This was a treat for special chocolates. We chose small bag of dark, milk And a little haystack looking type. Very affordable read more

This place has the best chocolate! I definitely recommend this place for chocolate lovers because you get to taste and see the history of chocolate. read more

While in Paris and offered as part of our museum pass, my partner, his family and I decided to learn about the history of chocolate by visiting Le musée gourmand du chocolat - Choco-Story. The Paris location is on the Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle (10th arrondissement) which is the third in a series of private chocolate museums operated by the Van Belle family of Erembodegem, Belgium, who launched a Bruges museum in 2004 and a Prague branch in 2008. It's a small museum with 3 floors and you get to taste chocolate as you're walking through the museum. A demonstration at the end via video which you get to taste the finished good from the orange box given at the start of the tour. We enjoyed it very much and great for anybody interested in chocolate; plan to spend about two hours. read more

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All my pictures are made of chocolate! That aside, if you're a choice fan, then you might be interested in this little museum. You've got the history of chocolate and how it came to the masses (when it was once only for the wealthy and royalty) -- Down to sculptures made of chocolate. They have samples running around and a demonstration of how chocolate truffles are made (they were terrible though). Got done with this place with 45-60mins. read more

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I'm a big chocaholic, but thought that this museum itself is pretty small boring and alone is not worth the price of admission, which is: Adults 11 Kids 7 I expected to see more chocolate related exhibits (like chocolate structures). However it's more focused on the very early history of chocolate. However it was made more enjoyable by a couple of things: -"all you can eat chocolate": there are a few dispensers scattered throughout the museum. I just had 2 pieces, but thought that the chocolate was really good -chocolate making demonstration (included in admission): fairly interesting. You see the different steps to make the chocolate and they give samples at the end which are delicious -chocolate making workshop (35 euros which includes price of admission): got this for my son. Non participants can not watch, but he said that he enjoyed it. And he got to take home a few items. read more

I enjoy chocolate, but my friends are HUGE chocolate lovers. They had passed by Choco Story from the train station and expressed that they really wanted to go. I wasn't sure what to expect, but what I did see was interesting. There were some exhibits that discussed how French chocolate came to be and the different shapes chocolatiers fashioned their sweets, packaging, etc. There are numerous stations for you to try samples of chocolates, white, milk and dark. They're all really good, but the white chocolate was far to rich tasting for my teeth. When we bought our tickets, we opted for the chocolate making demonstration and my friends also bought a hot chocolate as our parting treat. The confectioner showed us how chocolate bars were made and that each type of chocolate requires a specific temperature, if the temperature is not right, the whole batch is ruined. Overall, it was an interesting visit. It's not a place that I would ever choose, but my friends enjoyed it - I guess that's all that matters. read more

This place was a delight. We mistakenly ordered tour tickets for a week before our visit. When we arrived the manager was very accommodating and slipped us in for the tour and chocolate making workshop anyway. Our eight year old daughter loved it! They also had a great demonstration of chocolate making from a master chocolatier. And the museum exhibits were actually quite well done, covering the Caribbean and South American origins of chocolate up through its Euoropean adoption. A very manageable and educational experience. A great shop too (of course)! read more

More history on chocolate then you would ever want to know about. From the seed to the factory, this place follows the whole process of chocolate. I also enjoyed the historical blurbs on how chocolate has become to be what it is now. At the end, you can watch a demonstration of candy making and get free chocolate samples. Oh and the hot cocoa they serve is pretty good too. The recipes are actually taken from the history of the cocoa plant and how people used to drink hot chocolate. A great way to spend a cold, rainy day in Paris! read more

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3 floors of Awesome: Step 1) Ground Floor= Origins of Chocolate with displays of pods, ancient tools, mini vids, & 'How chocolate is made'- all with placards in 3 languages (French, English, & ??) Step 2) Upstairs= Chocolate in History; Bring on the Europeans! Placards galore explaining how Chocolate made it's way to Europe and the changes that accompanied it. Includes many a chocolate making device, drinking receptacles and some pretty entertaining boxes, wrappers and advertisements. Step 3) Downstairs= Some wacky and some amazing chocolate sculptures, a room with a video (in French and then in English) showing the process from Pod to 'Chocolate.' and most importantly (!) a room where a chef will demonstrate how filled chocolates are made and samples shall be given! Step 4) takes you back to the ground floor where (if you purchased it ahead of time-though I'm sure you could do so now as well) you get to choose from a list of Hot Chocolate flavors to drink there in the gift shop area. ( We tried the Aztec and the Spanish- and agreed the Spanish was tastier) Also, the very nice cashier offered to let me sample the Dark Chocolate red wine and the Dark Chocolate white wine- both surprisingly good! Great experience, informative, fun, and tasty! Some might consider it pricey, but grading on a Paris curve, I rated it Moderate. read more

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We had the Paris Pass and some extra time on our hands, so we decided to deviate from the historical buildings and hoards of tourists to visit the chocolate museum. It was 90 minutes well spent. The displays were informative and visually stunning. While we were admiring the ancient Mayan history of chocolate, a worker wearing a chef's jacket told us that the last demonstration of the day was occurring soon. We went to watch, and it was a quick but nice demo in making chocolate pralines (with a taste, after, of course!). We then took our time going back to the other floors where there were fascinating relics and chronological evolution of chocolate items. We didn't have a real chocolate tasting as advertised, so minus a star, but I think this was definitely a good experience. read more

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We needed someplace to bring a toddler, and this place worked well. It's kinda expensive for what you get, but it's a great way to spend an hour or two. read more

A fun way to spend a rainy day in Paris. We went on a rainy Tuesday in November, the place was basically empty which meant when it came time for the demonstration we received the whole tray of freshly made pralines. I wouldn't say it is a "must do" whilst in Paris, but if you have some spare time, it's not bad... The samples tasted pretty great as well. read more

This is a great alternative if you are tired of art museums. This is a medium-small size Chocolate museum. It goes in depth in the origin of chocolate to historical uses. They also have a short, but nice live presentation on how they mold their chocolate. You can also taste a sample of it afterwards. I wouldn't consider this a "must do" if you are in Paris. Honestly, it depends on the person you are. If you are interested in this place then go. If not then avoid. Simple. They have discounted admissions if you come in a group or a student in the EU/UK. Personally, I found this more interesting and exciting than the Louvre. They also have a nice Chocolate gift shop here. read more

I arrived there this morning because my wife and children had gone earlier. I went in and said I was there looking for my wife and kids. I explained that they had gone in earlier. I waited almost an hour but my family did not emerge. I finally paid 11 Euros becuase they were not letting me check to see if they were still inside. It took me about 2 minutes to go upstairs and downtairs and to determine that they were gone. I emerged 2 minutes later and handed the staff my ticket. They looked at me like I was from outer space. The place is tiny. I'm guessing it was completely empty when I initially went in. Even if they didn't want to let me in to check if my family was there, they themselves could easily have checked. They had a staff member literally sitting on his rear end doing nothing the entire time. Huge waste of my time and money. When I met up with my family later, I found out it had been basically a waste of time for them as well. That's why they had left before I arrived. read more

Went to this museum, had an overall good experience. Does anyone know if the crabs on the freezer in the demonstration kitchen are supposed to be chocolate? read more

Had a tasty time here! We chose to pay extra to participate in the chocolate making lesson. It was kinda pricey, for the three of us, 105 Euros total (35Euros each per person) or for a family of four, but I thought it was worth it because they really used fine quality chocolate that was delicious. There's also a free demonstration about every half hour that used yummy chocolate from about four countries around the world.. If you are going to come to the museum, I would recommend to the lesson as it added to our experience especially if you have a child. Making the chocolate was fun even for my 14 year old daughter. We used marshmallows, various toppings, candied orange, nuts, coconut and fudge. We also got to make chocolate bars designing them how we wanted. It was fun to shape, and decorate the chocolate. The museum gave you some good insight as to the origins of chocolate. As a visitor to Paris, it would have been nice to discover how chocolates have developed over time to present day France. The full package with the lesson made for a great family afternoon in Paris. read more

This was such an awful museum!!! It's a waist of money and is not worth it at all!! The exhibits are not attractive!! It's all boring and quiet! The basement could be considered good but when we went down we were supposed to have a chocolate demonstration, but no one was there and we called around and no one answered! This place is awful such a joke do not ever come here!!! read more

Very informative. Great for all ages. They do a live demonstration on molding chocolate. So much history. If you are tired of art, shopping etc stop in and check it out read more

This had nothing to do with France, French or any of the pleasures of chocolate. It had lots of "artifacts" from South America on one floor, then on another, LOTS of tea cups and pitchers. Other than the initial info about the origins and expansion of chocolate to Europe, and the chocolate dresses and shoes, it was dull. I can't imagine it appealing even to children (boring them is my guess). They have demonstrations at occasional times, but we didn't want to wait around for that. Very disappointing place. read more