18 Great Chocolatiers and Chocolate Shops in Philadelphia
All the best sweets producers to seek out in and around Philly, whether you're looking for a box of bonbons or gooey caramels.
Our guide to Philly-area chocolate shops and chocolatiers. / Photograph of Asher’s Chocolate Co. courtesy of Neff
Back in Philadelphia’s industrial heyday, the city dominated chocolate making. Companies turned out sweets like Wilbur Buds and iconic gifts like Whitman’s Samplers. Luckily, Philly’s chocolate-making legacy is still going strong, with more than a dozen excellent producers in and around the city turning out chocolate bonbons, bars, truffles, and buttercreams for when you’re looking to appease your aggressive sweet tooth with something a little fancier than a Peanut Chew. Here are some of the best chocolatiers and chocolate shops in Philadelphia.
Shane Confectionery, Old City
First, brothers Eric and Ryan Berley brought back the old-school ice cream parlor with Franklin Fountain. Next, they built an homage to Victorian-era candy right next door. Pick up a heart-shaped box of handmade buttercreams, caramels, cordials, and the like, or try their complex dark or milk chocolate bars, made from cacao roasted and ground in-house. 110 Market Street.
Mueller’s Chocolate Company, Market East and Rockledge
This chocolatier — with locations near Reading Terminal Market’s 12th and Filbert entrance and in Rockledge — makes all kinds of turtles, clusters, and barks, but they’re also known for their chocolate oddities. Think anatomically correct chocolate hearts, brains, livers, and kidneys — perfect for the medical professional or goth in your life — and a chocolate-covered onion, just for funsies. 51 North 12th Street and 519 Huntingdon Pike.
Lore’s Chocolates, Washington Square West
Find chocolates in Philly-centric shapes — Liberty Bell, LOVE statue, Independence Hall — at Lore’s. The company shares ownership with Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews (the city’s most iconic candy), which means all of Lore’s chocolates are made in the original Peanut Chews production facility a couple miles north of the shop. 34 South 7th Street.
Anthony’s Chocolate House, Bella Vista
Anthony’s might be better known as the coffee spot you go to during trips to the Italian Market, but this place also keeps its market well-equipped with sugary treats like truffles and classic Italian sfogliatelle. 903 South 9th Street.
Aurora Grace, Queen Village
Aurora Wold, a pastry chef with Michelin-star cred from her New York days, opened her cafe and sweets shop in 2019 and has been cranking out luscious bonbons and bars hand-painted in kaleidoscopic colors ever since. 517 South 5th Street.
Good Good Chocolates, Queen Village
Good Good’s chocolates are handmade at their Queen Village shop. Find everything from heart-shaped bites filled with passion fruit and yuzu, peanut butter, caramels, bars flavored as cookies and cream and crème brûlée, and bonbons galore. 746 South 4th Street.
Mecha Artisan Chocolate, East Passyunk and Haddon Township
This startup from pastry chef Melissa Crandley specializes in dark chocolate confections, with bonbons, bars, and even a chocolate bark studded with Pop Rocks. 1618 East Passyunk Avenue and 7 Kings Highway East.
Marcie Blaine Artisanal Chocolates, Midtown Village
Marcie Turney isn’t just a chef and restaurateur — she’s a chocolatier, too. Get her beautifully decorated bonbons infused with flavors like “Gaucho” (smoked pimenton, cinnamon, and hazelnut), “Bollywood” (Madras curry with coconut and cashew), and “French Farmer” (elderflower-Champagne) at Verde, the 13th Street boutique Turney owns with her wife and business partner Valerie Safran. 108 South 13th Street.
Neuhaus, Rittenhouse
Though an international brand originating in Belgium, we’d be remiss to not include Neuhaus, Philly’s newest chocolate shop. It opened its doors in Rittenhouse this past September, with its signature pralines, truffles, cornets, and more. 1616 Walnut Street.
Éclat’s G. Love Kitchen Sink Chocolate Bar / Photograph by Brett Thomas
Éclat Chocolate, West Chester
Master chocolatier Chris Curtin spent decades training with top chocolatiers in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, France, and Japan before opening his own Chester County business. His team makes chocolates from single-origin, small-batch Peruvian beans or deluxe European couverture. Pro tip: The new G. Love Kitchen Sink Bar made from milk and dark chocolates, peanut butter, caramel, Dutch pretzels, and fleur de sel sea salt is a must-buy. 24 South High Street.
Sweet Stuff, Ardmore
Sweet Stuff sells house-made chocolates, candies, and a huge variety of other treats like caramel popcorn, cookies, and chocolate-covered pretzels – plus a wide selection of Bassetts ice cream that you can and should enjoy on their spacious patio. 107 Coulter Avenue.
Delice et Chocolat, Ardmore and Wayne
Brothers Joseph and Antonie Amrani bring their French culinary training to pastry shops in Ardmore and Wayne. On the menu? Macarons, croissants, buttercreams, and thick, velvety hot chocolate. 9 East Lancaster Avenue.
Asher’s Chocolate Co., Souderton
Family-owned since 1892, Asher’s makes basically everything you can dream up. There are chocolate-covered pretzels, potato chips, graham crackers, s’mores, almond bark, sea salt caramels (delish!), nonpareils, jellies, buttercreams, and so much more. Bonus: They have a sugar-free line that doesn’t skimp on lusciousness or flavor. 80 Wambold Road.
Aunt Charlotte’s Candies, Merchantville
Walking into Aunt Charlotte’s is like taking a step back in time. Baskets full of old-timey candies, shelves upon shelves of trinkets and novelties, and, of course, a massive display brimming with handmade chocolates. What started as a simple caramel-making business over a century ago has evolved into a larger operation churning out a wide selection of goodies. The family-run candy shop is known for its signature cashew crabs made with chocolate, caramel, and cashews; their silky smooth meltaway chocolates filled with a variety of creams; and their famous caramels. 5 West Maple Avenue.
Stutz Candy Company, Hatboro, Warrington, and Long Beach Island
Stutz has been a go-to for chocolates and other candies for over 80 years. At their stores in Hatboro and Warrington, take your pick among fudge, pecan patties, almond butter crunch, jumbo chocolate-covered marshmallows, a variety of cordials, and chocolate molds made to look like dogs, bowling pins, sports plaques, and more. 400 South Warminster Road, 1345 Easton Road, and 8701 Long Beach Boulevard.
Duffy’s Fine Chocolates
Duffy’s Fine Chocolates, Haddonfield and Gloucester City
This South Jersey candy company has been in business since 1922, with the fourth and fifth generations of Duffy family chocolatiers at its helm. They make just about everything chocolate: bars, nut and fruit clusters, pretzels, barks, bonbons, and more. You’ll find all of these for sale at Duffy’s factory shop or at their outpost on Haddonfield’s main drag. 145 Kings Highway East and 29 North Broadway.
Giambri’s Quality Sweets, Clementon
Opened in 1942, Giambri’s has been supplying Jersey with seasonal chocolates for the better part of a century. No matter the season, though, you’ll always be able to buy chocolate-covered pretzels, caramels, fruit-flavored hard candies, plus a generous selection of candies for sugar-free eaters and folks allergic to corn, dairy, gluten, and other major allergens. 26 Brand Avenue.
John & Kira’s, Various locations
This chocolatier, headquartered in Feltonville, was part of the new wave of chocolate makers in Philly when it launched back in 2002 with locally sourced flavors and partnerships with urban farms. Now they’re known for bonbons painted like bees, ladybugs, and flowers as well as a variety of filled chocolates and (our favorite) Spanish figs filled with whiskey ganache. Get the goods at spots like Di Bruno Bros., Vault + Vine, and Riverwards Produce’s Fishtown location.
