As fall sweeps into town, Los Angeles’ candy and chocolate shops embrace the spooky season and cooling temperatures with special treats, inventive confections and autumnal flavors.
Credit: Courtesy Andsons ChocolatiersIn 1983, Aviva Covitz opened the doors to her Swiss chocolate shop in Beverly Hills, giving the West Coast a chance to secure European chocolates without having to cross the pond. She grew a cult following for her delightful Dom Perignon Champagne truffles, and three decades after running the family business, Covitz turned the shop over to her sons, Phil and Marc, in 2019. Now dubbed andSons chocolatiers, the Covitz brothers meld European chocolate-making traditions with a creative, ingredient-first approach. Try new fall items or the brand’s signature bonbon collection, with Ginger Caramel Crunch, Double Yuzu, Hibiscus Honey, Huntington Tea and Pistachio Rose.
Credit: Courtesy Compartés chocolateFounded in Los Angeles in 1950, the gourmet chocolate brand has spent more than 75 years proving the magic of chocolate. Reimagined by current owner Jonathan Grahm, Compartés has become one of the world’s most distinctive and renowned chocolatiers, famous for its exceptional quality and artistry. With a belief in creating chocolates to be remembered, the brand uses premium ingredients and handmade techniques in chocolates like the festive Diwali truffles.
Opened in 2007, the late Christine Moore’s Little Flower serves coffee, pastries and sweet goodies to the Pasadena community. Run as a family business, this café is also a candy kitchen and acquired a strong following for its handmade caramels and spongy marshmallows. With fall approaching, stop by for seasonal favorites, including savory muffins, red velvet skull cakes and fresh-baked apple fruit tarts.
Award-winning chocolatier Christine Sull Sarioz founded Milla Chocolates in 2018, creating a luxury boutique chocolatier where fine chocolate meets the decorative arts. Alongside her husband and creative director, Goktug Sarioz, the award-winning master chocolatier brings her artistic background to the brand’s minimalist packaging and elegant Culver City storefront. The shop offers dragées, confections, bonbons and chocolate bars, plus a full-service coffee bar serving a selection of espresso beverages.
First opened in 1921 on Western Avenue, See’s Candies began when Charles See brought his mother Mary’s treasured candy recipes to life. Now with over 250 locations worldwide — and plenty in L.A., from Santa Monica to Palm Springs — the chocolatier offers everything from butterscotch squares and Scotchmallows to truffles and its iconic Lollypops. During fall, get festive with a Little Pumpkin Box, Rest in Pieces Tombstone or a make-it-your-own selection featuring the Milk Caramel Apple Scotchmallow and milk chocolate ghosts.
Credit: Courtesy SugarfinaFounded as a luxury candy boutique for adults, Sugarfina offers delicately designed sweets inspired by artists and flavors from around the world. Originally opened in Beverly Hills — and now with stores from the South Bay to The Valley — its selection includes gummies, sour, vegan, kosher, tropical, Champagne and dye-free candies. For Halloween specials, consider the strawberry-flavored Zombie Brains candy cubes, plump Pumpkin Super Sour Stars, sweet and sour Skeleton Kisses and spooky ghost gummies.
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