The Chocolatarium

The Chocolatarium Award-winning Chocolate Tours in Edinburgh. Learn, taste and make your own bar to take home.
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12/08/2026

Did you know that... chocolate starts life as a fruit? 🍈🍫

Cocoa beans grow inside colourful pods on cacao trees, making chocolate a fruit product right from the very beginning.

So technically... chocolate comes from fruit.

We're not saying it's one of your five a day... but it's definitely our favourite fruit. 😄

🍫 Discover more surprising chocolate facts (and maybe feel a tiny bit less guilty). 😉
https://www.chocolatarium.co.uk/health-benefits-of-dark-chocolate/

🍫 Mindfulness and chocolate aren't two things most people would put together...So why are more people discovering cacao ...
08/08/2026

🍫 Mindfulness and chocolate aren't two things most people would put together...

So why are more people discovering cacao ceremonies?

Find out what they are, where they came from and why cacao has become part of so many mindfulness rituals.

👉 https://www.chocolatarium.co.uk/what-is-a-cacao-ceremony

Would you try one?

If you can't find your favourite chocolatier 🍫 this month, check the theatre listings. 🎭Panto horror. Roller derby. A Ro...
07/08/2026

If you can't find your favourite chocolatier 🍫 this month, check the theatre listings. 🎭

Panto horror. Roller derby. A Roman political drama spanning two parts.

Some of our team members disappear from behind the counter and turn up on stage all over the city this Fringe.

Where to find them, and when:

👉 https://www.chocolatarium.co.uk/fringe/

🎭 Heading to the Edinburgh Fringe this August? Make sure you arrive hungry!We’ve found 10 street-food vendors serving ev...
06/08/2026

🎭 Heading to the Edinburgh Fringe this August? Make sure you arrive hungry!

We’ve found 10 street-food vendors serving everything from handmade dumplings and Neapolitan pizza to loaded mac and cheese, churros and irresistible cheese toasties.

Plus, we’ve included several places where you can escape the crowds, rest your feet and enjoy something delicious - including a chocolate-filled experience just off the Royal Mile. 🍫

Read our complete Edinburgh Fringe 2026 food guide:

👉 https://www.chocolatarium.co.uk/edinburgh-fringe-food-stalls/

This person has seven jobs at the Fringe. None of them are making chocolate.🍫By day, they're behind our chocolate counte...
06/08/2026

This person has seven jobs at the Fringe. None of them are making chocolate.🍫

By day, they're behind our chocolate counter. This August, they're everywhere else, directing, illustrating, doing intimacy direction, even stage assisting across shows most people won't see all of in one festival. 🎉

We'll let you guess who before we tell you.

Answer and booking links: https://www.chocolatarium.co.uk/fringe/

One of our chocolatiers is currently wanted for murder (on stage).We can't say who without spoiling it, but someone on o...
05/08/2026

One of our chocolatiers is currently wanted for murder (on stage).

We can't say who without spoiling it, but someone on our team is standing trial in an interactive courtroom drama this Fringe, and the audience decides the verdict.

That's just one of the shows our staff are involved in this August.

Full list and booking links: https://www.chocolatarium.co.uk/fringe/

What do Snickers and a horse have in common?Snickers is one of the best-selling chocolate bars in the world. And it's na...
01/08/2026

What do Snickers and a horse have in common?

Snickers is one of the best-selling chocolate bars in the world. And it's named after a horse.

Not a joke. The Mars family had a favourite horse called Snickers, and when they launched the bar in 1930, that's the name they went with. The horse, apparently, was delicious. (The bar was, anyway.)

More facts like this — and they only get better — on the blog. 🐴🍫

👉 http://chocolatarium.co.uk/facts-about-chocolate-companies/

You've eaten Mars bars your whole life. But did you know the one thing they make most of isn't chocolate?Only 38% of Mar...
01/08/2026

You've eaten Mars bars your whole life. But did you know the one thing they make most of isn't chocolate?

Only 38% of Mars Inc.'s total sales actually come from chocolate.

The rest? Pet food, rice, and more. One of the world's most famous sweet brands turns out to be a very different kind of company behind the scenes.

Find out what else surprised us about the chocolate giants over on the blog. 🍫

👉 http://chocolatarium.co.uk/facts-about-chocolate-companies/

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5 Cranston Street
Edinburgh
EH88BE

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 5pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5pm
Friday 10:30am - 5pm
Saturday 10:30am - 5pm
Sunday 10:30am - 5pm

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+441172051079

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