France’s Top Chocolatier Jean-Paul Hévin Opens Hong Kong’s First Parisian-style "Boutique et Bar à Chocolat"

France’s leading chocolatier Jean-Paul Hévin has opened Hong Kong’s first Parisian-style "Boutique et Bar à Chocolat" in Hong Kong’s hip and chic district, Lyndhurst Terrace, Central.

 

Seating 25, Jean-Paul Hévin’s “Boutique et Bar à Chocolat” in Lyndhurst Terrace is modeled after the multi award-winning, flagship chocolate palace on elite rue Saint-Honoré in Paris.

Sleek and softly-lit in gold leaf and sultry warm chocolate tones of brown and black with dark timber flooring, the street venue complements Jean-Paul Hévin chocolate boutiques at ifc Central and Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui.

 

“We want to give people the impression of wandering in the streets in a Parisian atmosphere and finding our store, rather than locations only in shopping malls,” said Jean-Paul Hevin.

Jean-Paul Hévin is celebrated among the world’s top chocolatiers – a true chocolate artist whose creations include chocolate Eiffel Towers, chocolate cigars and even chocolate stiletto shoes.

Available at the Lyndhurst Terrace “Boutique et Bar à Chocolat”, are cups of luxurious hot chocolate (HK$58-HK$60) voted “best hot chocolate in Paris” by renowned Figaroscope magazine. Variations are by both origin – such as Central America, Madagascar, Venezuela or Colombia – and exotic flavours such as banana, chestnut and ginger. Hot chocolate is also served the “Parisian” way, with a croissant and signature jam or chocolate spread, or choice of signature cake, priced at HK$98.  

In a true chocolate lovers’ paradise, the heavenly menu extends to chocolate cakes, tarts, mousses, old-fashioned macarons (voted the ‘Best in Paris’), chocolate cakes, fruit cakes, cheesecakes and dark truffles.  Also on the menu are extra-dark ganaches, pralines and milk chocolates enhanced with fruit fillings, spices and caramels.

 

To enjoy his creativity at its best, Hevin recommends: “Chocolate has to be eaten at room temperature, like a fine wine or cake.  You can recognise a fine chocolate by its dark, warm colour and, most of all, its fragrance.

 

“As soon as the box is opened, the aroma must be bold, pervasive, delicate and insistent; it should evoke pleasure and provoke the desire to bite in it!”

A set lunch menu is also being developed, that will change every two weeks.

 

Jean-Paul Hévin Chocolatier "Boutique et Bar à Chocolat" is at No 13 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, Hong Kong.

 Opening hours : 10:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. daily