Belgian Chocolate Tasting Tour - Brussels
Brussels Chocolate tasting tour, where you will discover the Belgian chocolate tradition and taste the best Belgian chocolates in some of the most prestigious chocolate shops in the city: Pierre Marcolini, Mary, Neuhaus, Darcis, Galler, Corné Port-Royal, Laurent Gerbaud, Maison Dandoy and Léonidas.
You will see the best and most famous chocolate shops and taste their delicious specialty chocolates.
Meeting point: We will meet at 3pm at the Grand-Place, in front of the gothic City Hall, next to the entrance of the tourist information. Our guides carry a white umbrella with the “Walking Tour” logo.
Program:
Pierre Marcolini.
Mary.
Pierre Ledent.
Galler.
Méert.
Neuhaus.
Leonidas.
Maison Dandoy.
Godiva.
Practical information:
Price:
Adults: 50€
Children (from 4 to 11 years old): 30 €
Children (under 4 years old): Free.
When:
Every Saturday.
Starting time:
3pm
Meeting point:
Grand-Place in front of the City Hall. Find our guides! They hold a white umbrella.
Duration:
2,5 hours.
Language:
English.
Included:
Professional guides (English-speaking).
Tasting of +/- 10 special chocolates.
Not included:
Additional tastings or drinks.
Duplex Paul-Amaury Michel
Ixelles
Guided tours
Belgian Chocolate Tasting Tour - Brussels
Chocolate workshop, making chocolates
Discover the wonders of Belgian chocolate and learn how to make these tasty treats at the biggest chocolate store in Brussels. Enjoy a 1-hour workshop with the guidance of expert chocolatiers and have a go at making amazing handmade chocolates yourself.
Discover the wonders of Belgian chocolate and learn how to make these tasty treats at the biggest chocolate store in Brussels. Enjoy a 1-hour workshop with the guidance of expert chocolatiers and have a go at making amazing handmade chocolates yourself.
The experience begins with a warm welcome from your guides and a delicious hot chocolate. While you drink, listen to a short but fascinating introduction into the world of Belgian chocolate and learn an array of chocolate making secrets.
After the intro, the real fun begins with a demonstration of chocolate tempering on a marble table. It’s then time to have a go yourself and make your own chocolate treats with the help of expert chocolatiers. Spend the hour making your very own personalized and tasty mendiants, truffles, lollipops and more. You’ll also taste the ruby chocolate, a newly discovered cocoa bean that is 100% natural but which creates incredibly pink chocolate treats!
At the end of the experience, package up your chocolates and take them home with you to share with friends, or enjoy alone!
Of course you will not become a true chocolate maker in only one hour but I will share with you a little bit of the magic of my job!
Elisabetta Passafaro, Master chocolatier
Patricia Lafargue, Pastry chef
The Belgian Chocolate Makers (Sablon)
Brussels
Courses and workshops
Chocolate workshop, making chocolates
Chocolate Walking Tour and Workshop
Explore Brussels on a 4-hour guided walking tour with a twist as you follow the trial of the city’s top chocolate shops. A chocoholics dream! You will enjoy free samples and tastings of delectable Belgian chocolates and learn how to make your own sweet Belgian treats in a workshop.
Chocolate tasting will never be more delectable than during this tour, in which you will discover the top chocolate brands and the locations of their stores. This tour is also perfect for buying top-quality chocolate as a gift for relatives and friends – as you will sample many, exquisite chocolates of a quality that will increasingly surprise and delight you.
The route brings you through an impressive cityscape, full of history, with Brussels highlights located at every step. You will discover the Royal Galleries, The Royal Palace, Saint Michael’s Cathedral – and all the mysteries behind them.
And then – you will discover the art of chocolate making! Learn about melting temperature, determining a suitable percentage of cacao and the process of producing fine pralines. The Brussels Chocolate Walking Tour and Workshop also includes a 1‑hour, hands-on chocolate workshop, during which you will be the master chocolate-maker!
Find out how to make your own shapes and decorate them with ingredients like sea salt, exotic fruits and sesame – all based on your own imagination and taste preferences.
Another vivid experience follows, as you see how a praline is created in three steps and fill your owns with caramel. And, of course, you get to take your chocolate creations home!
The Brussels Chocolate and Workshop Tour is your must-have chocolate and travel‑savvy friend in Brussels.
Marc Oris guide
Global Enterprises
Brussels
Guided tours
Chocolate Walking Tour and Workshop
Factory visit and demonstration at Planète Chocolat
Our guests learn all about the various stages in the production of pralines and caraques , involving a lot of humour and passion, and not forgetting the deliciious degustation of our artisan pralines and our own hot chocolate. Duration: 45 min - 60 min (depends on the questions of the visitors)
Demonstrations for individuals are arranged on Saturdays at 4:00 PM and on Sundays at 3:00 PM and are held in English and in French.
You find us in the heart of Brussels beetween the popular Manneken Pis and the Grand Place.
A master chocolate maker from Planète Chocolat
Planète Chocolat
Brussels
Animations
Factory visit and demonstration at Planète Chocolat