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Chocolate workshop with Laurent Gerbaud

Workshop · Saturdays · cocoa tastings and chocolates made by you · next to the Mont des Arts

Information
Season
All year, on Saturdays
Who it's for
Adults and families; ask the minimum age when you book

Laurent Gerbaud is a Brussels chocolate maker with a shop and tea room on the rue Ravenstein, at the foot of the Mont des Arts. On Saturdays he runs an introductory workshop: tastings of different cocoa beans and chocolates that you make yourself and take home.

How to book

On the house's online shop, where the dates, time and price of each Saturday appear. If there is no place, the tea room on the rue Ravenstein (Tuesday to Sunday, 12:00 to 18:00) serves 72% hot chocolate and coffee with a chocolate from the counter.

Tips

  • Combine it with the museums The shop is two minutes from the Magritte Museum: workshop in the morning and museum in the afternoon.

Frequently asked questions

Which days is there a chocolate workshop?

Saturdays. Places and times are shown when you book in their online shop.

Where is it?

At 2D rue Ravenstein, next to the Palais des Beaux-Arts.

As a familyWith friends

Who runs it

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

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