Mary

Voici une des multiples nouvelles boutiques du chocolatier Mary, fournisseur de la Cour bien sûr mais surtout ce sont les chocolats préférés du Président américain Barack Obama. Cette petite réputation a forcé l’enseigne à ouvrir des nouvelles boutiques d’abord à Bruxelles: Boulevard de la Toison d’Or, Galeries Saint-​Hubert … que des endroits un peu prestigieux et sans risqué commercialement.
Cette boutique rue du Lombard est sur votre passage si vous allez jeter un oeil vers la bourse et la grand-​place. Et c’est son avantage.
Sinon un peu plus petite, vous avez un peu moins d’assortiment. Le personnel est charmant et les chocolats toujours aussi bon of course !

The wife and I were aimlessly walking the streets in Brussels when Mary’s chocolates caught her eye. There was a wide variety of every form of chocolate on display. I was kind of a little tired, so I kind of just waited for her to pick different pieces to try and make her own sample pack.
The cashier/​server was great at answering all question especially since they had so many varieties and it was not clear what each one was. The wife settled on about 10 – 12 pieces to share and we went back to the hotel. Needless to say that the wife fell in love with Mary’s chocolates. On our return to Brussels, we found another location of Mary’s which was slightly bigger and had even more options and selection. This second location was also in central Brussels in a large shopping corridor that was partially indoors. They even had some hot chocolate, but we did not try any. We did however buy more chocolates for ourselves and also bought some to bring back for friends and family. I am sure that we will be making a return visit to Mary’s whenever we are back in Brussels.

The chocolate here looks amazing. You could go crazy in a place like this and end up like a sumo wrestler. Yet again, this is in an under roof shopping complex. Full of chocolate places. Their chocolate looks amazing.

Okay honestly. Mary is the best chocolate house in the world. My family is a Mary fanatic and every time I returned home, I bought pounds of chocolate for my family.
It is especially suiting to Asian tastes because the Chocolate is not too sweet and their milk chocolate is just melts in your mouth. The important adpect for me is that i can taste the lightness of the milky Cacao rather than the artificial flavorings like you get at Leonidas. I recommend always getting the milk chocolates in the coin shape because just one piece was always enough to satisfy my chocolate craving without me hoarding the whole box and feeling bad about eating it later on. They also come is really pretty boxes and bags so it’s really nice to gift it on special occasions.
Yes it is expensive but the chocolate is worth the cost.
But I especially recommend going to this shop. It is 2 euros cheaper than the shop in the gallery and they lady is nice enough to give everyone a free piece of chocolate when they buy one, something that the other Mary shops do not offer. Also the lady remembers me even when months have gone by when i go to buy chocolates and despite all of the tourists who visit.

Sure, Godiva is available EVERYWHERE in Belgium and sure, it’ll make a ‘nice’ present for your average chocolate lover. But there’s not really anything special or ‘new’ that Godiva has to offer.
Enter, Mary then. This smaller, couture brand of artisanal chocolates is the best option for those looking to find a special treat, unique to Belgium. I made sure to get a few boxes for friends and family back home, and nobody was disappointed. When you select your own box occupants, the staff lines it with the most beautiful tissue paper, and will helpfully (not pushily) make suggestions based on palette preferences. The chocolates are laid about on the marble bar in beautiful dishes… it’s really an elegant affair.
Finally, the packaging is so exquisite, that you’ll want to keep the box long after its chocolatey residents have been consumed. Mary is the long-​stand chocolate supplier of Royals, so it’s truly fit for a King or Queen.

I liked this shop a lot, although it’s not my favorite shop because it’s too expensive to buy a decent amount of chocolate. The truffles are really nice there and the chocolates look beautiful. Candy from here would be a very nice gift or travel souvenir
Worth a visit while in the city – come in a try a few of the chocolates there are some unique flavors.

Artisan Chocolatier, Mary. A storefront conveniently located near La Grand-​Place, has been around the block for nearly a century, and while I never got to try the chocolates, would recommend this over the more conventional, and mass-​produced Belgian chocolates being sold everywhere (e.g. Godiva). Lovely, feminine boxes to take home your chocolate in too.
Emily Rose Reeder

Out of all the local chocolatiers in Brussels, I like Mary the best. But the service at this location was really lacking.
Located closed to Manneken Pis on a Sunday, they should know that the shop would be busy with all the tourists. But there was just 1 staff working and of course there was a long wait for everything.
We ended up leaving the store after 10 minute of browsing around with zero service.

De passage à Brussels pour le boulot, on cherche à ramener (un peu) de chocolat, oui quand même ;o)
Je né suis vraiment pas fan des gros chocolats belges, crémeux dedans…
Par hasard, on passé devant Mary, joli déco, proprette, jolies boites, attirant quoi.
Ils proposent la palette standard de chocolats belges, mais aussi des tablettes toutes simple, des petits bonbons au chocolat, des langues de chats — au chocolat -, du (bon) chocolat sous toutes les formes possibles (en tout cas une bonne quantité de déclinaisons).
En prime, il s’avère qu’ils sont fournisseurs de chocolat officiels de la Couronne Belge :)
Bref, un excellent chocolatier Belge, qui né propose pas QUE des chocolats belges.

There are many shops selling chocolates and pralines in Belgium, including some of the world’s biggest producers. However, I personally prefer some of the smaller, local chocolatiers. Mary’s pralines are, without doubt, comparable to the well-​known brands. After all, they are a Royal Warrant Holder of the Court of Belgium — which is a great testament to the quality of their products. If Mary’s pralines are good enough for the King, they are definitely good enough for me!
I do appreciate the little signs explaining what’s in every praline. It is also helpful that the shop assistant is present to identify the contents of the pralines and finding the ones that I really like (the dark chocolate mousse). My only regret — I wasn’t able to buy them all!
I love this particular Mary Chocolatier as it is conveniently located around the corner from the Grand Place, which is great for a tourist or a day-​tripper.