Mococha is one of a several small chocolate shops on the lively rue Mouffetard. Opened by Marie-Hélène Gantois in 2009, the store sells the finest artisanal chocolates produced in France, such as those of Patrice Chapon, Fabrice Gillotte, Jacques Bellanger, Weiss and Jacques Bockel. Mococha also sells fruit jellies, licorice, chocolate-candied orange peel and delicious … Continue reading Mococha
Maité and Bruno De Rick founded Chocolaterie de Beussent in 1985 in a small town of the same name located near Le Touquet (Pas de Calais department). Early on, the company exported much of its production to the United States, where Alain De Rick ran its California-based operations. In 1994 the company expanded with the … Continue reading Chocolaterie de Beussent Lachelle
Girard started out in the 1920s as an épicierie fine (gourmet food retailer) on rue Washington, in Paris’s 8th arrondissement. In 1930, the original owner’s son, Joseph Girard, decided to transform the business into a wholesale confectioner’s in a new location across town on rue Vieille du Temple. By 1954, he had set up shop … Continue reading Girard
Jadis et Gourmande likes to turn every day objects into chocolate treats. For example, they make chocolate CDs, bottles, handbags, kitchen utensils, crayons and all letters of the alphabet. Specialities include chocolate-covered speculoos, chocolate-dipped candied orange slices and chocolate-covered almonds. The company, founded in 1976, has five stores in Paris. Jadis et Gourmande 39, rue … Continue reading Jadis et Gourmande
Founded in 1883 Salavin is among Paris’s oldest artisanal chocolate shops. UPDATE: Salavin shops in Paris are permanently CLOSED. Salavin 16, rue Tronchet, 75008 Paris Tel. +33 (0)1 47 42 23 34 Métro: Madeleine or Havre-Caumartin 93, avenue du Général Leclerc, 75014 Paris Tel. +33 (0)1 45 40 77 72 Métro: Alésia 76, rue Ordener, … Continue reading Salavin
This chain of French chocolate shops draws its name from the town of De Neuville Saint Rémy (Nord department), where the company, originally called Les Maîtres Chocolatiers Réunis, was founded in 1883. Today De Neuville has 130 stores in France. De Neuville locations in Paris 27, rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris Tel. +33 (0)1 42 … Continue reading De Neuville
One of France’s most renowned pastry chefs and chocolatiers, Yves Thuriès opened his first shop in Gaillac (Tarn department) in 1968. In 1976 he was awarded the distinction of Meilleur Ouvrier de France, not once, but twice, as pâtissier and as chocolatier and glacier (ice cream maker). Author of several definitive books on French pastry … Continue reading Yves Thuriès