2백년의 역사 프랑스 파리 초콜릿 가게 므에르 드 파미유(Merre de Famille) Take a Sweet Peek Inside Paris’ Oldest Chocolate Shop

Take a Sweet Peek Inside Paris’ Oldest Chocolate Shop
By Kelly Richman-Abdou on May 4, 2019

As the confectionery capital of the world, Paris has no shortage of candy shops. To succeed in a sea of macarons and madeleines, these confiseries must prove that they’re the cream of the crop—a feat that family-run chocolate shop À la Mère de Famille has continuously accomplished for two-and-a-half centuries.

대대손손 2백년의 역사를 자랑하는 프랑스 파리 초콜릿 가게인 므에르 드 파미유(Merre de Famille)

1761년 젊은 식료품점 피에르 장 부에르나르(Pierre-Jean Bernard)에 의해 설립되었다. 쿨로미어에서 파리의 중심부로 이전한 후, 버나드는 35에 있는 모퉁이 건물에 가게를 차렸다. 루 뒤 푸부르그 몽마르뜨르. 여기서 그는 프롤린 케이크부터 꿀 항아리에 이르기까지 당분이 많은 특산품들로 파리 행인들을 유혹했다.

À la Mère de Famille was founded in 1761 by Pierre-Jean Bernard, a young grocer. After relocating from Coulommiers to the heart of Paris, Bernard set up shop in a corner building at 35, rue du Faubourg Montmartre. Here, he attracted Parisian passersby with an array of sugary specialities, from praline cakes to pots of honey.

Today, a new team of chocolatiers continues to keep the shop’s spirit alive. In 2000, Étienne Dolfi—who, at the time, worked as the store’s confectioner and supplier—took over the business with his children. Since this shift in ownership, 10 more À la Mère de Famille shops have popped up across Paris, offering their old-fashioned treats like candied fruits, calissons, and Montmartre Palet biscuits (their specialty) to audiences all over the city.

Still, even with these new sites, the little store on rue du Faubourg Montmartre remains the most beloved À la Mère de Famille location. As the oldest candy shop in the city, this corner store will always have an extra special place in Paris’ rich history.

“After offering the finest products for two and a half centuries, the historical store is now a legendary address whose façade has not changed since the end of the 19th century,” À la Mère de Famille tells My Modern Met. “It is not just a store, it is an exceptional heritage that never ceases to reinvent itself.”

Get a glimpse inside À la Mère de Famille, the oldest candy shop in Paris.