Hidden Gem · 3
- Chocolaterie Robert (La Chocolaterie Robert) Soanierana, Antananarivo (472 Boulevard Ratsimandrava)
Founded in 1940 and part of the family-run Groupe Joseph Ramanandraibe, Chocolaterie Robert grows its own Madagascar cocoa and works it tree-to-bar. Its award-winning single-origin bars include a 100% Madagascar 'Golden Beans' winner, sold from the retail shop and factory in Antananarivo. store page → · open in the atlas → - Marais Restaurant Ankorondrano, Antananarivo (ATRIUM building, 5th floor)
Chef Lalaina Ravelomanana, the first African chef admitted to the Culinary Academy of France, opened Marais in 2019 on the fifth floor of Ankorondrano's ATRIUM building. The kitchen marries French technique with Madagascan ingredients. store page → · open in the atlas → - Menakao Madagascar Chocolate Antananarivo region
Menakao makes single-origin bars from cocoa grown in the Sambirano Valley, hand-harvested and processed within Madagascar, where 'mena' means red in Malagasy. The wrappers carry tribal-portrait artwork. store page → · open in the atlas →