The origin of Van Velze’s chocolates is a real love story. A chance meeting in Darwin, sowed the seed for the sweetest of adventures when Irish Deborah and Dutch Rob met, fell in love and grew an idea to open a chocolate shop dedicated to using responsibly sourced cocoa and the highest quality local ingredients. In 2008, they launched Van Velze's Chocolaterie and Patisserie in the heart of Amsterdam, quickly establishing themselves as one of the cities favourite chocolate destinations. However the draw of the West of Ireland was strong; so the dynamic duo have now relocated their award winning chocolate shop to Ballinrobe, Co Mayo; where they will continue to source the best ingredients locally. We hope you love our chocolates - made with love, wrapped just for you.