Your Trip to the Netherlands: The Complete Guide SEE FULL GUIDE prev next Your Trip to the Netherlands: The Complete Guide Best Time to Visit Weather & Climate Airports in the Netherlands Getting Around the Netherlands Cities to Visit Complete Guide to Amsterdam Amsterdam's Public Transportation Essential Dutch Phrases One Week in the Netherlands 48 Hours in Amsterdam Getaways From Amsterdam Top Things to Do in the Netherlands Castles to Visit in the Netherlands Best Things to Do in Amsterdam Things to Do With Kids in Amsterdam Shopping in Amsterdam Amsterdam's Top Markets Live Music in Amsterdam Amsterdam's Must-Visit Museums Guide to the Keukenhof Flower Gardens Must-Try Food in the Netherlands Craft Beer in the Netherlands Heineken Experience Amsterdam's Top Restaurants Nightlife in Amsterdam Your Trip to the Netherlands: The Complete Guide close Overview Europe Netherlands Chocolate Lovers' Guide to Amsterdam By Kristen de Joseph Kristen de Joseph Kristen de Joseph is a freelance writer, editor, and academic researcher for Leiden University. Her work has been featured in multiple Michelin guides for Amsterdam, Austria, and Germany. TripSavvy's editorial guidelines Updated on 06/06/19 Fact checked by Michelai Graham Fact checked by Michelai Graham Michigan State University American University Michelai Graham is a technology and business reporter who has written for The Urban Institute and Scoop News. She reports for AfroTech, Lifewire, and The Plug. TripSavvy's fact-checking As a destination for chocolate lovers, Amsterdam is sadly underrated, passed over in favor of nearby chocolate capitals like Brussels and Paris. But nestled in some of these old canal houses are some of the best artisanal chocolatiers on the continent. And that's not all: With an annual chocolate festival, Chocoa, and the Cacaomuseum, Amsterdam is destined to become a hot spot for chocolate fanatics. But the proof is in the product: Drop into one of these favorite chocolatiers for a taste of one of Amsterdam's lesser-known specialties. 01 of 06 Puccini Bomboni Travis Crawford / Flickr / CC BY SA 2.0 View Map Address Singel 184, 1016 AA Amsterdam, Netherlands Get directions Phone +31 20 427 8341 Web Visit website Who doesn't love Puccini Bomboni? Amsterdam's most celebrated chocolaterie is the place to start on a chocolate tour of the Dutch capital. Puccini Bomboni's trademark oversized bonbons are spiked with flavors from French spirits and liqueurs to fruit, nuts, and Southeast Asian spices. Cream and pure, milk, white, or dark chocolate are the central ingredients of every Puccini Bomboni bonbon and form the simple basis for an explosion of variety via additions like figs, ginger, cognac, coffee, cranberry, pecans, and Cointreau, just to name a few combos. Shape and appearance count, too, and every type has its own signature look. 02 of 06 ArtiChoc Clive Champion—Champion Photography Ltd. / Getty Images View Map Address Koninginneweg 141, 1075 CM Amsterdam, Netherlands Get directions Phone +31 20 470 9805 Web Visit website ArtiChoc is all about purity and avoids sugar as much as possible. That's quite an accomplishment for a chocolate-maker. ArtiChoc takes the diversity of flavors to the next level, with bonbons such as a caramel-pine nut, pimiento, honey-whiskey, marsala, and basil. Seasonal specialties, like chocolate "chestnuts,", "acorns," "mushrooms," and "pumpkins" for fall, keep the assortment timely. 03 of 06 Pompadour Chocolaterie and Tearoom Silke Enkelmann / EyeEm / Getty Images View Map Address Huidenstraat 12, 1016 ES Amsterdam, Netherlands Get directions Phone +31 20 623 9554 Web Visit website Pompadour is hailed for both its chocolates and pastries, the latter of which are served—in addition to breakfast and lunch—in an authentic Louis XVI tearoom, with interior flourishes imported from Antwerp, Belgium. Die-hard sweet tooths can relax with a tea and pastry and then take some chocolate for the road. Pompadour's chocolate is the renowned French Valrhona, and it creates its recipes with its Belgian and French chocolatier colleagues. What a pedigree. 04 of 06 Vanroselen Courtesy of Vanroselen Fine Chocolates View Map Address Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 72, 1017 DH Amsterdam, Netherlands Get directions Phone +31 20 235 7464 Web Visit website Shops, Boutiques & Markets 4.3 Vanroselen's chocolates are handmade and mix the flavor of cocoa with herbs and fruit for subtle chocolate taste treats. Vanroselen also sells top-quality brands of chocolate made in small batches from all over the world, so this is your chance to sample these hard-to-find pieces of heaven. Continue to 5 of 6 below. 05 of 06 Chocoa Festival Luka / Getty Images View Map Address Damrak 243, 1012 ZJ Amsterdam, Netherlands Get directions Phone +31 20 530 4141 Web Visit website At Amsterdam's Chocoa Festival, you'll learn about the process of making chocolate, from its beginnings as a cocoa bean to that delicious bonbon that sends you over the moon. Some of the most renowned chocolatiers in the world will enlighten you about how this most adored candy is made as you engage in to-die-for chocolate tastings of their chocolates and pastries and learn about pairings with food and wine. 06 of 06 Cacaomuseum Portishead1 / Getty Images View Map Address Czaar Peterstraat 175, 1018 PK Amsterdam, Netherlands Get directions Phone +31 6 12797707 Web Visit website The Cacaomuseum tells you everything you ever wanted to know about chocolate, and, of course, it has examples for sale. You can choose from 100 different kinds of chocolate bars from all over the world, along with such unusual items as chocolate cheese, cacao sausages, and chocolate vinegar. The museum even has paintings made of, yes, chocolate. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Share Pin Email Tell us why! Submit Share Pin Email