I’ve written on Valrhona multiple times and mentioned them in the Irish Times article today, promising a list of Irish suppliers. The distributor is Odaios Foods, but following are a list of shops where anyone can go in and buy a bar. Do so. They are fantastic!
Dublin
- Baggot Newagents, Upper Baggot St
- Bottleworks, Capal Street
- Cavistons Deli, Glasthule
- Creot Wine, Upper Leeson St.
- Donnybrook Fair, D4
- Ennis Butchers, Rialto Â
- Foodgame, Stillorgan
- Foodware Store, Malahide
- Fresh at Smithfield
- Fresh at Grand Canal
- Fresh at Smithfield
- Get Fresh, Rathfarnham
- Gibneys, Malahide
- Laralu, Georges Street Arcade, D2
- Mitchell & Sons, Glasthule
- Morton & Sons, Ranelagh
- On the Grapevine, Dalkey
- The Vintry, Rathgar
Elsewhere in Ireland
- Brooklodge, Macreddin
- Blue Olive, Boreenmanna, Cork
- Blessings Off Licence, Cavan
- Chocolate Shop, The English Market, Cork
- Chocolat, Ennis
- Choos and Chocs, Sligo
- Deli on the Green, Dungannon
- Donnelis Food Emporium, Market Square, Wicklow
- French Flair, Kerry Handmade Wines & Food, Waterford
- Greenacres of Wexford
- Harringtons, Beara
- Hollands, Bray
- Ilia Gourmet, Mullingar
- Jus de Vine, Portmarnock
- Le Caveau, Kilkenny
- McCambridges, Shop St, Galway
- Molloys, Roscommon
- Mortons of Galway, Salthill
- Murphys Ice Cream, Dingle & Killarney
- Patridge Lodge, Gorey
- Taste, Castletownbere
- Vanilla Grape, Kenmare
Slow Food Dublin have run a couple of chocolate tasting evenings with Valrhona chocolate which have been great, there always seems to be a lot of interest!
A couple months ago I got to buy a few bars at the Valrhona factory store in Tain L’Hermitage, where you can sample any product. They were harder to find in Paris, but in searching I managed to come across an artisan on Rue Caulaincourt in Montmartre who makes chocolate just a step up from Valrhona in terms of richness and creaminess. Even so, I’m not sure I’d pay five euro for an everyday candy bar.
Hi there Kieran,
I have just started to distribute a new brand of chocolate from belgium called Dolfin that you have to try out! Our website is http://www.ollissamarketing.com and I would be delighted to send you some samples/.
Email me if you are interested !
All the best
Olivier@ollissamarketing.com
Interesting post, thanks for adding it. It was good to read on this boring day!
Hi Kieran,
I know it is an old article about Valrhona and we opened just 8 mths ago … but we also sell Valrhona, so if u ever update this please include us too: Cafe Lounge, Carrick-on-Shannon
Regards,
Gabor
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