
Belgium is famous around the world for its high quality chocolate. The chocolate bonbon, or praline, was invented in Brussels in 1912 by Jean Neuhaus, and has become the hallmark of Belgian confectionery. Nonetheless chocolate bars are also enormously popular, be it the with giants like Côte d'Or or newcomers like NewTree. Nowadays there are over 2,000 Belgian chocolatiers. Here is a list of the most famous ones. Note that Wittamer, Van Dender, Mary and Galler are Belgian Royal Warrant Holder.