Eekhoutstraat 27 | Bruges

Behind a solid iron gate with chocolate rusty stains, pure cocoa is transformed into heavenly chocolate. The original family recipe forms the inspiration for new combinations and creations. It is here that Pol Depla makes chocolate with a history and a future, and with an open view on the flavours of the world.

Nowhere are tradition and innovation more closely entwined than in the artisanal chocolates which are made here day by day. Modern technology resides side by side with father Depla's original bluestone worksurfaces. Man and machine in a perfect symbiosis in search for surprise and exaltation.It takes two to tango.

Text: Edward Vanhoutte