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.
Practical information
Address: 231 rue St. Honoré, 75001
Nearest transport: Tuileries (1)
Hours: Shop Monday-Saturday 10am-7:30pm; Chocolate Bar Monday-Saturday 12pm-7pm; Closed Sunday
Telephone: 01 55 35 35 96
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Additional locations
Address: 23 bis avenue de la Motte-Picquet, 75007
Nearest transport: École Militaire (8)
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-7:30pm; Closed Sunday and Monday
Telephone: 01 45 51 77 48
Address: 3 rue Vavin, 75006
Nearest transport: Notre-Dame des Champs (12)
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-7pm; Closed Sunday and Monday
Telephone: 01 43 54 09 85
Reviews of interest
Time Out (2012) “His creations are as much art as they are confection. Chocolate shoes, guitars, and diamond rings decorate the dark wooden counters, prompting dropped jaws among passersby. And they taste as good as they look, which is remarkable. For the adventurous, Hévin specialises in the beguiling combination of chocolate with potent cheese fillings, which loyal customers serve with wine as an aperitif.”
France Today (2012) “At all of them you’ll find some of the city’s finest chocolate—Hévin is a fanatic for the quality of his ingredients—transformed into some of the most imaginative shapes in town. It’s hard to beat the charm of his coeur en dentelle, a lacy webbing of chocolate in two parts that forms a heart-shaped box for filled bonbons.”
Paris Pâtisseries (2010) “…a highlight of my dessert and chocolate romp around the City of Light…I don’t think I ever had any chocolate mousse or chocolate gateau at Hévin that ever came up short…”
Bruno Verjus (2010) “Ici, les envies chocolatées se voient comblées de chocolat apéritif, chocolat snack, chocolat dessert, chocolat énergisant, aphrodisiaque, zen, cocktail et de grands crus de cacao. L’on y déjeune de salades, de plats diététiques et de jus de fruits énergisants.”
Figaroscope (2010) “Pralinés élégants, éclairs d’anthologie, crus subtiles…depuis vingt ans, ce grand chocolatier marie humour et exigence. Craquant.”
Francois Simon (2008) “…une mousse au chocolat au lait diablement légère, aérienne mais joliment chocolatée ; un superbe travail dans la reconstitution du goût des fèves…Un grand moment. Quant à la tarte au chocolat (qui devrait arriver en nouvelle version d’ici peu), il ne faut surtout pas hésiter à la demander chaude. Là, on perd tout contrôle…Le chocolat est en vous aussi puissante qu’une intravéneuse. Aussi bon que l’opium.”