4 Best Places to Shop in Burlington, Northern Vermont

This nonprofit collective and gallery sells contemporary and traditional crafts, paintings, and photographs by more than 200 Vermont artists and artisans.

The folks who started this quintessential Vermont company also helped start snowboarding. The flagship store sells equipment and clothing.

This chocolatier makes sensational truffles, caramels, candies, and fudge. The chocolates are all-natural, made in Vermont, and make a great edible souvenir. Its flagship store now boasts a big café with house-made pastries, chocolate cake, ice cream sundaes, espresso drinks and decadent hot chocolates. A retail branch is also on Church Street.

This European-style chocolate boutique combines Swiss-trained chocolatier, premier Belgian equipment, a minimalist’s eye for detail, and a family-owned mentality. Owners Laura and Kevin Toohey and their children, co-founders Rowan and Virginia Toohey, spotlight their chocolate craftsmanship with delights like cocoa-dusted almonds, chocolate-covered candied orange peel, and uniquely beautiful seasonal truffles.