Fastachi

Fastachi is a Watertown shop that hand-roasts gourmet nuts in small batches, seasons them with sea salt and double-sifts each order so only whole pieces make it in. Handmade chocolates, dried fruit, nut butters and savory snacks round out the selection. The shop pitches nuts as a gift for any occasion and any day of the year, and its mixed nuts are promoted as the answer for a thank-you gift.

Fastachi first opened in 1990 as a small neighborhood shop in Boston and has since become one of the country’s top purveyors of artisanal roasted nuts. Over more than 30 years, the team has worked to find the best ingredients and pairings to highlight each nut’s natural flavor. Gift tins, trays, boxes and towers are packaged for presentation, and seasonal guides suggest ideas for Christmas, Thanksgiving and healthy snacking.

What to Know

• Nut butters come in many roasted varieties, including pistachio, pecan and hazelnut, plus an unroasted walnut butter.
• The shop’s slogan is “You’ll Always Judge It by a Fastachi.”
• Fastachi is a member of the Watertown Business Coalition.