Paris Chocolate Information

This has been sitting in my pending file, along with all the travel posts I have intended to make the last 6 months. Alas, keeping up two blogs is more than I can handle on a daily basis. The New York Times: Choice Tables: In Paris, Boutiques and Cafes Where Chocolatiers Raise the Bar:

"Herewith, then, a guide to Paris for the chocolate aficionado. It is by no means exhaustive; the Paris phone book has several pages of listings for chocolatiers, but I think this represents a selection of those most worthy of your time.

(Read the whole article... it's juicy.)

Angelina, 226, rue de Rivoli; (33-1) 42.60.82.00, First Arrondissement. Métro: Tuileries.

La Charlotte de l'Isle, 24, rue St.-Louis en l'Île, Fourth; (33-1) 43.54.25.83. Métro: Pont Marie, Cité.

Michel Chaudun, 149, rue de l'Université, Seventh; (33-1) 47.53.74.40. Métro: Invalides, La Tour Maubourg.

Christian Constant, 37, rue d'Assas, Sixth; (33-1) 53.63.15.15. Métro: Rennes, St.-Placide.

Pierre Hermé, 72, rue Bonaparte, Sixth; (33-1) 43.54.47.77. Métro: St.-Sulpice.

Jean-Paul Hévin, 231, rue St.-Honoré, First; (33-1) 55.35.35.96. Métro: Concorde, Opera, Tuileries. For other boutique locations, www.jphevin.com.

La Maison du Chocolat, 8, boulevard de la Madeleine, Ninth; (331) 47.42.86.52. Métro: Madeleine. For other boutique locations, www.lamaisonduchocolat.com.

Octave, 138, rue Mouffetard, Fifth; (33-1) 45.35.20.56. Métro: Censier/Daubenton.

Le Club des Croqueurs de Chocolat, www.croqueurschocolat.com.