The Chocolate Line

The taste is still in my mouth. The taste is divine. The price was expensive that I ever spend for a chocolate. I recommend it very much.

This place has an epic feel. As you enter you are greeted by a beautiful spread of multicolored chocolates under a white columned canopy. In the back there is a station to demonstrate how their chocolate is made. There are always a few chocolate makers and tourist photographers there to ensure the chocolate making moments are captured.
The chocolates themselves are sublime. I tried a few, my favorite was the Brazil, a slightly tart lemon lime and chocolate flavor. The outside was a beautiful white shell speckled with green and yellow dots. The chocolate line had the most daring flavors, high quality and expensive chocolates I had in Belgium.

If.I.could, I would live here. :) Belgian chocolates are so smooth… and housed in this museum-​like palace with your own chocolatier. Now that is heavenly.

Impossible d’aller en Belgique et en particulier à Anvers sans passer par The chocolate line dont j’avais entendu parler récemment dans un reportage consacré au cacao. Ce qui frappé en premier quand on arrive dans cette boutique c’est le lieu: le Palais du Meir dans lequel a séjourné Napoléon et le roi Léopold II entre autres. Aujourd’hui le Palais se visite et une partie est réservée au magasin de Dominique Persoone et à un labo que le visiteur peut aller voir pour admirer les artisans en train de travailler.
Entre des immenses peintures murales, des énormes lustres, on découvre le chocolat sous toutes ces coutures: de la tablette aux bouchées, en passant par les produits de beauté comestibles au chocolat ou au plus surprenant kit à sniffer du chocolat !
J’y suis allée juste avant les fêtes de Pâques, les deux salles débordaient donc de sujets à des prix nettement plus raisonnables que chez bien des chocolatiers français.
Bref allez y au moins pour le décor si vous n’êtes pas dingue de chocolat :)

Eins in einem. Schokoladengeschäft, Showroom (mit offener Backküche) & Museum. Ein Muss (und das kostet ja nur 5 min extra zum Rumgucken) wenn man ein Schokoladenliebhaber ist.
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Der Laden ist gross und sehr schön eingerichtet. Die Mitarbeiter sind auch sehr freundlich.
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Wir kennen ja den Laden in Brügge deshalb war eine Überraschung dass wir gleich hier die ‘Main Quarter’ gefunden haben.
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Da ich die Bilder von dem Laden noch suchen muss, zeige ich euch dass wir uns dort doch noch beherrschen konnten. ;)

First of all, if you haven’t had Belgian chocolate in your life, you MUST. It’s so much more incredible than say, Hershey’s.
The Chocolate Line is an adorable shop with a factory kitchen behind windows so you can watch. It’s interesting to see how they create the little chocolate animals and other goodies. They have some gigantic chocolate sculptures, which makes for good photo ops.
There’s plenty of chocolate for purchase and of course that’s what we were there for! We only bought a few pieces (shame, right?!), but the ones we tried were decadent. My favorite is the milk chocolate horse looking one. Yum!
Definitely enjoyed our stop here.

Experience the fun and sweetness in the Chocolate line. It is a wonderful factory that prepares a line of handmade chocolates. Chocolate line is one of my favorite places to stop through when I am in Belgium. It is located right in the center of Antwerp, just walking distance from the train station and the main shopping street. The factory is a unique kitchen, which allows you to watch closely how chocolate is being made. I love taking a glimpse of their next chocolate creation for the season. This lovely factory was discovered by Fabienne Destaerke and Dominique Persoone who is identified as shock-​o-​latier. When you exhibit their work, then you can tell their true passion and love for chocolate. I completely love the fact that they created a designer chocolate ball gown dress for Miss Belgium. How cool is that? I would have loved to slip that dress on.

This tops one of the most beautiful chocolate shops I have ever been to.
The décor feels like you’re inside a palace (and that’s because you are!) The shop is now what used to be the drawing room and bedchamber of the grand Meir Palace, previously owned by the Belgian royal family and Napoleon. Did someone say Napoleon? Exactly. Even cooler.
The chocolate is homemade, and you can see how it is made in their «chocolate kitchen.» Truly a unique experience. I bought the best marzipan from here, as well as some dark Belgian chocolate. They have a large selection and great gift ideas to take home with you as well.

wunderschönes Gebäude mit wunderbaren Pralinen in versch. Geschenkverpackungen. Schokoladebruch, Tierfiguren. sehr verlockend für Schleckmäuler.
Man kann einen Blick in die Küche werfen, sehr interessant.

14.08.2011 Schokolade in allen Variationen. Bruchstücke, Figuren, Pralinen und Trüffel von A bis Z.
In der Pralinenküche kann man dem Schokolatier beim Kreieren seiner Künste zuschauen.
Tipp: Auf jeden Fall besuchen.