Boston, MAChocolatiers and Candy Shops

Chocolate Therapy is the Wayland chocolate shop of Pam and David Griffin, who left corporate jobs to make chocolate and keep the cases stocked with row upon row of bonbons in unusual flavor combinations. The bonbons are seasonally inspired, in flavors like London Fog, Key lime and French toast, and the shop makes truffles alongside them. Order a box of the bonbons in the case.

L.A. Burdick is a New Hampshire chocolatier with a café-shop on Clarendon Street in the Back Bay, known for its drinking chocolate, served in small cups and made from a blend of dark couvertures so rich and creamy it drinks like dessert, and for the ganache chocolate mice and penguins that are the house signature. Order a signature chocolate mouse to take away and the spicy dark drinking chocolate at the café.

Beacon Hill Chocolates has been a chocolate shop on Charles Street since 2006, with a well-curated assortment of truffles and chocolates and keepsake boxes that can be customized for any occasion. Order a keepsake box and build the assortment inside it.

Taza Chocolate makes stone-ground chocolate in Somerville, with minimal processing and cacao sourced directly from farmers, which gives the chocolate its gritty texture. Its stone-ground discs are sold around the country and directly from the factory store on Windsor Street, which also runs tours of the works. Order a stack of the discs at the factory store.

Serenade Chocolatier is a Brookline Village chocolate shop making caramels, truffles and creams, and its showpiece is the piñata cake, a giant chocolate shell filled with truffles, caramels and candies for a celebration. Order a piñata cake for a party, or a box of truffles and caramels for the table.