BonBon - A Swedish Candy Co.

I like that there is a swedish candy shop around here. You can pick which candies you want in your bag. It's a pretty small store and there wasn't much of a line or crowd while I was picking my candies on a weekday night. I got 3 of everything and it was around $20 a bag. Although, I feel like I don't really like the taste of the majority of them. Maybe it's just not for me. I feel like I won't be back because of that, but if you're a fan of swedish candy give it a try at least once.

The shop is small but they have a good selection of candy. 80% is gummy candy with some chocolate and licorice things here and there. $18 per pound is really not that bad as long as you fill your bag mindfully. To put it in perspective, I bought roughly 1 large handful of candy and it cost $6.81. They had about 7 kinds of real European black licorice, including 2 salted varieties. They also have some of the coveted “Bubs” gummies hidden in the corner. Black licorice wheel: mild flavor, mild sweetness, firm chew. Licorice lentils: medium sweetness, slight saltiness, strong herbal flavor, thick sugar shell (didn’t really like these). Licorice logs: medium sweetness, robust licorice flavor (these were the best). Salted licorice rolls: medium sweetness, moderate licorice flavor, and yes very salty. Chalk licorice: moderate sweetness, thin crunchy sugar shell, moderate licorice flavor, strong mint/menthol flavor (didn’t like this one at all). Lemon raspberry licorice rolls: sweet and sour, pleasantly fruity (obviously these are not real licorice but they were very good). Overall it was a cool place and an interesting way to try a lot of high quality and unique candies.

Don’t tend to be a candy fan but the store was so cute I couldn’t resist! Emily was so sweet (pun intended) and helped me find a candy I really enjoyed. Great for a little treat, or to buy for home candy jar! So colorful and fun, I do wish I would’ve wrote down the names so I can tell friends what they each are. Visited this location twice on my last trip to NY, looking forward to going again soon hopefully. I know there’s a few locations but I definitely recommend this one if you’re in the area!

Haha, we actually visited this location twice during our visit. What a fun store if you are a gummy fan! Decor is adorable. And all different flavors of gummy!! Best part is, they let you sample! Very nice bonus so you can see if you really want to get any. We loved the sour ones. Yum

Well this is the most fun place to go pick put candy. The selection is so fun and everything is good. The staff is very friendly and helpful - they offer samples of different items if you want to try them out first. We had a great time filling up our bags and trying all the different candies. Just a heads up- it is pricier than you'd expect so just be prepared to pay more than at a standard candy shop.

Went here to test out the latest addition to the chain, and because I didn't want to fight the line at the original Allen Street location or bicycle across the Williamsburg bridge to hit the store there. Smaller than those two stores this one is still nice with friendly service. The selection seems to be less, however, and they only had one type of licorice this time. Hopefully, that will change next time I come.

First time goer. The shop was aesthetically pleasing. However we were not greeted upon entering and we were scrambling around looking for the bags to put the candies in. I was aiming for sour gummies. The selection wasn’t really as varied as I would’ve liked but enough for me to make a purchase. I did not care for the taste of most the candies. The passable ones were just that, passable. One of them specifically my friend spat out, and I agreed it tasted of chemicals (detergent or febreze?). My friend and I were both not fans at all.

As a fellow Swede, this place is awesome. It brought me back to my childhood and all the sweet treats I used to get. It is a bit small so it gets crowded in there but no big deal. The candy here is so much better than you can get anywhere else in the city! Highly recommend checking it out