Chocolate Museum, Old Havana
Be fascinated by the best aromas and flavors of cocoa at the Museo Casa del Chocolate in Havana, Cuba
Chocolate Museum
The Museo Casa del Chocolate (Chocolate House Museum), located between Amargura and Mercaderes Street in Old Havana, takes you on a tour through the history of cocoa, its cultivation, production, and commercialization. It hosts interesting texts about the history of chocolate, different posters from various times and well-known industries, as well as foreign and national chocolate companies.
From the outside, you can already guess the intense and tasty aroma that the museum gives off. If you come closer, you will not be able to avoid going inside to taste such a delicacy. With tables set up for small groups or couples, it is an ideal place to sweeten the palate at the hottest times of the day.
This museum also houses a permanent exhibition of porcelain chocolatier cups from countries like Germany, France, Great Britain and Italy, Bakelite molds, and a container full of jams donated by the Plaza Real de Bruselas Museum. It also contains ceramic chocolate pots, pans, and English ceramic bowls found on archeological excavation sites in the city center.
More information:
Location:
Between Calle Mercaderes and Amargura, La Habana - Cuba.
Ticket price:
Free admission.
Opening hours:
Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:00am to 6:00pm; Sundays from 9:00am to 9:00pm.
Telephone:
(+537) 8664431.
Interactive map:
What to see in Old Havana
- Essential places to visit:
- Plaza de la Catedral Square
- Havana Cathedral
- Palacio de los Marqueses de Aguas Claras Palace
- Museo de Arte Colonial
- Plaza de Armas Square
- Castillo de la Real Fuerza (Castle of the Royal Force)
- Museo de Navegación (Maritime Museum)
- City Museum (Capitanes Generales Palace)
- Plaza de San Francisco de Asís Square
- San Francisco de Asís Convent and Religious Art Museum
- Rum Museum
- Plaza Vieja Square
- Planetarium
- Calle Mercaderes Street
- Maqueta Museum of Old Havana (Scale Model Museum)
- Calle Obispo Street
- Places to visit (See for superior stays to 3 days):
- La Bodeguita del Medio
- Palacio del Conde de Lombillo Palace
- Marqués de Arcos Palace
- Segundo Cabo Palace
- El Templete
- Automobile Museum
- Casa de la Obra Pía House
- Bacardí Building
- Plaza del Cristo Square
- Belén Convent
- Casa Natal de José Martí (Birthplace Museum)
- Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula Church
- Other places:
- Alejandro Humboldt Museum
- Fototeca de Cuba
- Pablo de la Torriente Brau Cultural Center
- Marqués de Prado Ameno Cards Museum
- National Museum of Natural History of Cuba
- La Casona Art Center
- Simón Bolívar House Museum
- Armería 9 de Abril Museum
- Chocolate Museum
- Casa de Asia House Museum
- Casa de África House Museum
- Casa de México Benito Juárez House Museum
- Tobacco Museum
- Firefighters Museum
- Oswaldo Guayasamín House Museum
- Numismatic Museum
- 28 de Septiembre de los CDR Museum
- Goldsmithing Museum
- Mural Painting Museum
- Farmacia Habanera Museum
- Santa Clara Convent
- Iglesia Parroquial del Espíritu Santo Church
- IIglesia del Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje Church
- Nuestra Señora de Kazán Orthodox Cathedral
- Iglesia del Santo Ángel Custodio Church
- El Floridita
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