When the next birthday, anniversary, or Valentine’s Day arrives, why turn to the stale boxed chocolates that line the shelves of the nearest convenience stores? Louisville is filled with unique candy shops that stock delicious, homemade candies that you can’t find anywhere else. They’ll love that you put the extra time and thought into their gift, and it tastes amazing too!
1. Dundee Candy Shop
The Dundee Candy Shop is a must-visit for anyone with a sweet tooth! They have a delicious variety of chocolates, bourbon balls, modjeskas, and more. Anyone would love a gift of these boxed chocolates.
The Dundee Candy Shop is located at 2112 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, KY 40205.
2. Muth's Candies
Muth's Candies is a wonderful family run candy shop that was established in 1921 by Rudy Muth after he returned from WW I. Although nearly a century has passed since its opening, the Muth family is still dedicated to making the best candies in town. Here you can find chocolates, bourbon balls, caramels, modjeskas, taffies, and more.
Muth's is located at 630 E. Market St., Louisville, KY 40202.
3. Art Eatables
Art Eatables sells some of the prettiest candies in Louisville, and some of the tastiest, too. Art Eatables has a focus on bourbon candies for all of the bourbon lovers in Louisville, and the visitors looking for a unique taste of the city. All of their candies are handmade and hand decorated, and although it takes more work and time to create these chocolates, it really pays off in taste and appearance.
Art eatables is located at 631 S. 4th. St., Louisville, KY 40202.
4. Cellar Door Chocolates
Cellar Door not only has a delicious selection of chocolates, but there's a small cafe inside, too. They serve coffee and tea to compliment their sweet candies, which you can enjoy in the bright seating area shown above. They also have themed candies from popular TV shows and movies that are perfect for gifts.
Cellar Door Chocolates is located at 601A S. Fourth St., Louisville, KY 40202.
5. With Love Fudge and Sweets
With Love Fudge and Sweets is located across the river in New Albany, and they serve some outstanding fudge at a great price. With over a dozen varieties of fudges, kettle corn, dipped pretzels, and more, you'll have to resist buying out the entire store.
With Love Fudge and Sweets is located at 430 Pearl St., New Albany, IN 47150.
6. The Candy Shoppe
Visiting this candy shop on Bardstown Road will make you feel like a kid again with the colorful decor, endless candies to choose from, and the section dedicated to interesting soda flavors.
Dundee Candy Shoppe is located at 1583 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, KY 40205.
7. Schimpff's Confectionery
Although Schimpff's is located right across the river in Jeffersonville, it is truly a gem in the Kentuckiana area. They make the most delicious candies, and as you can see from the photo above, they have a very large variety to choose from. They even have a candy museum here, where you can watch them make candy the old fashioned way and learn about the history of the craft. Schimpff's opened way back in 1891, so they have quite a bit of candy-making experience.
You can find Schimpff's at 347 Spring St., Jeffersonville, IN 47130.
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