Hear ye lovers of exceptional chocolates! Whether it's for Valentine's Day, Easter, Christmas or just because a square of chocolate doesn't really count, we love chocolate. Forget industrial bars, here, we're going to talk about handmade chocolates with quality ingredients made by passionate artisans. So especially for you, oWe sacrificed ourselves to tour the artisanal chocolate shops of Limoges and find our chocolate nuggets for you. to test as soon as possible!

Top artisanal chocolate shops in Limoges
City of Limoges – Laurent Lagarde

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La Maison Faye, delights inspired by Limoges

3 rue Darnet, Limoges

For decades, the Faye family has combined traditional recipes Limoges chocolatiers and unique specialty creations. Some must-try items: The chestnut bite, a timeless classic with its melting candied chestnut heart, the Benedictine chocolate, a patented creation to celebrate the 90th anniversary of our beautiful station or even theto Gauloisine, a little madness with white chocolate and Gauloise, a bicentennial Limoges liqueur.

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Buissière, the chocolate factory of yesteryear

27 rue Jean Jaurès, Limoges

If you want to take a trip back in time, head to the Buissière chocolate factory in old world charm with its chandeliers, moldings and woodwork from 1848. Run by the Dolfi family of chocolatiers, also at the origin of the oldest chocolate shop in Paris "A La Mère de Famille". Here are some sweet treats not to be missed: the famous Paladin, a dark ganache with roasted hazelnuts, which has made the reputation of the house, dark chocolate chips et the boxes to compose.

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City of Limoges – Thierry Laporte

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At Palets d'Or, when chestnut becomes chocolate

33 rue Adrien Dubouché, Limoges

"Still and always the love of chocolate“, this is the motto of Hervé Moreau, a passionate chocolatier Golden Palets shop. Here, everything is handmade in the back room with a 26 years of know-how which can be tasted in every bite. The house specialty? Limousin chestnut in chocolate, a gourmet tribute to the region and the famous pucks to the candied fruits which inspired the name of the shop.

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Borzeix-Besse, the excellence of Corrèze chocolate

  • 19 rue Jean Jaurès, Limoges
  • 171 Avenue of Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, Limoges

Labeled Living Heritage Company, The Corrèze House Borzeix-Besse offers products high end and quality through the selection of the best chocolates. It wonderfully combines the dark, milk or white chocolate with lemon, ginger or cinnamon. Try the delicious ones as soon as possible Druids' Pebbles, a heart of hazelnut flaky praline sprinkled with icing sugar.

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Ludovic Pacaille

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Ludovic Pacaille, the gourmet marriage of chocolate and flowers

82 avenue Garibaldi, Limoges

Born in Limoges, the pastry chef-chocolatier Ludovic Pacaille notably cut his teeth at Ladurée in Paris, the temple of macarons and chocolate combines creativity and audacity to surprise your taste buds. Its little extra? The alliance of chocolate and flowers as her chocolate and rose éclairs especially for gourmands. And for even more pleasure, taste its famous “Carapom”, a mix of meringue biscuit, salted butter caramel and apples.

 

 

 

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Pascalain

Limousin, a delicious cake combining chestnut and chocolate

As a bonus, we recommend the Limousin, a delicious chestnut fondant coated in a thin layer of dark chocolate by Pascalain. Those who have tasted it love it and can't do without it (we're talking about us). Find it at their shop, 6 Rue Clément Ader, in Feytiat and at the Halles Centrales!
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