Best Lebanese Chocolatiers

Chocolate has a big place in Lebanese celebrations, from boxes brought to a host’s home to arrangements made for weddings and new babies. The makers below range from a Gemmayzeh family shop to manufacturers that export to more than 20 countries.

How we chose

Every chocolatier here is listed in the Made in Liban directory and makes its chocolate in Lebanon. We aimed for a mix of family workshops, larger producers and makers outside Beirut, and we kept each description to what the brands and published sources say. We have not held a tasting, so treat the list as a map rather than a ranking.

Family chocolate houses

Attié Frères

Georges Attié started this Gemmayzeh chocolaterie, and three generations of the family have since made chocolate there. Pierre Attié now runs the craft and is teaching it to his son Joseph, so techniques pass hand to hand. Expect chocolates made on site, nougat and boxed selections for gifts and family occasions, and a small specialist shop that suits a walk around the neighbourhood. Visit Attié Frères

Alpina le Chocolatier

A Beirut institution, Alpina turns premium cacao into handmade chocolates and pralines the traditional way. It is a dependable choice when you want a classic praline box.

Souchet Chocolatier

Souchet presents itself as a Lebanese artisan chocolate legacy reinvented for a new generation. Its Beirut range covers pralines, dragées, chocolate bars and gift boxes, and it also makes sugar-free chocolate.

Gift boxes and celebrations

Pralino

Founder and head chocolate maker Elias J. Hamaoui built Pralino around quality and unusual flavour pairings. Production is in Mkalles, east of Beirut, with a retail presence in Achrafieh, and the range runs to more than 300 assorted chocolates. Much of the work is for weddings, newborns, baby showers and branded corporate gifts. Production is certified to ISO 22000, and the company supplies wholesale outlets in more than 20 countries. Visit Pralino

Poème Chocolate

Making chocolate in Choueifat since 2007, Poème borrows freely from Lebanese and Arabic desserts. The Arabic Sweets box and Taste of Lebanon box turn local sweets into chocolate, and the Cuppies line includes a pistachio kunafa cup. Mixed chocolate is sold by weight, with a sugar-free version. The online shop ships worldwide, and the brand exports to more than 20 countries. Visit Poème Chocolate

Dandy Luxury Chocolate

Dandy makes luxury chocolate in Beirut for celebrations big and small. Alongside premium chocolates and gift boxes, its range includes confectionery and ice cream.

Elsa Chocolatier

Made in Beirut for gifting and everyday treats, Elsa’s range covers pralines, filled chocolates, bars and gift assortments.

Fadel 1927

From Antelias, Fadel 1927 makes premium pastries, cakes and chocolates and packs them into gift boxes, building on a legacy that reaches back to 1927. It is useful when one order needs to cover both a cake and a chocolate box.

Beyond Beirut

Ethel Chocolate

Ethel brings handcrafted chocolate from Zahle in the Bekaa Valley, with pralines, chocolate bars, dragées and gift assortments.

Le Noir Chocolat

This atelier has shops in Broummana and Naccache, making bars, pralines, bonbons and truffles along with macarons and cookies. Much of its work is custom pieces for Christmas, Easter, weddings and other occasions. Since 2025 it has been the Lebanese home of the Beirut Chocolate Bar, a plant-based bar created by pastry chef Philip Khoury and handmade locally with orange blossom caramel and roasted cashew, with part of each sale supporting youth projects in Lebanon.

Tips

Order wedding, baby shower and corporate chocolates well ahead, since custom pieces take time to prepare.
Ask for sugar-free options if you need them; Souchet and Poème both make sugar-free chocolate.
Chocolate is sensitive to heat, so plan how you will carry or store it during a Lebanese summer.
Dragées and boxed pralines are traditional gifts at Lebanese celebrations, so many makers sell them ready to give.
If you are buying for someone abroad, check whether the brand ships internationally before ordering.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Lebanese chocolate brands ship worldwide?

Poème Chocolate’s online shop ships worldwide, and both Poème and Pralino export to more than 20 countries, so you may find them in Lebanese and Middle Eastern shops abroad.

Can I find sugar-free Lebanese chocolate?

Yes. Souchet Chocolatier makes sugar-free chocolate, and Poème Chocolate sells a sugar-free version of its mixed chocolate.

Is there Lebanese chocolate inspired by Arabic sweets?

Poème Chocolate makes an Arabic Sweets box, a Taste of Lebanon box and a pistachio kunafa cup, and the Beirut Chocolate Bar sold at Le Noir Chocolat uses orange blossom caramel and roasted cashew.