Organic Bean-to-Bar Chocolate and Craft Beer Made in Historic Mystic Connecticut
We are Producers of Bean-to-Bar Craft Chocolate and House-Made Craft Beer.
“I Absolutely love this spot! Their melted chocolate drinks are incredible and the whole vibe is wonderful. Felt like I was in the movie Chocolat!” – Lara
Handcrafted Chocolate Made Fresh in Small Batches, from Bean-to-Bar.
Mystic River Chocolate creates & crafts small farm grown & wild grown rare, heirloom & specialty cacao from around the world.
We are a Connecticut-based company both producing and crafting organic bean-to-bar chocolate in small batches, made fresh. Thirteen years ago, we aimed to create the best tasting organic dark chocolate from organic cacao nibs, for friends, farmer's markets and local retailers. Hundreds of farmers markets later, we created the Mystic River Chocolate Cafe at 12 Water Street in Historic downtown Mystic, Connecticut.
Craft Beer, Made Fresh In-House.
Our Craft Beer is house-made using freshly malted grains, hops and inclusions, fruit, spices and cacao. Our new offerings are delicious and fresh, crafted with as much care as we put into our chocolate. We feature a range of fresh brews, usually featuring a lively IPA, or a smooth Belgian White Ale and a complex and flavorful Nitro Brew Chocolate Stout or Chocolate Ale using our Organic Cacao.
Happy Hour ~ Friday and Saturdays 4-5!
Come visit us for Happy Hour, Friday and Saturdays from 4-5 pm, $2 off all Craft Beers!
Local Roasted Organic Coffee, Espresso and Latte Drinks
We serve the best coffee in town, locally roasted to perfection. It's organic and delicious! Come experience our coffee drinks, espresso drinks, lattes, and our Affogato - espresso served over our own soft-serve Ice Cream!
Handcrafted Soft Serve Ice Cream
We make our own delicious hand-crafted Soft Serve Ice Cream in house. It is crafted with only natural ingredients, no corn syrup, no fillers! Just our local dairy milk, vanilla, chocolate, pure cane sugar and cream. It's the best Soft Serve Ice Cream in Mystic!
Summer Season Drinks: Frozen Lemonade and Frozen Hot Chocolate!
Summer season is approaching and we are beginning to make our famous Frozen Hot Chocolate, made with natural ingredients, our own chocolate, fresh local-dairy milk, pure cane sugar - no corn syrup, no fillers, just delicious chocolate goodness! Our Frozen Lemonade is made with lemon juice, pure cane sugar - nothing artificial!
Small-Batch Cookies, Biscotti and More!
Stop by for an afternoon treat. We feature a rotation of baked goods from small companies who make the most delicious small-batch cookies, brownies, and biscotti. Pair it with our Mystic River Chocolate Signature Drinking Chocolate!
“A bean-to-bar chocolate shop! How can you not pay a visit? Frozen hot chocolate was exactly what was needed after a day spent walking in the sun.
It was delicious. Also had to buy some amazing looking truffles as gifts & an almond toffee chocolate bar to save for later. If you love chocolate, you must go here! Even if you don’t you should still go cause there is ice cream and other treats, too!” – Stacie
What Starts as a Crunchy Bean, Transforms into a Dreamy Elixir.
Mystic River Chocolate Cafe features our signature organic bean-to-bar chocolate made from fresh cacao that is transformed into a dreamy chocolate elixir. We carefully select our ingredients, many unrefined, including raw organic heirloom cacao nibs and unrefined organic sugar, blended with natural, organic fruits, botanicals, herbs and essences.
Our small-batch processing sustains the unique flavors of pure cocoa. We support fair direct trade, sustainable agriculture, and support small cocoa farmers who have learned their trade over generations.
We Buy from Small Farms, and Support Fairly-Traded Cacao.
Mystic River Chocolate purchases heirloom varieties of cacao from small organic cacao farms that have learned their trade over generations. Their cacao is internationally recognized for its high quality and unique flavors. Through careful farming, skillful harvesting, and expert fermentation the growers retain the bean’s natural essence. Our cacao suppliers ensure farmers are paid a fair wage through an ethical and sustainable supply chain.
Everything. Chocolate.
Our signature Mystic River Chocolate coverture is handcrafted into our specialty bars, barks, truffles, chocolate-covered nuts and fruits, confections and more. We make the best handcrafted decadent European-style Mystic River Chocolate Cafe® drinking chocolate, and our very own recipe of soft serve ice cream. Our coffee bar features local-roasted premium organic coffee and espresso. And there are often cupcake specials and surprises.
Visit our Cafe Gift Shop!
Looking for gifts? We've got you covered. Check our our Mystic River Chocolate Handcrafted Bars, Chocolate Gift Boxes, Drinking Chocolate, Seasonal Delicacies, Custom In-House designed Artwork, Greeting Cards and T-Shirts, Organic Teas, Organic Natural Soap, NY Local Honey, Organic Lip Balm, Eco Candles, Scottish Fudge and more.
Come visit us at 12 Water Street in the heart of Historic Downtown Mystic, Connecticut!
What People are Saying ~
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Shop Our Online Store
Shop our online Square Store for Mystic River Chocolate Signature Bars, Gift Boxes, Drinking Chocolate and More! Just click on the links below.
We sell our Bean-to-Bar Rare, Single-Origin, Heirloom and Organic Chocolate Bars and Drinking Chocolate Bags on our Square Store. Click to shop now.
Shop Our Online StoreMystic River Chocolate's Three Bar Gift Boxes are perfect for any occasion, birthdays, holidays and just because. Click here to shop now.
Shop Our Online StoreShop our newest Specialty Bars, like our Mystic River Chocolate® 100% 'Blueberry Thief' Nutritious Chocolate™ Bar, sweetened with Organic Blueberries, no added sugar!