Chocolate Tour: Make Your Own Bar

Discover the art of chocolate making in Panama with a joyful and educational class. Make your own chocolate bar and taste delicious Panamanian cocoa products. Perfect for family, friends, and couples!

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Casa Dawson - During your visit to the chocolate factory, you will learn the cocoa process, how it becomes chocolate, make your own chocolate bar and taste our products. A fun experience that you cannot miss.
What's Included
  • Drink pairing
  • Chocolate tasting
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Meal Options
  • seasonal chocolates
Additional Information

We want to share with visitors our passion for Panamanian cocoa and chocolate. A super fun and educational experience that you can enjoy with your family, friends and partner. Not only will you learn how chocolate is made, but you will be able to make your own chocolate bar and try our products. An experience that you will take as a memory in your heart.

  • Not recommended for travelers with stair climbing problems
Location
Nomé Chocolate
Calle 11 Oeste
Our new location is on Av. Central España in Casa Dawson, next to the Luigi Cocina Povera restaurant in the Hotel La Compañía but the street behind the hotel next to the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Santa María la Antigua. If you use UBER, write: SAN JOSE 3108 and leave it at the site.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Melissa_b
Aug 10, 2025
Tasty Adventure - First, if you are driving down to Casco Viejo, I suggest that you park at Cosco parking lot is only $5. It’s just past the Basilica & Nome’ chocolate at the end of Calle san Ignacio. Now on to our chocolate. There were 5 of us in my group all family plus 2 other ladies. The young lady that was conducting our tour was very informative and professional. She told us where they found their Cocoa beans in Panama and how they were processed from beginning to end. She explained how they fermented the cocoa beans, sun-dried, sorted, and roasted the beans. We were able to taste what the beans were like at each stage. As she was doing this, we could see ladies behind her through a reviewing window, making more chocolate Creations. As we learned how to temper chocolate, we made our own chocolate bars, adding dried fruits &/or nuts. As those were cooling, we went downstairs to the café, where she continued our tour and we tasted many different kinds of chocolate while enjoying a sparkling champagne. At the end of the tour, we received our chocolate bar that we had created ourselves plus, we purchased many more tasty creations before we left. We highly recommend this tour. After we enjoyed a stroll & shopping around the square.
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Nora_m
Aug 8, 2025
Had a great time!! - We had a great time at this chocolate class, we didn’t know the tasting and prosecco would be included so that was a fun and delicious surprise. The class leader Nina was super knowledgeable and patient with everybody. She led the class in multiple languages and did a great job. Would definitely recommend this for all age groups!
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Deyon_b
Jul 30, 2025
Chocolate Experience - This was a wonderful experience and very knowledgeable. My son is. pastry chef and it was more for him to understand where the products he is working with comes from
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Nicole_s
Jun 29, 2025
Panamanian Cocoa - A great experience in Casco Viejo/Antiguo in a boutique chocolatier shoppe that offers a great education of Panamanian Cocoa and the added bonus of making your own chocolate bar!
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Elodie_p
Jun 17, 2025
Great experience with a... - Great experience with a passionate professional. Nice demonstration and good tasting. And a great activity to make your own chocolate bar. I recommend including for children.
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Donashay_j
May 31, 2025
Great experience - Lovely experience, had lots of fun, it's a great activity to do, also loved the vibe of cafe and our instructor was amazing. Would do again.
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Kristina_f
May 10, 2025
Wonderful and enriching... - Wonderful and enriching experience and the chocolate was great ! Definitely a must do when visiting Panama
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Tiffany_c
Apr 21, 2025
In love with the cocoa - I had the absolute best time at Nomé. The experience was luxurious compared to other chocolate classes I have attended in other countries. The prosecco pairing elevated the experience. Our instructor was perfect...very knowledgeable, polite and engaging. Everyone at Nomé is pleasant. I highly recommend this experience.
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Laurine_s
Apr 19, 2025
It was very interactive.... - It was very interactive. I feel like a chocolatier now. The teacher was very thorough in the process
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Laura_d
Apr 19, 2025
Cute demonstration - Store was beautiful but definitely over booked. Took away from the experience. Not enough seats and hard to see. Took a long time for all the people to pour the chocolate into bars then no one could find their correct bar. Not labeled etc. too pricey for what was covered.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).