Van Hoorebeke Pralines Sint-Baafsplein 9000 Ghent, Belgium About 10 euros for 250g. Must Try: Sushi shell with a dark chocolate crunch, Seashell flavored like a speculoo cookie, Milk chocolate with hazelnut crunch Hits: Dark chocolate with mocha, Blanc manon with nut (almost a must try), Dark chocolate with nut crunch mix, Dark...
read moreGaller, 60% Blended Dark Chocolate Papouasie/Arriba Bar Beans from Papouasie and Arriba Articulated in Belgium €2.80 for 100g Taste: 1.5/5.0 Rich. Wouldn’t be bad if weren’t so bitter. Moreover, it has few overtones. It’s a very simple chocolate, especially for something created with cocoa beans from specific regions—you...
read moreDel Rey, 54.5% “Del Rey” Bar Milk Chocolate Belgium €6 for an 85g bar This is Del Rey’s specialty, a dark milk chocolate bar. Presentation: 4.5/5.0 Beautiful design. The chocolate itself comes in a rectangular shape, but it is divided into numerous smaller rectangles arranged in a spiraling pattern towards the center of the...
read morePierre Marcolini, 50% Milk Chocolate with Caramelized Pecans Belgium €6.00 This bar was a mistake, pure and simple. Pierre Marcolini has the reputation of greatest chocolatier in Belgium, but this chocolate was a disappointment in almost every way. There was no sweetness to the bar, even though it’s a milk chocolate. Moreover,...
read moreGaller, 43% Blended Milk Chocolate Venezuela Papouasie Bar Belgium €2.80 for 100g Taste: 3.5/5.0 Extremely good for a cheaper chocolate. Galler really shows why it is a royal mandate holder with this bar. It is slightly, but only very slightly, too sweet, and it does have some bitter overtones that help to balance it out....
read moreCote d’Or Chocolate—the whole brand Belgian Chocolate Cote d’Or is somewhat of a pricier, everyday chocolate, especially for foreign audiences. When I had it, though, it was in Belgium, where chocolate is taken so seriously that Cote d’Or is simply frowned upon as a candy bar, whereas for Americans it might seem...
read moreDel Rey, Milk Chocolate with Macadamia Nut Bar Belgium €6.00 for 85g Very good, solid bar. The nuts mix perfectly with the chocolate, the flavor is great, and the sweetness isn’t bad. Still, it is massively overpriced, especially in Belgium, where good chocolate can be obtained for far, far less. Presentation: 4.5/5.0. See the...
read moreWittamer About 20 euros for 250g Place du Grand Sablon 12, Brussels Wittamer is highly praised as one of two best chocolate shops in Brussels, located right in one of the most popular plazas. As such, it is also one of the most overpriced chocolates. That being said, I found Wittamer’s prices to be unjustified. The chocolate not...
read moreMary Chocolatier White Chocolate Bar Belgium Around €6 Presentation: 3.2+/5.0 The great thing about Mary’s is the “grandma’s touch” to everything, including in the boxes, the wrapping, and the look of the chocolates. The white chocolate itself is just a very nice-looking bar. It’s rather thick, and just seems huge...
read morePierre Marcolini Artisanal Chocolate Producer About 20 euros for 250g Rue des Minimes 1, Place du Grand Sablon, 1000 Brussels (original store). There are also stores throughout Belgium and the world. Overall score: 0.3/5.0. A tragic disappointment This is the legendary store, found throughout Belgium but with its HQ in Brussels....
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