The Best Chocolate in Paris
The art of chocolat is a high calling in Paris, with chic boutique chocolate shops all around town catering to the chocophile in search of new sensations. For your delectation, here's a tour of some of Paris' master chocolatiers, who offer high quality and endless options for satisfying your sweet tooth in style.
Christian Constant
37, Rue d'Assas
75006 6ème Arrondissement Paris, Paris, France
The chocolate at Christian Constant is delicate, not overly sweet, flavored with subtle spices including Ceylan cinnamon and jasmin from Yemen. His shop in the 6th … arrondissement also has delicious pastries, ice cream, and other delicacies. [link]
Cacao et Chocolat
36, Rue Vieille du Temple
75004 Paris, Paris, France
Cacao et Chocolat promises a "world of chocolate" by offering every conceivable manner of the sweet stuff, from cocoa powder to chocolate-covered coffee beans. Founded in … 1998, Cacao et Chocolat now has three Paris locations. [link]
La Maison du Chocolat
225, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 8ème Arrondissement Paris, Paris, France
La Maison du Chocolat does a brisk business with Parisians and tourists alike, who love the chocolate-colored packaging and the free sample offered with every purchase. … To avoid bitterness, none of the chocolate made here has more than 65% cocoa. Founded in 1977, the Maison du Chocolat empire now includes four Paris boutiques and shops in Cannes, London, New York, and Tokyo. [link]
Richart
258, Boulevard Saint-Germain
75007 7ème Arrondissement Paris, Paris, France
Richart makes chocolate from the finest ingredients and offers gift boxes with personalized messages written in chocolate for a number of life's important occasions. Its … chocolate collection includes not only after-dinner chocolates, but before-dinner chocolates for the true chocoholic. Richart now has locations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. [link]
Jean-Paul Hévin
231, Rue Saint-Honoré
75001 1er Arrondissement Paris, Paris, France
No chocolate made with fruit fillings, spices, caramels, or liqueurs in master chocolatier Jean-Paul Hévin's shop sits on the shelf for more than three days. At his … shop and upstairs tearoom on rue Saint-Honoré, you can also sample Hévin's heavenly chocolate-based pastries. [link]
Pierre Marcolini
89, Rue de Seine
75006 6ème Arrondissement Paris, Paris, France
Belgian chocolatier Pierre Marcolini starts with the cocoa bean, making his sophisticated chocolates from scratch. That attention to quality and savoir faire has made … him one of the trendiest addresses among chocolate lovers in Paris, New York, Japan, and Kuwait. [link]
