Guide: Discover the Best Candy Stores in Chicago

DIY sugar junkies, fasten your seat belts! It's a sugar rush (or maybe it's an adrenaline rush!) train through some of the best candy shops in the Windy City. As promised, these are the best candy stores in Chicago where you can fill your pockets (or rather, your entire car) with sweet treats.

1. L & P Wholesale Candy

7047 S State St Chicago, IL 60637

And our first candy is available at L P Wholesale Candy. Though it may just appear to be another generic-looking candy store from the outside, step inside and you’ll be met with a candy-filled wonderland of cloth-bound organisation. The friendly workers will gladly fling some of their fine, fine candies for you. So in the end, most goods will be just a couple of dollars more than they are at GFS, but we're on a sweet mission, aren't we?

2. It'Sugar Michigan Ave

717 N Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60611

It'Sugar is basically like Disneyland – only instead of rollercoasters and mascots, you get candies and candies and wait for it … more candies! You can indulge yourself with an array of candy-filled toys, caps, figurines and more – as well as candy-themed merch like socks, mugs and pillows. That's not all: with a laid-back atmosphere, you can take your time filling those plastic bags full of candy at your own sweet rhythm.

3. Albanese Confectionery

5441 E Lincoln Hwy Merrillville, IN 46410

Third on our list is Albanese Confectionery, a.k.a Northwest Indiana's candy genius – maker of the ‘World's Best Gummies' that are more than delicious, why not eat them as well – 100 per cent made in the USA. Chew that.

4. IT'SUGAR Grand Ave

600 East Grand Ave SPACE FP-12 Chicago, IL 60611

Candy starts everywhere, beginning with candy and every bite of candy in IT'SUGAR Grand Ave is like a Charlie entering into Willy Wonka's store. You can see IT'SUGAR pink & purple Nerd candy Funko pop insanely.

5. Ferrara Candy Company

7301 Harrison St Forest Park, IL 60130

Ferrara Candy Company: Ferrara Candy Company is a terrific outlet for Boston Baked Beans and Sour Cherries, as well as my favorite pieces of candy: Lemon Heads. And it's not just them—they also carry Brach's! Crazy good prices at this outlet, excellent service, and very hidden (in an outlet store development centre).

6. Stock N Save

4535 W Armitage Ave Chicago, IL 60639

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7. Sugar Rush Candy Shop Now Open

415 E 71st Chicago, IL 60619

Hang onto your hats, folks; sugar rush has arrived! This glittering blend of cascading candy will send you back in time to the wonder-world of your fondest memories.

8. Greco Nut & Candy Outlets

7950 167th St Tinley Park, IL 60477

Haven't you ever wondered why folks have to choose between nuts and candies? Why can't they be best friends? At Greco Nut Candy Outlets you can have nuts and candy - at the same time! Our friendly staff will make your station stop more pleasurable as you browse and pick your favorites from our wide selection of fresh nuts and candy.

9. Old Fashioned Candies

6210 Cermak Rd Berwyn, IL 60402

Feel like nibbling on some chocolate-covered strawberries? You might want to check out Old Fashioned Candies. Chocolate is made on site, and you can get yummy hard-to-find candies there too. The strawberries are so fresh and ripe that you must eat them the same day you bring them home … a perfect excuse to eat them with abandon.

10. Amy's Candy Bar

4704 N Damen Ave Chicago, IL 60625

And rounding out our list is Amy's Candy Bar, makers of hand-crafted caramels, turtles and nougat, plus rare retro candy and a wide variety of licorice from around the globe.