Looking for a creamy and comforting hot chocolate in Paris ? Here are the best addresses to warm you up during the winter.
If you’re visiting Paris in the fall or winter, you will love a comforting hot chocolate in a historic tea room, great pastry chefs’ shops or a nice and cozy hotel.
The most famous (and touristy) places for a hot chocolate
- Angelina : Get comfortable in their tea room close to the Louvre to taste the famous hot chocolate, a blend of three cocoas of African origin from Niger, Ghana and Ivory Coast. It’s very rich so one chocolate for two is a nice idea especially if you’d like to order a pastry. It’s a nice place for breakfast. If you don’t want to wait in line at their original shop on the rue de Rivoli, you can order a chocolate to go.
- 226 rue de Rivoli 75001 – original tea room close to the Louvre
- 108 rue du Bac 75007
- 19 rue de Vaugirard 75006 Paris
- Carette : Try their hot chocolate made from cocoa from Ghana at 48%, whole milk enriched with crème fraîche and a touch of vanilla (12€). You can’t order a chocolate to share.
- 4 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 novembre, 75016 Paris close to the Eiffel tower
- 25 place des Vosges, 75003 Paris in the Marais
- Café de Flore : Located in Saint Germain, famous writers used to come to this legendary café. Today they are replaced by instagramers. If you come for an early breakfast, you can enjoy a moment of peace.
172 Bd Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris
Hot chocolate by chocoloteers
They will serve a hot chocolate only in the winter.
- Cyril Lignac : I bet you never heard of him. He is a very famous chef in France with several restaurants, pastry shops, TV shows and books. A very reasonable price for his hot chocolate. He also has great pastries (the grey one is very weird looking but delicious).
- 25 Rue Chanzy, 75011 Paris
- 9 rue Bayen 75017 Paris close to the Champs Elysées
- Yann Couvreur : great pastry chef for a chocolate to go.
23, rue des Rosiers 75004 Paris in the Marais - Jade Genin : She’s the daughter of the famous chocolatier Jacques Génin. She opened her own shop close to the Opera house. You can order a chocolate to go.
33 Av. de l’Opéra, 75002 Paris - La Manufacture Cluizel : 70 years in chocolate making, 4 generations. This is family business sources the cacao beans directly from the plantations. Classical version with milk but you can also order a vegan hot chocolate. Chocolate to go.
- 201 Rue Saint Honoré 75001 Paris, close to the Louvre
- 43 Rue des Belles Feuilles, 75116 Paris (places to seat)
- 3 Rue Tronchet, 75008 Paris, close to the Opera Garnier
Hot chocolate in a fancy hotel
Take a seat in a very chic decor to enjoy a hot chocolate. You don’t have to come for high tea but can get a drink with maybe one pastry if you’d like. Prices can be between 15 and 20€.
- Hotel Crillon, on Concorde square at the bottom of the Champs-Elysées and close to the Louvre, 6 Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris
- Hotel Georges V, close to the Champs-Elysées, 31 Avenue George V, 75008 Paris
- Hotel Cheval Blanc, close to the Louvre, 8 Quai du Louvre, 75001 Paris
- Hotel Lutetia, in Saint Germain, 45 Bd Raspail, 75006 Paris
- Hotel Peninula in the lobby, close to the Champs-Elysées, 19 Av. Kléber, 75116 Paris
- Hotel Shangri-La, close to the Eiffel Tower, 10 Av. d’Iéna, 75116 Paris
- Hotel La Réserve, only in the afternoon (they even have a chimney), close to the Champs-Elysées, 42 Av. Gabriel, 75008 Paris
- Ritz, le comptoir : Opened a pastry shop behind the hotel, close to the opera house, 38 Rue Cambon, 75001 Paris
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