Chocolate Mayordomo is an Oaxacan chocolate maker whose own directory lists twenty branches in and around Oaxaca de Juárez. It also lists shops in Mexico City and in the bus terminals of Puebla and Xalapa.
Best for Oaxacan drinking chocolate ground the old way
Chocolate y Mole La Soledad has kept its artisanal process and natural ingredients since 1930, making Oaxacan chocolate from cacao sourced in Chiapas and Tabasco alongside black, red and coloradito moles. The shop at Calle Francisco Javier Mina 212 in Oaxaca still follows its founding grandmother's original recipes.
Chocolatl makes bonbons in Oaxacan flavors such as mezcal, passion fruit and coffee ganache, and chocolate bars from cacao, sugar and cacao butter, at its shop on 5 de Mayo 408 in central Oaxaca. It runs tours covering cacao history and traditional bar-making, working directly with Oaxacan farming families following Mayan and Zapotec traditions.
Mamá Pacha Chocolate has run a chocolate workshop in Oaxaca de Juárez since 2018, transforming cacao sourced from the Soconusco region of Chiapas, the Chontalpa in Tabasco and the Chinantla in Oaxaca. It operates a retail shop and beverage bar at Santos Degollado 311.
Mayordomo makes traditional Oaxacan chocolate -- plain, semi-bitter, vanilla and hazelnut -- ground from hand-selected cacao, alongside red and black mole pastes sold by the kilo. Products are made locally by Oaxacan producers and sold from its Centro shop and factory.
Best for Oaxacan drinking chocolate, hazelnut chocolate and red or black mole
Oaxacanita Chocolate describes itself as the first indigenous social chocolate company of the Mixteca Oaxaqueña, selling cacao nibs, chocolate bars, artisanal kits, wooden molinillos and clay bowls from Villa de Tamazulapan, Oaxaca. It supports local traditional cooks, palm artisans and cacao farmers in the region.
Rito Chocolatería is a family enterprise making chocolate from cacao of 100% Mexican origin, including its Ritos del Alma line of 80% cacao chocolate flavored with poleo, cacao rosita and chile mixe. It also carries a line called Reina Negra, with products starting at $90.