Choco-Story - The Chocolate Museum, Bruges

We enjoyed the Chocolate museum. It was fun, interesting, well-laid out. I imagine if you had children with you, it'd be a great place to take them to. We were given a free chocolate bar as we entered and on leaving, had the chance to watch a demonstration of chocolate-making and try a sample.

We read the ratings before we went to the museum and we thought "won't be that bad, there's always someone who doesn't like it". But honestly: save the money and go somewhere else! There are five rooms, filled with shields, explaining the history of cocoa - and other stuff, which has nothing to do with it: There are loads of cups, Playmobil etc... The only good thing is the demo of how to produce pralines and the tasting (1 praline, 2 sorts of chocolate). All in all: not worth the 8€ entry fee!

It was fun for what it was. Self guided tour, took about an hour going quickly, and some chocolate samples but not a ton. More educational than I expected. Would recommend to a friend but it's not a can't miss attraction.

I will first say that I did enjoy the demonstration at the end. But a five minute show to make chocolates is was not worth 8 euro and overall was very disappointed that I bothered to go in. The tour is not well laid out and the exhibits are overwhelming with useless and not well thought out information. It has the material for a potentially great exhibit but the poor execution makes me feel like it's a tourist money trap. You are better off exploring a few chocolate shops in the area.

I learned much about chocolate's history of production and consumption here. The amount of material is densely packed on the multiple floors. You get a sense of being carted through a little bit but the best is at the end where you can purchase different kinds of chocolate in the shop. That may sound strange but if you have tasted many chocolates you know that they have subtly different qualities. The bars and bags here can be traced to single origin cacao production from around the world. It really does make a difference and you may find your favorite!! The world's oldest recipies for Aztec and Mayan chocolate are definitely acquired tastes!