The Candyman

How cool is this place ! Quietly playing theme songs from «Charlie and the chocolate factory » .
With a huge selection of candies, lollies and chocolate .
I spied a Lemon marshmallow log thingy for $ 2, was ok had a sorta fake lemony taste, ate it anyway .
Kids go nuts in here and why not this is everything a sweet shop should be .
Super friendly staff and a lot of overseas sweets that you’d might not otherwise get a chance to try .
If you know of someone with a sweet tooth bring them here !

Stepped into this wonderful candy store while browsing around the Mt Eden shops. Was like reliving my childhood just looking at all the different sweets, chocolates and other treats and also like being in a fictional novel– akin to Roald Dahl’s childhood candystore with it’s old-​school boutique atmosphere.
Absolutely loved what they’ve done with the space. Immediately see the shelves at the front of the store with glass jars of packaged lollies and bulk confectionery as well as more shelves with boxed and packaged things as well as tables with other specialty treats. Awesome that they have hard-​to-​find things from the States and Europe– an extra element of coolness. Lots of neat lolly-​decorated ornaments around the place and adored their ceiling which was a dark night sky with clouds and hanging fun-​things for extra interest.
Had a hard time but settled on a crème brûlée fudge from their fridge– stocked with other slices and fudges! A cool place to browse– can definitely spend a fair bit of time here just looking at the entire range of boiled sweets, jellies, lollipops, nougats, liquorice, gumballs, gobstoppers, marshmellows, rocks and drops etc.
Charming candy store– definitely worth a visit, because I doubt there won’t be something in there that tickles your sweet fancy.

The Candyman is exactly as its name suggests — a candy store full to the brim with all things sweet. The variety in this place is quite incredible. If you’re looking for American treats (twinkies, Reeses peanut butter cupsetc), this is your place to go. Same with any kind of ‘rare’ candy. As well as lollies and chocolate, they do candyfloss.
The only gripe I have about the Candyman, is the pricing. Some of the things are off the chain expensive. I get that they have to import the stuff, but I’ve seen some of the things they have in there, cheaper elsewhere.
Warning: This place will give you cavities.

A cool little sweet shop and another one of the reasons why Mt Eden is great place to visit. They have a vast selection of candy from all over the world. The one that reminds me of home, is the Frys dark chocolate which teleported me back to the late 1970s in Dublin. I was under the impression there were merely two flavours of M&Ms but it turns out there are lots — coconut, peanut butter etc. They also sell these extremely sour lollies called ‘sour bombs’ which make your face contort when you eat them. This place is a real treat, especially if you have kids. Like a lot of good stores, you often want to buy everything in front of you and that can mean a lot to pay at the till. But when you enter The Candyman, being sensible is probably the last thing on your mind.

I have a serious sweet tooth and it’s the one craving that I always give in to. Naturally I couldn’t contain my excitement a few months back when I saw a shop under construction and a sign that said ‘Candyman’! A candy shop! In MY HOOD! Can I hear a woop woop! I instantly imagined a Willy Wonka wonderland inside my head and when I went in for the very first time, my dreams had come true.
It’s so dark in there it’s almost like a cave, full to bursting point with delicious and exotic treats! They have heaps of small pre-​packaged bags that you can buy full of lots of different lollies, or imported American lollies and quite often they sell fresh candy floss in amazing flavours like green apple! If you’re a sweet treat fan, you seriously must go and check this place out!

A treasure trove of delicious and exotic lollies, the Candyman sells imported sweets and chocolate and is every kid’s dream.
Enormous bags of M&Ms, Skittles and Nerd packets. Wonka chocolate bars. Bonbons, frosted caramels, fudge, lollipops — the list goes on and the Candyman has it all.
Though relatively pricey, the amazing selection of yummy treats makes it worthwhile.
Now you can try the lollies we in New Zealand only hear about on TV — from pretzel M&Ms to English wine gums — the choice is yours!
Tip: Candyman is always packed with kids after school, so I suggest taking a look around the store earlier in the day.

If you have a sweet tooth like me then you must check out this store. It is phenomenal and not ridiculously expensive which you can sometimes get with food that has been imported from overseas.
They cater to everyone whether you are a liquorice person or a sour lollies lover they have it all and you honestly feel like you have entered Willy Wonkas Secret Candy land when you enter.
They have the $ 1.90 candy bags and then they have the more expensive fancy chocolates if that is what you’re after. I definitely recommend you coming here if you are looking for a sweets fix and it also makes a great place to get unique sweet gifts that you can’t get anywhere else.