The best chocolatiers France

La Maison Mistre is an exceptional chocolate shop located in Marseille's Vauban district. Founded in 2021 by Laure and Pauline Mistre, this chocolate shop offers a wide selection of quality products that will appeal to all chocolate lovers. You'll find assorted chocolates, fruit jellies, pastries, confectionery and many other delights. Maison Mistre also offers an online ordering service, with the option of picking up your purchases in-store or having them delivered to your home.

This chocolate maker, already installed in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, also has an establishment in the center of Saint-Raphaël. He makes and sells many confectionery products, starting with nougats and delicious chocolates, including the local specialty, the Rocher de Roquebrune, a nougat surrounded by chocolate lightly scented with orange. The chocolate factory also offers a chocolate bar, with chocolate recipes to be drunk hot or cold throughout the year.

Marion and Cyril run an extraordinary chocolate factory in this small street in Cadurcia. The cocoa bean is a precious stone that finds its jewel case here. Cyril, artisan-chocolatier, works the chocolate as a goldsmith works the gold. The materials are noble and chosen with great care. In the back store, two workshops keep the production alive, the first one for the chocolate, the second one for the cookie making: indeed, a nice choice of madeleines and financiers is also proposed. A gourmet's paradise!

Pastry chef, chocolate maker and confectioner, Jean-Yves Alliot carries out his profession with passion, love and excellence by combining the best chocolate vintages in the world with quality local products. A great knight of the Confrérie de la Chocolatière, he received the "double bar of gold", "1 award" and the "jury's favourite prize" at the Paris Chocolate Festival for 4 of his chocolates, including the Verbena chocolate. Another speciality of Jean-Yves Alliot is the "Violon d'Ingres en chocolat".

Since 2015, La Maison Duplanteur has taken pride of place in Grasse's historic center, quickly becoming an iconic chocolate shop. Its boutique is brimming with irresistible delights, offering a wide range of prestigious bars and boxes, perfect for gift-giving or pampering yourself. These delights are also available on their online boutique. Nothing beats a visit to the factory to find out more about the chocolate-making process, from roasting to tasting! So don't miss the chance to indulge in some delicious chocolate.

Son of the famous pastry chef Louis Le Roux, chocolatier Henri Le Roux apprenticed in his father's patisserie before leaving to study in Switzerland. In 1977, he founded Maison Le Roux, which has been offering refined specialties ever since, including the famous caramels and chocolates in bars, singles and boxes. In 2021, for the^5th year running, he was voted one of France's 15 "Incontournables" chocolatiers by the Club des Croqueurs de Chocolat.

Among the loggias of the Victor-Hugo market, De la Fève au Palais defines itself as a "globe-trotter of flavors". Also based on the outskirts of Toulouse, this artisan chocolatier creates hand-crafted products that bring back childhood memories: praline bears, cat's tongues and melt-in-your-mouth balls sit alongside classics such as mendiants, ganache bites and kirsch cherries. In homage to the pink city, discover the postcard bar, 100% dark chocolate with Capitole, Airbus, Saint-Sernin, Pont Neuf and the Languedoc cross in relief. All the symbols are there. A gift idea that will make an excellent souvenir of your stay.

Her first name is Elodie, but she preferred the second, Josepha, probably to better rhyme with chocolate, her passion. Settled in Castres since 2012, the young woman has made the city her cocoa expression ground. Queen of the bean, this complete artist plays with textures, colors, flavors, and offers all gourmands variations of choice. In her workshop, she explores and tries rare and precious mixtures, and even encourages learning through cooking courses adapted to all ages.

World champion chocolatier and pastry chef in 2013, Quentin Bailly is an epicurean who asserts his creativity, boldness and sweetness through gourmet preparations in keeping with his Nordic origins. From his mixtures of various candies and pralines as carefully presented as precious jewels, to his macaroons with original flavors, his creations for special occasions, his topped sorbets and ice creams, or his candied fruits and marshmallows, everything is irresistible.

A must-try: Briquettes du Nord and Croustiloos!

For the record, in the 19th century, Arles had 7 chocolate factories. Contrary to traditional chocolate making, which involves roasting the beans at high temperatures, Florence Losa's cocoa is ground by hand at low temperatures, thus preserving all of its beneficial substances for the health. Florence then shapes her product without refined sugar and adds various local and organic ingredients according to her imagination and the seasons. Simply delicious!

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.

Sébastien Ponramon, Master Chocolatier creates pieces that are true works of art. And it is sincerely painful to bite into his subjects. But greed is stronger than feelings and true cocoa lovers no longer ask the question. Purists will be happy with the percentage of cocoa ranging from 67% to 75%, but it also offers 85% for connoisseurs. And that's not all, because he has created a chocolate with Byrrh, it must be said that his shop is just opposite the cellars, it's a "killer"!

Dark, white, milk, blond or flavoured chocolate, the choice is yours: bars, scraps, bites, unusual moulds. Marie Folley also offers irresistible spreads, roasted cocoa beans that will twist the taste buds of purists, not forgetting postcards on different themes (birthday, Christmas, Colmar...) and above all 100% chocolate! Good point: a section is dedicated to sweets with no added sugar. Depending on the season, Marie serves mulled wine, hot chocolate, teas, herbal teas, coffees and cold drinks.

Jean-Christophe Tarrade has been delighting Chaurians for twenty-five years at Place de la République. In his workshop, the chocolatier likes to innovate, create, test flavour blends and unusual combinations that will surprise you. He's constantly pushing back the boundaries of gourmet creations, including the kouglof "soaked in syrup like Lenôtre used to make", the Chaurien (macaroon cookie with egg white and strawberry jam), and iced cassoulets.

From cocoa beans to chocolate bars, spreads and chocolate powders made in the store and in front of us, it's not common to discover the savoir-faire of our chocolatiers Ronan, maître chocolatier, and Cyril, chocolatier, who have set up shop in the typical district of Petit Bayonne. In just a short space of time, they have made their mark in the world of prestige chocolatiers in the Basque Country. A fine example of success since the creation of the workshop and boutiques.

Near the statue of Vauban, here is an address that the greediest Avalonians know very well! For more than fifteen years, the Master Chocolatier Xavier Boucher has been offering his subtle chocolate and pastry creations, and his great specialities: the "Délices de Vauban" (pralines wrapped in sugar and fruit), the "Nougeottes" (caramelised roasted hazelnuts coated with chocolate) or the famous Burgundy snails... We also love the cookies, florentines and other shortbread. A real treat for our taste buds!

Does your mom dream of a Vuitton bag, but you can't afford to give it to her? Keep her happy with a copy in 70% cocoa dark chocolate. And if you want to surprise your friends, present them with an assortment of white, dark and milk chocolate cannelés, filled with melting caramel, rum and vanilla. They're crunchy on the outside and melt-in-the-mouth on the inside. Original and delicious! All these delicacies are examples of the talent of Sébastien Audevard, chocolatier by profession and chocolate sculptor. Not only beautiful, but also of the highest quality.

Whether you're a chocolate lover or a fan of the Lindt brand, the boutique is sure to please: mountains of chocolates of all kinds, bars, boxes at knock-down prices, as well as hot drinks (Viennese chocolate...), milkshakes or ice creams... You can enjoy your order on the terrace in the sunshine, or inside on the few high tables available. As well as offering chocolates at reduced prices, the boutique also features a number of exclusive creations.

Purokao, pronounced with a Spanish accent, is an invitation to travel to Mexico in the heart of Bligny-sur-Ouche. Joshue Lastiri and Maryline Justice import their know-how as chocolate producers and coffee roasters from the land of the Aztecs. At Purokao, you'll find different kinds of chocolate made from beans imported directly from Central America. Available as bars, hot chocolate or cooking ingredients, they are a delicious taste journey.

Founded in 1729, the Pailhasson chocolate factory, France's oldest chocolate house, delights cocoa lovers. Its history is marked by the service of prestigious customers such as Pope Leo XIII and Empress Eugénie. High-quality cocoa beans are rigorously selected and processed to bring out their full flavour. The team offers a wide range of traditional fine chocolates, plaquettes, coffee-break assortments and other delights. Innovation and quality are the cornerstones of this historic chocolate factory.

Lovers of delicacies and passionate about chocolate, Bernard and Beatrice Manguin have created their workshop-boutique in Clermont l'Hérault, in order to delight the taste buds of all chocolate lovers. Perfectionists and creators at heart, they like to make exclusive, inimitable creations: their home-made chocolate. Each piece is handmade and you will find in the window the most delicious delicacies: ganaches, pralines, pastries and ice creams. La Chocolaterie du Blason has been awarded several times at the Salon du Chocolat in Paris.

Created in 1932, this artisanal pastry and chocolate shop is now in its fourth generation. The welcome, in this beautiful store located in the heart of the city, is warm and the advice judicious. All the cakes and chocolates made, if possible from products in short circuit, are pure delights. The house specialties are the fouace aux pignons, the classics such as Paris Brest and Saint Honoré or more trendy ones such as the Royaltie, chocolate mousse and praline crunch. At Easter or Christmas, the house chocolates are very appreciated.

Le Comptoir de Mathilde is coming to Amiens. Admittedly, with nearly 80 stores, the brand is no longer truly artisanal, but it has imposed its universe: vintage and slightly retro decorations, a colorful and acidulous atmosphere, and above all an infinite choice of sweets with a playful presentation. Because Le Comptoir de Mathilde offers a vast choice of chocolate "to be broken" with a small wooden hammer, or simply in bars; without forgetting the marshmallows, candies, spreads... The chocolate offer is completed by two grocery departments, savory and sweet. Pretty boxes and assortments are also available. Something to offer or to treat yourself to a nice gourmet gift.

It's hard not to fall in love! First of all, the smells will entice you: pralines with delicate aromas of caramelized dried fruit and roasted grits. As for the palate, there are numerous variations on offer: ganaches and giandujas with tequila, lime or thistles flavored with rum or fruit spirits... As the seasons change, new creations are presented on the shelves, and throughout the year stork eggs, pretzels and kougelhopfs are available. Go further by taking part in one of our workshops.

A true chocolate prodigy, Nicolas Haag makes us dream with his chocolate creations. For 22 years, he was the head chocolatier at Le Petit Poucet, an institution in Amiens, before launching his own adventure, first in Plachy-Buyon. The opening of the Amiens store enabled him to make himself known and recognised. With Anne-Sophie, his wife, who joined him 11 years ago, they are keen to pass on their passion. In the shop, there are chocolates to be tasted and dessert chocolate. Several pastries are added to these sweets such as the "Amandina" made with pistachios and morello cherries. Note that Nicolas also offers training courses.

When you think of an artisan chocolatier, you think of AGM Artisan Chocolatier. Everything is made the old-fashioned way, by hand, or rather with the hands of Aurélie, who has embarked on a gourmet adventure: creating chocolates and pastries. Her creations are original, with a quest for aromas and flavors that she combines or marries to perfection, in chocolate of course, but also in fruit jellies, marshmallows and caramels. Pastries are made to measure and personalized on request. This is an address well deserving of its Made in Jura label.

Voted one of the 12 best chocolate makers in France, Le Cacaotier d'Hubert Masse has been rewarded several times for its creative and traditionally made chocolates. Indeed, he is one of the rare chocolate makers in the country to create "bean to bar" bars, meaning that all the stages of cocoa processing are carried out by the craftsman himself, from roasting the beans to moulding and coating. You'll feel like you're tasting chocolate for the very first time when you come to taste the creations of Le Cacaotier, a boutique not only for gourmets but also for people curious to taste exceptional chocolate.

This boutique of chocolates in Clichy specialises in the sale of high-end Belgian chocolates. You will also find sweets and other delicacies from Belgium. A fine grocery store also sells tea, sugar, fruit pasta and other gourmet products.

The patisserie-chocolaterie offers you the specialities of Jean-Christophe Museur, an artisan chocolatier based in Thiers. Chocolate is sold in all its forms: breakable, milk chocolate, caramel, speculoos, cat's tongue, and more. And to honor the town of Thiers, you'll even find chocolate knives. This creator creates creamy ganaches, with intense fruity or fleeting spicy notes. This enthusiast also offers a whole range of gourmet products: nougats and fruit jellies. Products can also be purchased online.

Since 1951, this famous name in chocolate has been delighting our taste buds with original, hand-crafted creations. It is one of the world's leading chocolate ambassadors, with 35 stores across France, including 6 in the Basque Country. This island of delicacies is the perfect showcase in the heart of the BAB2 shopping mall. Here you'll find a rigorous selection of the finest cocoa beans and the famous bouquets de chocolat®, bars, spreads, boxes and boxes of chocolates to give as gifts or enjoy at home.

From the street, the smell already attracts us to the factory of the chocolate factory with its solid reputation. A guide, passionate about his job, explains all the stages in the making of chocolate, from cultivation and roasting to coating. The delicacies are created before your eyes... They won't last long, because a generous tasting always ends the visit. If you want to stock up on chocolate, go to the source and visit the Beussent chocolate factory!

Xavier Berger trained at the school of excellence. He left the family home and the emblematic Royalty in Tarbes to open his own store in Pau with his wife Marlene. The famous chocolate maker, best chocolate maker of France 2010, offers the range of his specialties, sticks, tuiles or cookies. You also have a nice choice of bars stamped XB. He always tries to innovate and to imagine new associations of flavors and products to answer his quest for perfection. You will inevitably find a creation which will correspond perfectly to your greediness. He also has a store in Tarbes. Beautiful case and beautiful palette to discover.

It is in the centre of Saint-Quentin, the main address of weddings and baptisms in the region. This respectable factory has existed since 1947. The house is known mainly for the wide range of sugar of different prices and of all colors, but also develops at the request of fine handicraft chocolate of excellent quality. A family business in the French tradition, which also knows how to get started.

Tradition at its best! At Les Écrins, chef Alexandre Gratian represents the^5th generation of a family of passionate pastry, chocolate and ice-cream makers who have been established in Grenoble city center since 1880! Their inimitable know-how is complemented by the latest pastry and chocolate-making techniques, to ensure the success of their surprising creations. Excellent fine nut chocolates, palets d'or, feuillantine, crème de marron/rhum, orangettes, moka, cherries in brandy, etc. There's also a tea room where you can enjoy a snack from one of the excellent in-house pastries. Customized desserts, wedding cakes and ceremony cakes to order.

The beautiful Sud De France shop, which is next to the factory now visible through the windows, is a magnificent windows of our regional specialities. Nearly 200 references are represented, obviously all the sweet delights of the traditional sweets of Tech are there: chocolates, biscuits, will tourons, rousquilles... and recently the pastry chef with its Roger Martinez. But Sud De France products are also found there with small producers are known for their know-how. La Tour cafés with honey Rayon d'Or via the fleur de sel of the Salt Marshes, wines from Mas Camps or jam of Sournia, the shop of the Sweets of Tech offers gourmet sample of the department. More than 7,500 products are presented to you. You can enjoy them, you can explain it the exact origin, the ingredients and the process. An unavoidable place to discover for the delight of your tastebuds and the pleasure of the eyes; Hansel and Gretel could not have imagined fine residence more. You can make yourself weddings or choose products already very nicely varied. Ideas of gourmet gifts galore!

Another chocolate enthusiast! And it's seen as a showcase, to be tasted in the chocolates of its creation (the Hug, the Pyramid, the Float, the Caprice, you are only told that!), discovered during the chocolate events to which it participates, including the chocolate show of Sens or that of…, of which he is, of course, one of the initiators and one of the facilitators. In summer chocolate Portal also appreciates the terrace of its tea salon. In winter, you can enjoy hot chocolate and pastries… And at Christmas the log is made of chocolate of all tastes. A good house for the four seasons for the gourmands.

The origin of the event dates back to 1860. There were generations of chocolate-makers in the kitchen. The address houses a boutique with a tea salon and offers varied services. Here you can answer your requests for communions, weddings and all events and adapt to the seasons. The chocolates fall according to the events: Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day, Epiphany, Mother's Day, Sainte-Catherine, Carnival… The pastries are beautiful and delicious.

Created in 1927, the Alex Olivier company has no reputation to make in Neuville-aux-Bois as in the Loiret region. Experience and tradition go hand in hand with a constant renewal of the range and an investment in promising niches: organic cocoa, fair trade. Delicious, the chocolates with multiple ganaches (speculoos, cinnamon, coconut cream, raspberry...) are offered in boxes that make beautiful gifts, whether they are made of tin or bamboo. The chocolate maker is invested in several associations and shares the beautiful initiatives it supports.

A gourmet boutique in the centre of Saigon dedicated to quality and originality. Here chocolate is fantaisie. The boss, Makie Daguet, took over the former owners of the former Leonidas in 2005 and since then has chosen products of high quality and originality craftsmen. In this palette you can make your own appetite by filling this Jura bottle or this shoe in candy chocolate. The house is also specialized in confectionery and sugar, offering friendly packaging for all ceremonies.

This gourmet boutique distributes the champardennais land to honour small producers, craftsmen, farmers who perpetuate their know-how with respect for emblematic traditions and products such as the red Turkey of the Ardennes or the Lentillon de Champagne. There are jams, cookies, beers, terrine, cider, champagne and… chocolates. On the menu: the famous Champagne Caps, the Blue Stones, excellent chocolates of the Cassart chocolate chocolate Chocolate from the Ardennes to Rimbaud's effigy, the Slate of the Ardennes, emblematic chocolate, it is made throughout the department, or even the blue stone of Givet, specialized speciality of Chocolate chocolate.

The craftsman Florent Thevenon in Lyon makes in his workshop and sells in his shop many chocolate specialties and other confectionery products.

It was in September 2009 that the good news welcomed all chocolate fans: the installation of a Monbana temple at the exit of the city, two steps from the Pataterie and the pizzeria Del'Arte. It is true that the famous Industriel industrial chocolate maker who decided to enter the franchise market, it was normal for the head-location of the department to have his store before many large cities! Good choice: Since that date, the 120 m ² shop no longer counts its faithful. Especially at the time of the great Christian festivals (Christmas, Easter…) where the gourmets hurry to discover the latest news (chocolate candy, sparkling chocolate…) which, very quickly, join the team of the great classics made the reputation of the house founded in 1934 (chocolate powder, Neapolitan which accompanies the coffee after meals).

Patrick Schoenecker, artisan chocolate creator. Welcome to a marvellous world, where original creations (choco-guims, for example), bars, more classic confectionery and other monumental all-chocolate pieces come together. At the back of the shop, the curious can take a look through the glass of the laboratory (at 67, quai de Londres). Perhaps they will have the chance to witness the conception of new sweets and taste them... The shop also sells refined teas as well as local spirits such as whisky from Lorraine.

Here are two generations that the Germain family - today it's Nicolas Germain who is at the helm - we rule chocolates and desserts based on high quality ingredients without concession, especially concerning chocolate, of course, which is pure cocoa butter. In stores you can find chocolate collections that vary according to the seasons, as well as desserts that fall according to the fresh ingredients available. An excellent house!

The famous chocolate-maker, founded in 1985 in the village of Beussent, in the Race Valley, has become Chocolate Lasselle since 1994 and the opening of a new manufacturing unit in the village of Lachelle (Oise). The house is present in Wimereux. In this pleasant boutique you find the collection of excellent chocolates of the Enseigne. Bouchées, hammer chocolate or spreads, made from 72% cocoa high-end chocolate. The chocolate maker carries out all the manufacturing stages: roasting of beans, conchage, moulding, coating.

The famous chocolate-maker, founded in 1985 in the village of Beussent, in the Race Valley, has become Chocolate Lasselle since 1994 and the opening of a new manufacturing unit in the village of Lachelle (Oise). The house is present in Saint-Omer. In this pleasant boutique you find the collection of excellent chocolates of the Enseigne. Bouchées, hammer chocolate or spreads, made from 72% cocoa high-end chocolate. The chocolate maker carries out all the manufacturing stages: roasting of beans, conchage, moulding, coating.

The famous chocolate-maker, founded in 1985 in the village of Beussent, in the Race Valley, has become Chocolate Lasselle since 1994 and the opening of a new manufacturing unit in the village of Lachelle (Oise). The house is present in Hardelot. In this pleasant boutique you find the collection of excellent chocolates of the Enseigne. Bouchées, hammer chocolate or spreads, made from 72% cocoa high-end chocolate. The chocolate maker carries out all the manufacturing stages: roasting of beans, conchage, moulding, coating.