I have good news and bad news about my visit to Jean Philippe patisserie and chocolate shop at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas.
Lets get the bad news out of the way. I lost the chocolates I bought from Jean Philippe’s shop so I can’t provide a review. Not sure where they went but my best guess was I left them out in the 94F weather when we stopped to look at something on the Vegas strip. The person that found them would have had some very melted chocolate. I realized too late and wasn’t able to go back for more.
There is good news. I did take photos of the shop to share with you. The chocolate fountain at the front of the shop is what gets the most attention from us tourists.
It’s the largest chocolate fountain in the world at 27’ high. The milk, dark and white chocolate streams down resting momentarily on sheets of thick pieces of etched glass. At first you don’t believe its real, as the chocolate doesn’t appear to be moving.
As the chocolate winds itself through the maze, you can finally see the stream of chocolate lapping the bottom layers of the fountain and disappearing at the bottom where it will repeat the journey. There’s twenty one hundred pounds of chocolate flowing through the fountain. What I wouldn’t do to jump through that fountain alas it is encased behind glass so you can’t even dip your finger in the chocolate flow for a taste.
The shop is full of desserts and pastries and fruit and chocolate crepes are made fresh topped with whipped cream.
There are plenty of boxed chocolates to tempt you. Custom decorated cakes are suspended on clear shelves that twirl so you can view these pieces of art at every angle.
I’m hoping some of you have tried Jean Philippe chocolates and can weigh in with your reviews. If you are visiting Vegas anytime soon, check them out at the Bellagio hotel. To get to the shop, you walk through the Bellagio lobby with the ceiling of Chihuly glass, detour through the botanical gardens in the conservatory and stop when you see the chocolate fountain.
A mini tour that is free but a rich experience for your senses!
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What a fabulous shop! I’ll have to stop in the next time I’m in Vegas!