Best Mexico Chocolate
The 76 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, Tabasco, Chiapas and Comalcalco. Makers most often list the cacao as Criollo, Trinitario and Porcelana. On the dark Mexico bars, notes that at least 3 makers record include Caramel, Nutty, Red Fruit, Citrus, Coffee and Hazelnut.
Ranked by the Chof Score
- Rank 37:
Feliu ChocolateLeche y Vainilla 57%
57%milkMexico1 award - Rank 38:
BonnatMorenita 65%
65%milkMexico1 award - Rank 39:
Ki'XocolatlEndemic Honey 75%
74%darkMexico - Rank 40:
Goodnow FarmsCacao Fruit White
66%whiteMexico1 award - Rank 41:
Casa BosquesDate Caramel 74%
74%darkMexico - Rank 42:
Casa BosquesCardamom 70%
70%darkMexico - Rank 43:
Casa BosquesTrinitario 70%
70%darkMexico - Rank 44:
Casa BosquesPure Dark Chocolate 74%
74%darkMexico1 award - Rank 45:
Casa BosquesAlmendra Blanca 74%
74%darkMexico - Rank 46:
culto.80% cacao
80%darkMexico - Rank 47:
Casa BosquesHeirloom Cacao Nibs 74%
74%darkMexico - Rank 48:
Casa BosquesPink Peppercorn
70%darkMexico - Rank 49:
MaüaMexico 92%
92%darkMexico - Rank 50:
Allo SimonneMaple Mexico 68%
68%darkMexico - Rank 51:
Monsoon ChocolateChiltepín 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 52:
Palette de BineHorchata de Chufa 60%
60%milkMexico - Rank 53:
Tucson Chocolate FactoryMexico Cafecito 59%
59%darkMexico2 awards - Rank 54:
HijitaPink Mazapán 70%
70%darkMexico - Rank 55:
ChocoSolJaguar Pure
75%darkMexico1 award - Rank 56:
Yves ThurièsMexico 66%
66%darkMexico - Rank 57:
Ki'XocolatlPink Peppercorn 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 58:
Ki'XocolatlMilk Chocolate with Sea Salt and Baked Peanuts
50%milkMexico - Rank 59:
Ki'XocolatlEspecias de Chiapas 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 60:
Códice CacaoHacienda RC Milk 50%
50%milkMexico - Rank 61:
Códice CacaoHacienda RC 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 62:
Ki'XocolatlMilk Chocolate with Cocoa Nibs
36%milkMexico - Rank 63:
Ki'XocolatlMilk Chocolate with Oregano & Almonds 50%
50%milkMexico - Rank 64:
Piety and Desire ChocolateAlmendra Blanca 77%
77%darkMexico - Rank 65:
Ki'XocolatlLima & Almendras 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 66:
Ki'XocolatlNibs 85%
85%darkMexico - Rank 67:
Ki'XocolatlDark 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 68:
HijitaMarranito Spice 70%
70%darkMexico - Rank 69:
HijitaToasty Horchata 70%
70%darkMexico - Rank 70:
Ki'XocolatlCoffee Oaxaca 75%
75%darkMexico - Rank 71:
Ki'XocolatlMilk Chocolate with Baked Corn Chips
36%milkMexico - Rank 72:
Cuna de PiedraBarra Combinada de Jamaica y Chile - Edición Limitada
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.
Makers with the most Mexico bars
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.
What Mexican chocolate brands are there?
Of the 6 Mexican chocolate brands and makers on Chof, the three whose top bar has the highest Chof Score are Cacao en Broma, Feliu Chocolate and Cuna de Piedra. 31 makers on Chof use Mexico cacao, wherever they are based.
Which makers work with Mexico cacao on Chof?
Of the 31 makers using Mexico cacao on Chof, the three whose top Mexico bar has the highest Chof Score are Krak, ruvido and Taucherli.
How are the best Mexico chocolate bars chosen?
The Mexico 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 Mexico chocolate bars are listed on Chof?
Chof currently lists 76 chocolate bars made with cacao from Mexico.
What cocoa percentages of Mexico chocolate are most common?
The most common cocoa percentages for Mexico cacao on Chof are 70%, 75%, 73%, 74% and 77%.
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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