Lindt Home of Chocolate

7 Highlights at the Lindt Home of Chocolate

  • The chocolate fountain in the entrance area is more than nine meters high and contains 1500 kg of chocolate.
  • The Lindt Home of Chocolate is home to the largest Lindt chocolate store.
  • An interactive chocolate tour takes you on a journey to Ghana, where you can look over the shoulders of cocoa farmers.
  • You can also interactively learn about the millennia-old secrets of chocolate in Central America and experience its triumphant progress in Europe.
  • At the Lindt Home of Chocolate, you will learn about the diversity of Lindt chocolate and can eat as much of it as you like.
  • Visitors experience how chocolate production combines state-of-the-art technologies with the inventiveness and passion of Maîtres Chocolatiers.
  • A large research facility shows the creation and manufacturing process of new products.
Lindt Home of ChocolateSchokoladenbrunnen 9 m hoch (Foto: Seraina Zellweger)
Lindt Home of Chocolatekleinere Schokoladenbrunnen (Foto: Seraina Zellweger)

What awaits you at the Lindt Home of Chocolate

The chocolate tour is interactive. You have the choice of taking a personal guide or an audio guide. It's best to book courses in advance, as they are in high demand.

Chocolate tour

The Lindt Home of Chocolate enchants you with interactive time travels into the past and to the cocoa trees in Ghana. That's where the cocoa comes from that is used in Lindt chocolate.

In tastings you will get to know the special taste of Lindt chocolate. You can borrow an audio guide for the chocolate tour. It is available in six languages (German, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Mandarin). There is also a German version adapted for children.

After the history of chocolate creation, you will enter a tasting room. Three chocolate fountains are ready to be tasted. Afterwards, a buffet provides delicious Lindor balls in many variations.

At the end of the tour, you can witness the entire process of creating new chocolates. But the best part of the chocolate tour is the unlimited chocolate tastings. A tour lasts about 1:00 - 1:30 hours.

Lindt Home of ChocolateLindt Schokolade (Foto: Seraina Zellweger)
Lindt Home of ChocolateRundgang (Foto: Seraina Zellweger)

Chocolate courses

In various chocolate courses, you get the chance to create your own chocolate. Under the expert guidance of Lindt Maîtres Chocolatiers, you will make your own "Florentines," decorated lollipops, and figurines out of chocolate. Other courses let you create pralinés and champagne truffles.

For chocolate classes, the Chocolateria holds a total of up to 60 people. A chocolate course is also a good idea for a bachelor party, Valentine's Day or a team event.

Shop, café and events

At the Lindt Home of Chocolate, there is a café with background music where you can "digest" the experience and tastings a bit. Private parties for up to 60 people are held in the lounge.

The Lindt Home of Chocolate has a well-stocked store where you can buy exclusive chocolate gifts and souvenirs in a 500 square meter space. It is the ideal place to take home unique gifts for chocolate lovers.

By the way, the Lindt Home of Chocolate is completely wheelchair accessible.

Lindt Home of ChocolateRundgang (Foto: Seraina Zellweger)
Lindt Home of ChocolateRundgang (Foto: Seraina Zellweger)

How to get to Lindt Home of Chocolate

The Lindt Home of Chocolate is located on the western side of Lake Zurich and is easily accessible by public transport. From Zurich it takes about 20 min.

Public transport

From Zurich main station, the S 8 or S 24 takes about 10 min (4 stops) to Kilchberg. Walk another 10 min along the Pilgerweg to the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

Bus line 165 leaves from Bürkliplatz (Zürich) directly to the Lindt & Sprüngli stop. You can also take the boat from Bürkliplatz to the Kilchberg ZH (See) stop. From here it is also a 10 min walk.

By car

By car, it takes about 16 minutes from Zurich via Mythenquai. You can park your car for a fee in the underground car park of the Lindt Home of Chocolate. The maximum height for the entrance is 2.15 meters. Charging stations for electric cars are also available here.

The Chocolarium is not the only chocolate factory you can visit. In our article about Swiss chocolate factories you will find many more sweet happiness factories.

In summary, the Lindt Home of Chocolate offers an unforgettable experience that appeals to chocolate connoisseurs as well as families and tourists. It is an opportunity to explore and enjoy the world of chocolate in all its facets.

Lindt Home of ChocolateShop (Foto: Seraina Zellweger)
Lindt Home of ChocolateShop (Foto: Seraina Zellweger)