Sulpice Debauve was the chocolatier to Marie Antoinette, and you’ll pay a queen’s ransom for a box of her preferred pistoles. She ate them as medicine, and this shop retains its original apothecary display case. A Paris chocolate landmark.
Practical information
Address: 30 rue des Saints-Peres, 75007
Nearest transport: Saint Germain des Pres (4)
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9am-7pm; closed Sunday
Telephone: 01 45 48 54 67
Website
Reviews of interest
Figaroscope (2010) “Atmosphère surannée mais so chic dans cette boutique classique…”
Serious Eats (2010) “The history and experience is readily apparent, even in the mere eight truffles I had at my disposal—the range of shapes, sizes, patterns, and decorations (transfer sheets! Fleur-de-lis molds! Colorful tinfoil wrappers!) are mind-blowing.”