People who love chocolate would be wise to consider this Marietta shop for everything from boxes of assorted handmade chocolates and chocolate dipped strawberries to chocolate cigars and even a chocolate stiletto filled with macrons or chocolate “glamour lips”. Owned by Karl Vivier, look for flavors here like Georgia olive oil, saffron, Tahitian vanilla, and black tea using Swiss chocolate.

Located at the Battery in Cobb County, this sweets shop comes stocked with its famous pralines, glazed and candied pecans, bear claws, chocolate-covered peanuts, and brittles.

Cosmic Candy, located inside food hall Chattahoochee Food Works in Underwood Hills, features a wide variety of candies, sweets, and chocolates in its dispensers priced by weight.

After relocating to Atlanta following Hurricane Katrina, Dionne Gant (aka Miss D) brought along with her the melt-in-your-mouth pralines she creates. Situated inside Sweet Auburn Curb Market on Edgewood Avenue, Miss D can usually be found at the stall giving out hugs while she sells her buttery pralines and other treats, like candy apples, brittle, and popcorn. 

Collier Candy in Ponce City Market houses all the newfangled and old fashioned candy treats one could possibly imagine. The stall packs in plenty of goodies, including gum balls, colorful jawbreakers, candy cigarettes (bubble gum), and unique chocolate bars like Hammonds’s PB&J sandwich. There’s even sweet gimmicky items like a giant gummy bear. 

Xocolatl, owned by Elaine Read and Matt Weyandt, is a bean-to-bar micro chocolate factory inside Krog Street Market. At this small but mighty chocolate shop, find single-origin dark chocolate bars made with carefully sourced cacao, as well as bars with names like Kissed Mermaids using Costa Rican cacao, coconut milk, and vanilla bean-infused sea salt. Xocolatl sells other chocolate goodies, too, such as a chocolate hazelnut spread that rivals Nutella and drinking chocolate. 

While not a candy shop, folks who love candied and caramel popcorn should definitely consider stopping by Poppa Corn’s to indulge. Order everything from mini bags all the way up to an extra large batch of popcorn here in candied flavors like banana, blackberry, cotton candy, peanut butter chocolate, and vanilla. Mix and match batches of popcorn and order ice cream, too.

It’s not easy for any business to survive more than 20 years, so Chamberlain’s must be legit. Treats here include chocolate barks in a variety of flavors like tangerine, marshmallow, and key lime, chocolate covered Oreos, assorted truffles, and toffee. The shops also offers over-the-top milkshakes for those in search of something Instagram-worthy and chocolate making classes tailored to both kids and adults. 

Butter and Cream may be known for its ice cream, but don’t overlook the confections at either the Decatur and Old Fourth Ward shops. Of the treats here, the caramels are the stand outs. Butter and Cream offers two flavors of caramels: sea salt and bourbon. Purchase caramels individually or in bags of eight. 

Residing inside one of the oldest buildings on Main Street in downtown Duluth, this shop dedicates its stock to nothing but hand-made, luxury chocolates. That includes truffles, fudge, chocolate bars, chocolate-covered pretzels and chips, and even ice cream.