Pastry chef Hugues Pouget offers traditional and seasonal flavors dueling personalities – the progressive Hugo and extra traditional Victor – on this modern boutique. Macarons, candies, and breakfast treats are on supply, too.
Sensible info
Tackle: 40 boulevard Raspail, 75007
Nearest transport: Sèvres – Babylone (10, 12)
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday 9am-8pm, Sunday 9am-1:30pm
Phone: 01 44 39 97 73
Web site
Extra places
Tackle: 7 rue Gomboust, 75001
Nearest transport: Pyramides (7, 14)
Phone: 01 42 96 10 20
Evaluations of curiosity
Vogue (2015) “Its identify is a twist on Victor Hugo, and e book lovers will respect the visible puns of this chocolatier—decked out with darkish shades, like a library—with its intelligent packaging that seemingly nestles bonbons between the covers of a novel. The candies are equally playful, with such flavors as Earl Gray tea, orange and cloves, and lemon and ginger.”
Le Figaro (2011) Ranked #5 of their take a look at of town’s greatest strawberry tarts.
Dorie Greenspan (2010) “…there are the candies, that are packaged in bins that appear like Moleskin notebooks– the bins had been my favourite issues within the store…Now right here’s the shock: the plain-Jane sweets that had been simply laid out on a desk in a totally unfussy manner had been terrific! Excellent, actually.”
Desk à Découvert (2010) “Toujours est-il que Hugo & Victor…m’a fait une belle impression…Le idea despatched bon la création, les saveurs de saison et la cohérence dans le parti pris.”
Chroniques du Plaisir (2010) ” Les gâteaux exposés dans des vitrines individuelles comme des vases Ming…Mais stérilise un peu l’envie aussi…Et le plaisir est là : superbes mille feuilles d’un croustillant extrême (au caramel, à l’ananas rôti), onctueuse mousse de vanille sur un biscuit aux graines de tournesol…”
