Chocolaterie de Monaco
House founded in 1920 on the Rock, Appointed Supplier to the Prince's Palace, chocolate shop and tea room on place de la Visitation.
La Chocolaterie de Monaco is located on place de la Visitation, in the heart of Monaco-Ville. It combines a chocolate shop, a private tea collection and a tea room — as much a shop as a stopping place on the Rock.
What this record documents
The Journal de Monaco publishes two sovereign decisions: the award of the Appointed Supplier to the Prince’s Palace title on 26 July 2011, then its extension on 27 October 2021. This title, specific to the Principality, distinguishes houses that supply the Sovereign Household.
Memoria flags a discrepancy it does not resolve: the house mentions a title granted as early as 1999 by Prince Rainier III, while the Journal de Monaco publishes an award in 2011. Both statements coexist in the record, with their respective sources.
Why it is archived
Appointed Supplier titles form a rare memory: that of houses working for the Palace. Published in the Journal de Monaco, they are dated, official and verifiable — three qualities missing from almost all commercial sources.
The facts are paraphrased; only the source is cited. To suggest a correction, write to Memoria.