Goût, Thé et… Chocolat: A fine selection of award winning artisans’ chocolates on Rue d’Aligre.
At Goût, Thé et… Chocolat on rue d’Aligre you’ll find a careful selection of chocolates, dark and milk pralinés or ganache made by France’s finest artisans. The chocolates that are for sale in this tiny shop are by a select few such as Rémi Henry, Hubert Masse or Fabrice Gillotte who won the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (MOF) title, which is the highest title given to an artisan for the quality of his work in his trade. Do not leave Goût, Thé et… Chocolat without a box of Fabrice Gillotte’s new creation (Fall 2009): Aquacao—a selection of dark ganache squares each made with cacao from four different origins (Venezuela, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador) and filled with a cocoa-bean-infused jelly. And while you are at it, grab one of Fabrice Gillotte’s Christmas creations: a dark or milk chocolate praliné Christmas tree. It doesn’t look like anything, aesthetically speaking, but I guess the energy that didn’t go into making it look pretty went into making it taste divine.
There are also other sweet things such as artisanal ice-creams and sorbets by Mr Phoenix who only sells to reputable restaurants, macarons, tuiles au chocolat, dragées, cheesecake… If they are selling the dark chocolate-covered hazelnuts with cocoa powder on top when you stop by, try them!
If you are looking for high end chocolates in the 12th arrondissement, this is the place to go to.
In the same neighborhood, check out Les Crus du Soleil for great wines at an unbeatable price, Sur Les Quais for some delectable tapenades or La Graineterie du Marché for a one-of-a-kind picturesque dry goods store.
Goût, Thé et… Chocolat
13 Rue d’Aligre
75012 Paris
tel: 01.43.40.34.45
Metro: Ledru-Rollin, Faidherbe-Chaligny
Tu-F: 9.30am-1.30pm / 3pm-8pm (4pm-7.30pm in August)
Sat: 9am-8pm
Sun: 9am-2pm
Closed on Monday
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