The best confectioners New Aquitaine

The Chartier sisters were already making them in 1872, and today the Bertrand brothers (^5th generation) perpetuate the Montmorillon macaroon, keeping their recipe a secret. With its delicious almond flavor, it delights every palate and is available in a wide range of flavors, depending on the season. There are also thistles, bonne mémé tartelettes, broyé du Poitou and macaroné, as well as 50 types of chocolate. Mmmmh! The house is one of France's finest chocolatiers! This beautiful boutique also sells tea and ground coffee.

The prune is embodied by the house Roucadil since 1890. In the store, you can buy them classic or filled. You can also find chocolate sticks filled with prunes, chocolate bars with fruits from Lot-et-Garonne (dried figs, caramelized hazelnuts, dried apples married with caramel, goji berries). The know-how is plural with the beggars, the chocolate bars puffed rice or without sugar. To offer, the baskets will make a nice gift.

Founded in the 19th century, this confectionery is a unique place! Since 2018, the Rosière is in the hands of Noëlla and Jérôme Joguet who perpetuate the tradition, including the famous "broken wood". Impossible not to have a look for this store recognizable by its candy pink facade and its always elegant window. When you enter, you will be charmed by the welcome and the delicate atmosphere. Chocolate lovers and gourmands have been coming to this place for a long time for its products of a rare quality, especially the chocolate, but also the tea and the numerous confectioneries.

We've fallen in love with this store in a charming downtown alley. Hélène and Patrick will greet you with a smile in this den dedicated to gourmet delights, which attracts passers-by with its enticing, colorful window display. Inside, you'll find a wide range of confectionery products arranged in pretty bonbonnières. Roudoudous, petit beurre nantais, colorful marshmallows and the famous Bonnat chocolate bars await you. In summer, ice cream and cones are 100% home-made and French! A must for all gourmets!

It's one of Royannais institutions! Located just across the road from Pontaillac beach, this ice cream parlour is renowned for the quality of its ice creams. Open until late in the evening in summer, it's the perfect place to enjoy an ice cream after dinner. There's a flavour for everyone. If you like fruit, there's apple, mango or apricot. If you prefer ice cream, opt for organic chocolate or caramel, always with a homemade cone.

At Thonnard, we have specialized for ages in the cultivation and processing of angelica. The liqueur herb, a true specialty of Niort, is enjoyed in syrup, jam, candied fruit or cream. The house chocolates with angelica are very famous. The institution opens the doors of its production site in Niort (and its store) to individuals and groups, visits followed by a tasting session. We advise you to try it at least once!

The specialist in chocolate-covered nuts, based in Carlux since 1972, exports its chocolate bonbons with walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, coffee, chestnuts, prunes, grapes, mango paste... No animal ingredients or fats (so no milk chocolate, which is vegan-friendly): pure cocoa butter. The delicacies are called Nogailloux or Truffinoix for the nuts, but the estate continues to make regional aperitifs based on nuts and brandies (plum, williams pear), which was its original activity.

A few steps from the beach of Palmyra, but also present on the site of Luna Park, this famous confectionery is the queen of the berlingot and the love apple for 20 years. Crêtes, waffles, frills, ice creams, everything is homemade. The waffle way in Brussels, with hot chocolate is a real sin… the recipe comes from the grandmother of the main place.

When Edith and Michel Noyez created Noisettine du Médoc in the 1970s, they had no idea that it would soon be found in numerous stalls throughout the region, as well as in Paris and Belgium! But that's hardly surprising, since everyone loves this delicacy, the recipe for which dates back to 1649... It's a generous hazelnut baked in a homemade syrup and coated with a puffed caramel. For a taste of this speciality, visit the store in Bordeaux or the boutique-musée in Blaignan, which organizes tasting tours.