Best Mexico Chocolate
The 60 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 Soconusco, Chiapas, Tabasco and Comalcalco. Makers most often list the cacao as Criollo, Trinitario and Porcelana. Across these bars, the notes that repeat most are Nutty, Honey, Caramel, Red Fruit, Citrus and Floral.
Ranked by the Chof Score
- Rank 37:
Casa BosquesCardamom 70%
70%darkMexico - Rank 38:
Casa BosquesTrinitario 70%
70%darkMexico - Rank 39:
Casa BosquesPure Dark Chocolate 74%
74%darkMexico1 award - Rank 40:
Casa BosquesAlmendra Blanca 74%
74%darkMexico - Rank 41:
Casa BosquesHeirloom Cacao Nibs 74%
74%darkMexico - Rank 42:
Casa BosquesPink Peppercorn
70%darkMexico - Rank 43:
Monsoon ChocolateChiltepín 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 44:
BonnatSelva Maya 75%
75%darkMexico2 awards - Rank 45:
ChocoSolJaguar Pure
75%darkMexico1 award - Rank 46:
Yves ThurièsMexico 66%
66%darkMexico - Rank 47:
Ki'XocolatlPink Peppercorn 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 48:
Ki'XocolatlCoffee Oaxaca 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 49:
Ki'XocolatlMilk Chocolate with Sea Salt and Baked Peanuts
50%milkMexico - Rank 50:
Ki'XocolatlEspecias de Chiapas 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 51:
Ki'XocolatlMilk Chocolate with Cocoa Nibs
36%milkMexico - Rank 52:
Ki'XocolatlMilk Chocolate with Oregano & Almonds 50%
50%milkMexico - Rank 53:
Piety and Desire ChocolateAlmendra Blanca 77%
77%darkMexico - Rank 54:
Ki'XocolatlLima & Almendras 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 55:
Ki'XocolatlNibs 85%
85%darkMexico - Rank 56:
Ki'XocolatlDark 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 57:
Ki'XocolatlMilk Chocolate with Baked Corn Chips
36%milkMexico - Rank 58:
Cuna de PiedraBarra Combinada de Jamaica y Chile - Edición Limitada
darkMexico - Rank 59:
Ki'XocolatlMacadamia
whiteMexico - Rank 60:
ChocoSolMon Cherry D'Amour 65%
65%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 Soconusco, Chiapas, Tabasco and Comalcalco. Makers most often list the cacao as Criollo, Trinitario and Porcelana. Across these bars, the notes that repeat most are Nutty, Honey, Caramel, Red Fruit, Citrus and Floral.
How many Mexico chocolate bars are listed on Chof?
Chof currently lists 60 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, Feliu Chocolate and Goodnow Farms.
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 77%.
Which brands make Mexico chocolate?
22 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 60 Mexican chocolate bars made with cacao from Mexico, from 22 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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