Fastachi

Love this store. Their nut section is amazing as well as their service. They also have great specialty chocolates that are great gifts. Even some vegan options. Highly recommend.

Fastachi in Watertown is worth every extra mile! As someone who regularly puts together care packages and brings host gifts, I've made this artisanal nut shop my go-to destination. Their freshly roasted nuts are simply unmatched - you can actually taste the difference. What makes Fastachi special isn't just their premium nuts - it's their elegant packaging that transforms a healthy snack into a sophisticated gift. Whether I'm heading to family gatherings or sending thoughtful care packages, their beautifully presented selections always impress.

Fastachi is an institution with the best freshly roasted nuts and nut butters you can find anywhere. Completely addicted to the almond butter. Appreciate that they just roast the nuts - no added oils etc. High quality place. Worth a visit.

It was really delicious chocolates comes in many amazing designs and decorations. I would love to recommend to people especially who loves to eat chocolate with the real taste of it. The package is well pack and perfect. This really made my day!

A beautiful shop with lovely people selling stellar treats - handmade candy and carefully selected nuts. I miss the Beacon Street location (see photo) but very happy we still have them in Watertown.

So freaking good! The pecan butter is incredible. Very expensive but worth it!

So happy to find this store! Fresh, premium quality, nice variety of nuts, dried fruits, chocolates, and homemade candies. Things are a bit on the expensive side, but worth it once in a while.

I have ordered from Fastachi for years, and I've directed friends and family to their website, assuring them of complete satisfaction! They have stellar products - the absolute highest quality nut butters, roasted nuts and chocolate treats. Their pecan butter is life changing, and their dark chocolate pistachios are to die for! They have beautiful packaging, so their products are ideal for holiday gifts! What sets them apart from competitors, is not only their unparalleled nuts and chocolates, but their exemplary customer service (one such representative is Susan!) They make sure that you are 100% pleased with your order - the consummate professionals!!

If you are exceptional quality nuts this is the place to get them for sure. It is definitely not cheap but worth every penny and more! I love the mixed nuts and they have them salted and slightly salted. The slightly salted is perfectly salted! Just the right amount of salt!! As for the chocolates - I haven't tried yet but some friends do enjoy eating them!! They keep well too if you put them into the mason jars when you get home and they will last a month if that long since we tend to eat a handful at a time. Definitely addicting!! They also have the nice tin boxes and we had given them out as gifts and they were definitely a hit! The girls behind the counter is more than happy to give you a taste of the nuts if you want to try something different!! The people working there are very nice also!!

I would not go back. It is a beautiful setup and they have some things you don't normally see at other stores, however the customer service was horrible. I bought all kinds of bars (20+) they have + other products. The total was about $100. The staff never tried to help me or even said thank you (even after we said thank you!). Of course there was no greeting when we entered the store. We sometimes shop at a certain store not only for their products but also the service and ambience. There was absolutely no service. Getting chocolates at CVS is much more pleasant.

Placed some holiday orders online and had a few issues with my order that were handled incredibly well and super fast. Terriffic customer service! A+++

Avergae products at best! Beautiful displays, great customer oriented staff, very clean and nice displays. I decided to go ahead and give their product a try. I purchased a wide array of selected chocolate with nuts and one of the their top selling mixed nuts. The prices are outrageously high. For ~$45/lbs chocolate and ~$15/lbs mixed nuts. The taste are so so average and really nothing special for me. I buy Swiss made chocolate in Switzerland that end up being cheaper than this place and the their taste makes their high price worth the unique experience. I don't think I will try it again.

The aroma in here is captivating. I want to try all of the freshly roasted nuts as well as the yummy looking chocolates. They also make their own nut butters (they offer samples!). Get in my belly Fashtachi!

Once again, I look like the family superhero since I send gifts from Fastachi! Save your account, and all of your frequent "send to" addresses are saved, ordering last minute is almost always not a problem as they can get their awesome stuff packed and ready for UPS right away. Service is amazing, I once screwed up on an address and they called me to clarify; I can think of many places that would just ship as is, and this shows me that a human is really looking at the orders, not just a computer spitting out labels for shipping.

Perfect place to get a gift or if you're in the mood to really treat yo' self. I got a large assortment of chocolates that looked as good as they tasted, which was amazing. The dark chocolate salted caramels were my favorite. The box itself is very attractive and they tie a silk ribbon around it, so no further gift wrapping is needed. They also have a large assortment of nuts and trail mixes to choose from. 1lb of toasted corn nuts was under $6. I've paid that much for a significantly lesser quantity everywhere else I've ever bought toasted corn nuts. I will definitely be back to Fastachi for holiday & hostess gift needs.

The highest quality mixed nuts and presentation, we have always counted on Fastachi as our go-to for holiday tins, last minute gifts, and delicious sweet treats.

I'd passed by this store lots of times before I finally visited. It's candy (especially chocolate) heaven! The ladies at the counter were friendly, the display was really well-thought out and seductive and I, who thought I knew everything about local choclaterias, gathered too many treats.

Where are my nuts, oh they are all here, this place got every nut in it, nuts in baskets, bags, containers, chocolate, they are in everything. Sold by the pound prices are pretty good cause the quality is on point, the set up is nice service was great, lots of free samples to try, that was a plus. Will be back again. The cashews are my favorite and the macadamia nuts!! Also they have pistachio Butter, wow a must try.

Horrible experience with Fastachi. I had ordered from them a couple of times and had generally enjoyed their products. Most recently I ordered some mixed nuts and macadamia nuts. I had a couple of friends over and served the nuts to them. The macadamia nuts were stale and discolored, it was a bit embarrassing to serve these to guests. I wrote to Fastachi and never heard a word back from them. I wrote a review to post on their website and strangely my negative review never appeared on their website. Thus, I am posting a review here. I will find somewhere else to take my business as I will never buy from them again.

Chocolate lover's rejoice! Many people freak out at the idea of spending $10+ for a high end chocolate bar. The chocolate is heaven - just try! Amazing selection of truffles as well! The box I bought didn't last as long as I was hoping! This place is a gem!

SOO EXPENSIVE, and not worth it!! $44 a pound for chocolates. Ok, by so paying $44/lb, I expect really excellent chocolates. Well, I was really disappointed. I got chocolate covered orange peels, which are usually one of my faaavorite things. These orange peels had no citrusy tang like they should, and the chocolate was just a very thin coating and was not very dark, rich, or flavorful (and tasted like it might have some cinnamon in it, which it shouldn't)- so disappointing!

I would probably never go here just to buy snacks for myself, it's not really that kind of place unless you're really fancy. What it is perfect for is gifts. You can select a tin divided up into small compartments, and then select whatever nuts or nut mix you want to fill it up with. Then they wrap it with a ribbon, and tissue paper in a gift bag. This type of gift is basically perfect as a thank-you for teachers, work colleagues, etc., because it's non-perishable, easy to transport/not fragile, and nice but not ostentatious. As an added bonus, nuts are a great edible gift for paleo devotees or the anti-carb people. Prices are a bit expensive, but I think it's worth it for the simplicity factor alone. I needed gifts for my supervisors, stopped here, and 8 minutes later I was out the door with perfect gifts (and 5 of those minutes were me deciding!).

Many choices of raw, roasted, and flavored nuts. Cocoa almonds are great. Interesting chocolate bars from different countries. On street parking isn't terrible since not much else is around this store.

Fastachi has a few things going for it. 1. They're right next door to Romagnoli and Sons where we go for the best Italian meats, cheeses and specialty foods so it's easy to hit up Fastachi on the way over there. 2. They'll grind up any nut you specify into butter and paste. I needed pistachio paste and they whipped me up a batch which made for some extremely tasty homemade gelato. 3. They have a counter full of amazing, gorgeous, beautiful chocolates and candied fruits. YUM. This will be our go-to place for chocolates in the future. Delicious and far more convenient and cost-effective than Burdicks in Harvard. 4. The nuts!!!!!! Who knew that they could be so fresh! Crunchy! Delish! Plain, salted or in mixes that are sure to please the most picky nut eater. Perfect for parties and the costs are reasonable--it's miles beyond anything you could buy at Whole Foods or Trader Joes. 5. The staff--nice, friendly and happy to let you taste samples! 6. It's VERY close to our house! Bonus!

A whole store filled with nuts and chocolate. Pinch me, I'm dreaming. I couldn't decide what I wanted so I ended up with a little of many things. The truffles were good but I think next time I'd stick with more basic flavors. I got a 1/4 lb. sampling of the pistachios and the cashews. They were each enough for two snacks each. Yum! Barbara got the toffee covered pistachios and I finally told her that if she didn't close the bag and put them away, we were gonna kill the whole dang thing off in one sitting! They were probably my favorite thing. I also got some cashew butter which I was going to spread on french toast but just ended up using on my english muffins, which worked out fine as well :) WIth my chocolate and truffle sampling, cashew butter and 2 bags of nuts, I still got out of there for under $20. Not bad, not bad.

There are two great questions here: Why is this wonderful little shop located in Watertown; and Why am I telling you of this place when it reveals my gift shopping for the next year? This place is really about nuts, although they do a smashing job with candy. The 27 dollars per pound for chocolate may make you wobble but I would stack this place up to chocolaters in NYC. The nuts and the nut/fruit are much more reasonably priced, although you can get cheaper at TJs, these are not equal products. The extra nut mix is special and a worthy gift. They will feed you samples at the store and that makes it worth taking the 72 bus to Watertown (if you are completely carfree) to sample the goods. They also ship. But let's try to keep it a secret a little longer... Happy end of summer, Rob

Love fastachi. Love it. Yes, there's the fresh roasted nuts that smell divine. Yes, there's the freshly made trail mixes. Yes, there's an amazing variety of sweets and gourmet treats. But the sweet spot is the chocolates. All amazingly handcrafted and beautiful. Dee. Lish. Us. I've had too many of them to list them all, but favorites include the nougat, coconut cream and the salted caramel. They have wonderful gift baskets and you can create your own we well. You could spend a long time just browsing and discovering new treats. You could also spend a lot of money very easily. Be smart about your selections and you could bring home a nice mix of treats for under $20.

Fastachi has a wide variety of chocolates and nuts and can get very busy around the holiday season. A few weeks before Christmas, I spent nearly 40 min in the place (between waiting, ordering, and paying) just for a few gifts. The chocolate displays house a variety of chocolates, jelly candies, and marscapone fruit. They even have a few pieces of sugar free chocolate! There are about 5 different box sizes you can choose from, and are they packaged to order.There is also a large display filled with an assortment of nuts, dried fruits, and mixes. I bought a box of dried fruit and a box of the nut assortment. Since the place appears to get quite good business, I'm assuming their goods are fresh, especially with the high turnover rate. Personally, when trying the dried fruit and nut mix, I didn't find themto be anything spectacular. Also, the packaging is very simply and nothing fancy. It would be nice if the chocolate boxes had dividers/ placeholders. You have the option to purchase a nicer tin or basket for your fruits and nuts,but I opted for the cheapest container which made of thin plastic and slid into a think paper covering. I'll be back if I'm in need of a gift, but wouldn't come to buy everyday snacks.

Nuts for days.. wow so worth the drive! Great selection on assortments of nuts and chocolates. The hazelnuts butter is delicious.

A tiny store specializing in nuts. Almonds, pistachios, cashews, peanuts, salted, unsalted, wasabi, Jordan-style candied, etc... Also sunflower seeds, roasted corn, I can't remember what else. They also have a nice selection of candy including chocolate bark, marzipan, and truffles. The nut butters are good and you can sample before you buy. My favorite is the pecan. I agree with the review saying this is a great place for a hostess gift (if you know there are no allergy issues in the hostess's home!). The nuts are roasted there, and they are fresh and delicious. You can also buy their house blends of gorp-type things with dried fruit and nut mixes. There are gift baskets available made up, or they can help you create your own. On the pricey side, but for a gift or special occasion it is a good place to go.

Who knew how good nuts could taste. We used to get pistachios directly from my dad's friend in Iran. My dad would soak them to get all the salt off them and then bake them -- fabulous. Fastachi's is the same thing -- marvelous. The toffee covered pistachios don't suck either.

I'm eating roasted hazelnuts as I write this. Fastachi is an absolutely wonderful place to stop in and put together a delicious, awesome gift basket for someone. Or yourself. Heck, you don't even need the basket. Just buy a bag of the hazelnuts or red skin peanuts or truffles or candied fruit. And eat them. Don't make any excuses for it. It's cool to just eat a handful of truffles like they're popcorn. I'm not here to judge you. Just go and live.

I read about Fastachi in the Delta Airlines travel magazine. The review was so impressive that I had to order some for myself. Granted I am not anywhere close to the nuts delivery location right now but I am eager to try them when I return home. SHH: I also found an online code by goolgling and got 10% off. What a great find :) I purchased the cranberry mix and also the napa medley. I love the concept of FRESH roasted nuts with sea salts. I can't wait to fly home to try these nuts!

Amazing! Great place to buy host/hostess (and other!) gifts. Amazing selection of nuts, chocolates, and dried fruit. There's a much smaller Fastachi in Beacon Hill, but the Watertown one is worth a visit. It's where all the nuts are roasted, and smells divine! Great nut mixes with beautiful presentations (baskets, tins, etc). Not to mention, the prices are very reasonable!

When you first walk in, you know why you went out of your way to go: the store isfilled with the wonderful smell of roasted nuts and chocolate. They sell some regular bar chocolates, but their handmade chocolates are much higher quality. They will help you put together a gift package if you so desire for that nutty/chocolaty person in your life. They even have set packages for the indecisive folks.

I wish I had known about this place sooner! It's a relatively small shop, but it has an amazing selection of nuts, candies, and other treats. Everything not only looked delicious, but pretty, too. My husband and I got the hot wasabi mix and nearly ate the whole bag. The nuts and fruit tasted very fresh. We also got a couple of imported fruit gel candies that were so delicious. This is a good place to put together a gift box for someone. It's pricey, but the treats are gourmet, so I think it's worth it. Also, we were there about 15 minutes to closing, but the woman behind the counter was very nice and helpful.

Tried out the dry California pear. Tastes healthy but rather hard to chew. The nuts were nutty and not overly salty. Didn't like the fact the sunflower seeds were mixed in and had to pick it out. I liked the chocolate with nuts and cherries, really tasty. Will be back to try others.

I felt like I was in the set of the film Chocolate. The instant you walk in you are hit with a delightful and strong smell of fresh, and probably warm chocolate. Just inhale and you are practically absorbing chocolate. Oh. Yes. Everywhere is brimming with stuff that I want to eat. They have their own chocolate products, which I did not get to try but looked and smelled delicious. They sell chocolate products from other companies (including some I've heard of and some I haven't - and I get out a lot). I bought an awesome variety pack with chocolate flavors like lavender and pepper rose. There are other types of sweets too - I had an absolutely amazing sample of toffee. I would really go check this place out - it is the stuff that dreams are made of.

I'm NUTS about Fastachi! This is one of the coolest gourmet shops that specializes in the perfect nut!!!! All of their items primarily revolve around nuts and gourmet snack for the foodie. They have roasted nuts, dry nuts, handmade chocolates, nut crunches and mixes and dried fruits. What other store describes some of their nuts as "meat" since the most perfect ones are used. The owner of the store believes in roasting by hand, in small batches in steel roasting drums. Some of my favorites: pb & j nut mix, hot & sour wasabi mix, snack packets in their cool silver packaging and White Chocolate w/Cranberries. I can't forget the dried pears. Sweet and moist they are a healthy snack for someone like me, who craves something sweet at 3 PM to keep going.... Their gift baskets also rock. I have purchased both a basket and platter of their chocolates, nuts and gourmet snacks. Perfect for Father's day or your boss. One gift I contemplated purchasing was the quattro gift tray . It is a gorgeous solid wood box that is filled with packs of nuts. The box can easily be used afterwards to hold jewelry or perfume.

Delicious! I stumbled upon their booth at Copley Square and make it a point to swing by every Thursday to snag one of their little samples of their amazing trail mix. It's so fresh and has the perfect proportion of sweet and salty fruit and nuts. Their homemade nut butters are seriously addictive. I've tried the walnut, almond and most recently the cashew butter and can't stop putting it on everything or just by itself. They use just the nut itself, roasted, with no other added ingredients which is refreshing, that it's literally like eating a handful of them. They have 8oz containers of the butters that range from $4-8 and they have a wide variety of types of nut butters available including pistachio which I'm dying to try next. They also offer nut mixes, gift boxes and chocolates. Definitely stop by, even if jsut for a free sample! The owners at the booth love their products and love talking about them and make great recommendations for uses and storing them. Also a plus they include nutrition info on their packaging which is kinda nice.

Five starts, but it can be on the pricey side. Been going since they opened and have had a larger percentage of there goods or at least the ones which interest me. Nuts - in general the best around. Very fresh. Love them. About 20% more, but maybe worth a guarantee quality. Dried Fruit - Excellent - they did stop carrying my favorite about 2 years ago, but overall, fantastic things. Again, can be a little more pricey, but they always have a large selection and great stuff. Handmade chocolates - I have not been a fan, maybe their low point. Truffles - now these are good. Azteci is my favorite, good flavor. I find theirs to be a little more temperature sensitive, so make sure to let them get to room temp before eating. Butter - Good, but WF is good too. Roasted Seeds - my favorite thing there. Love the salted squash in shell. Please in the store they have some not online, ones I;ve never seen any place else. Fun to try. Fruit Jellies - Best I have every had. I think from Belgian some place. WOW. Plus they look great. Other stuff - I like some of their fruit gummy bears. I haven't gotten too much of their imported chocolates, as again seemed pricy. I've enjoyed an nuget bar. Overall a must visit at least once. Great place to go when looking for gifts.

I can't with this place, their walnut butter is so incredible! See also roasted IN SHELL walnuts that somehow end up all salty and delicious inside. Amazing!

You'll go NUTS over this place! I am sharing my favorite place for gifts of the nutty, fruity and chocolate variety with the world! You will wonder why you never knew or went to this place before the minute you walk in the door. You will smell the nuts being roasted downstairs, you will delight in how beautiful and immaculate this boutique store is, you will marvel at how delicious the chocolate or one of the many nut butters are when you sample a piece, you will rejoice that their packaging is gorgeous and they will ship if for you or that you can pick out one of the many baskets and make up your own treat! AND the price won't kill you. I have sent these as business gifts, as well as family and friends.Unless there is a nut allergy - it's really the perfect gift! Healthy, fun and gorgeous. This husband and wife team have been doing this since 1990 and they got it down! They have stores in Watertown and Boston. They do a huge online business and are also suppliers in many many catalogs and local markets. That's how fresh their product is. You can also see them at Farmers Markets - Tuesday in Copley Sq Wednesday in Davis Square. They are very accommodating and will put together a beautiful package according to what you want to spend as well. Check them out: https://www.fastachi.com/ I doubt you'll leave with out munching on a small bag of something!

Quality, taste, and freshness are on point with all of the goodies here (nuts, chocolates, and other sweets). However the prices are high which definitely deterred me. The staff are very nice and are happy to offer samples of whatever you'd like to try. Still, I'd rather buy bulk at Harvest Market and whip up a homemade snack medley :)

Great store to treat your friends and yourself. Fastachi's is a local store, owned by a husband and wife, providing a premium product. The store has a simple design and it is easy to find exactly what you are looking for. Be forewarned, this is busy place just before the holidays. The staff is super efficient and friendly, and they will gift wrap each purchase.

This place is not cheap. But it's worth every penny! The nut butters are all there to taste! They usually have some other kinds of samples out! The service is excellent too!

Nuts, chocolate, dried fruits, they are all so good!! Definitely should visit when ppl go to Boston.

My neighbor gave me a "thank you" container of mix Nuts from Fastachi's in Watertown, MA. It was a silver Tin of Cashews, Almonds, Cashews & the most delicious mixture of Cranberry nut delight. They were so good that I ordered more for myself, my son's birthday, and for my daughter & fiancé for Valentine's Day. Some people say, their products are expensive, but trust me, they are worth every penny. They use the highest quality of Nuts. They make a great gift for Birthdays, Valentine's Day, Mother's day, Thanksgiving or Christmas ... even a "Congratulations on your new home". Their customer service is the best. I emailed them with a question and "Angela" immediately called me back.

It was quite a popular destination around the holidays. Thank goodness for the "take-a-number" system a la the grocery store deli. It gives you a chance to look around while waiting for service. I bought a 3 part basket with nuts and mix as a hostess gift. It was demolished during appetizers on Christmas Day. For my father, I bought a dried fruit tin - he's a big fan of dried fruit - go fig. The presentation was wonderful and it looks like it will keep well. Definitely looking forward to using them again for gifts, etc.

This shop is easy to reach via the #71 bus, or by bike. Arriving by car can be tricky, with just a handful of metered spots nearby. But perseverance and good humor will pay off. Fastachi gives the impression of a clean, modern shop and every time I have gone there I have had the full attention of its polite, friendly, professional staff. I am the weak link, ironically--dazzled by the appealing nut mixtures. In my enchanted state, I have yet to venture beyond the combinations displayed in front of me as I walk in. To the usual-suspect nuts dried fruits, wasabi peas, and corn nuts have been carefully added, producing various tasty mixes that have brightened many a snack-time. I have yet to venture into the dried fruit options at one end of the shop, not to mention the chocolates at the other. The nuts are sold by weight, spooned up in the amount of your choice. Sometimes I have brought my own container, seized by environmental conscience, and my server has filled it without hesitation, treating it with the respect given to their own containers. Rather than take home another plastic bucket, I have received my own container back, replenished and anointed with a crisp sticker, and left with my conscience intact. Fastachi nuts are sold at Cardullo's and Formaggio kitchen, among other places. But buying them directly adds to the experience. The nuts are roasted frequently, I believe on site. In fact, I would go there just for the smell, which transports me to other scenes I can't quite place. The circus, or the circus of my imagination.

This is a fabulous store...don't know anything like it anywhere else. They roast their own nuts and carry lots of gormet chocolates and candies and spreads. If you want a "wow" gift for your favorite "foody" or a really beautiful gormet basket shipped anywhere, this is the place to go to. Great website too.

When you send holiday baskets they start sending you the catalog a few days before Thanksgiving. It's relatively inexpensive to have it shipped, and when you order ahead they make sure to package it so it's the freshest possible. I'm sending a basket to Philly for Thanksgiving, so I don't have to carry it on the plane. I'd rather pay $9 than have TSA X-Ray my nuts.

LOVE IT!! I live nearby and Fastachi's is a constant temptation. I love the truffles, all of them. The nut mixes look really great, but I haven't tried any. This is one of my favorite places to go when I need a quick hostess gift. I noticed they had sugar free chocolates though I didn't try any.

Here's an interesting story. Obviously the product is excellent. When I went inside to make a big order, everyone was polite, accommodating, professional. It was a large order -- a basketful of nuts and chocolate costing $167. I asked them to deliver it to a nursing home in Needham that cared for my wife for two years before her recent death. That was Wednesday. They said it would arrive the next day. It did not. BUT HERE'S THE WORST PART. I was very worried about a perishable product arriving late, so I CALLED FASTACHI yesterday, pressed the key to get to CUSTOMER SERVICE, and they said to leave a message and they would get back ASAP. I did leave a message and got no response. I called again yesterday (FRIDAY) and got to make another voice message to which I have yet (SATURDAY) gotten response. All I wanted was to track the package. I called again today. Same thing. Spending that kind of money to deliver to a nursing home and then getting NO RESPONSE from Fastachi was immensely frustrating, as I'm sure you can imagine. Apparently the package was delivered a day late, but the Home says they don't know where it is. So while it seems it made it to the Home, it's lingering in some wrong office there, rotting. All of which I'm sure you find fascinating. The biggest beef I have with this small store is that THEY DO NOT RETURN CUSTOMERS' PHONE CALLS, NO MATTER HOW IMPORTANT. I WOULD NEVER TRUST THEMT TO DELIVER AGAIN, AND NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WON'T PATRONIZE SUCH AN INCOMPETENT STORE.

This is such a fun shop!! I went over the weekend for the first time and I had a really difficult time controlling myself and not buying everything! The dark chocolate sea salt caramels are amazing. The caramel is soft and has the perfect amount of salt. I honestly didn't think the prices were outrageous either. I'm sure some things are more expensive than others but I feel like I left with a decent amount of snacks and paid less than $30 for it all. It's a great place to go if you need to get a hostess gift, boss gift, really any gift for any situation where you're unsure what to bring/give.

Great service, beautiful presentation and delicious nuts and chocolates. Love this place!

This place has an impressive selection of nuts and candy treats. Super yummy peanut brittle -- perfect thickness, crispy not chewy, doesn't stick to your teeth.