




Brussels: Bean-to-Bar Belgian Chocolate Workshop & Tastings
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 1h 30m
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Make you own chocolates with the help of a certified bean-to-bar chocolate maker
- Learn a lot about bean to bar chocolate making and how we work
- Taste several premium origin cacaos from differents countries
- Take a fresh cacao pod in your hands and taste fresh cacao beans
- Get 20% off on all our chocolates collection in our stores
Activity location
- Brussels
- Brussels, Bruxelles, Belgium
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Pl. de la Justice 5, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium | Start your experience at The Belgian Chocolate Makers ticket office, located at Place de la Justice 5, near Brussels Central Station (Gare Centrale) and Mont des Arts. It is easy to find, and you can spot our blue flags from a distance. Please arrive at the ticket office at least 5 minutes before the activity starts. We will check your tickets and provide you with a hairnet and a wristband required to access the workshop. Once checked in, our staff will escort participants on a short 200 m walk to our training centre where the activity takes place. Late arrivals cannot be admitted once the workshop has started. If you have long hair, please be prepared to tie it back, as wearing a hairnet is mandatory.
- Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
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Brussels: Bean-to-Bar Belgian Chocolate Workshop & Tastings
- 1h 30m
Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes 1h 30m - English
What's included, what's not
Inclusions Organic cacao from small farmers, 100% traceable originInclusions Hot chocolate (winter) or chocolate granita (summer)Inclusions Everything you make during the workshop is yoursInclusions Taste several premium origin cacaos from different countriesInclusions Discover the taste of the mucilage (cacao pod juice)Inclusions Enjoy our liqueur de cacao (no alcohol, 100% dark chocolate)Inclusions Take a fresh cacao pod in your hands and taste fresh cacao beansInclusions Visit our bean to bar machinery after the workshopInclusions Understand all the steps to make chocolate from the beansInclusions Get 20% off on all our chocolates collection in our storesInclusions Glass of Champagne (if VIP upgrade option selected)Inclusions Embroidered apron with our logo (if VIP upgrade option selected)Inclusions Chocolate tastings incl. liqueur of cacaoInclusions Box to take your chocolates homeInclusions Visit of the laboratory (if VIP upgrade option selected)Inclusions Premium quality chocolate produced from Haiti (Grand Anse)Inclusions Learn a lot about bean to bar chocolate making and how we workInclusions Handcraft your own chocolate bar, mendiants and trufflesExclusions Apron, unless VIP upgrade option selected
Know before you book
- Not allowed: Food and drinks, Luggage or large bags, Oversize luggage, Pets, Smoking, Unaccompanied minors
- Not suitable for: Children under 6 years, People with food allergies, People with lactose intolerance
What you can expect
Discover the art of real and ethical Belgian chocolate from bean to bar
Go beyond ordinary chocolate workshops and immerse yourself in the authentic world of Belgian chocolate making. Led by certified artisan chocolatiers, officially recognised by the Belgian Federal Government, this is a rare opportunity to discover how exceptional chocolate is truly crafted; from bean to bar.
Unlike most chocolate workshops, where participants simply melt ready-made industrial chocolate, you'll step inside a real bean-to-bar chocolate factory. We are among the very few chocolate makers in Brussels who transform carefully selected cacao beans into exceptional chocolate by mastering every stage of production: roasting, cracking, winnowing, refining, conching and tempering. Chocolate making is our profession, not just our demonstration.
During this immersive 90-minute experience, you'll create your own delicious chocolates: elegant mendiants, silky handmade truffles and a personalised chocolate bar, beautifully packaged to take home.
Your journey begins where every great chocolate starts: at the cacao plantation. Discover how a simple cacao bean becomes a fine chocolate bar and learn why terroir, fermentation and craftsmanship shape every flavour. Taste ingredients that very few people ever experience: fresh cacao pulp with its surprising tropical fruit notes, raw cacao beans, pure cacao mass and several single-origin chocolates that reveal the unique personality of their origins.
More than a workshop, this is an introduction to the fascinating world of ethical chocolate.
We work exclusively with fully traceable cacao, sourced directly from farmers who share our commitment to quality and sustainability. Our cacao is guaranteed free from deforestation, child labour and exploitation, while ensuring fairer incomes for farming communities. Every chocolate tells the storey of remarkable farmers, unique terroirs and generations of expertise.
Even better, 30% of the price of your ticket goes directly back to cacao farmers, helping create a fairer and more sustainable chocolate industry.
The workshop takes place in our modern Chocolate Academy in the heart of Brussels and is conducted in English (French and Italian are available upon request at least 5 days before the date of the activity).
Whether you're a chocolate lover, a curious traveller or simply looking for one of Brussels' most authentic experiences, you'll leave with your handmade creations and a completely new appreciation for real Belgian chocolate, the people who grow cacao and the craftsmanship behind every bar.
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- Brussels, Bruxelles, Belgium
Meeting/Redemption Point
PEOPLE PEOPLE - Pl. de la Justice 5, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium | Start your experience at The Belgian Chocolate Makers ticket office, located at Place de la Justice 5, near Brussels Central Station (Gare Centrale) and Mont des Arts. It is easy to find, and you can spot our blue flags from a distance. Please arrive at the ticket office at least 5 minutes before the activity starts. We will check your tickets and provide you with a hairnet and a wristband required to access the workshop. Once checked in, our staff will escort participants on a short 200 m walk to our training centre where the activity takes place. Late arrivals cannot be admitted once the workshop has started. If you have long hair, please be prepared to tie it back, as wearing a hairnet is mandatory.
- Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium