Eleven delicious advent calendars

Head in the clouds: Alléno & Rivoire

Beneath its appearance of a politely wrapped gift, the 25 boxes of the calendar designed by Yannick Alleno & Aurélien Rivoire play the surprise card. From crispy praline to fine abundant praline bars, including dried fruit beggars, intense chocolates from Peru, or even the essential chocolate shortbread… the range of delights to discover in this cube with celestial prints and an extra-large format will delight those those whose eyes are as big as their stomachs!

75€ on chocolat-allenorivoire.fr

Going the English way: Palomas

For its Advent calendar, the Lyon Maison de Haute Chocolaterie is adorned with Scottish motifs and fireplaces. A decor inspired by that of the Abbey of Vaux-de-Cernay, an architectural jewel of the 12th century with a decor freshly revamped by the Paris Society group. An atmosphere that lies between “Harry Potter” and the “Downtown Abbey” series. Among the sweets contained in this setting, a myriad of melting ganaches and pralines and the unmissable Palets de Fourvière®, a signature Palomas recipe.

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€54 on palomas1917.com

Round trip to the South-West: Godard

The Godard foie gras house offers products from its region and reaffirms the cultural power of the South-West with an advent calendar of unabashed bon vivants: pâtés, terrines, rillettes, foie gras, chocolates and sweets.

€53.50 on foie-gras-godard.fr

Great chocolate: Jean-Paul Hévin

Jean-Paul Hévin sets out to discover new chocolate worlds and by new world, he also means architecture and drawing. He therefore presents the advent calendar named Place des Vosges, a tribute to this address that the chocolatier particularly likes in which he offers a version of cocoa that is off the beaten track.

€53 on jeanpaulhevin.com

Return to childhood: Nutella

The iconic spread comforts young and old with 24 boxes listing the brand's greatest hits, including Nutella B-ready, Nutella Biscuits, Nutella & GO.

€24.90 on auchan.fr

Caviar Quest: Petrossian

In this well of chocolate and fruity treats, we find almonds and hazelnuts coated in chocolate, fruit jellies, caramelized pistachios and for the lucky ones: golden tickets! A nod to the work of British author Roald Dahl, the Petrossian calendar was designed like a treasure hunt. The goal of the game? Find the golden sturgeon hidden in 5 calendars with, as a result, a 30 g box of Ossetra Tsar Impérial® caviar. Good luck.

€45 on petrossian.fr

Advent tablet: Aurélien Cohen

Chocolatier Aurélien Cohen renews the shape of the calendar with a proposal that is as minimalist as it is tasty. No boxes, no cardboard but one and the same XXL tablet filled with praline that we break day after day. For purists.

€99 on aureliencohen.fr

Childhood perfume: Bonne Maman

For Christmas, jams and spreads from Maison Bonne Maman cross a snowy village aboard a “delicacy train”. Among the wagons, 23 emblematic or unexpected spreads such as guava or pineapple jam.

€34.90 on bonne-maman.com

50 shades of honey: Les Abeilles de Malescot

Produced from the hives of the village of Bouglon in Lot-et-Garonne, Abeilles de Malescot honey becomes the subject of a dedicated calendar, imagined in 24 versions, sweets and variations of perfumes.

€59 on lagrandeepicerie.com

Notes alpines : Ricola

A breath of fresh air is blowing in the countdown to Christmas. And for good reason, the Swiss house Ricola, which is celebrating its 95th anniversary, offers its candies made from mountain plants in a calendar available exclusively in its very first permanent address in France, in the Saint-Paul district of Paris.

€35 at the Ricola store. 4 Rue Pavée, Paris 4th.