Ah, candy. It’s the universal childhood reward for being good, for completing a job well done, or sometimes just because. For people aged eight to eighty, nothing offers quite the same positive reinforcement as a piece of candy.
The good news for any homesick expatriates or weary world travelers with a layover in New York City is this town’s abundance of candy shops, many of which serve international treats that can be hard to find outside of their country of origin.
First a bit of classic American nostalgia, courtesy of Economy Candy on the Lower East Side. Established in 1937, it is one of New York City’s oldest candy stores, and after seven decades it has amassed quite a collection of candy brands, including rare local brands thought to be no longer made. The cramped aisles are packed with assorted sweets and confections from New York City and throughout the world.
From Haribo gummy bears to cola bottles and rare brand gums and candies, there is something for every sweet tooth at Economy Candy. Mixed nuts, chocolates, dried fruit and loose candy assortments can be bought by the pound. Just expect to fight for space in the overwhelming storefront on weekends, thanks to a large influx of late morning Lower East Side brunchers.
At Aji Ichiban on Mott Street in Chinatown, candy lovers maneuver around rows of tidy transparent bins full of Chinese, Japanese and other East Asian candies, plus dried fruits and random chocolates. Preserved plums (an acquired taste for some), kumquats and kiwis are just a few of the typical traditional Chinese candies that can be found here. For Western-style candy lovers, there is the ubiquitous gummy selection: soft, colorful and fruity bears, fried eggs (they taste like vanilla orange cream), alligators and others. But it’s not all about sweets here; a selection of savory Asian snacks from dried seaweed crackers to wasabi rice crisps give customers an opportunity to try some Asian-style alternatives to popcorn and potato chips.
At Sockerbit on Christopher Street in The West Village, the clean storefront is stuffed with a wide variety of Scandinavian smågodis, or little candies. Selections like marshmallows, licorice and hard candies will look and taste nostalgic even to non-Scandinavians, thanks to lots of natural ingredients in the candies themselves. Here, candy lovers can mix and match, and come out with a colorful bag of cheery, interesting goodies.
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Cuisine Type: Indian bakery-style eggless cakes and cookies
Established: 2010
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Number of Tables: 5–10
Parking: Parking lot
Most popular offering: Pineapple, butterscotch cakes and pastries
Kid-friendly: Yes
Delivery / Take-out Available: Yes
Pro Tip: Please try different varieties of food to figure out which one you like the best.
Q&A with the Managing Partner
Do you use any family recipes at your restaurant? Whose family do they belong to (the chef, the owner, or someone else)?
We use the recipes based on the Country Oven franchise which was established over 25 years ago in Hyderabad, India.
In your own words, how would you describe your menu?
This is an Indian bakery with different varieties of pastry cakes both regular and eggless. We also sell puffs, cookies and eggless ice creams in multiple Flavors. We specialize in both regular and eggless wedding cakes, sweet sixteen cakes and cakes for all other momentous occasions.
Is there anything else you want to add that we didn't cover?
We specialize in eggless cakes.
1463 Finnegans Lane, Unit # H
North Brunswick,
NJ
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