Michel Cluizel has been making chocolates since 1948, when he began his apprenticeship in his parents’ pastry and chocolate shop in Normandy. He is in fact one of the rare chocolate makers in the world to process cacao beans himself in his own ateliers. Cluizel’s showroom store on rue Saint-Honoré features stunning window displays. From … Continue reading Michel Cluizel
La Maison du Chocolat is probably France’s most famous chocolate shop, a veritable institution favored by chocolate lovers in Paris and around the world. Founded in 1977 by master chocolatier Robert Linxe, the company today boasts six shops in Paris, along with outlets in Le Printemps department store and at Charles de Gaulle airport, as … Continue reading La Maison du Chocolat
Jean-Paul Hévin is widely regarded as Paris’s leading chocolatier, a true chocolate artist whose creations include chocolate Eiffel Towers, chocolate cigars and even chocolate stiletto shoes. Behind the plain-looking façade of his flagship chocolate store on the elite rue Saint-Honoré (1st arr.) is a sleek and softly-lit modern designer space filled with phenomenal chocolate creations. … Continue reading Jean-Paul Hévin
Gerard Mulot’s gorgeous shop in Paris’s 6th arrondissement is a sight to behold. The New York Times describes it like this: “..the jewel-like pastries — like the ruby red raspberry tarts and jade green pistachio macaroons — are as finely wrought as Fabergé eggs.” Mulot is a master pâtissier, boulanger and chocolatier. And he ranks … Continue reading Gérard Mulot
The Debauve & Gallais chocolate shop on rue des Saint-Pères, near Saint-Germain-des-Prés, has been operating in the same location for almost 200 years. The boutique’s legendary wood-panelled interior and semicircular chocolate counter are truly awe-inspring. The chocolates themselves, not overly sweetened, according to French tradition, are amazing, if expensive. Debauve & Gallais’ signature items include … Continue reading Debauve & Gallais
Master chocolatier Christian Constant (not to be confused with the Parisian chef and restaurant owner of the same name) has been selling his exotic chocolate treats to delighted Parisians since 1970. His is one of the most respected names in Paris’s mouth-watering world of chocolate. Constant travels the world to source the finest ingredients from … Continue reading Christian Constant