Maison Georges Larnicol
Chocolaterie — Quartier De Clignancourt (Paris)
À propos
Maison Georges Larnicol est une chocolaterie parisienne emblématique située à Montmartre, célèbre pour ses créations chocolatées artisanales et ses présentations spectaculaires. Les visiteurs peuvent y découvrir une variété impressionnante de chocolats, notamment des pommes en chocolat uniques, des lollipops, et des macarons aux saveurs variées. La boutique se distingue par ses vitrines alléchantes, dont un modèle en chocolat de Notre-Dame, et propose un concept de self-service qui permet aux clients de composer leur propre sélection de délices. Idéalement située près du Sacré-Cœur, c'est un arrêt incontournable pour les amateurs de chocolat et de pâtisseries françaises, offrant une expérience gourmande authentique au cœur de Paris.
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Paris Food Tour - Abroad Reach Travel
Updated on June 24th, 2025 When we travel, the one thing that causes me more anxiety than anything else is “what/where should we eat?” The indecision can sometimes be crippling, to the point that I have gone to bed hungry in places like Venice, Rome, and London because I couldn’t handle the choices. On this trip, I was determined not to be overwhelmed by french gastronomy and thought the best way to handle it was to book us a Paris food tour as our first “meal”. Best decision I made on our whole trip! In the interest of transparency, please be aware that the following may contain affiliate links and any purchases made through such links may result in a small commission for us at no cost to you. We appreciate you shopping from these links! Our tour was run by Secret Food Tours and was about three hours long. We were a little late due to flight delays, but we met the group at the first stop after some really great assistance from the tour company. We started the tour at the Anvers metro stop and walked all over the Montmartre area trying different foods and picking up goodies to eat back at the tour company’s wine cellar. CHOCOLATE–MAISON GEORGES LARNICOL On our Paris food tour, we stopped at Maison Georges Larnicol. Not only does this place have great chocolate but it is beautiful. We tried truffles and a few other candies that were all delicious. MACARONS–CHRISTOPHER ROUSSEL I love macarons. Our stop at Christophe-Roussel resulted in two macarons each. We loved them so much we stopped on our way back to our hotel and bought 12 more. The raspberry was a particular favorite with passionfruit with tarragon a close runner up. BAKERY–AU LEVAIN D’ANTAN We stopped at a bakery, Au Levain d’Antan, and had a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into making baguettes. One of the bakeries bakers showed us how the ovens worked and how they shape the iconic bread. At the bakery, we tried croissants, which were some of the best I’ve ever had in my life. We went back the next morning for more! We also got a few other treats to try back at the wine cellar including baguettes, quiche aux poireaux, tarte fine, crepe, and eclair au chocolat. Interesting fact, there is a contest every year for the best baguette between the boulangeries of Paris called the “Grand Prix de la Baguette de Traditional Francaise de la Ville de Paris”. The winner gets a cash prize and a year long contract to supply the president of France with fresh baguettes. Au Levain d’Antan was the 2011 winner! CHEESE–LA BUTTE FROMAGERE I am here to say that dairy products in Europe are so much better than in the US. I think it has to do with pasteurization but I’m not sure. Almost all of the cheeses we tried in Paris were from raw milk. Newsflash, I’m still alive and have tasted some seriously good cheese. We tried a sheep’s milk cheese at the fromagerie, La Butte Fromagere, and brought back five more cheese to try at the wine cellar: Comte, Selles-sur Cher, Camembert, Roquefort, and Brillat Savarin. The latter was stuffed with summer truffles, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I also learned a lot about one of my favorite cheeses, Camembert. Did you know you can tell how old a Camembert is by how high it is? The taller the cheese the younger it is. Older Camembert will “fall” and will have a slumping center. I personally love the younger version so I was super excited to learn this! BUTCHERY–BOUCHERIE JACKY GAUDIN Our last stop was at a butchery, Boucherie Jacky Gaudin, where we picked up several meat options to try back at the Wine Cellar. The gentlemen working at the butchery were hysterical and posed for pictures, made faces at us through the glass and were generally a good laugh. Andy loved all of the options we tried: rillons de Touraine (pork belly), Rosette (pork sausage), Jambon de Savoie (cured ham), pâté au poivre vert (Liver with green peppers) and saucisse a l’ail (sausage). I tried everything but the pate because I’m a big chicken. BACK AT THE WINE CELLAR We brought all the food we had purchased on our walk back to the tour companies wine cellar, and we ate, and ate, and ate. So much food. To be honest when we first booked the tour I had been thinking the cost was a little on the high side for a 3 hour tour. Once we finished with all the food and information I couldn’t believe what a great value the paris food tour had been. In total we had tried: * 2 glasses of wine * 3 Chocolates * 2 Macarons * Baguette * Croissant * Eclair au Chocolat * Tarte Fine * Quiche aux Poireaux * 6 Types of cheese * 5 types of meat We left the tour completely stuffed and with so much more knowledge about French and Parisian cuisine. Our guide, Emmanuel, knew so much about each food we tried and the history of French food. He gave us tips that we used the rest of our trip, and it really helped ease my anxiety about what we should be ordering or buying at shops. We would highly recommend taking a food tour in Paris, especially the Secret Food Tour Montmartre Tour. Check out our Paris Food Tour Video!
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A Sweet Treat: The Maison Georges Larnicol (Montmartre, Paris)
I’m not a huge fan of chocolate, but you can’t visit France and not sample one or two treats. There is one place in Paris where we always get our sugar fix – the Maison Georges Larnicol in Montmartre. We take the metro line 2 to Anvers to visit the Sacré Cœur and drift in and out of numerous souvenir shops along the Rue de Steinkerque. My mother nicknamed this road ‘the street of a thousand souvenir shops.’ That is a bit of an exaggeration, but I see her thinking. The Maison Georges Larnicol first caught our eyes a few years ago with their alluring displays of chocolates, boxes of biscuits and not to mention their chocolate model of Notre-Dame in the centre of the shop. I’m always thrilled by the sight of the self-service displays. Dark chocolates, nutty chocolates and chocolates with surprising fillings – they’re all here. My sister loves anything with white chocolate – especially the chocolate lollipops that sort of look like writing quills. My personal favourites however, are the ‘pommes.’ Pure red in colour, they have a crisp outer shell, a thin layer of chocolate and an apple-flavoured jelly sweet in the centre. Unusual, but beautiful. They also have an impressive range of macarons here. You can choose your own flavours at the counter or buy them pre-packed. I usually buy a box of seven for a friend. They travel surprisingly well in a rucksack! After we’ve bought a bag of our favourite chocolates we take the steep climb up to the Sacré Cœur. When it gets a bit too much, we stop at a bench and eat a piece of chocolate or two and admire the views. We did bring a small bag of our favourites back to London but for some reason we didn’t enjoy them the same. Maybe there’s something about the French air that makes them taste better?… This charming little shop does get busy, especially in the summer and during the Christmas period. However, there are so many sweet delights to choose from that it’s worth navigating through the curious crowds. Samina x
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