Christophe Artisan Chocolatier — Restaurant in Charleston

Cute dessert shop with chocolates, macarons, tarts, pastries, coffee, and more!

I stopped in to pick up some treats to bring home with me after a visit. The shop is welcoming with friendly staff who are patient beyond belief while you hum and haa over which chocolate and macaron flavors you want. Theres a wide selection of artisan chocolates, from white to dark chocolate, fruit to solid chocolate, filled chocolates and truffles, and "typical" flavor combos to unique ones. They also had chocolate dipped oranges.

I grabbed an assortment of chocolates that were all delicious. The truffles were on the smaller side compared to most, but still full of flavor and quality chocolate. The macarons could have benefited from a tad more filling, but there was enough for flavor and the shells were perfect.

The pastries looked amazing and I debated grabbing a couple. They had tarts, croissants, savory items, and breads. There was also a selection of cakes, both larger slices and smaller sizes assortments. A good amount were sold out, but the ones left looked amazing.

A full coffee menu is also available, as well as packaged chocolate options if you're in a hurry.

One piece of advice is to go earlier in the day if you want a full selection of flavors. We stopped in around 4pm on a Sunday and there were macaron flavors sold out for the day and I imagine some pastries...

I custom ordered macaroons for my WEDDING in my colors: pastel pink, french blue, and lavender (all pastel shades). The morning of my wedding my coordinator picked up the order and they were ORANGE, TEAL, and a darker pinkish brown color. I even custom ordered my flavors and had to get a set minimum ordered. I sent color swatches as requested. I did everything via email. Last minute someone else emailed me to say they were taking over the order and wanted to confirm my colors and I did.

When we asked to correct this we were told no and that the chef told me in person the colors don't always come out to match. I NEVER spoke to a chef in person as it was all over email.... so that was a lie. They also wouldn't fix the order and were extremely rude on my wedding day! How is ORANGE the same as LAVENDER PURPLE? It even said the colors on the box invoice!! WORST PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH AND LIE, WILL NOT RETURN, DON'T USE THEM FOR YOUR WEDDING OR EVER ORDER "CUSTOM" COLORS as they are color blind. Thank goodness for the macaroon boutique who...

Almond croissants have a special place in my heart. They are one of my favorite pastries. The Christophe Almond Croissant is by far the best I've ever had, and it might actually be the cheapest one I've seen in the city at $2.95. Life-changing. Last time I went in there they had sold out, but had one mini chocolate-almond croissant for like $1.25 or something. It was mind-blowingly good.

Plus, I tried two things that they only make as special items for Second Sunday (please google it if you've never heard of it!) A) the French Donut (medium sized, innocuous looking flaky-doughy thing that actually looks like a cronut, but is stuffed with rich creme filling, and absolutely is one of the most amazing things I have ever put in my mouth. Others agree with me on this. I'm not exaggerating. and B) the blueberry Au Bon Pain (I think) which was like a flaky pastry cinnamon roll type thing with fresh blueberries. YUM.

I just can't say enough good things about this place. Great seating, both upstairs and out...