Gwen S.
Yelp
I practically conducted my own chocolate/pastry tour of Paris on my last visit, so obviously Jean-Paul Hevin was on my list of must-sees! I have to say, I liked it, but it wasn't as good as I was expecting.
I went with my family and we got: the hot chocolate, Caracas cake, Tonka cake, and the Longchamp Praline.
The hot chocolate was tasty, but had too much milk for my liking (it also didn't help that it was about 70*F. out). My brother had the Caracas (one of their most popular chocolate cakes), which was good but nothing special. My mother had the Longchamp Praline (the "milk-chocolate" one), which was quite tasty. However, I had had the Longchamp Chocolat (the "dark-chocolate" one) on another occasion just a day or two before at the Saint-Germain location, and preferred that one. I had the Tonka (streusel praline topped with an almond and tonka bean cake, chocolate mousse, and then chocolate ganache) which was perfection! It had a wonderful flavor and the combination of textures was divine! We had a couple of chocolates as well, but they were not very memorable.
All in all, I enjoyed Jean-Paul Hevin and would love to go back (specifically to try the cheese-filled chocolates, Chocolate Framboise cake, the macarons, or the raspberry hot chocolate!). My disappointment in the food only stems from my high expectations and anticipation. That being said, Hevin is a must for chocolate lovers!