CHOCOLATE CRIOLLOS Chocolates / Toffees in La Rochelle

Opening hours

Closed

  • Monday Closed
  • Tuesday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm
  • Wednesday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm
  • Thursday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm
  • Friday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm
  • Saturday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm
  • Sunday Closed

Opens Tuesday at 10:00 am

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Useful information

Location : In town

Province : Pays d’Aunis and the coastline, La Rochelle, Rochefort and Marennes

Services

  • Cash
  • Credit card accepted
  • Open all year round
  • English
    • It is in his workshop-boutique, in the heart of the historic center of La Rochelle, that Thomas Pontacq, artisan chocolatier, and his team welcome you. This chocolate enthusiast and lover of good products launched into the CRIOLLOS CHOCOLATIER adventure in October 2019 after working with major chocolatiers in France and Switzerland.

      Always looking for a delicate balance of flavors , he uses refined ingredients in his preparations, unearthed from producers recognized for the quality of their products. As a member of the “Club of Committed Chocolatiers”, the chocolatier is committed to this label alongside cocoa producers to offer choice chocolate, of impeccable quality , and at the right remunerative price for the cooperatives .

      You will discover the multiple flavors of chocolate: the finesse and subtlety of homemade chocolate bars and candies made from cocoa of varied origins and selected by you . Several sizes of boxes are available to you with a range of 28 chocolates to taste.

      The Rochelais chocolatier also received the "mastery award" last October-a distinction which places him among the 10 new French talents - by the prestigious "Guide des Croqueurs de chocolats" (book listing the best chocolatiers in France).


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Traveller Reviews CHOCOLATE CRIOLLOS

4.7 sur 5 163 reviews

  • Sarah Renee

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Sarah Renee on 26/04/2024

    Ouah! This is some of the best chocolate I have tasted in Europe! I was helped by Jess on my first day in La Rochelle and Jess was excellent in providing information on the production process and history of Criollos while also proving me with a few samples of chocolate. Of all the shops I visited in La Rochelle this was the one that gave me the most positive experience. I ended up purchasing a few boxes of the Pavés de La Rochelle (a masterful hazelnut gianduja) and also enjoyed a chocolate filled bar and a caramel and praline cookie. Everything was splendid! Thank you for your help Jess! I can’t wait to return to La Rochelle for some more chocolate!

  • Philippe Carteau

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Philippe Carteau on 26/10/2024

    Good

  • Michael ELAN

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Michael ELAN on 12/11/2019

    the best place for chocolate in La Rochelle

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CHOCOLATE CRIOLLOS

Address

21 rue Chef de ville
17000 La Rochelle

GPS coordinates

46° 9'29.89"N, 1° 9'17.79"W

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