Best Venezuela Chocolate
The 96 best Venezuelan chocolate bars on Chof made with cacao from Venezuela, ranked by the Chof Score.
The Venezuela regions named most often on these bars are Chuao, Sur del Lago, Río Caribe and Aragua. Makers most often list the cacao as Criollo, Trinitario and Porcelana. On the dark Venezuela bars, notes that at least 3 makers record include Honey, Nutty, Red Fruit, Woody, Spicy and Almond.
Ranked by the Chof Score
- Rank 37:
HogarthHazelnut Gianduia
45%milkVenezuela - Rank 38:
Idilio OriginsCarenero Urrutia Superior Nibs 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 39:
arokoOcumare 74%
74%darkVenezuela - Rank 40:
DomoriCanoabo 70%
70%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 41:
DomoriChuao 70%
70%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 42:
BonnatChuao 75%
75%darkVenezuela - Rank 43:
Idilio OriginsSelección Cata Ocumare 72%
72%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 44:
Ara ChocolatPorcelana 70% Criollo
70%darkVenezuela6 awards - Rank 45:
Idilio Origins16xto Trinchera 74%
74%darkVenezuela2 awards - Rank 46:
Chocolate TreeVenezuela Porcelana 85%
85%darkVenezuela3 awards - Rank 47:
Chocolates PariaNivaldo 100%
100%darkVenezuela - Rank 48:
Delirio ChocolateOcumare 61 72%
72%darkVenezuela2 awards - Rank 49:
DomoriCriollo Puertomar 75%
75%darkVenezuela - Rank 50:
Monsieur TxokolaBiarritz 1900
85%darkVenezuela - Rank 51:
Chocolates PariaChacaracual 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 52:
AmanoOcumare Village
48%milkVenezuela3 awards - Rank 53:
Delirio ChocolateChoroní 70%
70%darkVenezuela4 awards - Rank 54:
Orinoco Chocolate CoPatanemo 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 55:
Choklad ZimmerVenezuela 67%
67%darkVenezuela - Rank 56:
DomoriPuertofino 70%
70%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 57:
DomoriCriollo 70%
70%darkVenezuela2 awards - Rank 58:
Chocolates PariaRío Caribe Superior
milkVenezuela - Rank 59:
Chocolaterie MorinOccumare 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 60:
Orinoco Chocolate CoGianduja Hazelnut
50%milkVenezuela - Rank 61:
chocoMeChoroni 72% Candied Iyokan Peel
72%darkVenezuela2 awards - Rank 62:
Mayoy CacaoChuao 100%
100%darkVenezuela3 awards - Rank 63:
AmedeiPorcelana 70%
70%darkVenezuela10 awards - Rank 64:
André'sSingle Origin 88% Chocolate Bar
88%darkVenezuela - Rank 65:
Delirio ChocolateOrange 65%
65%darkVenezuela4 awards - Rank 66:
Kina ChocolatesXocolata Blanca
40%whiteVenezuela - Rank 67:
Orinoco Chocolate CoMaple Sugar 74%
74%darkVenezuela - Rank 68:
EscazúRio Caribe 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 69:
AmanoCuyagua 70%
70%darkVenezuela11 awards - Rank 70:
Chocolaterie MorinSur Del Lago 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 71:
Idilio Origins15nto idilio con leche 42%
42%milkVenezuela6 awards - Rank 72:
Guido GobinoVenezuela Chuao 80%
80%darkVenezuela1 award
What is Venezuela chocolate known for?
Venezuelan chocolate is famous for soft, nutty, classically chocolatey flavour with low acidity, built on a heritage of fine Criollo and Trinitario cacao. Names such as Chuao, Porcelana and Sur del Lago are among the most sought-after in the fine-chocolate world, valued for delicacy and depth rather than sharp fruit.
Venezuela is the spiritual home of Criollo, the rare, mild and aromatic cacao that most other origins lost to hardier hybrids. That heritage gives many Venezuelan bars a rounded, nutty, almost creamy profile with notes of toasted nuts, caramel and dried fruit and very little of the bright acidity you find in Madagascar or Peru.
Chuao, a coastal village whose cacao is shipped out by boat, and Porcelana, a pale, prized Criollo from the Maracaibo region, are two of the most celebrated names in chocolate. Bars carrying them tend to sit at the premium end for good reason.
Makers with the most Venezuela bars
Popular cocoa percentages for Venezuela
Frequently asked about Venezuela chocolate
What does Venezuelan chocolate taste like?
Typically smooth, nutty and classically chocolatey, with toasted nut, caramel and dried-fruit notes and low acidity. Its fine Criollo and Trinitario heritage favours delicacy and roundness over the sharp fruit of more acidic origins.
What is Criollo cacao?
Criollo is a rare, mild and aromatic cacao variety, historically centred on Venezuela. It is low in bitterness and prized for finesse, but it is delicate and low-yielding, which is why it makes up only a small share of the world's cacao.
What Venezuelan chocolate brands are there?
Chof lists 3 Venezuelan chocolate brands and makers: Chocolates Paria, Delirio Chocolate and Azú. 42 makers on Chof use Venezuela cacao, wherever they are based.
Which makers work with Venezuela cacao on Chof?
Of the 42 makers using Venezuela cacao on Chof, the three whose top Venezuela bar has the highest Chof Score are chocoMe, Naive and aroko.
How are the best Venezuela chocolate bars chosen?
The Venezuela 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 Venezuela chocolate bars are listed on Chof?
Chof currently lists 96 chocolate bars made with cacao from Venezuela.
What cocoa percentages of Venezuela chocolate are most common?
The most common cocoa percentages for Venezuela cacao on Chof are 70%, 75%, 72%, 74% and 100%.
Cacao varieties in Venezuela chocolate
Bean varieties the makers of these bars list for Venezuela, 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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