Choco-Story, the Bruges chocolate museum

Choco-Story tells the story of cocoa and chocolate in an old house on Sint-Jansplein, five minutes from the Markt: from the Maya and the Aztecs to the arrival of chocolate in Europe and Belgian pralines. The visit ends in the workshop, where a chocolatier shows how to get glossy chocolate, and you taste what is made there and then.

What the visit is like

Allow an hour and a half. It opens every day from 10:00 to 18:00, with last entry at 17:00. In 2026 a ticket costs €16 for adults, €14 for students and over-65s and €10 for ages 3 to 11. The combined ticket with the Frietmuseum, run by the same people and three minutes away, costs €22.50 (€13.50 for children). Buying online is not compulsory, but capacity is limited and on busy days it sells out; the ticket guarantees entry, it doesn't let you skip the queue.

Before you go

Large rucksacks are not allowed in: there is a small, open cloakroom. Dogs are not admitted. There are four steps at the entrance, stairs inside and the lift does not reach the fourth floor, so it is awkward with a wheelchair or pushchair. From the station, bus 2 drops you at the Stadsschouwburg stop, a few minutes away.