Gate-side in T1, this is the chocolate stop
Right in Terminal T1, La Maison du Chocolat leans hard into classic French pralines and ganaches, all boxed for carry-on. You’ll see the boutique once you clear security and start walking toward the main T1 gate area, so you don’t have to double back or leave the secure zone.
Expect airport pricing: small gift boxes start around the price of a quick-serve meal in T1, with larger assortment boxes climbing from there. Individual chocolates usually cost less than a T1 coffee and pastry combo, so it’s easy to build a small tasting set without wrecking your budget.
Quality is what you’d expect from a Paris-origin brand, not a generic duty free shelf. Dark chocolate ganaches tend to be the safest pick, and fruit fillings run more subtle than the candy-style sweets you’ll see in the T2 shops at MRS. If you need something that survives a connection, stick to solid bars instead of the more fragile pastries.
Staff here are used to last-minute airport shoppers, so picking and boxing usually takes under 10 minutes for a standard T1 gate hold-room walk-up. If your flight leaves from one of the lower-numbered T1 gates, give yourself at least 15 minutes before boarding to browse and still walk back without stress.
Practical tip: buy chocolate after your liquids check in T1 so you can carry the original bag and receipt through any further screening on a connecting itinerary without unpacking everything again.