Best Mexico Chocolate
The 51 best Mexican chocolate bars on Chof made with cacao from Mexico, ranked by the Chof Score.
The Mexico regions named most often on these bars are Tabasco, Chiapas, Comalcalco and Soconusco. Makers most often list the cacao as Criollo, Trinitario and Porcelana. Across these bars, the notes that repeat most are Nutty, Honey, Caramel, Floral, Citrus and Coffee.
Ranked by the Chof Score
- Rank 1:
KrakMexico - Finca la Rioja 'Don Moisés'
70%darkMexico - Rank 2:
ruvidoTombola
75%darkMexico - Rank 3:
TaucherliPorcelana 70%
70%darkMexico - Rank 4:
ruvidoPassatempo
75%darkMexico - Rank 5:
Goodnow FarmsAlmendra Blanca Mexico 77%
77%darkMexico - Rank 6:
CluizelMokaya 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 7:
Cacao en BromaColibrí Azul 60%
60%darkMexico - Rank 8:
FoundrySoconusco Chiapas 70%
70%darkMexico - Rank 9:
Cuna de Piedra73% Comalcalco Granos de Café
73%darkMexico - Rank 10:
Coco CaravanSelva Tabasqueño 80%
80%darkMexico - Rank 11:
Feitoria do CacaoMéxico Almendra Blanca 72%
72%darkMexico - Rank 12:
Beskid ChocolateWiśnia 70%
70%darkMexico - Rank 13:
Casa BosquesSea Salt 70%
70%darkMexico - Rank 14:
Casa BosquesSea Salt 74%
74%darkMexico - Rank 15:
Casa BosquesGolden Sesame Butter 72%
72%darkMexico - Rank 16:
Cuna de PiedraFlor de Jamaica 73%
73%darkMexico - Rank 17:
Cuna de PiedraComalcalco, Tabasco con Sal de Manantial 73%
73%darkMexico - Rank 18:
Cuna de PiedraSoconusco 85%
85%darkMexico - Rank 19:
Cuna de PiedraCacao Mexicano 73%
73%darkMexico - Rank 20:
Cuna de PiedraMezcal Joven 73%
73%darkMexico - Rank 21:
Cuna de Piedra73% Comalcalco Chile Seco Ahumado
73%darkMexico - Rank 22:
Dormouse ChocolatesFinca La Rioja 72%
72%darkMexico - Rank 23:
Cuna de PiedraMezcal Reposado 73%
73%darkMexico - Rank 24:
VideriMexico 90%
90%darkMexico - Rank 25:
Ki'XocolatlEndemic Honey 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 26:
Casa BosquesDate Caramel 74%
74%darkMexico - Rank 27:
Casa BosquesCardamom 70%
70%darkMexico - Rank 28:
Casa BosquesTrinitario 70%
70%darkMexico - Rank 29:
Casa BosquesPure Dark Chocolate 74%
74%darkMexico - Rank 30:
Casa BosquesAlmendra Blanca 74%
74%darkMexico - Rank 31:
Casa BosquesHeirloom Cacao Nibs 74%
74%darkMexico - Rank 32:
Casa BosquesPink Peppercorn
70%darkMexico - Rank 33:
Monsoon ChocolateChiltepín 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 34:
BonnatSelva Maya 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 35:
Cuna de Piedra100%
100%darkMexico - Rank 36:
Yves ThurièsMexico 66%
66%darkMexico
What is Mexico chocolate known for?
Mexican chocolate is soft, nutty and gently spiced, with mild acidity and notes of cinnamon-like warmth, dried fruit and toasted nut. Mexico is where chocolate began as a drink, and its Criollo heritage in Chiapas and Tabasco still gives some of the most delicate cacao in the Americas.
Chocolate as a drink begins here. The Olmec, Maya and Aztec drank cacao long before it reached Europe, and the Soconusco region of Chiapas has been prized for its beans for centuries. That heritage matters on the palate too, because Mexico retains Criollo genetics that are rare elsewhere and notably low in bitterness.
Be aware of a naming trap. "Mexican chocolate" often refers to a traditional style of coarse, sugar-and-cinnamon drinking chocolate rather than to single-origin Mexican cacao. Both are worth knowing, but a craft bar labelled with a Mexican origin is describing where the beans grew, not that preparation.
Top makers using Mexico cacao
Popular cocoa percentages for Mexico
Frequently asked about Mexico chocolate
What does Mexican chocolate taste like?
Single-origin Mexican cacao is usually soft and nutty with mild acidity, dried fruit and a warm, lightly spiced character. It is rarely sharp or aggressively fruity, reflecting the Criollo genetics still grown in Chiapas and Tabasco.
Is Mexico the birthplace of chocolate?
Of chocolate as a drink, yes: the Olmec, Maya and Aztec turned cacao into chocolate long before it reached Europe. The cacao tree itself was first domesticated further south, in the upper Amazon, but chocolate as something people make and drink begins in Mesoamerica, and the Soconusco region of Chiapas has been a celebrated cacao area for centuries.
How are the best Mexico chocolate bars chosen?
The Mexico bars are ordered by the Chof Score, an internal quality signal built from what the maker discloses: how precisely the origin is named, how clean the ingredient list is (no PGPR, vanillin or vegetable fats), how much of the fermenting, drying and roasting is documented, and what lab evidence exists. The exact weights are deliberately not shown: the ranking is a tasting starting point, not an absolute leaderboard. Community ratings are shown on each bar but do not move this ranking.
What do the Mexico bars on Chof have in common?
The Mexico regions named most often on these bars are Tabasco, Chiapas, Comalcalco and Soconusco. Makers most often list the cacao as Criollo, Trinitario and Porcelana. Across these bars, the notes that repeat most are Nutty, Honey, Caramel, Floral, Citrus and Coffee.
How many Mexico chocolate bars are listed on Chof?
Chof currently lists 51 chocolate bars made with cacao from Mexico.
Which makers work with Mexico cacao on Chof?
Ordered by how many bars each has, the makers using Mexico cacao on Chof start with Ki'Xocolatl, Cuna de Piedra, Casa Bosques, ChocoSol and ruvido.
What cocoa percentages of Mexico chocolate are most common?
The most common cocoa percentages for Mexico cacao on Chof are 75%, 70%, 73%, 74% and 72%.
Which brands make Mexico chocolate?
20 chocolate makers on Chof work with Mexico cacao. Each bar links to the brand that made it.
Where can I find Mexican chocolate brands?
Chof lists 51 Mexican chocolate bars made with cacao from Mexico, from 20 different makers. Browse them above.
Cacao varieties in Mexico chocolate
Bean varieties the makers of these bars list for Mexico, as stated on the label. Open one to see what it is, how it tastes, and how to tell a real one.
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