2 Best Places to Shop in Cape Cod, Massachusetts

The Ghelfi family has been making candy for three generations; the chocolate-covered magic happens in the candy kitchen behind this shop. They make their own fudges, brittles, mints, and most of the chocolates. Their treats are so adored, one customer was buried with a tin of her favorite Ghelfi's chocolates (top that, M&Ms!). Try a sea salt caramel or a cashew turtle and you'll see why. There's a second location in Mashpee Commons. Ice cream is on the menu at both.

Set inside a cute-as-a-candy-button Victorian house, Stage Stop is a family affair, run by Josh and Mandi Fedele and their kids. While some of their recipes date back to the 1920s, the Fedeles are always up for making something new and fun--say chocolate-covered Devil Dogs or freeze-dried gummy sharks. More than 80 percent of what they sell is made in house.