The best confectioners France

It is the temple of the macaroon and the chocolate! Didier Laurent is a renowned pastry chef and chocolatier. His collection of homemade chocolates is a delight for the gourmets. In summer, it is here that one comes to seek an ice cream and all the year of the macaroons of exception, stones of Volane or a pastry of quality. The products are made as often as possible with local products (cream, milk, fruit, chestnuts...) and following the seasons. Pastry classes from 12 years old.

In the middle of summer, the queue stretches out on the sidewalk. We quickly understand this craze once we have tasted the products and the friendliness of the team. The breads are delicious and varied, ranging from the Murolaise to the Authentique and the organic cereal bread. Choosing quality raw materials is a priority for Renaud and Irina. The pastries, for example, are all made with AOP butter and Valrhona chocolate. The pastries color the inside window and call for greed. Everything can be enjoyed on the terrace.

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!

This label celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2021 and is intended to protect the Lorraine and French confectionery, because in the 1980s, there was no protection, which left the door open to a lesser quality as for the essences of bergamot incorporated in the various confectioneries, but also possible copies or a non-protection of the heritage. Today, this official label shines beyond our borders and protects the heritage and know-how of our confectioners.

Almond dragees, crunchy cereals coated with chocolate, Liquicroc®, white chocolate nougatine or chocolates with praline or ganache make your mouth water? These are the specialties of Maison Pécou, since 1880 in Montauban. Alain, Florence and Bernard Pécou, the fifth generation of dragee makers, are working to keep the traditional recipes of these delicacies alive. To offer, to share with friends or family at Easter or Christmas, or simply to please yourself, you are bound to find something you like!

Located in a shimmering former Perrusson tile factory, Péché Sucré was created by Laurence and Xavier Augagneur over 30 years ago. They produce delicious jams (45 references), spreads, gingerbread and shortbread, chutneys and onion confits, all handcrafted in a small laboratory from mostly local raw materials. A wide range of regional products is also on sale: terrines, mustards, liqueurs, honeys, wines, as well as home decor and old postcards.

Founder of the Damyel brand, Richard Uzan, who has now left us, had a twofold objective: to offer excellent products that are also kosher. Target met! Damyel is synonymous with quality and, thanks to this sign, the practising Jewish community now has access to the best in the chocolate and confectionery sectors. The history of the house began in Sarcelles (95) in 1988. In addition to the historic Val-d'Oise boutique, the brand operates five points of sale in Paris. On their displays, mouthful chocolate and bars, chocolate specialities (mendiants, orangettes...), macaroons, sugared almonds... A very tempting offer.

Since 1887, the Laviel laboratories, confectioners and chocolate makers, have been making fruit jellies: Traditions pure fruit pulp and Fantaisies with natural fruit flavours. A range of confectionery products in boxes and bags. Vichy pastilles, barley sugar, caramels. Hard candies with the flavors of yesteryear. Filled and candied candies, honey, aniseed. For Christmas and Easter, soft and melting candies. From November to the end of January, a range of chocolates and specialties without additives. On sale directly in the factory store and at local retailers.

Halfway between a store and a museum, Aux délices des Puys is nestled in the historic heart of Montferrand. Hélène Martin, founding president of the Puy Confit Association, welcomes you and tells you about the history of sweet products from Auvergne and explains their traditional preparation techniques. Gourmets will appreciate the choice: fruit jellies and candied fruits from Cruzilles, Nougats des Arts, pralines from Aigueperse from the Maison Vernet... The more specialized will appreciate (re) discovering the Limagnes angelica and the gourmet products derived from this somewhat forgotten local plant. The store is one of the rare points of sale of these products in Auvergne.

Colors, flavours and especially an incredible diversity of products: the reputation of this small shop of rue Plantagenêt is not any more to make. The brand is specialized in the sweet one but also proposes spices, rices of great originals, Indian lentils... As for sweetened temptations, difficult all to enumerate with this pasta of fruits, artisanal jams, dragees, almond pastes, pistachio, nuggets of chocolate, dried fruits or candied, powders and sliced thinly, dragees, syrups, food colourings... In short, very to endorse the panoply of perfect the small confectioner! And to facilitate even more the life to you, a wide range of utensils is presented to the sale. The advices, finally, are exempted with generosity and conviviality.

Add a great name in Belgian chocolate to another great name in the restaurant business in the region and you get the Pralibel Terre et Mer. Here you can make your own box or basket filled with chocolates and wine or champagne. A detour to the shop is a must... Experience a world you have never tasted before. A world of delicacies, a feast for your eyes, a pleasure for your taste buds. Take one more, don't miss the opportunity and discover the "different" Belgian praline.

Located above the Loire Gorges, Le Comptoir de Zanzibar, creator of confectionery, makes its products by hand from quality raw materials, without flavouring or colouring. The spread and the milk jam are always made in copper cauldrons to bring out their flavours. Only good things: nougats, marshmallows, meringues, gingerbread and cookies! The caramel is flavoured with Camargue fleur de sel, the chocolate spreads are overflowing with hazelnuts without vegetable fat or soya lecithin . Delicacies made with simple and real ingredients, to be eaten as they are or to be cooked. To your aprons!

This fine grocery store sells fatty livers, refined seafood products (caviar, sea salt), but also sweet treats such as macaroons, chocolates, sweets, golden grapes… You will also find a selection of red, rosé and champagne wines.

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.

As soon as you enter this promising little shop, you are torn between the colourful and well-stocked shelves and the smile of the saleswoman. About fifty varieties of jams will make your head spin and countless calvados, as the name of the shop announces, will add to your dizziness. The jams are the work of Dame Rhubarbe, a good fairy who officiates a stone's throw from Honfleur, and who only buys her nectars from local producers. Stop on the flower of salt milk jam, much more subtle than salted butter caramel and definitely divine! Calvados are also more than fifty in number, divided between the Domfront tradition - a blend of pear and apple -, the Pays d'Auge PDOs with double distillation, and the classic and essential single-distillation calvados. From this visit, we keep a sweet taste: we dipped our finger in the jars or almost, and the welcome leaves a smile on our lips.

Candy Paradis is a small boutique that will please young and old alike. Here, sweets and pastries are king, and you can see it from the front, colourful and so appetizing. Candies, desserts, cupcakes, macaroons and customizable cakes, usually without added sugar and sometimes even gluten and lactose free. Everyone has the right to their own cake! Candy Paradis can also make pastries to suit your events: baptism, birthday, wedding... All your desires can take shape! Finally, note that the place is open non-stop on Wednesdays and Saturdays, which is very convenient for assets that would like to visit here.

Effluents of mint! Located in the heart of Milly-la-Forêt since 1934, the traditional herbalist's shop Millymenthe offers natural products around plants and the charms of yesteryear. You will find the famous Milly-la-Forêt peppermint, infusions and medicinal plants, teas, carefully selected food supplements, essential oils, but also the famous Millymenthe candies with honey and plant essences. Not to mention honeys from the Gâtinais, essential oils, tea and even cosmetics and mint soaps.

Here is an establishment that lives up to its name! In a recently renovated store, with large windows and a chic white and black interior, the shop has a lot going for it. The pastries and breads are delicious, but it's the pastries that are worth the detour, as the place certainly offers some of the best creations in the field: the choice is vast and you won't know where to turn. Finally, note that the place is very easy to find in Barfleur, and that you can easily park nearby.

For a gourmet break in La Tour d'Aigues, head for Amande Olive & Chocolat, where you can choose between chocolates, fruit jellies and handmade confectionery. Elisabeth works with passion directly from her workshop in the belly of the village, using ingredients carefully selected for their origin and quality, such as almonds from Provence and hazelnuts from the South West to make her delicious creations. Don't miss her handcrafted marshmallows made without egg whites, from fruit purées.

Confiserie d'Entrecasteaux is one of the oldest calissons factories in Aix. Founded in 1889 and acquired in 2013 by Irène and Serge Evans, the factory has moved from the rue d'Entrecasteaux in Aix to the Halles 1889 in Eguilles, in a setting dedicated to gastronomy. The workshop is visible from the store, which is a veritable gourmet showcase for the calissons. The range extends to other Provencal specialties, including navettes, dry cookies and Frédéric Lang's sublime pastries. To take away or enjoy on site in the tearoom.

Le Pré de la Bataille is a Rouennaise association created in 1892. Today, it is recognised as being of public utility and manages four establishments and services of assistance through work. In 2018, Le Pré de la Bataille opened a production workshop in Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville, specialising in the manufacture of sweets like delicious orangettes, original fruit jellies, marshmallows, and the now-famous Rouen cherry or apple sugar, an ancestral speciality that has been delighting gourmets for centuries. The association opens the doors of its workshop where you can discover the processes of creation of chocolates, sugars, and other sweets, sold in the shop and on the association's website. A very good initiative!

The workshop opens early in the morning and releases a gourmet fragrance. Candies and confectionery are synonymous with sharing, conviviality and comfort. The sweets made by Ère Éthique are baked in a copper cauldron and prepared by hand. Nougats, gingerbreads, spreads and fruit jellies are made from carefully selected products. The walnuts are harvested in Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier, the honey comes from Royans, and the lavender and pine essential oils come from Vercors... Regressive and ethical!

This chocolate maker is a cocoa goldsmith… You can admire (and devour) his surprising creations, such as a superb chocolate guêpière entirely realized by Yann Rocaboy. On the margins of his chocolate creations, he also offers a selection of teas, a 100% Breton jacket, as well as cups, mugs, small plates, or teapots. Chocolate plates are valued for Iran nuts or macadamia nuts and all sweets prepared from carefully selected cups among the finest wines. All are guaranteed pure cocoa and free vanilla butter to keep the authenticity of the original flavours. Ganaches are made with a raw cream derived from rational agriculture. Let yourself be tempted by black chocolate 62% of origin from Venezuela or Dominican Republic, or milk chocolate 40% of Ivorian origin.

Artisanal (and organic) popcorns made in Auxerre: that's the original concept behind Maison Gramm's. Present in many of the region's delicatessens, the tastes they offer may surprise, but the flavors are always there. Will you fall for the salted butter caramel with Sichuan pepper? Or white chocolate and spices? Or would you prefer coffee, matcha green tea, pear or lemon? An equally original range of chocolates. And all at an excellent value for money.

If your steps take you to Tregastel, you absolutely need to visit Sandrine Coïc's store, which is a throne behind its "bilig" (patties plate). The store is decorated in a charming way, old time. If you have a small creux, the patronne will prepare a delicious massive-cheese cake or a tasty caramel crepe with salty butter. But you can also benefit from homemade specialities, galette to algae or kouigns (apples doughnuts). The shop contains many other resources. You can also prepare very original aperitifs trays if you receive your friends. However, you will leave the arms of Breton specialities, cider, jams or preserves from Scarlette the Corre. In short, a dangerous store for the greedy!

Caramel spreads, chocolates, truffle truffles (a soft ganache with bitter chocolate and fresh truffles), florentines and the flagship product of the Quiberon-based company, salted butter caramel, or CBS® for short! All were created in 1977 by Henri Le Roux, a chocolatier-caramélier who has succeeded in combining the subtle combination of salted butter from Brittany, Valencia almonds from Spain, hazelnuts from Piedmont and walnuts from Dauphiné, to create a pure delight

Les Délices de Sophie is above all a family cookie factory that created the Simbòls, a cookie that is now emblematic of Figeac, and makes sweet cakes or aperitif cookies with a maximum of locally produced ingredients. In the summer, the rolled ice cream or the pots of farm ice cream will be the rendezvous of all the amateurs of the genre. You will come back for chocolates, macaroons, dragées, at Christmas, Easter, for a party or simply for pure greed. In any case, you will never come back by chance, always for pleasure.

Carabreizh invites you to the most unsuspected dreams of your child's soul and makes you penetrate in the imagined world and commented of the process of elaboration of these confectioneries during a 45 minutes tour. At the end of the tour, stop at the store to stock up on sweets. All the products are for tasting and sale. Useful information: TER (regional train station) 5 minutes away on foot, 2 places for camping-cars, tourist bus reception, electric vehicle recharging and bicycle shelter!

The Leblanc confectionery, established in Banon in 2018, is a gourmet trap! A glass-enclosed airlock will give you a glimpse of their production tools, and you'll then find, in the boutique, the products made on site: organic hazelnut spreads free from palm oil, chocolate-covered fruit and aperitif almonds coated in a variety of flavors, including the famous Banon goat cheese! Upstairs, you'll find a self-service tea room, with books available for consultation on site, and temporary exhibitions.

A real Proust's madeleine. Here, the smell of freshly baked biscuits makes you want to buy everything. The crunchy ones with various flavours, lemon, fig, blueberry... or simply with almonds, but also the rousquilles, the tuiles, the touron, the panellets and the home-made marshmallows with various flavours. But as the approach of the shop is to put forward the Catalan products, you will find jams of Cerdagne, mies of Céret, terrines of duck, olive oil, mustards with old, artisanal beer and full with other products.

Just a stone's throw from the Place du Martray, the L'Ambr'1 store sells salted butter caramels handcrafted 7 km from Paimpol, in Pleudaniel. There's also another boutique overlooking the workshop. Caroline and Nicolas Hubert, who run the confectionery, have created recipes using only the finest ingredients, to share the pleasure of this delicious sweet. It can be enjoyed plain with caramel, or flavored with Espelette pepper, Madagascar vanilla or buckwheat. Shortbread, fruit jellies and spreads complete the range.

It is an address that we already know very well since it has existed for many years in Pouilly-sur-Loire. Strengthened by its success, Céline Robert, the manager, opened in October 2021 this second shop in the town centre of Cosne. In place of the former Petit Duc chocolate factory, you will now find the house specialities here. Handcrafted delicacies such as macaroons, blue road cobblestones, or nougatines.

In his Caramellerie, voluntarily with two L's, Yannick makes real salted butter caramels, without any preservatives or thickeners, in old copper basins at his home. His range already includes cream caramels for spreading, which can be kept for at least three months in the fridge, caramel lollipops, soft caramel sweets, salted butter caramel bars to be broken, mini salted butter hard caramel bars. He also makes baskets of treats. You can find him on the markets of the region. Place your order on line.

Sarah and Nicolas have decided to present their culinary creations in this charming boutique. She works at the Saint Joseph orchard where she grows fruits that she then prepares into jams, syrups and fruit jellies. He created Les Délices du Gélas and makes ice creams and sorbets (to be enjoyed after a hike!), but also nougats, marrons glacés and chocolates. As you can see, this store is full of home-made sweets and other gourmet creations, made by the couple's expert hands in their workshop.

A veritable institution run by a little 96-year-old woman, Renée Vitte's sucres d'orge have been delighting young and old alike for almost 80 seasons. Renée makes natural sweets and nougats, much to the delight of spa-goers and locals alike. Behind her white apron, she's at the service of all those who are lucky enough to push open the doors of her confectionery, recognizable by its blue and white striped blind.

All the gourmets and the Norman gourmands meet in Le Tréport in the store of Basil Fouquemberg. Marshmallows, meringues, shortbread cookies, nougats and other delicacies are found alongside the delicious chocolate creations of this talented artisan chocolatier. This is the perfect place to stock up on all kinds of sweets. Moreover, the store offers small bags to offer to your loved ones. Throughout the year, Eden Picard delights those you love, especially during holiday periods such as Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, etc.

Laura, a nougat chef, and Loïc, a beekeeper, have combined their knowledge and passion for making and marketing honey, nougat, confectionery and other original products at the Nougaterie du Pont-d'Arc. Together, they took over this store in 2019, which is now their workshop-boutique. Loïc's beehives, located in the Sud-Ardèche region, are one of the many regional products used to make their products. The establishment has also been awarded the "Goûter l'Ardèche" label, which promotes quality local products.

It is a boutique of charm reminiscent of the confectioner of yesteryear who keep a bit of the apothecary, where one comes with relish, a smile to the lips of what awaits us, doubled from a feeling vaguely guilty of a child caught in a blatant offence of gourmandise. Between the dark woodwork, the shelves are full of discoveries, chocolates, candies and other delicacies for coloured, design or old-fashioned packages. Behind the counter, the shelving of transparent jars allows to buy by weight all kinds of sweets, gelled candy to bêtises Bêtises, by caramels of Guérande, sweet or savoury liquorice or chocolates. It is an inescapable one.

The confectionery is located on the ground floor of a beautiful 15th century timber-framed house, the "Maison Rouge". Despite its large contemporary windows, the shop has the charm of the old: the coloured sweets are presented in large glass jars. We devour with our eyes nougats, berlingots and marshmallows with their acidulous colours. Clothilde Loiseau's shop also sells Michel Cluizel chocolates, Mazet praslines, Mariage Frères teas and Médicis dragees. Don't miss the specialities of Bérichon, such as Forestines de Bourges, Nançay shortbread and Délires de la Vallée Noire.