New Orleans is known for catering to people's sweet tooth, especially with iconic sweets like Roman candy and pralines. Years of candy making traditions make the handmade treats of New Orleans iconic, but it's not just these local sweets that the city has to offer. Many candy shops sell large varieties of candy including fruity and sour to chewy and crunchy delicacies.
Whether you're craving chocolate, sweets, or sour candy, these New Orleans candy shops have got your covered. Satisfy your sweet tooth by visiting one of the candy shops in our list of 10 places to get candy in the city.
Best Places to Buy Candy in New Orleans
1. Laura's Candies
Multiple Locations
laurascandies.com
Laura's Candies offers a large variety of sweets from fudge and chocolates to lollipops and old fashioned fruit jelly slices. The pralines and chocolates are made by hand daily so they are fresh when you pick them up.
Almost anything you can think of is coated in chocolate including pretzels, Twinkies, Oreos, orange peel, nuts, peanut butter, and much more. Laura's Candies also has candy coated pecans, truffles, and even ice cream at their Severn Street location.
2. Southern Candymakers
Multiple Locations
southerncandymakers.com
Southern Candymakers makes their candies and sweets by hand for you to enjoy. You can choose from a variety of chocolates, fudge, brittle, toffee, and even the iconic New Orleans praline.
Southern Candymakers also sells chocolate dipped glacé fruit, which include orange peel, apricots, ginger, and cherries. You can even choose from the pre-packaged gift towers, baskets, and boxes to gift someone an assortment of sweets.
3. Piety and Desire Chocolate
2032 Magazine St.
pietyanddesirechocolate.com | (504) 799-1709
Piety and Desire Chocolate specializes in handcrafted bonbons. The store has cases of unique, assorted bonbon flavors.
Some of Piety and Desire Chocolate's special flavors include Sazerac, brandy milk punch, brown butter bourbon, pear, and satsuma. You can purchase your favorite flavors in store or purchase an assorted box online including a vegan option.
4. Roman Candy Company
5510 Constance St.
romancandy.com| (504) 897-3937
Roman Candy is an iconic, historic staple candy in New Orleans. The Roman Candy Company has been passed down through the same family, serving the New Orleans community delicious candy for years.
The wagon is pulled through the city, but don't worry if you can't find it on the streets. You can order Roman candy online and have it delivered straight to your door. The Roman Candy Company sells the traditional vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry flavors by the dozen.
5. Mister Apple
201 N. Peters St.
misterapple.net | (504) 524-0601
Mister Apple specializes in candy coated apples including caramel apples and chocolate apples. But chocolate and caramel are not the only sweets Mister Apple has to offer.
Mister Apple also sells brownies, chocolate covered pretzels, white chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate turtles, and pralines. You can also join their apple of the month club, which sends you a gift apple once a month for three consecutive months.
6. Royal Praline Company
300 Royal St.
royalpralinecompany.com | (504) 525-3370
The Royal Praline Company sells exactly what is in the name: pralines. They have a variety of pralines from a large selection of New Orleans companies in addition to their own pralines. Pick up a few from different companies and find your favorite.
Royal Praline Company also has salt water taffy in assorted flavors, candied fruit slices, brittle, candied and chocolate pecans, and gator and crawfish gummies. There is something for everyone at the Royal Praline Company.
7. Evan's Creole Candy Factory
848 Decatur St.
facebook.com | (504) 522-7111
Evan's Creole Candy Factory, founded in the 1900s, specializes in Southern, Creole candies such as pralines and chocolate covered turtles.
Café Du Monde has acquired Evan's Original Creole Candy Factory, so after you eat some beignets, stroll over to Evan's and pick up some candy to go. Evan's Creole Candy Factory also has candied pecans, chocolate cherries, and fudge with flavors like King Cake and Cafe Au Lait.
8. Sucré
Multiple Locations
shopsucre.com
Sucré is a New Orleans founded store with French-inspired luxury treats. Sucré has a variety of flavors of gelato and macarons as well as other handmade desserts. Online, you can order cookies, brownies, cupcakes, and macarons in boxes of 8, 15, and 35 pieces.
The macaron flavors to choose from include: almond, chocolate, blackberry citrus, café au lait, strawberry, pistachio, salted caramel, vanilla, spiced apple, and peppermint fudge. Order online or stop by a location in person to try these delicious French-inspired treats.
9. Lolli's Chocolates
Multiple Locations
lollischocolates.com
Lolli's Chocolates has everything you need to satisfy your chocolate cravings. Everything you can imagine is covered in chocolate at Lolli's including: pretzels, brownies, Oreos, marshmallows, graham crackers, smores, peanut butter cookies, and Rice Krispy Treats.
Lolli's also sells sea salt caramels, pralines, and chocolate covered strawberries. You can order individual treats or gift boxes with assorted chocolates in person at one of their locations.
10. The Fudgery
Multiple Locations
fudgeryfudge.com
The Fudgery's specialty is flavored fudge, and there is certainly no shortage of flavors to choose from. Fudge flavors to choose from include: praline, rocky road, dark and milk chocolate, maple nut, creamy vanilla, sea salt caramel, chocolate peanut butter, chocolate nut, and peanut butter.
The Fudgery also has chocolate and M&M covered Rice Krispy Treats, pralines, caramel nut clusters, and caramel and chocolate coated apples. The Fudgery will make all of your chewy, crunchy, fudgy dreams come true.
Satisfy Your Sweet Cravings in NOLA
These candy and chocolate shops in New Orleans have everything you could imagine to hit the spot when you need a little something sweet. From chewy and sour to crunchy and sweet, these shops have it all. Relish in the wave of nostalgia from Roman Candy, stick to an old classic praline, or try something new; just don't tell your dentist.
