The Best Hot Chocolate in Paris
Paris · 7 cafés
7 Paris cafés for the best hot chocolate, from Angelina's thick l'Africain by the Louvre to Carette's terrace facing the Eiffel Tower.
By Amit KerenWhere is the best hot chocolate in Paris? This map shows 7 cafés and tea rooms known for it, with exact locations and Google Maps directions.
Near the Louvre, Angelina on Rue de Rivoli serves l'Africain, a hot chocolate so thick it's almost a sauce, and chocolatier Jean-Paul Hévin has a tea room a few minutes away. For an Eiffel Tower view, go to Carette on Place du Trocadéro. In Saint-Germain, Café de Flore and Les Deux Magots stand side by side.
Paris hot chocolate (chocolat chaud) is usually made with melted chocolate rather than cocoa powder, so it's richer and thicker than most. It often comes in a small jug with whipped cream on the side.
Café & dessert · Tea room · 1st
Belle Époque tea room on Rue de Rivoli, opposite the Tuileries and a short walk from the Louvre. Order l'Africain, its famous very thick hot chocolate, with whipped cream and a Mont-Blanc pastry.
Tip: Queues are long in the afternoon. Go early, or buy the hot chocolate to take away from the shop counter.
Café & dessert · Tea room · 16th
Classic Paris tea room on Place du Trocadéro, open since 1927, with terrace tables looking towards the Eiffel Tower. Known for its thick hot chocolate and macarons.
Tip: There's a second Carette on Place des Vosges in the Marais.
Café & dessert · Café · 6th
The classic Saint-Germain café, famous for the writers and artists who met here. Its hot chocolate comes in a small jug so you pour it yourself.
Café & dessert · Café · 6th
Historic café right next to Café de Flore, facing the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Order the old-fashioned hot chocolate (chocolat chaud à l'ancienne) on the terrace.
Café & dessert · Chocolatier · 1st
Chocolatier Jean-Paul Hévin's shop on Rue Saint-Honoré, with a tea room upstairs serving rich hot chocolate and chocolate pastries.
Tip: Closed on Sundays.
Café & dessert · Chocolatier and tea room · 3rd
Jacques Genin's chocolate shop in the Marais, with a tea room serving hot chocolate alongside his pastries and caramels.
Tip: Closed on Mondays.
Café & dessert · Tea room · 9th
Small tea room and pastry shop inside the covered Passage Jouffroy, near the Grands Boulevards. A cosy stop for hot chocolate and a pastry.
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Questions & answers
Angelina on Rue de Rivoli is the most famous, for its very thick l'Africain. Carette on Place du Trocadéro, Café de Flore and Les Deux Magots in Saint-Germain and chocolatier Jean-Paul Hévin are also popular.
Carette on Place du Trocadéro has terrace tables looking towards the Eiffel Tower.
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