Sweet Shops

Chocolat Celeste. Mary Leonard handcrafts oversized truffles daily at her in-store factory, sells bulk artisan chocolates from the likes of Michel Cluizel and Schokinag, and offers a complimentary Chocolate Concierge, for easy gift giving. 2506 University Ave. W., St. Paul, 651-644-3823

Legacy Chocolates. In 2005 Time magazine selected LC chocolates as one of the country’s fifteen noteworthy artisanal foods. Micheal Roberts uses chocolate from small-scale, sustainable farms in Latin America for his thirty-plus truffle varieties. 2042 Marshall Ave., St. Paul, 651-646-0644

B.T. McElrath. Some of the best truffles and toffees in the United States are made inside B.T. McElrath’s chocolate laboratory, using European techniques and distinctly modern-day flavors such as passion fruit. Lund’s, Byerly’s, Kowalski’s, Marshall Field’s, Surdyk’s, Bibelot, Turtle Bread Company, Whole Foods, and Amy’s Classic Confections, 612-331-8800

Groveland Confections. Boxes and baskets from GC are filled with Andrea Pesses’s Moo Pies, Salty Dog nut rolls, Rocky Road chunks, chocolate bark, marshmallows, caramels, the Cities’ best dark chocolate–caramel turtles, and other retro hand-dipped chocolates. Available at Byerly’s in St. Louis Park and online, 952-893-1236

Regina’s Fine Chocolates. Since 1926, RFC has used its original copper kettles and marble countertops for candy, dipped fruits, caramels, sugar-free chocolates, mints, and world-class dark chocolate–dipped candied ginger and almond toffee. 2073 St. Clair Ave. (and satellite store on S. Robert St.), St. Paul, 651-698-8603

Just Truffles. Owner Kathleen O’Heir–Johnson makes traditional truffles from all-natural ingredients. Our favorites are café au lait—milky and intensely aromatic—and rum, enrobed in the purest dark chocolate. 1363 Grand Ave., St. Paul, 651-690-0075