The holidays are a delicious time of year! For many sweet-tooths, one of the best parts of the festive season is the sweet treats, such as chocolates, candy canes, cookies and cakes. Mmmm! There are plenty of yummy options to share with your family (or to tuck away in a high cupboard and sneak a piece after the kids have gone to bed… shhhhh!). We’ve done our tasty research and compiled a list of Where to Buy Christmas Treats in Toronto to Sweeten Up Your Holidays!
Note: Many bakeries and stores also deliver to your home or office, so check ahead about ordering deadlines.
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Aren’t We Sweet
Address: St. Lawrence Market (92-95 Front St. East)
Located downstairs in the St. Lawrence Market, this chocolate and candy shop features a large selection of fair trade, organic, all-natural, locally-produced and Canadian products, plus European and South American specialities.
Bulk Mine
Address: 655 Yonge Street
On downtown Yonge Street, this is the spot to find imported British confectionery and groceries, plus they also carry bulk chocolates, retro candies and chocolate bars.
Butter Baker
Address: 120 Dundas St. West
Butter Baker has prepared cookies and cakes, and also holiday baker mixes and baking bundles so you can DIY the deliciousness at home.
The Candy Bar Toronto
Address: 849 College Street
The Candy Bar hits their dedicated fans right in the sweet spot, with a wide array imported candies, hand-crafted chocolates and a wide assortment of unique treats.
Ricardo’s Kandy Korner
Address: Toronto Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge St.
This chain from B.C. his picked a plum spot for its first store in Ontario: in the city’s downtown shopping mecca, Toronto Eaton Centre! Here you can even find a candy dispenser in the shape of the CN Tower, and so much more.
Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland
Address: 131 Bloor St. West
This world-renowned chocolatier gets in on the festive fun with Nutcracker and Santa figures, along with beautifully decorated gift boxes.
Douce France
Address: 820 Danforth Avenue
This cozy store on the Danforth offers imported French and European food products, including coveted chocolates, confections and sweets.
Nutty Chocolatier
Address: 2179 Queen St. East
A fixture in the Beach for decades, this large store has lots of sweet options, including moulded chocolate lollipops in themed shapes and characters.
ONYX Chocolates
Address: 601 Gerrard St. East
Along with traditional flavours, ONYX makes bonbons in interesting Asian-inspired flavours that are gorgeous in both look and taste, including festive specials like Spiked Eggnog, Peppermint and Mulled Wine.
Soul Chocolate
Address: 20 Wagstaff Drive, Unit C
Along an industrial alley in East Leslieville that also houses popular local chains Left Field Brewery and Pilot Coffee Roasters (to satisfy all adult cravings!), this small-batch chocolatier has an inviting lounge and sells single-origin chocolate bars, hot chocolate, advent calendars and more.
Chocolat De Kat
Address: 824 St Clair Ave. West
Making adorable-looking bonbons throughout the year, their specialty for the holiday season is premium chocolate boxes, with coordinating for both Christmas and Hanukkah! Flavours include Opera Cake and Berry Streusel, or Poppyseed Hamantaschen and Manischewitz Sufganiyot.
ChocoSol Traders
Address: 1131 St. Clair Ave. West
This chocolate shop makes its home in Corso Italia but also participates in farmers markets around town. They make artisanal dark chocolate without nuts, dairy, soy, gluten, and preservatives.
The Chocolateria
Address: 361 Roncesvalles Ave.
Known for their molded chocolate as well as seasonal ice cream, grab treats for Christmas and Hanukkah for truffles, barks and brittles plus advent calendars.
Delight Chocolates
Address: 3040 Dundas St. West
In the Junction, this shop makes organic and fair-trade chocolates in cute Christmassy shapes like snow-flaked trees and Santas, as well as traditional wrapped coins and peppermint bark.
The Grand Order of Divine Sweets
Address: 1162 Queen St. West
This bakery is well-known for its “fandom” designs, which feature items like Harry Potter jumper cookies, “Santa in Carbonite” (à la Han Solo), Buddy the Elf bark, plus different flavours of hot chocolate bombs.
Chocolate Factory
Address: 504 Gordon Baker Road
This chocolate shop in North York offers classic chocolate boxes, plus even the boxes themselves can be chocolate!
Bomou Artisanal Bakery
Address: 1636 Bayview Avenue, 1075 Yonge St.
Bomou has classy but fun chocolate creations, such as a moulded Buche de Noël cake, hot chocolate bombs and a cookie smash box.
Pusateri’s Fine Foods
Address: 1539 Avenue Road
For Italian food lovers, Pusateri’s is the place to get a panettone! Plus, even the most discerning of your gift recipients will appreciate the refined chocolates and baked goods from the many renowned European-imported brands found here.
Sweet Flour
Address: 130 Cawthra Ave. #105
You can have a fun baking party at home with Sweet Flour’s DIY cookie decorating kit, or just let the professional make it for you.
Stubbe Chocolates
Address: 653 St. Clair Ave. West
This high-end chocolate shop makes seasonally themed products throughout the year, such as truffle trees, elaborately moulded chocolate and Christmas smash cakes that look almost too pretty to eat! (*…almost*) For Hanukkah, take their chocolate dreidel box for a spin!
Dufflet
Address: 166 Norseman Street, Etobicoke
Through this renowned baked goods supplier, you can get a gorgeous full-length Buche de Noël or just a little stump! They also have seasonally themed cakes, cupcakes, tarts, petit fours and cookies.
Christmas Treats in Toronto — Local Chain Stores
Avoca Chocolates
Address: 176 Hampton Avenue, 850 Millwood Road
With locations on the Danforth and in Leaside, get your chocolate fix with their classic truffle boxes, in a variety of different sizes filled with real ingredients, including fresh fruit, nuts and liqueurs.
Bobbette & Belle
Address: 1121 Queen St. East, 3347 Yonge Street
This Instagram-worthy bakery has every kind of special occasion treat imaginable! They have themed cakes and cupcakes to decorated cookies and puddings, gingerbread houses and DIY kits, as well as their famous homemade marshmallows.
Craig’s Cookies
Address: Locations across Ontario, find your closest store here
This mouth-watering local chain of cookie stores offers a seasonal gift box of their favourite holiday flavours. This year’s selection includes Truffle, Toblerone, White Christmas, Peppermint Patty, Holiday M&M and Shortbread.
Delysées Luxury Desserts
Address: 161 Yorkville Ave., 131 Ossington Ave., 3401 Dufferin St. (Yorkdale)
This French bakery is known for its macaron cookies, they also make visually stunning cakes in individual sizes… along with small and large, if you really have to share.
Mary’s Brigadeiro
Address: 1912 Danforth Avenue, 111 Richmond St. West (Chef’s Hall)
If you don’t know what a brigadeiro is, find out more about these yummy Brazilian bonbons at this cute shop on the Danforth (and the new location within Chef’s Hall in the Business District). Pick from seasonal or traditional flavours such as Candy Cane and Gingerbread, or even make your own at home with a DIY kit.
Nadège Patisserie
Address: 780 Queen St. West, 494 Bloor St. West, 1099 Yonge St., Richmond Adelaide Centre (121 Adelaide St. West), 855 Oxford Street, Etobicoke (pre-orders only)
This upscale chain has plenty of impeccably decorated treats and “delicious gourmandise” on offer, including chocolates, gummies, bonbons, hot chocolate, cakes and more.
Pâtisserie La Cigogne
Address: 1419 Danforth Avenue, 1626 Bayview Avenue
If you’re looking for French pastries, and gifts to go with your Christmas tourtière (which they also have), this is where to find them. Along with traditional cakes (such as the traditional Bûche de Noël) and cookies, they also have macarons and impressive croquembouche towers.
Soma Chocolate
Address: 32 Tank House Lane, 443 King St. West, 77 Brock Ave.
Some of the most beautifully presented chocolates in town, you can choose from fancy chocolate truffles, drinking chocolate mixes and artisanal bars, to not-as-fancy but still adorable Gingerbread Ninja Cats!
Christmas Treats in Toronto — National & International Chain Stores
Bulk Barn
Address: Locations across Ontario, find your closest store here
You’ll find oodles of options for baking supplies to create your dream Christmas dessert at this popular bulk foods chain. However, they also have wrapped candy and chocolate options that are perfect for filling up stockings.
Laura Secord
Address: Locations across Canada, find your closest store here
A Canadian classic, Laura Secord always has seasonally themed chocolates available. Again this year, they have fun items like boxed chocolates, loot bags, mixed nuts, hot chocolate bombs and more.
Lindt Chocolate Shop
Address: Locations across Canada, find your closest store here
Along with boxed chocolates, Lindt is well-loved for their advent calendars and truffles. Our family likes to get a big bag of all the interesting flavours for our Christmas stockings!
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