Paul A Young Fine Chocolates

The best chocs in London in my opinion. Pure heaven. Note if you’re buying a box for your sweetie, buy a bigger box or better yet another box — because once you leave the lovely city of London you cannot get them any longer!
Salted caramel is beyond words it’s so fabulous. To be honest, all are excellent. Always ask the shop workers for guidance if you’re unsure. I find their advice is stellar. If it’s chilly outside you must get a hot chocolate to go.
Paul A Young is a must on my London list. Lucky for me it’s at Camden Passage, one of my faves. The chocolate lover in you will be sad if you miss it!

THE BEST CHOCOLATE SHOP EVEEEERRRRR! I love this place, and happily receive a box for most special occasions (Christmas, Valentine’s, Birthday, Anniversary etc) Paul.A.Young is really an expert in this field and now having done his Sea Salted Caramel masterclass, I can vouch for the true quality and expertise of his chocolates. Everything is handmade by expert chocolatiers in the kitchen downstairs and most of the chocolates in his shop are on display for a maximum of 7days (although from what we’ve been told they rarely even stay out there for that long as they’re quickly snapped up by their regular stream of customers).
My recommendation is the Sea Salted Caramel chocolate — it’s like a little bit of heaven in your mouth! The Passion fruit and peanut butter chocolates are strong contenders too, but as he regularly creates new innovative chocolate combinations I recommend always trying something different in your box selection… Even the marmite chocolate was delicious (now that says a lot!)

Expensive but delicious chocolate and chocolate products (aka BROWNIE) sold by unfriendly service people here. I had a great cup of hot chocolate (thick and made with spices including red hot chilli peppers per request) and could only finish a quarter of my small cup as I was full. Definitely stop by before the cold weather is over!

I’ve been coming here for years, and with these prices, that’s saying a lot.
I have the cookbook (but never made anything from it — story of my life). We’ve done a chocolate tasting with him before years ago — maybe 5? — at a Taste of London Christmas or something like that. He explained lots about what he does and how they try new combos and even though I was already a fan, it made me appreciate it even more.
My favourites are the sea salted caramel and the peanut butter and jelly. I went in today and got 8 truffles for 2 of us — 2 PBJ, 2 caramel, a rum & raisin, a cherry kirsch, an advocaat, and a pecan something. The advocaat was delicious, and husband liked his rum & raisin too. We’ll try to savour the rest but it won’t happen… Alas, at £14 for 8, it’ll be a while before we have them again!

Friendly service, mouthwatering chocolates, and on a cute street. What more can you ask for???
We spoke with nick and he’s super nice! Knows his chocolates and can even help you plan a special memory!
Bought a dark chocolate fudge brownie and I’m in heaven. Yum!!!

So pricey but absolutely delicious chocolate, brownies and now they serve ice cream! (for the summer, maybe?)
They also have a chocolate cookbook and hosts a popular chocolate making course.

These chocolates are pricy but they are works of art. You don’t have to eat a lot of them to be satisfied because they are so interesting and the flavors are complex. They have all sorts of different creative flavors, for example a marmite flavored one I’ve never branched out too much but I love the salted caramel one. It’s not like your typical salted caramel, it’s really salty and rich and satisfying. If you like super rich liquid chocolate, hot chocolate then definitely try there liquid chocolate drink. It’s pretty magical.

mmmmmmm
I love this place. I’m already salivating.
Full disclosure: I’m a true chocolate aficionado. My top picks include: the brownies (ALL), the hot chocolate, and the sea salted caramel chocolates. If you haven’t been, you’re missing out. Just walk in and smell and you’ll see exactly what I mean.

The most beautiful chocolates ever. But, funnily enough, not terribly tasty. If the flavours were as stunning as the presentation I’d be back here more often, but I simply don’t enjoy the chocolates and don’t consider them, in my opinion, worth the money. Staff are lovely, though.

Fantastic shop, that offers hand-​made chocolates and all kinds of baked goods. I bought a box of chocolates from here for my parents anniversary and they were beyond themselves of happiness and even asked me where they can buy more. I definitely recommend visiting, but keep in mind that a lot of people know how good they are so go there early in order to get your hands to some delicious chocolate.

Pricey but amazing.
I saw Mr Young himself at Chocolate week a couple of years ago where he gave us free samples of his truffles. Since then, his chocolates have been a regular present for my choccie loving friends (you know, the posh ones who won’t eat Green & Blacks). Of course they only get about 4.
The brownie bites are amazing. As is their brownie, but go for the original… the salted caramel one is too sweet.
I also have his cookbook, which I have to say is a bit daunting with the amount of recipes for truffles in there that require me to temper vast quantities of chocolate (err, I think someone might need to show me that before I melt and destroy a kilo of the finest chocolate I have ever purchased in these quantities). The aztec cupcakes are delicious though, especially when you get your cocoa and cocoa nibs from here. Mind you, so they should be at these prices.
I recently went in for some ingredients and the shop assistant even went to speak to the chocolatiers (sp?) for some advice on how I could make my cakes even better. Now that’s service.

Walking into Paul A. Young is the chocolate equivalent of wandering into Alexander McQueen on Bond Street — there are lots of gorgeous things available to tempt you but you are not sure how the products on display can cost that much. Thankfully, prices here are not at McQueen levels meaning that you can find out for yourself.
For me, these are some of the best chocolates that I have ever tasted. The chocolate is dense and rich and the flavourings powerful and interesting. My favourite is the salted caramel chocolate bars. The caramel is wonderfully powerful and a hint of salt sets it off perfectly. In the summer, I pop in for scoops of salted caramel ice cream. The salted caramel flavour in the ice cream is just as good as it is in the chocolates. I think I might be addicted.

I have never been more willing to pay £7 for four chocolates. Though damn expensive, this is probably as good as chocolate gets.
Whether it’s the regular, single chocolates (they also make new ones for different occasions i. e Halloween, Christmas etc.) or the brownies or the hot chocolate or anything else, it’s well worth paying the extra for.
For Easter I picked up, for myself, an egg filled with their (award winning!) sea salted caramel. It even came in it’s own egg cup and a little spoon to eat the caramel…
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Sorry, I had a flashback. A tasty, tasty flashback.
Great for gifts, better for decadent self-​indulgence.
I love this place.
TTFN,
Ian

I think I tasted a little piece of heaven. She melted in my mouth … I will never forget how she tasted…

The brownies are so expensive, but so good! melt in your mouth delicious, like another reviewer said, any price for that brownie. chocolate brownie special!!!
AHH YEAH! I’m definitely buying some for my trip back to America, I am going to make some people smile…

excellent chocolatier, vendant l’un des meilleurs chocolat qu’il m’ait été permi de manger.

How does Paul Young ever expect anyone to eat a brownie crafted by anyone else, ever again?
Once you have sampled this most exquisite morsel you will be asking the same question. How impairing. Sigh.

Yummy chocolate in this shop !

If you want absolutely divine salted caramel truffles or to choose an array of chocolates that will blow someone’s mind or score you a few brownie points, then look no further.
I am determined to try the marmite truffle when I next come here, or collect a chocolate tulip next time the mood takes me.
This place isn’t cheap but every truffle is handmade, very creatively crafted and the quality of the chocolate speaks for itself.
You can also buy small bars of exquisite loveliness too. (Just don’t look at the price tag) Instead I advise you to unwrap and taste the chocolate and allow yourself to float off to a cocoa fuelled nirvana.
In winter they make hot chocolate too and ice cream can also be purchased. You can also buy pots of their salted caramel by the pot and I strongly advise you to give this as a gift as it won’t last long in your cupboard, and if you had any intentions of being on a diet then you can forget about that one too.
The staff are always very friendly, helpful and happy to assist on any queries. There are also one or two that are generous and let you taste the odd truffle before buying as well.

So good ! Moi qui suis une inconditionnelle de chocolats, je né pouvais pas manquer ça ! Je crois bien que tout est dit sur Paul A Young !

I think this shop deserves 5 stars because its originality. If there is something that I love most than chocolate, it’s to try different flavours and combinations. There are so many varieties, and many of them are available for customers to try. I tasted Marmite chocolate (a new one they were offering) and yes, I thought it was awful and hated it with passion, but I can say I try such thing!
I left with a small box of 4 truffles (I didn’t want to spend half of my savings there, it was so expensive, but still couldn’t resist to buy something). I chose the most popular, salted caramel and then 3 more atypical ones (goat cheese, raspberry infused and vodka, I believe, and basil and lime). The girl was so friendly and nice and when I paid she gave me an additional salted caramel truffle :) I’d not say I will come back because of the prices (well, maybe I go to try the ice cream ^) but I do recommend any chocolate lover or just very curious foodie to give this shop a try.

Came here over the weekend to take advantage of their free truffle birthday offer. Tried the raspberry ganache truffle. ‘Twas heavenly.
Also sampled more than my fair share of the new chocolate-​covered Brazilian coffee beans. Chocolate and coffee beans are a combination which cannot be beat.
Ended up walking away with two bars of chocolate — one Amano and one Mast Brothers. Amano won Best Chocolate Bar in the Chocolate Awards last year (man, what I’d give to be on the voting panel for that award), while Mast Brothers bars are apparently not available outside of New York… until now! Both bars were £8.95 each, cheaper that the £10 Fortnum & Mason sells them for.

Je les ai découverts au Salon du Chocolat. Eh bien oui, il produisent en effet les meilleurs brownies de toute l’Angleterre: fondants à souhait, impérissables, savoureux, avec des noix de pécan sur le dessus.
C’est le paradis avec une forme carrée!

This has to be the best chocolate shop in London. Its certainly not cheap, so I think they might know it already. The chocolate is amazing, full of spices and flavors that you never would have thought to put together. I tried a slice of white chocolate with masala spices which was minty, sweet and spicy. Also tried some dark chocolate with a strong chili aftertaste.
I got some hot chocolate to go, which was perfect for a winters day. They do small cups for 1.50, and larger ones for 3, all from hand-​roasted cocoa from their kitchen. There is no milk in it, and its rather thick, leaving a lovely aftertaste in your mouth. This is what real chocolate tastes like… try it!