Newton resident Beth Kirsch trained in France as a Master Chocolatier. Her award-winning chocolate is made in small batches with the highest quality French chocolate and fresh ingredients. Chocolates can be ordered online and picked up in Newton Highlands. Shipping available, too.

Newton has its own coffee business, Ever’s Distributors, delivers world class coffee beans from Costa Rica to Newton doorsteps within days of being harvested. Husband and wife owners, Jean Carlo Contreras and Noelia Méndez, are industrial engineers, originally from Costa Rica, who live in Newton. Their vision for Ever’s is to support the small farms and independent businesses that comprise the coffee industry in their home country. The area’s high altitude, micro-climate, and volcanic soil create unsurpassed growing conditions. Order on-line with free doorstep delivery in Newton, or purchase at Newton's Farmers' Markets.

Vegan, plant-based, gluten free cookies that taste great and are good for you too? Oh yeah. Off Our Rocker Cookies has turned the healthy snacking game upside down with their addictive, sweet-potato based cookies. Perfect for a quick breakfast, pre/post workout snack, or a healthy grab-and-go for anyone racing around. Order online for doorstep delivery.

Prior to the pandemic, many households in Newton had never heard of Better Life Food. But when this Nonantum caterer started making comfort meals and selling them at a pop up market at Dunn-Gaherins, it seemed like everyone had a stash of Better Life Food's meals in their freezer for days we were just too weary to cook. If you need to restock, or try them for the first time, orders can be placed online and picked up at their Nonatum kitchen.

Lynne's Vintique curates local food and vintage finds. It's Newton's go-to source for truly local raw honey, and offers regular specials on fun food items. Those in the know in Newton also flock to Lynne's in the Echo Bridge Antique Mall for Boston's Dean's Beans Coffee, and 100% natural Wise Mouth Teas (available at a price below what you can find in grocery stores.)

A one-stop shopping destination for foodies, The Cork & Board has a vast selection of specialty foods for charcuterie boards and more, fine wine, craft beer, and gifts. Here you'll find top specialty foods from local makers, so whether you pick up Somerville Chocolate's White Chocolate or Habanero Hot Sauce from Portsmouth's Spicy Shark, your purchases support small food businesses throughout New England. Among The Cork & Board ‘s gift items are works from Newton artisans, like woodcarver Matt Day and bladesmith David Singer, for meaningful and hyper-local gift-giving. Closed Mon. 10-8 Tues-Thurs. 10-9 Fri-Sat. 12-6 on Sunday.

You can smell the heavenly scent of chocolate just passing by cacao, a dreamy chocolate, nut and dried fruit shop in the village of Newton Highlands. Opening at the beginning of the pandemic by Leo Baez, an emigrant from the Dominican Republican, Cacao sets the bar high for premium chocolate. They're stocked with gifts sure to make any chocolate-lover swoon. 9-5 Mon-Sat. 10-5 Sun.

Nothing Bundt Cakes are easy, fun, cost-effective, and most importantly, delicious. Perfectly moist cakes in a variety of sizes and flavors, drizzled with their signature, not-too-sweet cream cheese frosting, which freeze easily. Offering lots of flavor options like lemon, carrot, pumpkin spice, white chocolate raspberry—and that’s just for starters. Available in sizes for large groups or small families (there are even mini cupcake-sized "bundtinis"), all at reasonable prices. All cakes are Kosher Dairy Certified. Open 7 days/week. 170 Needham Street, Newton, with easy and ample parking.

This sweet little shop, tucked away on Union Street in Newton Centre, has perfect gifts for celebrations or when you just want to treat yourself. Their exquisite French macarons pull in all of the season's brightest colors while melt-in-your-mouth alfajores (South American dulce de leche sandwich cookies), are favorites with foodies and available in a wide variety of creative flavors. (Ummm, honey lavender macarons? Alfajores dipped in white chocolate? Swoon...) Purchases are thoughtfully gift-wrapped in their distinctive boxes. Shop online or stop into their Newton Centre store!