Chocolatiers in Amsterdam: all 34 mapped

Where the concierge points people first

Chocolatemakers — Genuine bean-to-bar makers, roasting and grinding their own cocoa. Known for the Tres Hombres bar, made from beans sailed across the Atlantic on a cargo schooner. (52.3983, 4.8357) · Directions ↗
Puccini Bomboni — Handmade bonbons with odd, well-judged flavors, made on the premises. The one to buy for somebody who likes chocolate more than packaging. (52.3682, 4.8984) · Directions ↗
Metropolitan Kees Raat — A deli and chocolate shop on the Warmoesstraat with its own chocolates. A calm stop in a loud street. (52.3739, 4.8961) · Directions ↗
Tony's Chocolonely Superstore — The flagship of the Amsterdam brand with the unequal bar. It is a store, not a factory; the bars are made in Belgium. (52.3755, 4.8967) · Directions ↗

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Bean-to-bar means they roast the beans, and most shops do not

The Port of Amsterdam is one of the largest cocoa ports in the world, and the Zaan district just north has ground beans since the nineteenth century. That history does not mean every shop here is a maker. Most chocolatiers buy couverture, ready-made chocolate from a large producer, and melt it into bonbons, which is honest craft but a different thing. Bean-to-bar means the shop roasts, cracks and grinds the beans itself. If that is what you want, ask where the beans are roasted; a maker will tell you in some detail.

Questions people ask

How many chocolatiers are there in Amsterdam?

NUM's directory maps 34 chocolatiers in Amsterdam, from bean-to-bar makers to brand stores and Belgian chains.

Is Tony's Chocolonely made in Amsterdam?

The company is based in Amsterdam, but its bars are produced in Belgium. The Amsterdam superstore is a shop.

What does bean-to-bar mean?

That the maker roasts and grinds the cocoa beans itself, rather than buying ready-made chocolate to remelt.

Ask NUM for a chocolate maker rather than a chocolate shop in Amsterdam

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All 34 chocolatiers in Amsterdam, mapped.