The best chocolatiers Midi-Toulousain

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.

Yves Thuriès, a local boy and modern-day businessman, is a chef-patissier-chocolatier, member of the French Culinary Academy, and several times Meilleur Ouvrier de France (pastry chef-chocolatier-confectioner and ice-cream maker). His head office is located in Marssac-sur-Tarn. This large workshop is the setting for the production of his fine chocolates. You can discover them in store, or order them online from the website.

A step as greedy as smart not to be missed during your visit of Revel. The Chatine ? Historically, it is a roasted Spanish almond coated with chocolate. Today, the Maison de la Chatine offers this confectionery in many ways: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, dehydrated fruits or cereal balls are covered with a subtly flavored chocolate, sometimes with caramel, sometimes with violet, chestnut, blueberry, mirabelle... The factory itself welcomes you two afternoons a week for its sale to individuals.

This family house where brother and sister work hand in hand, will make you rediscover the true taste of chocolate. This artisan chocolate maker offers you a specialty that will make you melt: come and taste the famous flake! This fine dark chocolate praline, coated with soft meringue, speaks volumes about Dino's know-how. Here, the original combinations are seductive: the Béret Bigourdan, a ganache with blueberry alcohol and a touch of Espelette pepper; the pearls of Aure with blueberry pulp and milk chocolate...

A talented pastry chef in Auch! Eric Messerer makes traditional pastries such as Paris-Brest and Saint-Honoré to order, then lets his creativity explode with pièces montées, personalized wedding and birthday cakes, and mignardises. Chocolate is also given pride of place, with homemade bonbons and rich, fragrant hot chocolate to be enjoyed on the premises. For tea lovers, over a hundred flavors are sold in bulk.

Attention gourmands... Founded in 2014 by Alex Gareiss, this artisan chocolate factory focused primarily on fair trade, works directly and closely with cocoa producers located in Ecuador. You can, of course, get bars of dark chocolate (from 75% to 100%!), pure or enhanced with various spices, but also unroasted beans, cocoa butter and non-defatted chocolate, ideal for pastries or delicious real hot chocolates. It's good, it's organic, it's all choco! It's a Futo address

In Toulouse (marché Victor-Hugo), L'Union and Saint-Orens, succumb to the temptation of goodness with new blends or revisited classics. For each of Benjamin Authié's creations, only tasty, flavorful products are used. In keeping with his commitment to the environment, he has chosen to work with local producers. The patisserie, opened in 2009, saw the creation of the "Paris-Toulouse" inspired by the Paris-Brest but with violet! To be enjoyed without moderation.

Master artist Sébastien Bello's home is the chocolatier's den. Multiple award-winner: Award du Chocolat CCC in 2015 and 2020, Award International du Chocolat 2016 and 2017. Flavors, finesse, not too much sugar. In the cookie department: crunchy almonds, dark chocolate cake, macaroons with multiple, beautifully colored ganaches. In the ice cream aisle: bacio, nata, coffee, pistachio for those with a sweet tooth, fruit-flavored sorbets (strawberry, raspberry, mango, etc.). Genuine artisanal ice creams with no coloring (which is why they are not very colorful, but natural shades) and quality products. Taste and high standards are part of the Bello & Angeli identity.

The de Neuville boutique in Toulouse's Victor Hugo district offers a warm welcome to the beating heart of the city. You'll find a vast selection of fine chocolates and regional delicacies, presented in superb boxes, ballotins or coffrets. Treat your loved ones to the very best in chocolate, for a moment of pure pleasure! Neuville rigorously selects its ingredients, without palm oil, to offer pure cocoa butter recipes, 100% made in France. You'll discover authentic, gourmet products for gift-giving or indulgence.

Stephan is an artisan chocolatier and makes chocolate bars from raw, organic and fair trade cocoa beans: the criollo. He also uses coconut blossom sugar, has a low glycemic rate. The chocolate produced varies from 97% to 65%. The names of the productions shine by their originality: Alchimie, Authentique, Terre d'orient, Olé, Cru et nu, Bel Amant. Faithful to the values of the craftsman, the packaging is made of recycled cardboard. The store is friendly. The chocolates can be found in fine grocery stores or in the online store.