Gourmet Boutique

I’ve been walking by this place for years, and never once stopped in. It seems rather packed in there with all kinds of surprising sweets and desserts and I don’t like small spaces, but as it happens, one Saturday morning I was lured in for some fated reason, and I ended up being elated with my purchase.
French macaroons are my absolute favorite sweet — I feel like I’ve scoured Boston for them, and tried all these places: LA Burdick’s, Thinking Cup, Cameo Macaron, Paul’s, Cakeology, even Whole Foods.
The macaroons at Gourmet Boutique are honestly the best I’ve had outside of Paris and Laduree. They’re brought in from Macaron Café in New York City, and sold here, but despite the import — they still taste fresh and ridiculously amazing. Each macaron is fairly big, and the cream is sooooooo creamy, with every flavor tasting remarkably authentic. We got six flavors — caramel, coconut, vanilla, honey lavender, rose petal, and raspberry. The rose petal macaron even SMELLED florally sweet.
I brought them as a surprise for my Mum, and after we both had a bite of one we looked at each other, shocked and utopic with macaroon ecstasy.
Aside from the macaroons, they also sell confectionaries from Maxim’s — a Parisian product that I was unaware was sold in Boston. So… double score. Gourmet Boutique, I will be back (but not too soon because otherwise I will likely develop diabetes).

Adore this place! Cannot imagine a more perfect (and perfectly stocked) little chocolate shop. They truly offer a world wide collection of chocolates I haven’t seen anywhere else! All the classic European faves like Kinder and Cadbury (the real deal) along with an awesome selection of rare finds!!! Not to mention their incredible caviar and tea selections! Love love love the owner as well. She’s warm and friendly, and knows her stuff!

Very small store. Cool varied selection. Lots of international brands from France, Italy, and a few Brazilian too I think. Even though everything seemed high quality, I still found everything to be outrageously priced. A box with 2 or 3 tea bags in it was $ 5.69, a smallish box of peppermint bark was $ 26.99. A green tea Kit Kat (the small ones with two bars) was $ 1.59. You could buy a whole bag for a little more at an Asian grocery store. I have no doubt that any of the chocolate is anything less than delicious, but I feel like I could find something equally so (or even more so) at a super market. If money is no object and you have a chocolate craving, and absolutely nothing at a supermarket or convenience store could satisfy you, then I’d recommend Gourmet Boutique. Truly a candy store for the 1%.

Super tasty macarons. Esp the Nutella .
The cashier girl was very nice and helpful! :)

This place has an impressive collection of international chocolate. The chocolate I liked most was the Milk Chocolate Gin & Tonic by Cacao Sampaka. The milk chocolate is blended with crystals of lemon and juniper, replicating the flavors of a gin and tonic. The results is a zippy, citrusy reminder of the age-​old libation. The taste is so unique. The Askinosie bars also have a very nice snap to their chocolate.

If you are looking for unique and delectable take aways, gifts, or just a little sweet treat, this store is your go-​to spot for selection and taste. I stop in every time I am visiting Boston and on my last visit I picked up several bars of the bacon chocolate (don’t recall exact name). It came packaged like a little set of books. Brilliant. I specifically asked the very pleasant shop owner for some quality chocolate that could not be found in any regular store or world market type store. She delivered! I brought home various chocolate bars from the bacon chocolate set, to an orange/​mandarin bar, and one pretzel variety that were all hits with the recipients.
The store also offers a great selection of truffles and other fine delectables to be shared or indulged in your own.
A gem for Copley and Boston, and a wonderful shopping experience every time.

I’m so happy to find this place! I was in the building having dinner and walked into this little sweets store after. It looked small from the outside, but you will be amazed by how many different chocolates and teas, and a lot other stuffs they have there. Most of the chocolates are imported. They have my favorite KINDER! They also have a chocolate bar. Those chocolates look so beautiful. Didn’t have much time to explore, will definitely come back and check more.

I went in for Macarons and I got yummy Macarons! Kind of pricey but it’s an international store so that’s expected.

I am splitting this review up into (2) sections:
Section 1: 2 Stars
My wife and I went to do a chocolate tasting and the gentleman teaching the course was very friendly, knowledgeable and passionate about chocolate which was awesome.
The course was held in there tiny store where we stood up next to him looking like shoppers as he was explaining the history of chocolate… If they put more thought into how to plan this where it felt like a course as opposed to shoppers standing and staring at the gentleman teaching the course I am sure it could have been a lot of better. To charge for something like this is not appropriate.
Section 2: 4 stars
The selection of chocolates and other imports is interesting, and they have knowledge behind what’ what to justify the prices which I am a fan of. It is not cheap, but you know what you are paying for.

Gourmet chocolates & import tasty treats! This place is pretty pricey at around $ 7 per chocolate bar but it’s interesting to try various brands from all over the world. It’s a little like trying to find Waldo in this shop. There’s so much merchandise stuffed into this tiny shop/​shelves that it makes your head spin (in a good way). I was quite excited upon entering and couldn’t resist from leaving with a few things. I ended up buying some Parisian green tea, a few Belgium chocolate bars, and some macarons from a New York French owned bakery.
The macarons were alright. 7.5−8÷10 I would say. Try the Nutella flavor for sure! It’s yummy. The chocolate bars were just ok. Maybe I didn’t pick the best flavors.
The sales associate was really friendly though. Two thumbs up!

I absolutely love this store, it is seriously adorable little shop that seems like it was transplanted from europe both in how it looks, the vibe, and the merchandise. I NEVER find so much chocolate from different countries in europe all in one place. I hate the kinder, ritter, nutella (the american one tastes so nasty), and the milka bars that are often sold in the states now. Those are not the real thing and its a pathetic pass at chocolate. BUT THIS STORE HAS THE EUROPEAN ONES. AND THEY HAVE THE REAL NUTELLA.
What’s more, I really like their selection of different American boutique chocolate brands. I recently bought a delicious delicious bar by Tcho (strawberry rhubarb pie) and I swear I had a divine revelation when I ate this chocolate. I also had some of their truffles from their glass case and I really like the passionfruit chocolate. I love love love this chocolate (don’t remember the name) but it has yellow packaging and its Italian and begins with a C… super tasty and tastes like nutella in a bar aka death by chocolate.
Kind of a repeat customer. Warning: its really easy to get super overwhelmed. The suggestions from the store staff are great though they really seem to know their stuff about chocolate. I was recommended this aged cocoa bean chocolate with sea salt (not making this stuff up… they really have it apparently cocoa beans can be a fine wine) by a gentlemen that works at the store. Also this girl that works there was the one that recommended the Tcho bar i spoke about that enlightened my life. Super friendly people and super passionate about the super niche chocolate market. They also know little things about the trends in chocolate which is super cool.
Their tea selection is good too they have Harvey and Sons which is fabulous cause I can never find it anywhere.
Don’t be surprised if this tiny little gem has your favorite chocolate from god knows where. Seriously consider stopping by if you are a chocolate lover YOU WON’T REGRET IT… your wallet might because you will buy the entire store but not your stomach!

I came here to check out their macarons, not really intending on getting anything. I left the store with 3 boxes of chocolate cocktails, half a dozen of macarons and $ 60 less. They were having a sale where you buy two boxes of chocolate and you get one free. You also get a free macaron when you buy six.
These dumb sales is what hurts my wallet because I can’t resist.
Their macarons are shipped from New York every two days. They’re pretty good. Better than most that I’ve tried. The chocolate cocktails are good too.
Definitely recommend coming here for cute little gifts!

Dear Clerk busily making chocolates while ignoring me:
I came into your store — which I love — intent on purchasing a bunch of sweets for gifts. You didn’t have quite what I wanted but I could have been talked into something comparable.
But after I circled your tiny store THREE TIMES and you not only did not say A WORD to me — not «hello», not «let me know if I can help you» — I left.
You didn’t even look at me.
Not being even the LEAST bit friendly just cost you quite a big sale.
This is the case more often than not — it’s good a couple of your clerks are genuinely friendly or I’d never stop in again.
To the owner now; do you really want your sales dependent on the whims of your staffs mood that day? Corrective training in basic social skills are in order.

Vast assortment of imported chocolates. It is a bit on the pricey side due to the importing but well worth it!

Highly overpriced.
And utterly deceptive…
Or at least, two out of two sales clerks were very sorely misinformed.
On my first visit, the clerk — a woman with dark hair — insisted and went into high detail about how the truffles are made only for Gourmet Boutique by their own private chocolatier. I asked repeatedly, «These truffles are made only for you? These are Gourmet Boutique truffles? You can’t get them anywhere else?» Yes, yes, and yes. Of course, I loaded up.
On my second visit, the male clerk stated no, Gourmet Boutique only distributes truffles from other chocolatiers. Nothing special about that. I could have ordered them online direct from other chocolatiers rather than wondering how long the truffles have been sitting in their case enough to develop cracking, which they had.
But he then went on to claim that Gourmet Boutique was the ONLY US distributor of Al Nassma camel milk chocolates, so therefore I bought a small bar at $ 13.
Well, lo and behold — a quick Google search revealed that a store in Washington DC has carried Al Nassma and 2beans, 100 Park Avenue, New York, also carries it.
Why did two clerks in a row assertively lie to me? Or at the minimum, misrepresent based on their own ignorance?
I understand they have to support their Copley rent, but selling under false pretenses makes me never want to go there again.
Also, they sell — admittedly at a discount, but not enough to negate their markup — expired products. Thirty to 50% off? Watch out for the expiration dates. They should be selling expired products at wholesale value! Or not at all!

So into this place. Great for any occasion to give to your side pal. They have truffles. They have Irish chocolates. They have spicy chocolates. Its kind of in a weird corner, sandwiched between the bridge that connects copley mall from… copley mall? is that other side still copley mall? anyway, between the bridge and turner fisheries.
the sales people are nice. they cram sweets sky high and even have an island in the middle where their sale items usually are. if youre looking for a random but yet delicious chocolate, go here.
for Halloween, I got my roommate a chocoate eyeball truffle and a ghost choco pop, AND a skeleton that was spray painted with edible bronze colored liquid and she had a bow on her head to symbolize her feminitiy. So into it.

Amazing little find in Copley Place! We went here as part of the Boston Chocolate Walking Tour. The employees were super friendly and informative about their chocolates and their selection was out of this world (or at least from around the world)! I even bought a bar of camel’s milk chocolate from Dubai. I haven’t tried it yet, but I bought it for a friend whose family member lived there and I thought it was so special and unique that I couldn’t pass it up.
Their case of handmade chocolates was absolutely amazing. I picked out about six chocolates, including a few flowers, a look-​alike Tiffany’s box (fleur de sel), espresso, pistachio, and a crème brûlée. They even carry «turtles» from one of my favorite chocolate stores in Kentucky, Ghyslain.
What an amazing place! The only thing is that it’s very tight inside with a large group, but I’m sure the rent is very high in Copley for just a tiny space.

This is a SUPER STOCKING STUFFER Spot!
Tucked warmly away in the corner of the
COPLEY MALL, this tiny chocolate shop
offers an unmatched variety of imports.
THE DEAL: This store is single file small,
so, if a few folks are in it, just wait a few minutes.
This way, you can browse leisurely and learn
about chocolates from all over the world,
without being interrupted to move out of peoples’ way.

Fantastic place to find the most unique, imported chocolate, teas, caviar etc etc out there!
I give a big 5 stars to the workers of this shop as well — they are incredibly friendly, warm, and knowledgeable.
I’ve recently tried their tea-​infused chocolates… The word to describe them? Precious. Has that been used for chocolate before? I don’t think so. but truly, the actual taste is precious. I feel dainty eating it, it smells sweet, and it leaves me with a complacent feeling.
Another fave I’ve had there — the Chuao bars, specifically, the FireCracker. Seriously, go for it. It has pop rocks and chili peppers in it — I know, I know… WHAT!!! But try it. It packs a kick at the end, but this chocolate is fun, a great conversation piece, and YUMMY!

Only place in Boston where I can find all my favorite European chocolates (Kinder bueno!!!) and Vosges chocolates mmm – naga delicious. In addition to chocolates, come here for Kusmi teas (delish!), and various types of cavier!
5 stars just for having all of these yummies in one teeny place.