The best chocolatiers Landes

Here, the XL 40 (chocolate ganache combined with Armagnac from the Domaine d'Ognoas) is next to the Cahuète d'Aquitaine (60% peanuts from Soustons-Landes) and other specialties such as the Dudu, a sweet madeleine-mango cookie praline and chocolate icing crunch, to be tasted on the end of a stick. And the chocolate escarpin by Delphine Carrère, master pastry chef and chocolatier, has become a classic. She also makes your inspirations from the best chocolates (Mexico, Venezuela, Trinidad, Santo Domingo, Papua...).

With a grandfather and uncle who were bakers, and a father and brother who were pastry chefs, Denis Daubos always knew that he too would become a pastry chef. It was during his military service in 1980 that he seized the opportunity to become the Minister of Defense's pastry chef, before handing over to Pierre Hermé. What a career! In Mont-de-Marsan, only he can offer you chocolates and pastries flavored with Armagnac and local Grand Cru. He's also known for his delicious marshmallow bears with pear, coconut and mulled wine...

Attention all chocolate lovers! Hugues Gaudet has not one, but 2 boutiques, or rather a 100% chocolate workshop. Here, you won't find any pastries, but chocolates in bulk or in boxes, snacks, beggars and numerous chocolate bars, including for diabetics. You'll love the chocolate ball that melts in contact with hot milk, releasing a marshmallow teddy bear, the Dax bullring medal to take home as a souvenir, and the P'tit Landais ball cone. Snacks are also available.

Ttotte (pronounced "tiotié", Joseph in Basque) and Stéphanie run this pretty chocolate shop under the arcades of the Splendid. The Maître Artisan Chocolatier, who cut his teeth at the prestigious Maison Pariès, has even opened a second store, La Fabrique de Ttotte, in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne. Specialities include: peanut tuiles, orangettes, chocolate chouchous, croq'maïs... And l'Or de Ttotte, a dark chocolate made from a blend of beans from Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela, combined with the texture of South American brown sugar.

Here you are in France's first Diogo Vaz boutique, whose name echoes the cocoa bean plantation in Sao Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea (where the chocolate is directly produced). Taste this excellent raw material in a variety of forms and flavors: breakable slabs, hazelnuts, dark chocolate bars, cocoa nibs, cocoa nibs... all products that will make you melt. You'll also want to try the pastries made with Diogo Vaz chocolate and the artisanal ice creams, which can be eaten on site, in the dining room or on the terrace. A real treat!

In addition to his apprenticeship in the family patisserie, David Lemée has almost 20 years' experience. After Granville, Rennes, Valence and Saint-Sever, he set up his laboratory in Serres-Gaston en Chalosse. Here, he works with Valrhona chocolate, particularly the grands crus. In the area, he doesn't go unnoticed. For chef Michel Guérard, he created an armagnac-verbena-lime chocolate. Ballotins, bars, spreads and ice creams can be found at the main markets, farmers' markets, Christmas markets and in various retail outlets.

Thanks to a rigorous selection of cocoa beans, Ttotte has developed a chocolate of the origins; a unique chocolate, dark with character! The shop in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne is an opportunity to discover its taste tree. It is an educational tool with 12 different chocolates to help you find the chocolate that suits you. And among the specialities: Chouchous (caramelised peanuts with chocolate), Tarte gasconne (a mixture of almonds and roasted pine nuts), Croq'Maïs (a rustic shortbread with traditional corn polenta)...

Rookyto began as a meeting between Chloé (Californian) and Romain (French) in a chocolate factory in Vietnam. Together, they traveled the tropics (then California and India) to learn more and more about the cocoa bean. Their new adventure takes root in Seignosse, in the heart of the artisan village: Les Ateliers de Larrigan. In their workshop-boutique (where you can watch the chocolate being made), you can already enjoy choosing between bars, gourmet treats, drinking chocolate and jams!