Luxury chocolate
À la Mère de Famille is the oldest chocolatier in Paris. Since 1761, the house has delighted gourmets with its luxury chocolates, crafted with creativity, passion, and expertise.
Discover our luxury chocolates
Guided by our taste for excellence and very well equipped today, we maintain a strong artisanal dimension in the creation of certain recipes. Our methods, combining tradition and innovation, enhance the flavors of cocoa and take you on a unique taste journey. Cute ballotins, pretty collector's boxes, grand cru bars... fall for one of our delicious treats.
Artisan chocolatier
At the Mother of the Family, artisan chocolatier since 1761
While the Maison now has numerous boutiques in Paris and its surrounding suburbs, it all began in 1761, at 35 rue du Faubourg Montmartre in Paris. It took the name "Mère de Famille" at the beginning of the 19th century, when Marie-Adélaïde Bridault brought unprecedented fame to her chocolate shop thanks to her creations as delicious as they were daring. Unchanged since the end of the 19th century, the historic boutique with its authentic charm is a unique place full of emotion. Among the dozens of chocolate recipes and specialties created over the years by the Maison, our famous praline rocks, our grand cru bars, our iconic spread, and of course our essential Montmartre palets have won many hearts.
Know-how
Craftsmanship passed down from generation to generation
Over the years, the Bridault, then Lecœur, Dreux, Legrand, Brethonneau, Neveu, and finally Dolfi families have passed on the torch of excellence, between tradition and gourmet innovation. Happy owner of the Maisons To the Mother of the Family, the Dolfi clan has been pursuing its work for over twenty years “ferryman” of French sweet heritage, driven by a deep desire to protect, bring the taste of goodness to life and promote authentic recipes.
A story of excellence and passion
With over 260 years of expertise, the House has established itself as a benchmark in the world of chocolate. A unique longevity, worthy of the demanding standards of our chocolatiers, who have continually reinvented themselves while perpetuating their gourmet expertise. Today, we are the only ones to develop all of our recipes ourselves, from start to finish, and to offer them without any intermediaries, in order to guarantee impeccable quality at every stage and a fair price for you.
Commitment to quality and authenticity
To create its luxury chocolates, À la Mère de Famille masters the sourcing and processing of its raw materials, particularly cocoa, from start to finish. Our team selects its beans itself, then our chocolatiers blend the different origins and adjust their flavors until they obtain the House's unique couverture or our iconic praline. We also handle packaging and marketing in our boutiques, to guarantee the excellence of our products and the advice we provide to our customers.
Our luxury chocolate creations
Because there is not one, but many chocolates in a House like ours, let yourself be tempted by our many emblematic recipes… among which even we cannot always choose!
Refined gift boxes for all occasions
Looking for a gourmet and delicate gift idea? À la Mère de Famille offers assortments of its specialties in beautiful gift boxes. Depending on the occasion and the recipient, you'll be spoiled for choice: a charming metal box, an elegant gift box, or even a cute ballotin.
Premium chocolate bars with unique flavors
Emblems of our chocolatier expertise, our chocolate bars are crafted in our factory in Touraine by our chocolate makers. Our Maison chocolate bars are available in four main families, where the flavors of dark or milk chocolate combine character and subtlety. Our Signature Collections, Grands Crus, Pralines, and Classics with dried fruits, take you on a journey where the pleasure of being a gourmand is reinvented with every bite.
Handmade truffles, pralines and chocolate candies
Among our specialties, the praline that made the Maison famous needs no introduction. Our chocolatiers use it in numerous handmade chocolate candy recipes. To try it, indulge in our rocks or logs, which have everything you need to melt. But it's not the only one worth a gourmet detour.
With their ganache coated in a thin layer of crunchy chocolate then topped with cocoa powder, our Madagascar, Peruvian or Bourbon vanilla truffles are very popular with chocolate lovers for their delicacy and smoothness. During the holiday season, we are committed to offering them in a limited edition box, perfect for giving as a gift or treating yourself during the end-of-year celebrations. Also take the time to explore the range of our creations, such as our ultra-crunchy almond and hazelnut mendiants, our toucans with crispy feuilletine inclusions, our more gourmet than gourmet florentines, our chocolate almonds and hazelnuts… All deserve to be savored at their true value!
Chocolatier
The secrets of our luxury chocolates
There's no secret: to create a luxury chocolate capable of melting the most demanding gourmets, the House leaves nothing to chance.
The rigorous selection of the finest cocoa beans
Because we know what we want, we travel the world to select premium natural ingredients. We purchase our cocoa beans directly from Haiti, Madagascar, Peru, and other plantations we carefully select for their values and high standards. The beans are harvested by hand, and the pods are emptied on site for an initial sorting. The beans then dry in direct sunlight for one to three weeks, during which they are regularly stirred. Fermentation then takes place in wooden crates, where the beans' aromas begin to develop. They are finally placed in jute bags and shipped to our factory, where our chocolatiers take over.
A manufacturing process that respects artisanal traditions
To stay close to the shops and preserve local traditions, À la Mère de Famille makes its chocolates in its Chambray-lès-Tours factory, where homemade recipes and exceptional expertise are constantly being improved. The beans are roasted upon arrival, shelled, crushed, and then ground to obtain the cocoa paste. Next comes the essential step of conching, which reveals all the chocolate's flavor and smoothness. Finally, the cocoa mass is tempered to obtain the perfect, shiny, and smooth texture of our couverture chocolate, the foundation of all our recipes.
How to enjoy our luxury chocolates?
To enjoy À la Mère de Famille creations, you can order them on our website, with home delivery available in France (and even in Europe) in containers guaranteed to keep them fresh. Those in a hurry can even opt for courier delivery in Paris and the Paris region! You can also choose to pick up your order in one of our stores, on the date and time of your choice.
Discover our delivery methods in Paris and France
Our teams will be delighted to welcome you to the store to guide you in choosing your chocolates.
