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Best Costa Rica Chocolate

The 18 best Costa Rican chocolate bars on Chof made with cacao from Costa Rica, ranked by the Chof Score.

Reviewed byFelipeIICCT Certified Chocolate TasterInternational Chocolate Awards Judge

The Costa Rica regions named most often on these bars are Matina, Upala, Turrialba and Guatuso. Makers list the cacao as Trinitario and Criollo.

Ranked by the Chof Score

  1. Rank 1:
    Douglas Dager 75% dark bar packaging by Naive
    Naive

    Douglas Dager

    75%darkCosta Rica
  2. Rank 2:
    Costa Rica Nahua Plantations Maleku 75% 75% dark bar packaging by Chocolatoa
    Chocolatoa

    Costa Rica Nahua Plantations Maleku 75%

    75%darkCosta Rica
    1 award
  3. Rank 3:
    Afterhours 75% dark bar packaging by ruvido
    ruvido

    Afterhours

    75%darkCosta Rica
  4. Rank 4:
    Costa Rica Maleku 92% 92% dark bar packaging by Feitoria do Cacao
    Feitoria do Cacao

    Costa Rica Maleku 92%

    92%darkCosta Rica
    2 awards
  5. Rank 5:
    Americano 75% 75% dark bar packaging by Beskid Chocolate
    Beskid Chocolate

    Americano 75%

    75%darkCosta Rica
  6. Rank 6:
    Melkesjokolade 55% 55% milk bar packaging by Nittedal Sjøkoladefabrikk
    Nittedal Sjøkoladefabrikk

    Melkesjokolade 55%

    55%milkCosta Rica
  7. Rank 7:
    Matina Costa Rica Milk 48% 48% milk bar packaging by Myzo Chocolate
    Myzo Chocolate

    Matina Costa Rica Milk 48%

    48%milkCosta Rica
  8. Rank 8:
    + julius Café Alt. 5400 54% milk bar packaging by Chocolat Dicitte
    Chocolat Dicitte

    + julius Café Alt. 5400

    54%milkCosta Rica
  9. Rank 9:
    Matina Costa Rica 70% 70% dark bar packaging by Myzo Chocolate
    Myzo Chocolate

    Matina Costa Rica 70%

    70%darkCosta Rica
  10. Rank 10:
    Raspberry 70% 70% dark bar packaging by Myzo Chocolate
    Myzo Chocolate

    Raspberry 70%

    70%darkCosta Rica
  11. Rank 11:
    Quetzal Noir 70% 70% dark bar packaging by Chocolaterie Morin
    Chocolaterie Morin

    Quetzal Noir 70%

    70%darkCosta Rica
  12. Rank 12:
    Hazelnut 70% 70% dark bar packaging by Myzo Chocolate
    Myzo Chocolate

    Hazelnut 70%

    70%darkCosta Rica
  13. Rank 13:
    Costa Rica 70% 70% dark bar packaging by Max Chocolatier
    Max Chocolatier

    Costa Rica 70%

    70%darkCosta Rica
  14. Rank 14:
    Lavender 70% 70% dark bar packaging by Myzo Chocolate
    Myzo Chocolate

    Lavender 70%

    70%darkCosta Rica
  15. Rank 15:
    Signature Blend 62% 62% dark bar packaging by Ambriona
    Ambriona

    Signature Blend 62%

    62%darkCosta Rica, Togo & Vietnam
  16. Rank 16:
    Turrialba 70% 70% dark bar packaging by Sibö Chocolate
    Sibö Chocolate

    Turrialba 70%

    70%darkCosta Rica
  17. Rank 17:
    Talamanca 70% 70% dark bar packaging by Sibö Chocolate
    Sibö Chocolate

    Talamanca 70%

    70%darkCosta Rica
  18. Rank 18:
    Croissant and Coffee dark bar packaging by Chocolarder
    Chocolarder

    Croissant and Coffee

    darkCosta Rica

Makers with the most Costa Rica bars

Popular cocoa percentages for Costa Rica

Frequently asked about Costa Rica chocolate

  • What Costa Rican chocolate brands are there?

    Chof lists one Costa Rican chocolate brand or maker: Sibö Chocolate. 13 makers on Chof use Costa Rica cacao, wherever they are based.

  • Which makers work with Costa Rica cacao on Chof?

    Of the 13 makers using Costa Rica cacao on Chof, the three whose top Costa Rica bar has the highest Chof Score are Naive, Chocolatoa and ruvido.

  • How are the best Costa Rica chocolate bars chosen?

    The Costa Rica bars are ordered by Chof Score, which is built from what the maker discloses: how precisely the origin is named, how clean the ingredient list is, how much of the fermenting, drying and roasting is documented, and what lab evidence exists. Community ratings do not change the order.

  • How many Costa Rica chocolate bars are listed on Chof?

    Chof currently lists 18 chocolate bars made with cacao from Costa Rica.

  • What cocoa percentages of Costa Rica chocolate are most common?

    The most common cocoa percentages for Costa Rica cacao on Chof are 70%, 75%, 54%, 92% and 48%.

Cacao varieties in Costa Rica chocolate

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