Chocolaterie Walder

Top choice in Neuchâtel


This third-generation chocolate maker, in the biz since 1919, creates dozens of different chocolates, including les éclats (Sfr9.80 per 100g) – square tablets of milk or dark chocolate studded with caramelised pumpkin seeds or roasted hazelnuts perhaps, or unusually flavoured with coriander, lemongrass and dill, saffron, cinnamon or absinthe.


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