CHOCOLATE SHOP VILLARS
Read moreThe Chocolaterie shop offers you, in an authentic and friendly setting, the whole range of chocolate products as well as the different coffees of the house. This is an opportunity to take a look at the history of this great name in Swiss chocolate, which dates back to 1901. An exclusive feature of the Chocolaterie store are the fresh chocolates made entirely by hand in Fribourg. Ganaches and pralines to be tested absolutely! Villars chocolates are very well known in Switzerland.
LA BONBONNIÈRE
Read moreLa Bonbonnière! The name alone of this boutique is promising. It would be utter heresy not to try chocolate in Geneva, as it is so well represented by Geneva's chocolatiers! Here, you won't be disappointed! Chocolate in candies of almost a thousand flavors, pastries and the famous chocolate bar where, in cool weather, you can go to enjoy a hot chocolate, which also comes in an infinite range of flavors. For aficionados, we organize chocolate workshops. An excellent concept!
LUCIEN MOUTARLIER
Read moreThe excellent confectioner from Chexbres has also been based in Montreux since 2005. The members of the Moutarlier family claim to be artisans of taste, and it is easy to understand why when you enter this establishment with its gourmet décor. Its long-length boutique allows you to taste on the spot the very top-of-the-range chocolate specialities among the large choice of truffles: with whisky, rum or even Grand Marnier. In summer, nothing better than buying a home-made pastry or ice cream and tasting it on the quay opposite.
LÄDERACH CHOCOLATIER SUISSE
Read moreLäderach, a half-century-old family business, has three stores in Geneva. Craving something sweet, even late at night? Here, the chocolate factory is open until 9pm. You'll never run out of cocoa. You'll find over twenty categories of fresh chocolate (crunchy minimousses, pralines...), petits-fours, pralines and top-of-the-range retail truffles, as well as surfins from other traditional Swiss brands.
LÄCKERLI HUUS
Read moreThe Basler läckerli, whose origin dates back to 1720, is a small gourmandise composed of flour, honey, almond and candied fruits. It is Basel's greedy specialty: spice of incomparable finesse and finesse. The brand Läckerli Huus is now a real channel in the main cities of Switzerland. Don't miss to taste them during your visit. Presented in beautiful metal boxes or nice metal boxes, these cookies are an excellent souvenir to report or offer.
INSTANT CHOCOLAT
Read moreBars, hot chocolate, caramel and spreads, a real paradise to lick your lips and salivate in front of the tempting window. It is much more than a moment that one must devote to this gourmet shop of top-of-the-range chocolate. As is the Swiss tradition, it is pure excellence in the mouth. You can enjoy 35 varieties of grand cru chocolate selected from the best cocoa beans in the world, ganache sweets, nougat chocolate... Creations that will make your palate tingle and your senses tingle!
AUER
Read moreA true chocolate institution! It's also a good HQ for chocolate lovers, where the confectioners make the finest chocolates. Haute chocolaterie" and passion, as they say here. A few decades ago, the company was already offering over fifty types of praline: milk, dark, rum-flavoured. Here, the tradition of making good Swiss chocolate reigns. You can taste the famous almond princesses, truffles and assortments... When climbing, the pots are superbly filled.
GILLES DESPLANCHES
Read moreA stone's throw from the tea room by Gilles Desplanches, in the same building but on rue de Corraterie, chocolate factory of the same name is. You will discover abundance of truffles and crafts pralines here, with the weight or in set, and a twenty plates, some of the standard to the most original and chocolate maroons pink or chocolate blanc - pistachio. The colourful stools of the chocolate bar allow you also to taste one of the hot or cold chocolate house with the names full of promises, Honeymoon, Kâma-Sûtra or Philtre of love. You can also opt for an ingredient with the choice to complete your chocolate drink: caramel, white nougat, mint, coconut or amaretto. From 4:00pm, cocktails at the chocolate are offered, a mixture of cold chocolate and vodka in orange, absinth, liqueur poppy, porto… An original after work that will delight both the aperitif and chocolate lovers.
NOZ
Read moreYou like truffles? This is the right address! Dare to try the Maracaïbo truffles... Nicolas Noz is a passionate person for whom creativity is a driving force. He also prepares Prunoz, tender prunes stuffed with ganache made from Vaudois plum brandy, rolled in bitter cocoa or Cigarinoz, a dark chocolate in the shape of a cigar, filled with a ganache flavoured with green tea and pure malt whisky. But the list goes on: truffles and pralines, ganaches, fruity, spicy, brandy-flavoured and original grand cru chocolates.
CHOCOLATERIE WUTHRICH
Read moreDo you know what a giscard is? Not a former French president, but a chocolate. The story goes that Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was originally very fond of these little caramel-coated chocolates known as rigolettos. Mme Wüthrich would send him a box every Christmas. These sweets eventually took the name of their great lover. The tea room, still with its Belle Époque allure and very British atmosphere, is the meeting place for the respectable ladies of the neighborhood. Truffles, pralines and cakes are the order of the day.
LÄDERACH CHOCOLATIER
Read moreAmong the chocolates from this renowned confectioner, Charlie Chaplin's Shoes, with 61% cocoa and a good dose of soft caramel, are a real treat! There are also original chocolate bonbon creations for special occasions. The craftsmanship and tradition of the two family-run companies Poyet and Läderach have come together. Even under the name "Läderach", at 8 rue du Théâtre, Vevey, you'll still find tasty chocolate specialities made by hand every day.
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MOUTARLIER, LES ARTISANS DU GOÛT
Read morePâtissier, confiseur and caterer, Moutarlier has been based in Chexbres for over twenty years. The place is also a restaurant and tea room. In addition to the thirty or so seats inside, there's also a terrace. It's a gourmet stop-off after a stroll through the vineyards. You're sure to fall for the finesse of the chocolates or the creativity of the pastries, such as the Mont-Blanc mille-feuille with chestnut cream.
BOULANGERIE-PATISSERIE RIEDER'S
Read moreIn this bakery with its trendy storefront, you'll find a few tables to settle down at coffee time. Alongside the traditional Basler Leckerli, the house specialty is delicious whisky truffles. A specialty you'll want to try on your visit to the city! They can be found in other bakeries in the city, but the recipe is said to have originated here. The bakery also serves hot drinks and delicious pastries.
LÄDERACH CHOCOLATIER SUISSE
Read moreFounded in 1905, Merkur began by selling tea, coffee and chocolate. The Merkur shop in Basel on the Market Square is the most famous of them all, having been taken over by the chocolate maker Läderach in 2004. A real success story! You will find a magnificent collection of packaged and weighed chocolates. In summer, don't miss the milk and strawberry chocolate. A place of delicacies that can be found on the other side of the Rhine, in Germany, in Freiburg im Breisgau.
TEEGARTEN MINIATURES
Read moreLooking for a warm and friendly tea room? Visit Teegarten Miniatures, just a stone's throw from Basel's bus station. At Béatrice's, you'll find quality teas from all over the world, all the accessories you need to enjoy them at their best, and lots of valuable advice. Here, a small lounge with a few green armchairs at the back of the store lends itself to tasting, with a pretty selection of homemade cakes for a snack break. The welcome and atmosphere are very pleasant. Ideal for a quiet tea time .
CONFISERIE BACHMANN
Read moreA veritable institution in Lucerne, Bachmann confectionery is a must! The family has been delighting sweet tooths for one hundred and twenty years. With ten stores scattered across the city and bright purple storefronts, you can't miss them. One on Schwanenplatz is a 750 kg wall of dripping chocolate. Each store is a veritable palace of sweets of all kinds: freshly baked bread, chocolates, pralines and Lucerne specialities. The quality of the confectionery is such that you'll want to bite into it straight away!
VOLLENWEIDER CHOCOLATIER CONFISEUR
Read moreFor over 70 years, this chocolate factory has been handcrafting its treasures. It's in the dark chocolate version that this chocolatier excels with its pralines, truffles and many other creations. The elegant boutique offers other hand-crafted treats, including delicious macaroons and a fine collection of ice creams. At Easter, bunnies and cocottes are molded the old-fashioned way, and the window displays are even more enticing.
TEUSCHER CONFISERIE
Read moreConfiserie Teuscher has been established in Zurich for ninety years, with branches in Geneva, Berlin, the USA, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. In Storchengasse, the ancestral boutique offers an impressive selection of delicacies and the quality for which it is renowned. A chocolate lover's paradise! Tourists and locals alike appreciate the fact that it's open every day, including Sundays. Don't miss the house specialty: champagne truffles.
MÖVENPICK ICE CREAM GALLERY
Read moreMövenpick, whose slogan is "the Swiss art of ice cream", is an institution. This café, located in the modern district, welcomes you to sample its ice cream cocktails and smoothies, as well as the original flavours of its ice creams. Grapefruit, crisp espresso, walnut-maple syrup, chocolate suise and cognac are just some of the mouth-watering flavors. Taste while watching the crowds of tourists and locals pass by on one of the city's busiest sidewalks.
LA GALERIE DU CHOCOLAT
Read moreSomething to melt with pleasure! This chocolate factory is the first gallery in Switzerland to present the creations of several Swiss and foreign chocolate makers. The principle? Like an art gallery, the house invites several master chocolate makers each year. Also on sale: a wide selection of teas from the prestigious Dammann Frères house. Not forgetting a champagne cellar with the presentation of the Pol Roger and Louis Casters houses. We love the chocolate survival kit in its beautiful box and the hot chocolate served on site.
LA CHOCOLATIÈRE
Read moreHand-rolled chocolate truffles and a selection of the finest chocolate vintages: the products are mouth-watering. The brand is a sure bet for Swiss chocolate. Here you can enjoy one of the best hot chocolates in the area, as well as many other delicacies. Jean-Claude Currat, the brand's founding master chocolatier, was at the helm until 2011. After renovation and modernization, he passed on his know-how to a new team, who took over the reins while continuing to benefit from the master chocolatier's enlightened advice. For your enjoyment!
VANINI
Read moreSuperb, located on the magnificent Piazza Riforma, well known in Lugano for its delicious ice creams (homemade cones) and pastries, which can be enjoyed at any time of day. Vanini is also a bar where Spritz blossoms on the terraces in summer! An old house that plays with the spirit of the times and offers a sophisticated, professional welcome. Ticino locals like to come here for breakfast on weekends, to enjoy a delicious homemade hot chocolate: elegant surroundings, delicate tasting of quality products and an intimate atmosphere.
PANETTERIA PEVERELLI
Read moreSince 1888, the Peverelli family's pastry-making know-how has been passed on! The candy boxes colour the shop with their sugared almonds and sweets. A nice place for a typical breakfast or a gourmet break in the beautiful Piazza Collegiata. One rushes there especially to taste the famous bissoli with chestnut flour and chocolate. The ice creams are to die for with very original flavours such as lavender or almond. If you wish to send a message, it is possible to have it written on a bread crown.
MR&MRS RENOU
Read moreA complementarity in work and in life for these two lovers of high gastronomy! Monsieur is Meilleur Ouvrier de France and Madame is a sensory expert. This union of beautiful, smooth and surprising bites is the result of this union of beautiful and good mouthfuls. Chocolate is their field of predilection in all its versions: in squares, bars, tablets and of course in pastries.
HAUTLE
Read moreYou will see it, below the place du Bourg de Four, thanks to its old wrought iron sign. This very old pastry shop has the reputation of being the best in town. So much so that according to the little story, when the rents of the real estate in the old town started to reach peaks, the managers thought of moving. This caused a real outcry. The Genevans "contributed" to help him pay his rent. What could be more convincing to guarantee the fame and excellence of his cakes?
CHOCOLATERIE DE JÉRÉMY RAMSAUER
Read moreLa Chocolaterie de Jérémy Ramsauer welcomes you to its store, tasting room, patisserie and chocolate bar. Jérémy Ramsauer is passionate about taste, and will surprise you with new flavors and innovative textures. This artisan chocolatier combines the world's finest cocoas with exotic infusions and spices, Tasmanian pepper and Tahitian vanilla. One of the company's specialties is chocolate leaves. Treat yourself!
MARTEL CAROUGE
Read moreMartel is one of the most renowned chocolate craftsmen in Geneva with no less than 8 boutiques. A reference! The company was founded in 1818. You will find fine pastries, the best small croissants of the Canton, the speciality of the pavé carougeois and of course the unavoidable homemade hot chocolate, which will take you back to your childhood memories. A gourmet gift is to be taken away or enjoyed among the range of high quality chocolates, truffles and pralines. You will be seduced by the breakfast basket made up of fresh products and pastries: delivered to the office or to the park, it is a very original service that is much appreciated to start the day well!
CONFISERIE TSCHIRREN
Read moreA shop to lick your lips! The company has been in existence since 1919 and offers fine chocolates of excellent quality. In this magnificent shop you will find a whole collection of cream truffles, apricot truffles, malaga truffles, champagne truffles, hazelnut truffles, rum truffles, honey truffles... and pralines as varied as they are divine. The small dark chocolate cones, the brioches and the little ovens that can be seen from the window invite you to taste them. The shop emanates a charm of yesteryear where the good smells attract the passers-by. A sure value.
LÄDERACH
Read moreSwitzerland means cheese, and inevitably chocolate! Lugano is a prime setting for Swiss chocolatier Läderer, whose points of sale are deployed in over twenty addresses across the confederation but also abroad. At the 2018 World Chocolate Masters in Paris, two creations impressed the jury and have since been on sale: the Masters caramel tablet and the Masters mandarin bonbon. Come and stock up here on tablets, chocolate casse, fine and seasonal chocolates, sweet souvenirs to take home.
PHILIPPE TAILLE
Read moreThis bakery, patisserie and tearoom offers a range of delicacies to take away or enjoy on the premises, as well as a daily special at lunchtime. The pleasant, contemporary decor, in shades of grey, apple green and crimson, is perfect for enjoying butter croissants or one of its specialties: lemon meringue pie, baba au rhum, mille-feuille and san marco (oven-caramelized egg cream) for a gourmet break. At lunchtime, quiches and soups are the perfect way to recharge your batteries for the day's sightseeing.
PHILIPPE TAILLÉ
Read moreJoëlle and Philippe Taillé, took over this bakery, which had existed for two centuries in Cologny, in 1989. Perpetuating the tradition of good bread is the symbol of the quality and know-how of their bakery-pastry shops and tea-rooms in Cologny, Onex, Carouge, and Geneva (Florissant and Montchoisy), which they will pass on to their child Stéphanie. Philippe Taillé has received the Label and Quality Label award three times, three stars from the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Bon pain, as well as the Prosper Montagné club prize. A jewel of the traditional bakery in Geneva.
LÄCKERLI HUUS
Read moreThere's nothing better than a good bredele läckerli huus, or almost! For the uninitiated, this is Basel's famous specialty, a veritable institution. It's a small iced cake made with spices, honey, almonds, hazelnuts, orange and lemon peel. They are also available topped with chocolate or another flavor. You can also enjoy chocolate-filled flutes from Bâle. These sweets are presented in attractive decorative boxes, making them a great gift idea! You can order them online.
GEA GELATERIA ARTIGIANALE
Read moreThey offer a unique gelato experience thanks to know-how handed down from a tradition of Italian gelateria artigianale, as well as the selection of the finest natural local and fair-trade ingredients. GeA favors local products such as milk, eggs and fresh seasonal fruit from local farmers. Their ice creams are 100% natural, with no artificial additives, colorants or hydrogenated fats. GeA also seeks to support fair trade by choosing the best ingredients from this type of trade. For fans of artisanal Italian ice creams, GeA Gelateria Artigianale is a must in Lausanne.
Canonica Chocolate
Read moreChocolate lovers, this is the place for you! Above all, you'll quickly succumb to the temptation of a little chocolate delight from the Canonica range. The master chocolatier crafts his own delicious recipes. The blends are well-balanced, and the flavors are fully expressed in singular creations offering a wide range of pleasures: truffle, praline, extra-black ganache, spicy or caramelized like the chocolate with passion fruit coulis. In short, you can choose from a very wide range of sweets, aromas and flavours, with in-house expertise to match!
9 GELATO ITALIANO
Read moreFor ice cream lovers, 9 Gelato is clearly a must in Lugano! This ice-cream maker - whose reputation is well established - offers artisanal ice-cream with quality ingredients: producers known for their extraordinary vanilla, a selection of fine cocoa, Bronte pistachios..., and on the fruit side, seasonal products that are only fresh for preparation. No colourings or chemical preservatives... Quality is there. Flavours: classic and the most original, such as wine-based Merlot ice cream from Ticino.
PRALINÉ SCHERRER
Read morePraliné Scherrer is an institution in St. Gallen, located just a stone's throw from the Abbey district, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. An excellent pastry chef and chocolatier, the company has made truffles and pralines its specialties, always coming up with new and innovative gourmet recipes. Among the creations, truffles with cinnamon, mulled wine or tiramisù. All served in elegant wooden boxes. A great gift idea if you can resist the temptation to devour everything. Also very good gingerbread.
L'ARLEQUIN - FORNEROD
Read moreRight in the middle of the Grand-Rue, Gérard Fornerod, confectioner-chocolatier-patissier from father to son for the past fifty years, offers truffles and pralines, fine pastries, a wide choice of sandwiches and breads, all made in the purest artisanal tradition. His specialty? Donkey milk chocolate. Under the brand name Le Quartier des Ânes, he lets you discover all the delicacy and subtlety of this milk rich in omega 3 and 6. As an extension of the store, a magnificent tea room welcomes you in a classy, hushed atmosphere.
LADURÉE
Read moreThis little confectionery, crunchy on the outside and tasty and mellow on the inside, is the queen of this Parisian fashionable tea-room. These little macaroons with their delicate fragrances and whimsical colours are in the wind: rose petals, pistachio, salted butter caramel, mango... The shop is very elegant, with a decoration that is both romantic and refined. It is possible to buy the sweets individually, in collectible boxes such as the Vive l'été box, ice creams and sorbets, and selection products such as scented candles.
POULY TRADITION
Read moreIn Switzerland, we love bread and Pouly is well known. This explains the success of the Bench bread, baked by wood fire and invented by Aimé Pouly, the most famous Vaudois in Geneva. Pastries or cakes, surprise surprise breads, mini-sofas, small blocks, ramekins, cocktail packages, there is only one embarrassment to satisfy your craving for pleasure.
BERGER DEFALETANS
Read moreIt's divine and gluttony is a very small sin! Always a good address to take a break in the tea-room and enjoy a small butter croissant or a small mousse. In short, the choice is tempting and the pastries innovative and graphic. What's more, you'll always be served with a smile on your face! Christophe Berger is an accomplished professional who delights our taste buds with his pastries, viennoiseries or chocolates. A place that blends into the arcades of Avenue Henri-Dunant, but that deserves to be pushed to its door.
MON GRAIN DE SEL
Read moreAnita is a passion for pastry. She designs and carries out all the watering cakes that display her storefront, to taste the Macaronade, a large fraises or with vanilla muslin and famous chocolate truffé. On order, she also prepares birthday cakes. There is also a small dépannage shop and a choice of salted meals to take.
ROHR
Read moreA very small boutique, but a real reference in Geneva. The first one was opened by Rohr in 1950. For generations, the Rohr family has been selling its truffles with champagne marc, pralines, florins, Grand Marnier specialities, truffle chocolates, powdered truffles (coated with pure cocoa powder) and its famous dustbins. Its emblem are the chocolate sweets namedcalvins dark pralines with hazelnut chips. Create a chocolate frame with a photo of your choice or chocolate medals or candy boxes!
AU PETIT COMESTIBLE
Read moreCharming all-wooden front for this grocery store-caterer-restaurant. At Le Petit Comestible, many products are edible! We develop new products such as cheeses, and take-away meals: salads, pasta; and a meat dish every week. We always have the pleasure of finding top-quality Italian products with extra-thin slicing: the San Daniele fondant, the tasty pancetta and the fine mortadella. The fresh, delicious pasta is accompanied by a homemade tomato sauce. A very complete address.
ZELLER
Read moreOn this beautiful place Longemalle, a charming store housed under an arcade well known by the Genevans. One finds all the know-how of the Geneva master chocolate makers. Beautiful chocolate sculptures, plates with different flavors, a specialty, "Moules du Lac" and a large choice of pralines. The specialty of the house are the "pavés glacés" made of dark chocolate with cocoa butter. A recipe of Mr. Zeller which is known all over the world. The house of Zeller, which has existed since 1959, is also present in Japan.
CONFISERIE CARAC
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ZESTE
Read moreWhether the drinks are hot (soups) or cold (smoothies), it's always a good zest of vitamin to adopt! It's in the trend of the times to eat and eat healthy to feel great. We keep repeating that you should - at least five times a day - eat fruits and vegetables, and at Zeste, we're pretty well served! A wide variety of simple fruit juices or cocktails, instantly squeezed to boost your physique, your mind or detoxify your body. Smoothies are always made with 100% fruit juice.
LA CHOCOLATIÈRE
Read moreChocolate is a theme to focus on during your visit to Switzerland. Sweet smell of greed, and especially of chocolate on the Place de l'Octroi in Carouge. The sweets are made in the traditional way, according to the rules of the art of Swiss chocolate. These little jewels are delectable in a thousand ways. You will discover a small classic tea room, coupled with a charming terrace with tables sheltered from the wind. In summer, the homemade ice creams are so good that you forget your bathing suit and their flavours are full of originality.
RUCKSTUHL
Read moreA bakery and pastry shop that has been handed down from father to son for generations. The ancestral know-how is perpetuated today thanks to Jean-Charles Ruckstuhl. He offers us a choice of traditional and special breads, delicious pastries, pies, tarts, cakes and some savoury tarts and sandwiches to be enjoyed on the spot in the tea room overlooking the temptation counter. Produced from quality raw materials, the three generations of Ruckstuhl combine tradition and local produce to offer products of impeccable quality.
TEUSCHER
Read moreHow about a champagne truffle to round off your meal? At Globus Delicatessen, you can curl up in the world of chocolate. Teuscher Swiss chocolates are made with products from the finest terroirs for undeniable quality. There's even a wide selection of pralines to choose from. What's more, they come in attractive gift-wrappings, ideal for souvenirs. Children haven't been forgotten either, with an animal box - the Easter bunny boxes are particularly cute.
POUGNIER
Read morePougnier has been a reference in Geneva for 3 generations. Everything is to be crunched in these pastries! A farandole of breads, pastries, cakes, chocolates, sweet and savoury puff pastries, various sandwiches have made the success of this family business. At any time of the day, there is a parade of gourmets at the arcade of Cornavin. You can see the passengers doing their shopping before boarding the train, and they are quite right. Because everything here is made with noble raw materials: the baguette à l'ancienne ferments over three days without yeast. A real treat!