Hand the cheap stuff out to the neighborhood kids, and keep the quality confections from these local candy stores for yourself.
Norman Love Confections
The Boca and Delray outposts of the lauded chocolatier feel more like a jewelry store than a candy shop, with its treats neatly arranged in display cases. It’s a far cry from the pillowcase full of cheap candy you’d haul home on Halloween as a kid, but well worth a sampling.
1911 S. Federal Highway, Suite 104, Delray Beach; 21200 St. Andrews Blvd. Ste. 16, Boca Raton; normanloveconfections.com
IT’SUGAR
This candy shop sells sweet treats by the pound, and trust us when we say it’s very easy to get carried away. It’s got all your classic sweets and sours as well as oversized and novelty candies.
9169 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 339 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; itsugar.com
Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier
One of the world’s largest chocolatiers just opened a new location in Mizner Park. Founded in 1668 under the reign of King Louis XIV, the Bissinger family served as the Confiseur Imperial (Confectioner of the Empire). Bissinger’s chocolate are the stuff of royalty, so what better way to indulge over a scary movie?
304 Plaza Real, Suite 1304, Boca Raton; bissingers.com
Kilwin’s
Kilwin’s has been a candy staple in South Florida so long that we forget it was originally from Michigan. We can’t tell you how many times we’ve fallen into a trance watching the confectioners bake its famed fudges, and its house-made sweets make the perfect treat for parents who have their own money to spend on Halloween candy.
402 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; kilwins.com
Hoffman’s Chocolate
This longtime confectionary features homemade chocolates alongside a wide assortment of fudges and chocolate-dipped treats.
5250 Town Center Circle #135, Boca Raton; hoffmans.com
