This Friday, August 15, 2025 the Museo del Cacao y Chocolate opens its doors in the Zócalo of the CDMX. Get ready to live an immersive experience that includes projections, games and the exhibition of pieces and instruments with which cocoa is worked, and then turned into chocolate.
Each room is surprising, starting with the history of the museum, and when the first excavations were carried out to begin the museum project, INAH found remains of the Huei Tzomantil!
What will you find in the museum?
The tour includes two floors where you will learn about the history, cultivation and production of cocoa and the origin of chocolate. Upon entering, you will receive an audio guide with a sensor; you will listen to information about the pieces and rooms, and you will also have access to games and projections.
There are pieces of all kinds: pots, grinders, metates, codices, timelines. There is also a beautiful collection of jars and cups, among which are the bigoted cups.
On the tour you will find games that will test what you are learning. We recommend you wear comfortable clothes and shoes, because you will have to collect cocoa on an exercise bike or beat chocolate with a grinder.
The visit ends with a small chocolate tasting. You can also buy bars and other products at the souvenir store.
How much does admission to the new Museo del Cacao y Chocolate del Zócalo cost?
General admission is $300. Residents of Mexico City and the State of Mexico pay $250, presenting their INE or driver’s license.
Tickets for students, teachers, senior citizens and people with disabilities are $200. Children between 6 and 12 years old pay $150, and children under 5 years old are free.
The venue offers a chocolate workshop where you will make and decorate your own pieces with the help of professional chocolatiers. This workshop costs $800 per person and includes admission to the museum.
Tickets and workshop reservations can be purchased at the Choco Story Zócalo website.
📍 República de Guatemala 24, Centro Histórico.
⏰ Monday to Sunday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Last access is at 17:00.
The finding of the Huei Tzompantli was during the construction of the museum.
Choco Story is a company that makes chocolate, but also spreads its origin and traditions through a network of museums in Belgium, France, Czech Republic and Italy. Before arriving in Mexico City, it opened in Uxmal, Valladolid and Playa del Carmen, in Mexico.
The Cocoa and Chocolate Museum project began more than ten years ago. The objective was always to establish the museum in the Historic Center and that is how they arrived at the current location.
It is a large house located on República de Guatemala Street, just a few steps from the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Templo Mayor. The place used to be a neighborhood, but at that time it was in disuse.
When INAH set out to evaluate the project, they began a series of excavations. It was then that they found the Huei Tzomantli. Yes, the very same building where the Mexica used to assemble the skulls of sacrificed people.
This discovery is a very important event for history; it represented an archaeological breakthrough and was a watershed for new research.
This put the brakes on the Cocoa and Chocolate Museum, which took thirteen years to open its doors. Currently, the Huei Tzompantli continues to be safeguarded, but with a view to opening to the public.
As you can see, this place is an accumulation of history and learning, don’t miss the opportunity to visit it!