Patrick Roger
The clean lines of Roger's shop show off his bold style and playful displays. Contemporary flavors like lemongrass and Sichuan peppercorn mix with classic pralines, dark ganaches, and caramels. A Meilleur Ouvrier de France.
Tag Archives: chocolate shops
La Maison du Chocolat
International ubiquity might make La Maison du Chocolat easy to overlook on a visit to Paris, but this shop, with its heavenly ganaches, remains a standard bearer.
Our Guide to Paris Chocolate & Candy Shops
Chocolate captivates the imagination like no other food, and Paris does chocolate like no other city.
Le Bonbon au Palais
The tall glass jars in this bright and airy shop are filled with colorful artisanal candies from around France -- pastilles, calissons, pâtes de fruit, chocolates -- and plenty of nostalgia.
À l’Etoile d’Or
A singular candy shop, run by the singular Denise Acabo, stocking chocolates by Bernachon, Bonnat, caramels from Henri Leroux and old-fashioned candies from all over France. This beloved sweets shop had been closed after an accidental explosion but re-opened in November of 2015. Go.
Henri Le Roux
Master chocolatier and "caramelier" Henri Le Roux has set up shop in Paris. Salted butter caramel fans, rejoice.
À la Mere de Famille
A charming shop with multiple locations, selling all manner of chocolates and candies. A fine spot for ice cream in the warmer months.
Franck Kestener
This Lorraine-based chocolatier (a Meilleur Ouvrier de France) opened a boutique in Paris in late 2010.
Puerto Cacao
This shop off the marché Aligre features fair trade chocolates, and serves breakfast and brunch, too.
Fouquet
This historic shop, in the Chambeau family for five generations, produces old-fashioned, handmade chocolates and candies.
Chapon
Don’t miss the single-origin chocolate mousse bar at Patrice Chapon’s shop.
Michel Chaudun
Michel Chaudun is, simply, a master.
Pierre Marcolini
Brussels-based Pierre Marcolini is known for his carefully sourced, small estate, single origin tablets, but there's plenty to please here, from macarons to chocolate-covered marshmallows.
Debauve & Gallais
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.
Régis
Pralines are the specialty at this fifty-year-old shop in the 16th.
Josephine Vannier
Near the Places des Vosges, Vannier offers playful chocolate sculptures and a range of bon bons.
Foucher
This chocolate shop has had a presence on the rue du Bac for nearly 200 years. There's a tea salon, too, for tasting on the spot.
Pralus
This Roanne-based shop is known for their bean-to-bar chocolate tablets - packaged in unmistakable, multicolored stacks - and Praluline, a praline-studded brioche.
Christian Constant
Not to be confused with the guy with several restaurants on rue Sainte Dominique, this Christian Constant is a chocolatier and full-service traiteur. In warm months, this is a good shop for ice cream; the glaces here are freshly made, with no stabilizers or additives.
Jacques Genin
Madman Jacques Genin crafts some of the city’s most exquisite chocolate, but he’s almost equally known for his caramels and pâtes de fruits. Visit his salon in the northern Marais to gain access to a made-to-order millefeuille or a pot of decadent chocolat chaud. Update: as of January 2013, Genin is no longer making individual-sized pastries to go (many of which are reviewed below), but you can still order a pastry of the day or a millefeuille in the salon.
Jean-Paul Hévin
Whether you go for a pastry and a custom-flavored chocolat chaud or a box of perfect bonbons and truffles, Jean-Paul Hévin is a must for any chocolate lover.
Pierre Hermé
Join the hushed masses who queue worship at the altar of pastry demigod Pierre Hermé. Tarts, cakes, chocolates, ice cream and, of course, macarons.
Tholoniat
Pascal Guerreau now runs this longstanding bakery, pastry, and chocolate shop.
Jean-Charles Rochoux
Jean-Charles Rochoux is one of the few chocolatiers in Paris with a workshop on premise, which makes walking into this shop — filled with aromas of chocolate and caramel — a particular pleasure.
Grégory Renard
A favorite for macarons.
Georges Larnicol
Larnicol is known for his whimsical chocolate centerpieces and sculptures, as well as his signature kouignettes, a miniature, deeply caramelized version of the classic kouign amann.
Un Dimanche à Paris
This chocolatier and pâtisserie is run by Pierre Cluizel of the renowned chocolate-making family.
Hugo & Victor
Pastry chef Hugues Pouget gives classic and seasonal flavors dueling personalities – the innovative Hugo and more classic Victor – in this sleek boutique. Macarons, chocolates, and breakfast treats are on offer, too.