Exploring old-school candy shops and a new wave of candy entrepreneurs in New York, fueled by TikTok
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Candy City
In this editorial package, Eater is exploring the candy shops still sweetening New York City. From old-fashioned spots and several candy inventions to a new generation of entrepreneurs selling hard-to-find, internationally sourced sweets in the Big Apple, discover every stand-out feature of the best candy stores in the city ahead.
On a recent September weekday afternoon at Schmidt’s Candy in Woodhaven, Queens, owner Margie Schmidt reached into a far corner of a glass case to scrub it with a crumpled-up page of the Leader Observer. With the holidays around the corner, Schmidt is preparing to reopen after an annual summer …
The day after Lil Sweet Treat opened in early September, a few dozen customers had already lined up for high-end gummies from Sweden, Spain, Germany, Belgium, and beyond. The new shop is one of a handful of candy stores capitalizing on a growing appetite for international imports of sour gummy …
One day, Peter Ariola Jr. — third-generation owner of Long Island pastry business Ariola Bakery — had an idea: What if he took the broken shells of his cannoli and transformed them into candy bars? They had used the shells in a cheesecake before, so there was a precedent, but he was after a more …
Jelly apples have been a quintessential Coney Island boardwalk treat, and for 70 years, Philip’s Candy on the boardwalk had been the place to get them. Every fall ushers in high season for jelly apples — Coney Island’s name for candy apples — when they’re sold in an unadorned glossy red or rolled …
