Who doesn't love chocolate? When walking around Juarez, Mexico City, we made it a point to make a stop at this museum to learn about chocolate and the cultural importance and relevance of cacao. We got to taste a roasted cacao bean at the entrance. We read quite a bit about cacao in Mexican culture, and I watched some people grind cacao beans into a paste. Staff was friendly and, despite not being able to communicate with us easily, they tried to show things along the way. Most of our experience was with reading what we could at each room. It was cool to see some artifacts that were used to grind cacao. Cost was 85 pesos (~$6), which isn't bad. Wish there could have been more things to taste and beans to grind; however, I feel happy to know a little bit more about chocolate read more

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It is not a huge place. If you have a guide that will help you through the displays if your Spanish isn't that good. Otherwise, the museum is worth a walk through but to me the main event was to make your own chocolate. I am not sure how to get this set up to be part of your experience since it was prearranged by the person guiding us. Find out in advance, so you will not be disappointed! By using the Metate, the concave curved stone slab used by the Aztecs to grind shelled cacao beans to paste, you take the roasted beans and some sugar through the process of making chocolate. Yes, it is pretty much that simple when it comes to the ingredients. However, the labor needed to make the magic happen might be more than expected. The people there will help guide you in technique, but it really comes down to your time and effort to make it happen. The end result is a paste I would have liked to take home with me. However, the way they had you end the experience there was to mix it with either milk or water to drink it. Yes, the milk, at least for me, is better tasting, but since this is probably something you are ever going to do once in your life, do try it BOTH ways! read more

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If you are looking for a history lesson on chocolate then you've come to the right place. Be prepared to read. Most of the picture descriptions are in Spanish. The history is in English. It's a lot to read. This isn't a tasting tour. You get one taste of a roasted cocao bean and then it's all reading. There are pictures to go with the history. I loved the chocolate wall papered room. It's discs of chocolate lining the wall. It's heaven. The smelling stations were heavenly too. You can smell some of the main ingredients in chocolate. They also have nice bathrooms. If you want a history lesson then this is the place for you. read more

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This museum was okay. It's something to do and it's cheap. I definitely would not go on my way to go see this. Don't expect anything like the museum of chocolates in Germany from Lindt. There's a bunch of various exhibits about the history of chocolate and there is a interactive table where you can play with cocoa powder. You learn a lot about how the whole world was tied together through chocolate sugar and the spice trade. It really makes you think twice before you buy some chocolate from the supermarket. read more

You could say I'm a chocoholic, so when I learned there was MUCHO - Museo del Chocolate, we had to check it out while in Mexico City. This chocolate museum is great for learning about how chocolate came to be in Mexico and its history. We visited Mucho in the afternoon and the place wasn't busy. Located in the Juarez neighborhood, it wasn't a far walk from the Roma or Condesa area where we were staying. After getting tickets, you're invited to taste a cacao bean and then tour the museum, which is all self-guided. There was information in English, which was helpful to learn about the history of chocolate and its significance in Mexico. The different rooms also have items that show different tools of how chocolate is enjoyed and prepared. There was one room, just to show the different mole recipes and how chocolate is used for it. The museum isn't very large. Even after reading all of the information, my partner and I spent an hour at the museum then we had a hot chocolate at the gift store and cafe. Sadly, there weren't any free chocolate tastings others than the cacao bean you first taste nor do you see how the chocolate here is prepared, like a factory. It truly is more of a small, history museum of chocolate. read more

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I looked at the yelp and trip advisor reviews when planning my trip, so I had an idea of what we were getting into by visiting this small museum. Take a look a reviews and photos... if you don't mind spoiling some of the fun parts of the museum. Better to spoil the surprises than to find out this place is not your kinda thing. I liked our visit. There was a ton of information to read/learn about cacao history and production. I enjoyed the interactive olfactory exhibit the most. They need to add more interactive things like this to the museum. The vintage chocolate stuff was interesting to me. The cocoa powder thing you could actually touch and chocolate disk room was pretty cool. Overall we spent about 2 hours here because we spent a long time in the chocolate cafe buying a ton of chocolate bars. Overall, we enjoyed the chocolate bars we purchased over the next couple of months, but I liked the non-cinnamon chocolate bars the best. The gift shop was kinda cute, but they need better/more affordable options for kids and adults. I was close to buying some cacao bean earrings and a pendant, but the post on the earrings was a bit crooked when they took it out of the case for me to look at it. Around the corner from where they sell the chocolate bars, they had a different counter that sold us a chocolate tamal and some chocolate bread. These were just okay. The hot chocolate (or was it cold? idk) was alright. Some of the food offerings could be improved. read more

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In Mexico City for the first , the museum was a perfect stop on my list of many things I'd like to see. The tour is mostly self-guided. Prior to entering you are provided with a sample a cacao which is a nice treat. I loved the different displays explaining the history and backstory of the different origins of chocolate. Very detailed information throughout and very easy to follow. One of my favorite rooms was the room filled with real chocolate circles throughout. Great photo opportunity, but even better aroma. It felt like a room out of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Next favorite room was the one with the various scents and flavors of the chocolate. Vanilla was in my top 3, but I was pleasantly surprised with the other flavorings offered. Overall, the museum was informative and a fun stop while in Mexico City. At the very end, there is a small cafe and an opportunity to buy multiple variations of chocolate. read more

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Some interesting detail about the role of cacao in ancient Mexican history..also features a bit.of the.process of making chocolate. And you can see some odd sculptures made of chocolate. The museum itself isn't very big as you can go through it in 20 minutes. There's a nice cafe featuring different kinds of drinking chocolate and chocolate treats at the very end. read more

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Skip the tour. Go to the store and enjoy chocolate cake. The tour was in Spanish and I had no idea what was being said. But the chocolates are delicious! 75 peso per person for tour and no samples. read more

MUCHO. Museo del Chocolate - Cake - Museums Near Me - México, D.F., DIF

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The architecture in this neighborhood is impressive and has a old world vibe. But this museum was meh. Stop by if you want to spend 30 minutes learning about the process of chocolate making. MUCHO left mucho to be desired. It was too small to be thoroughly entertaining and most rooms were vastly empty. The best part was the chocolate gift shop where you can buy tasty treats. There's also a spot to buy chocolate drinks and they are a must! Verdict: skip the museum part and just enjoy a hot chocolate and brownie in the cafe. read more

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Pretty cool, but not what I was hoping for. I was hoping for something straight out of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory- where you get taken through the history of chocolate on a boat floating down a chocolate river, with Ooompah Loompahs singing about Cocoa and Cacao. Sadly, this was not the case. The floors were made of wood, not chocolate. However, there was a whole room made of chocolate! Sadly, they don't let you lick the walls. I think they're load-bearing chocolate walls. The displays take you through the history of chocolate, from the early Aztec and Mayan days when they used cacao beans as currency, and a slave could be purchased for a handful of beans. Then, it takes you through the Colonial period, when the Europeans took the food back home to great astonishment. Chocolate has always been seen as a divine food, handed down straight from the gods. I absolutely agree! The displays were mostly in Spanish, with the occasional English display card. They take you through a hallway of essential oils of things that go into chocolate bars, like mint, anise, or lavender. There could have been a bit more samples, but the tour ends in the chocolate shop where you can get a bunch of high end chocolates, hot chocolate drinks, and chocolate tamales. The staff was friendly, and didn't stalk while we checked out the exhibits. They were good natured into letting me into the room made of chocolate to stand there and take in the heavenly chocolate smells that standing in such a room generated. They seem to make a bunch of the chocolate in the candy store on site- if you wander towards the bathrooms, you can find their big chocolate making machines. There seems to be no parking for this museum. read more

I love exploring different areas and trying local dishes. I happen to come across this chocolate museum and decided to drop in. It wasn't quite what I was expecting as there were only a few small rooms that were too crowded to even go in. I am not sure if a guided tour is included, but I went through it fairly quickly (15-20 mins). The shop is towards the exit. The cheesecake was delicious and the chocolate with chile was interesting (not bad just different). read more

MUCHO. Museo del Chocolate - Museums Near Me - México, D.F., DIF

Ok, the museo was fun, mainly because I'm a chocophile. It's not an amazing experience and I've seen better museums dedicated to this topic. (2stars) but we loved the hot cacao drinks ! ( 4.5 stars). So if recommend swinging by for the drink and skipping the small 'museum'. read more

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Excellent museum, i took my three kids and husband all four enjoyed the experience and had a free tour which was fun and informative.. we learned a whole lot of the history of chocolate and enjoyed the end of the tour at their cafe with chocolate drinks and tamales. read more

Just okay - not what I had been hoping for. It was a little on the sweet side, but if you like that, then this is your place!