Connecticut has historical ties to some of the most iconic brands in candy confectionaries. Think PEZ and you would be on the right track. But this valentine’s day, support your local chocolate maker with a trip to the exquisite chocolates handcrafted in Brookfield, CT.
Bridgewater specializes in the type of European chocolates that taste as they shipped overnight from the old world. Instead, they can ship overnight from Connecticut, or you can visit the shop itself. As their origin story goes, they were founded by a Swedish ex-pat who migrated from the cultural life of the NYC foodie scene to raise a family in Bridgewater, CT in 1995. Flash forward, and the company has grown into one of the premier chocolate makers.
Everything, they note on their website, is handmade. including the caramel. Selections include turtles, toffees, caramels, truffles, peanut butter patties, hazelnut pralines, and the standards. They have three stores, but the must go to visit is the actual factory. You can buy Bridgewater Chocolate online or by phone (203-775-2286 option 1) and sometimes you can find them at a number of shops that carry them, check this list.
- Bridgewater Chocolate Factory
and Factory Store
559 Federal Road,
Brookfield, CT 06804
(203) 775-2286
- Bridgewater Chocolate Factory
Extension Store
227 Federal Road,
Brookfield, CT 06804
(203) 648-9783
- Bridgewater Chocolate
West Hartford Store
12 LaSalle Road
West Hartford, CT 06107
(860) 570-0707
