There are more gourmet chocolate shops in Paris—the phone directory lists more than 300—than in any other city in the world.

From high-end, “designer” artisan-chocolatiers to well-known chains and scores of smaller independent chocolatiers, chocolate shops are found in almost every neighbourhood in the city.

But it’s Paris’s master artisan chocolatiers that continue to amaze and delight us with their fabulous luxury chocolate creations and elegant pastries. It’s no wonder they’re famous around the world.

Below are some of the best chocolate shops in Paris (listed in alphabetical order).

Many more top Paris chocolate shops can be found by browsing our lists of chocolate shops by arrondissement.

Christian Constant
37, rue d’Assas, 75006 Paris

Debauve & Gallais
30, rue des Saints-Pères, 75007 Paris

François Pralus
35, rue de Rambuteau

Gérard Mulot
76, rue de Seine, 75006 Paris

Jacques Genin
133, rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris

Jean-Charles Rochoux
16, rue d’Assas, 75006 Paris

Jean-Paul Hévin
231, rue Saint Honoré, 75001 Paris

La Maison du Chocolat
225, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris

Michel Chaudun
149, rue de l’Université, 75007 Paris

Michel Cluizel
201, rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris

Patrick Roger
108, boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris

Pierre Hermé
72, rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris

Pierre Marcolini
89, rue de Seine, 75006 Paris

Richart
258, boulevard Saint-Germain, 75007 Paris