choco loco

A little luxury chocolate boutique with a very big online store.
I’ve been there a few times and each time I was served in a very friendly, competent manner. It’s self-​explanatory that they really know what they’re talking about, like which Pralus chocolate bar has the smokier or fruitier flavours. As a country boy I’ve often experienced many people in Basel being somewhat distant and aloof, but not in this shop. You’ll be served with a warmth and friendliness that provide one more good reason to visit one of Switzerland’s nicest luxury chocolate boutiques yet again.
Their selection is not as big as what you’ll find in Xocolatl in Basel, but their selection of chocolates makes total sense and aims to mostly please lovers of dark chocolate. Two products, the 82% bar from Blanxart from Spain (using Congolese fine flavour beans!) and Beschle’s 74% Quizas bar (made from Porcelana fine flavour beans from Venezuela) are two of my favourite chocolate bars. As far as I’m aware, they’re the only boutique in Switzerland where I’ve seen Blanxart’s products being sold.
If you want to buy luxury online, you’ll quickly run into their online store. The selection is bigger than the shop’s selection, but you’ll easily find great presents for demanding chocoholics in both shops.
The friandises, produced by a freelance pastry chef who works at Beschle’s production facility, were drastically over-​priced at CHF 4.- per piece! As someone who makes friandises, my jaw dropped I couldn’t believe my eyes!
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Sehr schönes und schlichtes Geschäft. Ich persönlich finde jedoch, dass die Auswahl ein bisschen karg ist. Die tatsächlich angebotenen Produkte bestechen jedoch durch herausragende Qualität und Kenner kommen voll auf ihre Kosten.

ein kleiner, schlichter, aber sehr schöner laden mitten in der gassen-altstadt.schokolade zum entdecken! feinste sorten, sozusagen original, mit viel % kakaomit chili, orangenblüten und vielem mehr! für schokolade-​fans, die diese ursprüngliche schokolade als echten luxus schätzen! sehr gut dabei auch: mal kann über die homepage on-​line bestellen und schicken lassen! als geschenkidee prima.