to crushed red pepper) and some thick, traditional Dominican Republic hot chocolate. With the remaining paste we then made several chocolate bars, which we were allowed to flavor to our liking with the add-ins they provided (almonds, sprinkles, bacon, etc).Each group gets to decide whether they'll make milk chocolate or dark chocolate. We choose an in-between, which Huascar accommodated for us.Even if you don't choose to do the "Bean to Bar" tour and cooking class, you can still walk around the museum and learn for yourself about the process by reading the posters. Moreover, anyone who visits gets to taste (for free!) all the different types of chocolate they have (some with fruits, others with seeds and seasonings) as well as the different type of chocolate liqueurs. This alone makes a visit worthwhile.The museum/store also sells various types of chocolate, liqueurs, soaps, lotions, and the like for you to purchase and boasts a small cafe where you can order drinks and small things to eat.Whatever you do, make sure to take some time to talk to the staff. Again, they have a wealth of knowledge not just about chocolate but also about the area. Huascar is studying to be an engineer, David a veterinarian. Having both grown up in Santo Domingo, they can tell you a lot about the economy, the local places to eat, how people live, and the like. We enjoyed learning from they about the country from their behind-the-scenes perspective.The only suggestion I would have for anyone who does the tour/class is to take with you some salty/savory food. By the end of our time, our taste buds were overwhelmed by the chocolate flavor. It would have been better had we brought some snacks to break up the flavor.

Loved this place. Lots of local chocolate inspired sweets. They show you where its from and how its made. Staff are more than happy to show you.

My wife and I are cruisers now in Santa Domingo to pick up Visas. Not a great deal to do here but it's not a bad city and one of our highlights was the Chocolate Museum in the Zona Colonial. Vanessa one of the great staff at the store/museum really went out her way to show us as much as she possible could about chocolate. The chocolate products are every chocoholics dream. It's a must do and must see activity in Santa Domingo.We also met the friendly boss of the operation Mich. Open 7 days. Endulge

This was in the old city shopping center. The chocolates are definitely one-of-a-kind and delicious! They offer local crafted organic chocolates from Dominican eco-certified farms. They also offer a variety of roasted and candied nuts from surrounding farms. What a wonderful midmorning shopping experience.

We had the chance toto visit and taste different types of chocolates and liquors. They also have a variety of different body lotions that you can try that are wonderful!

Once set free to roam we got to the chocolate museum and teaching factory. The samples made us wish calories aren't real and that money is like water. We listened to the guide run through the process, we saw the trees, we spoke with other visitors, even found one from the town I worked in in CA! Who knew? It's a divine little spot. I purchased the cocoa processing leftovers - husks and stuff which is the makings for cocoa tea. I also got some cinnamon to spice it up (and I admit I needed sugar to taste). I loved it. Once steeped the remains can be used a few times before they're done. Well worth the stop!