Dentist Ty Etheridge (left) and endodontist Jake Weissman, founders of Mad Sweet.
Halloween is upon us, and whereas youngsters accumulate buckets filled with mini chocolate bars all made by the identical two corporations, the good candy tooth makes use of the vacation’s built-in excuse to purchase heaps of distinctive and intriguing sweet from native outlets. These candy stops stay fixed staples for all issues sugar, together with nostalgic childhood favorites, iconic imports, housemade treats, and cutting-edge bitter gummies.
The Confectionery
College Village
The longtime College Village sweet store rises to the sugar-coated event, whether or not it is Halloween sweet corn, chocolate-covered Santas, or gummy bitter lips round Valentine’s Day. Irrespective of the season, the inside is full of candies, gummies, classic candies, nonpareils, ring pops, and a glass case filled with caramels and truffles. The shows are half the enjoyable.
Dentist-owned sweet store? It is an actual factor at Mad Sweet.
Mad Sweet
Madrona
A pair of dentists (sure, actually) opened a tiny spot on thirty fourth Avenue that bursts with vibrant sugar in numerous types. All of the classics are right here: penny sweet, gummies, sours. Speciality gadgets embrace fancy bars of chocolate (together with ones from Seattle’s unimaginable Spinnaker Chocolate) and regionally made truffles, however Mad Sweet is not too fancy to inventory issues like Nerds. One of many store’s bestsellers is Lakrids By Bülow, an artisanal Danish licorice that receives a candy coating of chocolate, toffee, or caramel.
Sweetie’s Sweet
Pike Place Market
This tiny retailer—hidden within the DownUnder of Pike Place Market—has been tempting candy enamel since 1997. The closet-size area holds greater than 200 various kinds of candies, from Swedish Fish to chocolate coated raisins to motorized spinning lollipops. Varied collectible Pez dispensers, to not point out jawbreakers and Razzles (keep in mind these?), foster critical nostalgia. Proprietor Aika Takanagi was even recreation to take part in our oral historical past of the close by Gum Wall, and Sweetie’s is an efficient place to cease for provisions if it is advisable add your personal wad of chewed Dubble Bubble to the sticky-gross milieu.
Candy Mickey’s
Ballard
Randy Brinker’s homage to his grandmother Mickey has loads of conventional indulgences like peach rings, chocolate coated gummy bears, and licorice wheels. However Candy Mickey’s additionally showcases Brinker’s selfmade fudge, does a pleasant job on birthday events, and has a variety of completely different truffles, together with some seasonal Halloween-themed confections. No shock, Candy Mickey’s show window will get into the seasonal spirit.
Lolli and Pops
Bellevue, Lynnwood
Sure, it’s a series, however its mall-centered areas (together with Bellevue Sq. and Alderwood Mall) are fairly sufficient to face out from a sea of retailers. Every one is full of all types of gummies, caramels, truffles, and lemon sandwich cookies. The candy store additionally goes huge on retro candies, like Charleston Chew and Pixy Stix, plus worldwide candies together with (however undoubtedly not restricted to) Pocky, and Boozy Bears, that are precisely what the identify implies. Present seasonal gadgets embrace a pumpkin s’extra bark, and a tackle quarantine’s notorious scorching cocoa bombs that explode fall spices.
