The best chocolatiers Aquitaine

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...

This Belgian brand is no longer present! 100% pure cocoa butter and winning trio! Whether black, white or white, all Léonidas chocolates are small gourmandise jewelry, beautiful and good… This boutique in the city centre offers the entire palette and all the shelves of the house in different formats. Beggars or guinettes, as usual at Léonidas, you can add your own ballotin.

Guinette with Armagnac and Morello cherry with kirsch are the chocolate factory's oldest products. They combine fresh fruit and selected liqueur in a dark chocolate coating. A nod to wine, of course, with Sarments du Médoc, fine chocolate twigs enhanced with sweet perfumes (blackcurrant-basil, mint, orange...). Other specialties include Perles du Médoc, grapes macerated in a peach and apricot syrup, coated in dark chocolate, or delicious chocolate bars combining pleasure and refinement. A real delight!

The capital of the Basque Country has also been the French City of Chocolate since the 17th century. L'Atelier du Chocolat, since 1951, has been one of its prestigious ambassadors, renowned for its rigorous selection of the world's finest beans, and for its recognized expertise in handcrafted creations. This Bayonne boutique, like the 5 others in the Basque Country, offers all the expertise of master craftsmen. Bouquets de Chocolat®, chocolate spreads, boxes of chocolates for special occasions, organic chocolates to treat yourself too!

WE: 2 artisan chocolatier-biscuit maker-glazier-cook... for 10 years! Mathilde and Guillaume, 2 enthusiasts of taste and chocolate, combine their know-how to create dark and milk chocolate bars, P'tit Basque praline-hazelnut bites, caramel spreads, marshmallow bear paws, etc., from their Arcangues lab, to the delight of gourmets/gourmands. And grandmother's jams, apricot and strawberry. You can also try the house specialty, iced Basque cake, all from their little boutique-counter in Biarritz.

Chocolaterie Laia has opened its^2nd boutique in Ossès, which already boasts a number of fine local artisanal brands. It is one of the last artisanal chocolate factories in the region, working the cocoa bean to master every stage of its transformation into chocolate, from roasting to grinding and conching. The production of chocolate bars - from Peru, Ecuador...-, ballotins, bite-sized chocolates, spreads... Exceptional chocolates with no added oil. Rendezvous atfor a chocolate break, or sample our homemade ice creams in summer.

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.

This craftsman, whose workshops can be visited in Espelette, perpetuates a chocolate-making tradition that began over 400 years ago in the Basque country. Since then, Espelette chillies, cherries, Izarra Vert and Salies-de-Béarn salt have been blended with pure cocoa butter chocolate to create new flavours. Chocolate is treated with exceptional care, combined with the aromas of the South-West region. Here, it's all made-to-measure, as you can compose your own ballotin or "paniers garnis"... Intensity and authenticity make Maison Antton an address not to be missed!

Maison Antton, artisan chocolatier, has its workshop in Espelette. The chocolate is made using traditional methods, combining the aromas of the South-West region. To delight your taste buds, you'll find a wide range of ganaches, pralines, tablettes and a selection of cookies in the Urrugne boutique. Discover chocolates that sing of the South-West: with Espelette chilli, Izarra, Salies-de-Béarn salt... Tailor-made, with a wide choice of boxes, gift sets and gourmet baskets to choose from. Simply irresistible!

Both Biarritz and Bayonne are full of chocolate nuggets. Maison Gaborit, located in the Docks district, a place already well known for its concentration of craftsmen (baker, delicatessen owner, florist, etc.) is one of these jewels, with creations worthy of works of art! We even hesitate to taste them, so original are these compositions, all year round. World chocolate champion, our artist chocolatier is constantly inventing new pieces and recipes of exceptional chocolates and pralines, for Easter, Christmas or your family events.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Garderes is a new-generation chocolate factory located in the commune of Idron. Founded in 2017 by Paul Gardères, it combines traditional know-how and modern creativity to offer unique chocolate experiences. Paul Garderes' passion is present in all his work to create exceptional chocolates. His creations boldly combine classic flavors with innovative combinations, awakening the taste buds of even the most demanding chocolate lovers. The Garderes chocolate factory is an unmissable destination for all gourmets in search of refined taste sensations in a contemporary and welcoming setting.

Recently relocated to its new premises in Lons, the Lukas chocolate factory is enjoying a well-deserved reputation. The chocolates are well-balanced, not too sweet (not to mention the range of sugar-free chocolates, which deserves a mention), gourmet and well-presented. Lukas offers several ranges, from traditional varieties that don't age (praliné, ganache, caramel, marzipan), to a premium range with refined textures and flavors, as well as a range of chocolate specialties (orangettes, granits, mendiants, etc.) and dragees for special occasions (christenings, weddings) and confectionery.

This chocolate maker and confectioner, well known for having given birth to the Salon du chocolat, which remains a great gourmet success in the town just before the end of the year celebrations. He plays his talent at the highest level, recognized by both customers and professionals. This master craftsman creates desserts based on chocolate, fruit mousse and creams of great finesse and always does his best for the holidays, especially chocolate subjects that delight children and adults at Easter. The galettes of the kings and Christmas logs are also very good, in short it is always a celebration!

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)...

David Capy, Compagnon du devoir du Tour de France is also Meilleur ouvrier de France. After several years spent at Valrhona, he created his own shop and thus fulfilled his dream. His sweets are themed: fruity, chocolate and praline and timeless. One of our favourites is the Yuz', a creamy yuzu heart accompanied by a strawberry coulis and a creamy mousse lightly flavoured with yuzu. The whole is topped with a strawberry coulis flavoured with poppy flower and rests on an almond biscuit with its crispness... a marvel.

L'Atelier du Chocolat has been an ambassador of taste and craftsmanship since 1951. Chocolate has been part of the gastronomic landscape of the Basque Country and its culinary traditions since the ^17th century, with Bayonne being the French City of Chocolate. This boutique, like the 5 others in the Basque Country (35 in total in France), offers a wide variety of chocolates in all their splendor. Bouquets de Chocolat®, chocolate spreads, gift boxes and gift sets, as well as a range of organic chocolates.

Self-taught and passionate about chocolate, Virginie, the founder, invented her own chocolate, which led her to discover plantations in Costa Rica, Vietnam, Mexico... in all, a dozen producing countries supply the world's finest cocoas. From her workshop in Tarnos, our chocolatière creates a multitude of combinations that can be found in her chocolate cellar, as well as creations by other artisan chocolatiers in the heart of Bayonne. Welcome to our cellar of chocolates, an invitation to travel and savour.

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This charming factory outlet offers a wide range of expertise and the many creations of the renowned chocolatier: chocolates, tablettes, mendiants, cookies...at preferential prices for products with minor defects, but which in no way alter their quality! And a wide range of frozen desserts from the Boncolac factory, where regulars can find their favorite desserts. Normandy tarts, lemon tarts, Basque cakes and other delicacies. To your gourmet baskets!

Yves Thuriès has its own plantations of cocoa beans in Ecuador and hazelnuts in Baleyssagues. The flavored ganaches sold in the store in downtown Agen offer an exquisite texture and taste. Marshmallow in the summer, Morello cherries with kirsch and marrons glacés in the winter, all "home-made", give rhythm to the seasons of our delicacy. Passers-by frequently stop in front of the windows where beautiful chocolate pieces illustrating the holidays of the year (Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, etc.) are displayed. Bravo the artist!

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!

It was in 1670 that the ^1st mention of chocolate appeared in Bayonne, which was to become France's Cité du Chocolat. Since 1951, L'Atelier du Chocolat has been offering a bouquet of hand-crafted creations from a rigorous selection of the world's finest beans in its 6 boutiques across the Basque country. And the Saint-Jean-de-Luz boutique is the perfect showcase for the workshop's expertise. Bouquets de Chocolat®, chocolate spreads, boxes and boxes filled with chocolate, organic bars and bouquets, jams and fruit jellies... For yourself or as a gift!

What we love here is the creativity of Morgan Vignon, a young man with an atypical background, originally from Cap Ferret (where he also has a boutique). For Mother's Day? Gourmet roses. For Father's Day? Cigars (Cuban rum ganache). May^1st? Gourmet lily of the valley with almond-hazelnut praline. And for Christmas? A pretty Advent calendar, transparent, well-stuffed baubles, etc. Specialties include a forest honey ganache or a mango passion fruit paste with a coconut praline.

SARL GABORIT - Chocolatier is a chocolatier located in Biarritz. Run by Didier Gaborit, who was voted best chocolatier in the world in 1996, this establishment is renowned for its delicious chocolate creations.

Xavier Lalère has had a consuming passion for chocolate since his early childhood. He has worked as a chocolate chef at Verdier in Pau and at Cadiot Badie in Bordeaux, but creating his own chocolates was an itch. He favors artisanal products and quality raw materials. His chocolates have unique flavors: passion, pineapple or honey ganaches, hazelnut, coconut or sesame pralines. The small choux filled with dark, white or milk chocolate cream or Chantilly make us addicts. The decor is modern and warm.