Where to Go: the 7 Best Chocolate Making Workshops in Paris

1.45-minute Chocolate Making Workshop at Choco-Story

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 444 reviews · 2 hours · from $58Our pick

At Choco-Story Paris, a French- or English-speaking chocolatier guides you through a 45-minute session of dipping, molding, and decorating chocolate. You choose shapes and toppings, take home 250 to 300 g of sweets and an apron, then explore three museum floors with tastings and a virtual demonstration.

“best part was that you got to create your own designs and flavors. and taste and take them home.”

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2.45 min Chocolate Workshop at Choco-Story Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 51 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $60

Spend 45 minutes with a chocolatier using melted milk and dark chocolate to decorate bars, marshmallows, orange peel, and other treats. Your ticket also includes museum access, tastings, and a virtual demonstration. The small workshop suits children seven and older, but expect decorating rather than chocolate making from scratch.

“Our son enjoyed it that is why I’m giving it 4 stars. Like some other people said, this is more of dipping chocolate instead of making chocolate. My husband was frustrated because our chef provided more instruction and details to the people who spoke French than those that spoke English. Wish there had been more toppings to choose from. I would not do this tour again.”

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3.Choux Pastry and Chocolate Éclair Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 50 reviews · from $151

At Le Foodist near Notre-Dame, you spend three hours learning choux pastry, crème pâtissière, Chantilly, and piping in English. Chefs such as Stéphane and Florence guide small groups of up to eight, with tea, French pastry stories, and a box of your own éclairs and cream puffs to take home.

“This is a cooking class so “guide” is inappropriate. The pastry Chef teaching the class is excellent. Highly recommend classes from Le Foodist.”

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4.Praliné Rocher Chocolate making class in Paris (collective)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $82Top rated

At Edwart Chocolatier on Rue de Rivoli, you spend about an hour making hazelnut praliné rochers with an instructor such as Lisa, Elise, or Raamin. Materials are supplied, a tasting follows upstairs, and you leave with your chocolates, recipe, and diploma. English is offered.

“From the moment we entered the shop, the staff at Edwart Chocolatiers was nothing short of warm. Our teacher, Elise, was so wonderful and kind! We all had a blast, such a wholesome fun experience to share with friends and family!”

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5.Molded Bonbons Chocolate making class in Paris (collective)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $118

At Edwart Chocolatier near the Louvre, you’ll spend about 90 minutes making demi-sphère chocolate bonbons with dark ganache and hazelnut praliné. The small group is capped at eight. Chocolatiers such as Elise and Krishna offer hands-on guidance, followed by a tasting upstairs. Children under 14 cannot join.

“We are a couple visiting Paris. For the last day of the trip we booked the "Technical Chocolate Making Workshop in Paris" through the Viator website. We were quite excited to learn new techniques to work with chocolate. We expected a 1.5-hour workshop in which we would learn how to temper chocolate (including practical work and new techniques) and create pralines and ganaches using molds (as shown in the workshop pictures on the Viator website). In reality, the workshop lasted for only an hour, during which we made a simple praline and nothing except form balls by hand (from a mass the instructor made in front of us) dip them…”

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6.Private Family Chocolate Making Class in Paris

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 1 hour (approx.)

At Edwart Chocolatier on Rue de Rivoli, your private family group works with a chocolatier to make hollow chocolate figures, decorated mendiants, and Eiffel Tower lollipops. You will taste signature bonbons, package your creations, and take home recipe cards, diplomas, and gift bags.

“We had a wonderful experience at this chocolate making class. Elise was a great teacher who let our 5 year old be the star of the show. Our daughter was kept very engaged, and we left with so much high quality chocolate. Seriously, we had to buy a special bag so we could carry all the chocolate home since we took the class the last day of our Paris trip. If you’re looking for a unique experience where kids can learn and interact in a fun way, I would highly recommend this class.”

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7.Become a Chocolate Master! Chocolate Bar Workshop in Paris

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $117

At Rrraw Cacao in central Paris, you learn chocolate’s path from Theobroma cacao tree to finished bar with Hugo or Sébastien. Melt, temper, mold, decorate, and taste cocoa beans, roasted cocoa, bars, and truffles during this two-hour English workshop for up to seven people.

“An amazing and excellent couple of hours spent with Sebastian learning about the history and origins of chocolate, followed by some hands on chocolate bar making and decorating from bean to bar. Would thoroughly recommend this unique experience to young families - our girls aged 9 & 11 had a great time. Thanks Sebastian and keep up the great work you do.”

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