lil sweet treat
Candy store · East Village ·
Globally sourced pick-and-mix candy store with fun setting
Globally sourced pick-and-mix candy store with fun setting
"Gummy enthusiasts of lower Manhattan have a new option to satisfy their all-consuming desires for bubblegum skulls and sour cola bottles. Viral pick-and-mix candy shop Lil Sweet Treat has expanded to a third NYC location in the East Village. (They’re already in the West Village and Rockefeller Center.)" - will hartman, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah, bryan kim
"Gummy enthusiasts of lower Manhattan have a new option to satisfy their all-consuming desires for bubblegum skulls and sour cola bottles. Viral pick-and-mix candy shop Lil Sweet Treat has expanded to a third NYC location in the East Village. (They’re already in the West Village and Rockefeller Center.) We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Will Hartman
"Recently opened a new East Village location at 150 Second Avenue (between East Ninth and Tenth streets). The mini‑chain is known for a wide array of international candies sold scoop‑style into buckets so customers can mix their own selections; another location is scheduled to open in Philadelphia on June 14." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Lil Sweet Treat’s storefront is so narrow that only a few customers can fit inside at any one time, but line up they do, inside and outside — where a line wrangler is needed to control the excited crowd. The place dispenses gummy candies from around the world, some sweet, some sour, from rows of hinged Plexiglas bins. Lil Sweet Treat is the kind of store common at shopping malls two decades ago, reconceived by a new generation." - Robert Sietsema
"Think of Lil Sweet Treat as the candy shop for people who've already visited every location of BonBon. It’s newer, and there’s also only one location, which automatically makes it seem cooler. The candy is fairly similar (though note that there are far fewer sour options), and you can expect to leave with a bag of things like rainbow belt bites from the Netherlands, and cola-flavored chill guys straight out of Sweden. At $4.75 per quarter pound, you’re bound to leave having spent around $20 more than you planned to, but hey—you can’t get soft cherry bites from Belgium anywhere else. Expect a line with at least one content creator in it." - molly fitzpatrick, will hartman, willa moore
