Chocolate-Lovers Guide to Bali: 7 Experiences For Chocoholics

When you think of Balinese food, you're most likely to envision classic dishes like nasi goreng, chicken satay, and babi guling. But did you know that Bali also has a thriving craft chocolate scene?

With Indonesia being a major grower of cocoa beans, there are numerous chocolate factories in Bali making high-quality bean-to-bar chocolate using locally sourced ingredients. After eating our way around most of Bali's top chocolate experiences, we've curated this guide with those that are worth trying for yourself.

Does Cacao Grow in Bali?

Bali’s tropical climate makes it an excellent spot for growing cocoa beans, with many cocoa farms and chocolate producers across the island.

For those with a sweet tooth, one of the best things to do in Bali is to visit these chocolate factories, where you can enjoy educational tours, tasting sessions, and hands-on chocolate-making experiences for chocoholics of all ages.

Most of the cacao production and chocolate industry can be found around Ubud and Central Bali, but you can also try local chocolate in shops and cafes all over the island.

Top Chocolate Producers in Bali:

• Junglegold

• CAU

• Primo

• Sorga

• Mason

• Ubud Raw

Chocolate in Bali: Map

Chocolate Experiences in Bali

1. Junglegold Chocolate Factory, Ubud

Junglegold Bali (previously Pod Chocolate) is not only one of Bali's top chocolate makers, but it's also the world’s very first fully plant-based chocolate factory.

The Ubud-based factory uses a unique blend of coconut, cashew milk, and cocoa butter to create delicious creamy chocolate that’s healthier and more sustainable than traditional dairy-based chocolate.

We’re not vegan ourselves, but we love all of their amazing artisanal chocolate flavours and can't even tell they're free from dairy. The dark chocolate and orange bar may just be our favourite chocolate in Bali - we eat it faarrrr too often!

The large chocolate factory has an on-site cafe and shop where you can sample their many creamy and dark chocolate varieties for free - seriously, unlimited samples with no strings attached!

Or, for just 100,000 IDR per person, Junglegold also offers a fun agrotourism experience where you can tour the chocolate factory and learn how exactly chocolate is produced in Bali.

We recently visited Junglegold with friends and thoroughly enjoyed our private experience with super friendly guide Wayan.

Wayan walked us through the entire chocolate-making process, from seeing real cacao pods growing in the factory's garden to learning about the production method in the working factory. We even got to make our very own chocolate bar to take home with us.

There's no need to prebook the agrotourism experience if you're a small group. Just turn up during opening hours and request the tour and chocolate-making experience. You can pay with card.

2. Desa Cokolat Bali (CAU), Central Bali

Nestled within the rice terraces of central Bali, just off the main road between Denpasar and Bedegul, Desa Cokolat Bali is a large agrotourism center belonging to CAU Chocolates.

The Chocolate Village is not only home to CAU's cacao plantation and working chocolate factory, but it also has an on-site restaurant, spacious garden, chocolate shop, and gallery.

The center offers educational sessions where you can learn all about local chocolate production, mould your own chocolate bar, or make fresh hot chocolate. Sessions start at 150,000 IDR.

Even if you don't take part in the educational sessions, Desa Cokolat Bali still makes a great stop on your way up to Bedegul.

The center's open-air restaurant is open to anyone and serves both regular dishes and plenty of chocolatey desserts and drinks.

We tried the chocolate mint martini (alcohol-free) and the gourmet fried banana with chocolate, both of which were delicious and an absolute chocoholics dream!

3. Cacoa Land Bali, Central Bali

Sitting just a 15 minute drive from Desa Cokolat in Central Bali, Cocao Land Bali is a family-friendly education center and chocolate megastore that aims to promote Balinese cacao.

The center offers immersive chocolate education sessions specifically tailored to children, taking them through the entire chocolate-making process from bean to bar in a simple and accessible way.

You'll often find large local school groups here, but families can also book guided sessions and chocolate moulding classes.

After your session, grab a drink from the onsite cafe and let the little ones burn off some energy in the large garden or at the "kids station," with swings, seesaws, bouncy bridges, slides, and teletube tunnel hills.

Cacao Land does produce some of its own chocolate, but its massive on-site shop also sells a huge range of chocolates and chocolate products from manufacturers across the island. They also have plenty of samples you can try.

4. Primo Chocolab, Tabanan

Started by Italian expat Giuseppe Verdacch, Primo Chocolab is a small manufacturer of high-quality chocolate made exclusively using ethically sourced Indonesian cocoa.

Primo's modern chocolate factory sits in west Bali, around a 30 minutes drive from Canggu, and is open for appointment-only tours and workshops.

Their exclusive two-hour workshop is one of the most hands-on chocolate experiences on the island, immersing you in the entire chocolate-making journey from sorting and crushing the beans to tempering and molding the chocolate.

Most sessions are led by Peppe himself or one of the master chocolatiers.

Primo also offers a half-day plantation tour where you can explore West Bali's scenic farmlands and learn how cacao is grown directly from the farmers.

Advanced booking is essential for workshops and tours. The workshops only take place a few times a month and spaces are released close to the date. Plantation tours are private and need to be booked directly.

5. Krakakoa Chocolate Cafe and Factory, Seminyak

Krakakoa Chocolate is one of Indonesia's biggest and best-known chocolate producers. While their main factory isn't located in Bali, they do have a modern café and tasting room on the outskirts of Seminyak.

The spacious cafe has a small workshop where you can watch chocolate being made through the windows while enjoying their tasty homemade chocolates and chocolate-based desserts. Don't miss the dreamy chocolate cake or the unusual frozen hot chocolate drink.

The highlight of the store is the "Make Your Own Chocolate" station, where you can create your very own chocolate bar using a variety of fillings and toppings.

We have to be honest, our choice of flavours didn’t go together too well - hopefully you have better taste than us. The family-friendly activity didn't take too long - we waited around 15 minutes or so for the chocolate to set and were on our way.

For a more comprehensive experience, Krakakoa's two-hour chocolate workshop runs twice a day and includes a full chocolate education, a tasting session, and a hands-on chocolate-making class.

6. Sorga Chocolate Factory, East Bali

Hidden away in the lesser-known region of Karangasem in East Bali, Sorga Chocolate is another artisanal chocolate factory focused on producing high-quality dark chocolate made from ethically sourced cocoa.

We joined their one-hour tour and tasting, where our guide gave a detailed explanation about each step and showed us some chocolate being produced.

After the tour, we returned to the tasting area to sample the final product. We tried around 15 different flavours of premium dark chocolate, including some usual options like ginger and rambutan, along with cocoa husk tea and silky melted chocolate.

For a more hands-on experience, Sorga's chocolate crafting experience also includes the tour and tasting, but with the addition of a chocolate-making experience with the factory's expert chocolatiers.

7. Ubud Raw Chocolate, Ubud

Perfectly situated in Bali's spiritual and health-conscious hub of Ubud, Ubud Raw Chocolates specializes in handmade raw chocolate that's good for both your body and soul. They're also Bali's biggest producer of ceremonial grade cacao.

The untempered raw vegan chocolate is made from just two superfoods; high-quality cacao and creamy coconut.

The cacao beans are fermented and dried at low temperatures, preserving all the essential nutrients that make cacao a powerhouse of antioxidants, magnesium, iron, and more.

The raw chocolate is available as it is or with creative superfood fillings including mint and goji berry or wild orange and fig.

While Ubud Raw doesn't offer any dedicated experiences, you can get a tasting tray of their raw chocolates for just 20,000 IDR from their central Ubud store.