Rococo was started back in 1983 by Chantal Coady, then a punky ex-student who wanted to start a chocolate company in order to fund a career as a photographer. Almost three decades later and that business is thriving and Rococo now has three shops in central London, including a flagship store in Belgravia.
Rococo sells a wide range of chocolates and confectionary, including well over 20 different flavours of chocolate bar, from Basil and Lime to Orange and Geranium, to Christmas Pudding flavour. They also sell all kinds of other confectionary, from traditional English hard sweets to Turkish delight, crystalised ginger and novelty items like ‘chocolate cigars’.
The Rococo brand has a very strong and distinctive visual style, based on the ornate 19th century French style from which it takes its name.
Georgia on 11 May 2010
I have met some of these chocs in other shops and like their box designs and the contents. I need to go to the shops soon now I seen them on this excellent website. It may be the ruin of me.
Ms Tse on 17 May 2010
Loved both their sea salt organic bar and sea salt ravioli. Sea salt seems to be the ‘flavour’ of the month – all the famous chocolatiers are saying that this flavour is their best-selling and most recommended….! However I’m less convinced by their Peppered mint organic dark which didn’t taste at all minty to me???
The shop is a delight to visit with a traditional old sweet shop feel.
Madame Potier on 23 May 2011
As always you come up trumps. Your sea salt wafers are delightful. I have to be strict with myself not to eat them all at once. I am doing a top ten list of my favourite treats to be found in London and your company will be there along with Flor Unikon Flowers, L’Epecerie for french delicacies, Russian Tea House and the Ritz Hotel for tea.
Bill on 6 Jan 2012
Frankly I am not impressed with the chocolate quality. There are amusing fillings, but the essence of a chocolate is the intensity of the chocolate flavour and the texture of the chocolate itself.
I am not a fan..
サッカースパイク on 10 Apr 2013
Nice post. I learn something more challenging on different blogs everyday. Thanks for sharing.