FOUNDED IN 1977 BY one of the world's most renowned chocolatiers, the French Robert Linxe, LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT today has outlets in Paris, London, New York and Tokyo and enjoys a very good reputation. Besides a wide range of individual chocolates of high quality, LA MAISON DU CHOCOLATE also offers a collection of single-origin ganaches, and six bars with percentages between 0% and 100% (see below).

Website: www.lamaisonduchocolat.com

Stores: LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT has five shops in Paris, and two each in London, New York and Tokyo:

Paris:

225, rue du Faubourg St-Honore (8th arr.), Tel. +33142273944, Mon--Sat 10--7

52, rue Francois 1er (8th arr.), Tel. +33147233825, Mon--Sat 10--7

8, boulevard de la Madeleine (9th arr.), Tel. +33147428652, Mon--Sat 10--7.30}

19, rue de Sevres (6th arr.), Tel. +33145442040, Mon--Fri 10--7.30, Sat 10--8, Sun 10--2}

89, avenue Ramond Poincare (16th arr.), Tel. +33140677783, Mon--Sat 10--7

London:

45--46 Piccadilly, W1J 0DS, Tel. +442072878500, Mon--Sat 10--7

Harrods, 87--135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, SW1X 7XL, Tel. +442077301234, Mon--Sat 10--7

New York:

1018 Madison Avenue, NY 10021, Tel. +12127447117, Mon--Sat 10--7 (all year), Sun 12--6 (Sep--May)

30 Rockefeller Center, NY 10020, Tel. +12122659404, Mon--Fri 9.30--7, Sat 10--7 (all year), Sun 11--6 (Sep--May)

For shops in Tokyo, see the LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT website.

Availability: LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT chocolate appears to only be available in the eleven stores listed above, or by ordering from the LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT website.