{"id":79724,"date":"2025-01-28T11:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T10:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=79724"},"modified":"2025-10-27T18:09:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:09:00","slug":"chocolate-museum-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/chocolate-museum-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate museum &amp; workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"#tickets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chocolatemuseumtickets.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate and sweets\" class=\"wp-image-79723\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Decorate my own chocolate bars? Which I then get to eat? Well, if you insist. (It&#8217;s a hard life.) But what actually happens on a 1-hour chocolatier workshop at the Chocolate Museum Vienna &#8220;BO-YO&#8221;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Think experience, rather than museum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pour and decorate three bars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also make an original chocolate drink<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friendly, professional staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English &amp; German spoken<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Praline and Mozartball workshops also available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/chocolate-museum-vienna-tickets-l146483\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_Choco\" rel=\"sponsored\">chocolate workshop<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/kids-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"11143\">What to do with kids<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/traditional-food-drink\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1654\">Food &amp; drink in Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cocoa and creativity<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chocolatemuseum1.jpg\" alt=\"Decorated bar of chocolate\" class=\"wp-image-79721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chocolatemuseum1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chocolatemuseum1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The kind of workshop end product I can get behind)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chocolate Museum Vienna &#8220;BO-YO&#8221; runs various visitor-friendly chocolate experiences. So you might make your own pralines or Mozartkugeln marzipan balls, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the most popular product is the one-hour chocolatier workshop. So, in another moment of great self-sacrifice on behalf of my readers, I bought tickets and gave it a go\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop essentially consisted of five parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating basic bars of chocolate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You don&#8217;t make your chocolate from scratch, but you do fill a three-bar mould with liquid chocolate from a choice of two dark varieties, milk chocolate, white chocolate and pink-coloured white chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can split your bars between types to some extent, but only where this fits with food safety and hygiene requirements. White chocolate and milk chocolate (in that pouring order) worked for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Filling a mould takes more care than you might think. Fortunately, our guide explained everything (in English) and helped out where necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, you want a nice even surface with minimum waste. Wasting chocolate being a mortal sin against the Food Gods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Decorating your bars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You have a few minutes while the chocolate is still soft to then place decorative ingredients on the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, I used pumpkin &amp; sunflower seeds, gummy bears, raisins, and almond flakes from the dozen or so options available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d like to say I created bars with a thematic consistency and a certain creative <em>je ne sais quoi<\/em>. But the result was more chaos than Klimt.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chocolatemuseum.jpg\" alt=\"Shop and museum front window\" class=\"wp-image-79720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chocolatemuseum.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chocolatemuseum-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(A peek through the window raises expectations)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making a chocolate drink<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Inevitably, you have to wait for the decorated bars to set in the fridge before you can pack them up to take home with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, we mixed our own chocolate drink by adapting the Aztec Xocolatl recipe. For the more adventurous, this meant sticking to largely original Mesoamerican ingredients (I won&#8217;t spoil the surprise for you).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I liked it (and now drink it at home), but my companion rapidly went for the added sugar and milk option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting the museum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After finishing, we nipped down to the (very) small museum, which has a handful of background videos and displays on cocoa&#8217;s origins and the different types of chocolate. Just a quick time filler with some selfie opportunities, but not the reason you&#8217;re there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Info &amp; anecdotes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All through the workshop, our guide explained (in English) what we were doing, why, and how with a few tidbits on history and nutrition. She was a lovely mix of friendly and professional with a laser-like focus on hygiene (after all, we were preparing food).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We never felt rushed or overwhelmed and found the whole experience rather fun. The ambience certainly helps, too: clean and colourful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The actual highlight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All the above is well and good, but the real highlight of the workshop comes afterwards when you get to eat the chocolate bar you made. Sigh&#8230;happy times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tickets\">Tickets &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You don&#8217;t buy an entrance ticket for the &#8220;museum&#8221; per se, but book a place on one of the different workshops offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shop, however, is open to the public and had a wide-range of (BO-YO) chocolate products to buy on my visit: pralines, bars, flavoured drag\u00e9es, cake decorations etc. Even chocolate-themed t-shirts and cuddly toys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Booking service provided by Tiqets.com*, who I am an affiliate of)<\/p><div data-tiqets-widget=\"availability\" data-layout=\"full\" data-orientation=\"vertical\" data-venue-id=\"146483\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"AW_ChocoMus\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since it combines chocolate, entertainment and creativity, the experience feels like an ideal family activity (I have many other suggestions for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/kids-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"11143\">keeping the kids entertained<\/a> in Vienna, too.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A potentially tricky part for children would be pouring the chocolate into the mould, but the guide took care of that for those too young to manage on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other chocolate-flavoured options in Vienna:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/schokomuseum.at\/en\/\">Schokomuseum<\/a> attached to the production facilities of Confiserie Heindl in the 23rd district. They have English-language guided tours, for example, at the time of writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chocolate cake is very much a thing here, particularly in the form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/the-sachertorte\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2049\">Sachertorte<\/a>. Try the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/konditorei\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"23020\">Caf\u00e9-Konditoreien<\/a> for cakes and specialist creations that also typically include chocolates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you time your visit right, you might encounter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/schokoladefest-chocolate-festival\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"80036\">the Schokoladefest<\/a>: a chocolate festival featuring, well, I think you can work it out for yourself<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>And since chocolate comes just behind cake in the Viennese priority list, you&#8217;ll also find specialist chocolate shops in the city. Just keep your eyes open. I tend to combine any visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1672\">Sch\u00f6nbrunn palace<\/a> with a short stop in the nearby Lindt store, for example. The red balls are my kryptonite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to the chocolate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Subway: the museum is a short walk from two subway stations (Pilgramgasse and Margareteng\u00fcrtel) on the U4 line that leaves, for example, from the central Karlsplatz and Schwedenplatz stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bus: the Reinprechtsdorfer Br\u00fccke stop on the 12A and 14A lines is close by. You can catch both at Pilgramgasse station, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Sch\u00f6nbrunnerstra\u00dfe 99, 1050 Vienna | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chocolate-museum.wien\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1oN2SutdbrqOx-JViFyKk3v-X_Kw\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decorate my own chocolate bars? Which I then get to eat? 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