6 Great NYC Candy Shops to Sate Your Sweet Tooth

Trick-or-treating may no longer be on the table (as of, oh, the past decade or two), but one of the best things about being an adult is the ability to decide when and where you deserve to eat candy. (Hint: It’s everywhere, all the time.) Load up your own personal sugar trove with treats from some of the city’s best candy shops.

Dylan’s Candy Bar

Sure, it’s touristy, but this candy mainstay is always packed for a reason: It’s full of treats! Over-the-top candy-themed cocktail creations can be enjoyed only inside the Willy Wonka–esque store, but expect to leave with unique treats like unicorn gummy kebabs, tackle boxes stuffed with confections and maybe even a Mean Girls–themed Kälteen bar.

Multiple locations; dylanscandybar.com

Aji Ichiban Usa

An import from Hong Kong, this “munchies paradise” sells a slew of treats sourced from different parts of Asia. Sweets include candied ginger, Japanese hard candies, unique flavors of Oreos and KitKats, and gummies in quirky shapes like fried eggs, hamburgers and—in a nod to the dim sum delicacy—chicken feet.

37 Mott St.; ajiichiban.hk