Claudio Corallo - Cacao & Caffe São Tomé e Príncipe

In this place, you will be taken on a journey through the world of chocolate and the history of the chocolate maker Claudio Corralo, an Italian Chocolatier who has lived and worked in São Tomé for a long time. It’s a fantastic experience! It's 40 dB per group, regardless of the size.

Lectures scheduled ahead at the factory here with Claudio in French he doesn't speak much English. No shop, no cafe like Digio Vaz. Claudio said to go down the street to a grocery store to purchase products.

Amazing chocolate! The tasting is on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 4:40. Tickets go on sale starting at 3:00. 100,000 dobras. We tried at least 10 amazing versions of the chocolate! It's the best I've ever had. Prices on boxes and packages were not as expensive as I was expecting. (4 euros for small, 8 euros for big to bring home.)

The most thorough and interesting lecture I have ever attended about cacao and chocolate. Can be a bit tiring as there is not much space for sitting and you spend there at least an hour. Claudio is a chocolate enthusiast and scientist, might not be the best experience with kids but super interesting for adults. Tasted all types of chocolate and chocolate-derived products in the range. Price wise is reasonable for the quality and individual approach to each and single cocoa bean.

Visited the Chocolate factory in July 2018! History and chocolate testing and sales pitch! Nice tour value for 100Dobra

Hands down, this is the best chocolate I have ever had in my life. That said, there are a few important things to note when visiting this place: 1. The main demonstration is in Portuguese but it is also translated in English on the side. The translation is condensed. If you want a full "chocolate tour" with all of the stories and explanations, I recommend attending one at Alegio chocolate in Palo Alto. 2. Like everything else on the island, it is cash only. Chocolate is significantly cheaper to buy here than in the United States, so bring lots of cash if you are planning to buy. 3. This isn't a great experience with young kids. We brought our 4 and 5 year old. However, we also brought our Ipad so we hid them under a table and threw chocolate samples at them every few minutes and it seemed to work out fine. If you have an option to leave your kids somewhere with a babysitter, you will probably enjoy the experience more!

What an awesome place. It is pretty hidden, but definitely a must visit place. Reasonable good priced for what you get as well! You learn a lot about chocolate and it will change your mind and taste about chocolate!

An absolute cocoa/coffee nerd. This man is an encyclopaedia on his subject matter. His passion and expertise was immensely inspirational to me. "The more you transform/process sth, the more you lose its essence" Allora!