My friend and I tried a sample of one of the cookies and fell for the trap. We spent the next hour…read morebrowsing through the shop and ended up selecting a beautiful tin can and filled it to the brim with their selection of gourmet cookies. Somehow it ended up costing over 65 Euros! The sales associate said ours was by far the heaviest she had encountered! We have enough cookies to last us for quite a while! It's not cheap, but it's worth every bite!

Love La Cure Gourmande! The store is colorful, smells like sugary delights, and is filled with a…read morevariety of French cookies, chocolates, nougat, and other sweets. This is definitely a must stop when visiting Marseille. The SAs are very friendly and constantly offering whole samples of cookies, chocolates, and candies. Delicious! I think I gained a pound just trying everything! Prices are a bit high but not unreasonable. The packaging is equally colorful, whimsical, and oh so French. Plus if you prefer, they wrap each item as a gift. Score! I really enjoyed their variety of nougat, cookies, and marzipan candies. It was tough deciding which flavors to get since they were all so yummy! Apparently the store is doing well and is expanding in the U.S. They currently have a store in NYC, and have plans for SF.

I absolutely loved this chocolaterie--after all, the French truly know their craft. From the moment…read moreI stepped in, the rich aroma of chocolate was mesmerizing and set the tone for the entire experience. Everything was reasonably priced, and the service was attentive and welcoming. A delightful spot that I would happily recommend.

From the owner: Recette de tradition​ - Un savoir faire unique…read more Envie de chocolat ? Chocolat noir aux figues et aux noix, chocolat noir cerises Amarena, chocolat au lait à la guimauve, chocolat blanc marbré à la framboise ou bien encore la spécialité maison la barre Marseillaise... La Barre Marseillaise ® est une spécialité de la Chocolatière de Marseille. Un praliné "sans beurre, ni crème" de pur plaisir, nature, feuilletée, à l'ancienne, à l'orange ou encore à la cerise, c'est une vaste sélection de choix qui attend les gourmands à la Chocolatière de Marseille. Mon secret ? C'est une fabrication sur place, entièrement manuelle, tous les chocolats sont faits maison avec des recettes traditionnelles, acquises quinze ans durant chez La Chocolatière du Panier, fermée depuis 2013.

Absolutely charming shop. Natural, no preservatives, minimal sugar, and DELICIOUS! There are…read moretesters for every jam (every flavor id want or didn't know I want!) and a great store manager. We spoke to him in our broken French and he was very kind. More importantly. Did I mention it was all delicious? They even have several flavors of honey which were just amazing. Delicate but full flavors. Amazing. Stocked up on gifts here!

This is a cute and inviting little shop that sells interesting and delicious jams, confitures,…read moremarmalades, sweet spreads, and varietal honeys, etc. etc. The proprietor was friendly and helpful, explaining in French where different fruits came from and the kinds of shrubs and trees in individual honeys. This is a great place to find rosemary honey [not infused but from rosemary pollen], thyme honey, honey from Corsican maquis, bruyère, garrigue...] and there are tasters out for everything so you can get a sample before buying. I think of this beautiful region, and this shop, whenever I put some Provençal honey on my tartine in the morning!

We had such a lovely walking tour of the charming city of Aix en Provence, in southern France. Aix…read moreen Provence is renowned for their 30 beautiful fountains; formerly 100. We walked through beautiful streets lined with many market tables with all types of merchandise. Then we walked to a lovely pedestrian street lined with quaint shops. One of those was Leonard Parli. Here they sell the traditional calissons. They are a tiny confection in a unique little container. The calissons are delightful, made from almonds, fruit, and sugar. The confection as well as their packaging are in a marquise shape. From there, we walked on to even more interesting market stands selling lavendar, provencal herbs, vegetables, fruits, and gift items. What a delightful and lovely city on the Mediterranean coast of France!

We don't like traditional calissons (from anyone) so... we didn't like these either. But their…read morenon-traditional ones- not so bad!

A pricey but great nougat place!…read more They offer a large selection of nougat as well as almond products as well as praline. In terms of quality difficult to match. That is IMHO the case why the little store became larger and larger within the last years. While the quality stayed on the high level, the prices increased. Nonetheless, a great place to shop for "gifts" or goodies ;-)

From the owner: Maison Rosière, depuis 1924: dragées, compositions, confiseries, épicerie fineread more

Nut allergy warning: Most of their chocolates contain almonds or praline (hazelnut). The dark…read morechocolates are generally safer. We found this small shop while walking around Marseilles and stopped in on a whim. The ladies were incredibly friendly, offering us samples of their unique olive oil chocolate. They are multilingual and incredibly considerate of allergies. The shop has all kinds of unique olive-oil based chocolate, from chocolate coffee beans to lavender infused or coffee infused chocolate. I bought some chocolate covered ginger to take home for about $20. A little pricier but the olive oil chocolate was quite unique and very smooth. Lovely spot, would come back for some high end chocolate.

The dark chocolate with olive oil and the dark chocolate paste were to die for! They have some…read moresamples available of various items. The customer service was on point! Incredibly knowledgeable of the products! But the dark chocolate with olive oil and the dark chocolate paste!... will get somebody pregnant!