Chocolate Alain Ducasse

Heaven. I’m in Heaven… The aroma of chocolate hits you before you enter the store. when you go in, you are instantly surrounded by the stores beautiful arrangement of chocolates on the shelves and in glass cases. I will let the pictures and videos speak for themselves but to really grasp the experience you need to visit the store and smell the wonderful chocolate A friend gifted us these chocolates last year and we just had to find the store to buy more chocolates.

When you smell chocolate while you're walking past the factory, you will simply be drawn into the beautiful shop. Everything is top quality and delicious, and the designs are quite lovely and innovative. It's a great place for gifts and an even better place to buy chocolates for yourself!

I am a chocoholic and there’s a great selection here: bars, ganache, praliné, and other treats. I’m not fluent in French and the salesperson was very kind and patient with my French (thank you!). She offered for me to taste various chocolates, and I came home with a delicious selection. La non conchée is superb—it’s grainier, and in this case that’s a good thing! Great balance of sweetness/bitterness. The dark chocolate-covered hazelnuts are another favorite. I wish it were my local chocolate shop (slash am relieved it’s not).

A big fan of the chef Ducasse, I had to stop here to try his creations. Did not disappoint. Staff is very friendly, knowledgeable and patient (I was there for a while taking pictures and making movies). Price is on the high end but oh well, this is Paris. Worth every dime.

Always a delight to visit Alain Ducasse shops, especially this branch. You’ll be struck firstly by the heavenly chocolate aroma when you first step into the shop area. The chocolate selection is super large, no need to doubt the quality, and most importantly, the service never disappoints.

Highly recommend if you’re a chocolate lover and EXTRA highly recommend if you love chocolate that isn’t overly sweet! We actually stopped at one of these locations on a food tour and got to try a selection of chocolates and spreads. We ended up stopping at this location to pick up a box of chocolates to bring home because of how impressive it was. The staff are extremely kind, helpful, and very professional. 10/10 recommend

An amazing chocolate boutique. You can already smell the rich chocolate from the street before entering.. The variety of chocolates is very unique, everything's looks delicious and exquisite.. we grabbed a few types of chocolates and everything was pure joy. Staff member who helped us choose was so kind and nice. Definitely an experience:)

Excellent quality and very kind staff. I highly recommend! My family enjoyed their Christmas goodies bought here in December. Thanks again! (COVID side note: very clean store, everything is displayed beautifully, and they prevent over crowding - great experience)

Chocolates here was extremely delicious. We got the praline box and loved everything in it. I'm so glad I got the large box instead of the medium. It held up so well even after eating it when I'm back in the states. Would 200% be getting this next time I'm back in paris.

I ordered some Easter Eggs, both of which arrived completely broken and despite me contacting their customer service twice I have heard nothing back. It's been weeks.

I discovered this chocolate brand through my French colleagues and they did not steer me wrong. This shop is owned by a Michelin-star chef, Alain Ducasse, who has restaurants all over the world. The store is has an elegant atmosphere and showcases their various types of chocolate. The shopkeeper was very knowledgeable on the different types of chocolate, where they were all sourced and how the taste various. He was kind and generous, allowing us to sample 3-4 different chocolates. Their chocolate is definitely a luxury and will cost you a pretty penny. A small discovery box of pralines cost 19 euros but seeing my husband's happy face after each bite was well worth it!

The absolute best hot chocolate anywhere on Earth. Craving a beautiful atmosphere and a decadent, rich, without being too sweet thick European Hot Chocolate? Look no further, as you can get it here. Sad to say that I did not buy enough of his very fine chocolate to take home. Alas, two bags is not enough. Please, please find a way to ship to the US. Or I will be dreaming velvety chocolate dreams until my return!

One of my favorite chocolate shops in Paris. Run by a very famous chef, the chocolate certainly does not disappoint. Whenever I visit Paris, this is my go to shop for bringing treats home for friends & colleagues. 1) The drinking chocolate is great. 2) My absolute favorite thing here is the pistachio filled chocolate tablet. 3) Other flavors of the filled tablets are great, from hazelnut to passion fruit. 4) The coated almonds are mouthwatering. 5) The small candy bars (almost like a toblerone) are also excellent. When you do find your favorite, get excited. While expensive to ship, you can order all your favorites online.

If you have Euros to burn, this is the place to do it. La Manufacture had been open just one month when we journeyed to the up and coming Bastille neighborhood to find this opulent den of chocolate. The minute I opened the doors to the shop, I was flooded with the essence of chocolate. I didn't want to leave. Ever. I just wanted to keep circling the small, austere shop, sampling the generous tastes among the bags, bars and boxes of chocolate. Dark chocolate covered citron, pistachio praline, almond dragee, I tried them all. I tried to school my face into a poker face but my moans ecstasy betrayed me. The shopkeeper was very friendly and seemed extremely proud to show the wares and give us more tastes from the glass case. Never been a fan of "fruity" chocolate anything but the shopkeeper insisted that I try the raspberry infused chocolate. I'm a convert. Through the windows of the shop, you can peer into the actual factory. When I was there, nothing seemed to be happening. Alas, no tours due to contamination concerns (remember that scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where Augustus Gloop falls into the chocolate river after gulping fistfuls of the stuff?) Yeah, that would totally happen here. Sheer gluttony and the want of more! more! more! chocolate is tempered by cost. I believe there's a credit card slogan that asks, "what's in your wallet?" The smallest "discovery" box is 25 Euros. A chocolate bar is 7 Euros. Think about the gifts for mom and dad, aunt, your office, your bff, uh, you and ....it's an eye-popping fortune. Definitely keep this trip to yourself or there will be hell to pay if you come home empty handed.

We are huge fans of Alain Ducasse, having dined at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester Hotel in London and Alain Ducasse at The Plaza Athenee in Paris so when we stumbled upon his chocolate store, we had to stop by. The store is beautifully setup and in Alain Ducasse fashion, presentation and detail were top notch. We ended up buying a bag of chocolate cocoa ($18 euros) for hot chocolate as a present for my mother in law. Again, in Alain Ducasse fashion, the prices are not cheap but the quality is always there.

Wow! I'm so glad I discovered this establishment. If you are looking for amazing chocolate in a très chic storefront come here. You can see the chocolate being made from bean to bar. Very helpful salespeople who explained to me in English what I was having a hard time reading in French. Love!

I have wanted to visit this chocolate shop for a long time. My last attempt, they where closed during the August holiday. One of my favorite Michelin-star French chefs, Alain Ducasse, now has a chocolate factory. Along with chocolatier Nicolas Berger, these gentleman source their own chocolate beans from various countries, roast, and produce amazing chocolate. It is simply hard to make a decision what chocolate to buy. Like wine, chocolate grown in different areas takes on different complexities such as boldness, astringency, overtones, cacao content, and taste. As with other natural products the fruit, nuts, or cacao can produce different challenges to a manufacturer. This chocolate has an expiration date (don't worry...i don't think it will sit around that long!) I tried the Mendiant L'acte Nougatine & Fleur de Sel and the confit orange. Both where excellent and you can taste the quality and care used to make these treats. The chocolate is expensive. The associate can give you the history and assist you with your purchase. I loved the orange fruit confit! www.lechocolate-alainducasse.com

This as close to Alain Ducasse I can afford to get to ;p Visited the boutique at Galerie Lafayette. Staff member was very friendly and helpful. Picked up 3 pieces: pistachio, milk ganache and mixed fruit. They were all nice, but nothing rave worthy. Maison du Chocolat is still my favorite.

This chocolate is absolutely amazing. Small batch chocolate prepared in house offers some of the brightest flavors and deepest chocolate experiences I've ever had.

This is Willy Wonka the luxury edition. They roast their own cocoa beans and you can taste the difference in the chocolates. Leave it to Alain Ducasse to create chocolates that are both rich/robust but fine and elegant. The shop is a little laboratory and when you select your chocolates you have to step out of the way as the salesperson lifts the glass dome. Le Maison du chocolate has always been a favorite and if you enjoy them you will be happy to add La Manufacture de Chocolat to your chocolate repertoire.

Best chocolates I have ever had. I never knew pralines could taste so good! (I normally avoid them). I got the boîte découverte which gives you a good sense of what the shop has to offer (so that next time you can pick and choose more precisely to your taste!) Prices are astronomical but you can taste the quality. I am definitely coming back. I really hope they will open another store closer to me in the near future ...!

Incredible chocolate displayed in a steam-punk factory setting - you could smell the chocolate from the street. Classy service, delicious chocolate, worth the price.

This place is the holy grail of chocolate perfection. It's intimidating: things are under glass and everything is hushed and placed just so. I wasn't expecting to be that impressed...I crave chocolate on occasion, but I'm no connoisseur. Once you get past the formality of this place, it's very inviting...there are tastes of everything everywhere. We were offered a sample of a truffle with coconut and there are few things I hate more than coconut. AND IT WAS STILL THE BEST TRUFFLE I'VE EVER HAD. What. I ended up getting a bar with nougatine and sea salt and I will definitely be purchasing a few more at the end of my stay to take back to friends. The best part was that the very pleasant chocolatier who helped us was so concerned about the heat that he placed our chocolates: in individual bags: in a box: in a freezer bag: in another bag. I think he would have preferred to escort it back to the United States on a refrigerated plane.