Claudio Corallo Chocolate Factory
Claudio Corallo
A boutique chocolate workshop on the capital's seafront, where Italian cocoa expert Claudio Corallo guides visitors through a bean-to-bar tasting experience.
Italian Claudio Corallo has run cocoa and coffee plantations on São Tomé and Príncipe for decades. His workshop beside the seafront avenue in the capital is known for its bean-to-bar boutique chocolate, regarded by many chocolate enthusiasts as a representative of one of the world's top cocoa origins. Visits are by reservation only. The guided tour explains how cocoa is fermented, roasted and ground, followed by tastings of chocolates with different cocoa percentages and no emulsifiers, as well as coffee beans coated in chocolate and dried fruit. The tour takes about 1 hour and costs roughly 10 euros per person. Chocolate and coffee can be bought in the shop as gifts. Reservations are required, and guided tours are generally not offered on weekends.
Opening hours
Weekday tours by reservation
Nearby sights
- São Tomé Cathedral
- Fort São Sebastião
- Roça Agostinho Neto
- Roça Monte Café
- Cascata de São Nicolau
- Obô Natural Park
- Boca do Inferno
- Lagoa Azul