World of Nuts

I love this place. They have my favorite candy (the raspberry fruit slices and the hariboo blackberries). Tons and tons of candy. Much better than Dylan’s IMHO

What an awful place! Stale candy. Nasty owner. He was even nasty to a kid! That’s his bread and butter, attracting kids with all the overpriced beanie boos in the window. Nothing unique about this dump, nothing nice about it. There are many other places nearby for a unique experience — Sweet shop on 73, the churro place further up lex. Pass this place by!

Lots of different candies line the walls, however, a few of the chocolate choices I was in the mood to indulge in were actually quite old, and actually even losing color! The rest of the candy didn’t tempt my taste buds, so I decided to give their frozen yogurt a try… flavor was overly artificial…
1^st and Last time at that shop.

Best frozen yogurt and fresh fresh candy. Much better than Dylan’s.

$ 16 a lb for candy? Big selection, but I won’t be back for that price.

I am shocked this place doesn’t have more reviews. While strolling up and down Lex yesterday, waiting for my friend to get off work, I kind of stumbled on this place. But once I took in the staggering visuals and actually walked inside, I was so glad I did. Echoing another Unilocaler, this place truly is «nuts.» It’s an old school candy shop in every sense of the world. Jelly beans, ice cream, licorice, giant lollipops, toffee, taffy, chocolate … you name it, they’ve got it. But where it goes really bonkers is all the other brightly colored goodies they have — hundreds of bobbleheads, PEZ dispensers and plush toys. Honestly, I didn’t even see the nuts anywhere because it was overshadowed by a whole lotta candy. Props to the gentle, warm Bangladeshi storeowner who seemed a very nice person.
As a Muslim, the bane of my existence has been porcine gelatin, which is most often used to make gummy bears and marshmallow-​based products. Alhamdulillah, this place has kosher gummy bears! And different kinds! I filled up a bag with $ 5 worth of kosher Haribo gummy centipedes (yes, they exist!), liquid-​filled gummies and kosher dinosaurs. I was one happy tourist for the rest of the day.
This placed rocked my socks. Check it out!

Friend candy shop with bins of scoopable chocolates and everything from candy corn to Gummy Bears. This isn’t one of the city’s pretentious candy shops, this is like a bodega dedicated to candy and comic book swag. Soft serve yogurt is served at the counter and from a window servicing the passers-​by. Candies can be purchased in bulk/​by lb or oz, or in bags. Lots of fun little comic book action figures and little toys. A great place to lift your spirits be you 5, or 95. Staff is incredibly friendly and always welcoming. Give this place a try and help keep small shops like this alive and well on the Upper East Side!

World of Nuts — a small tacky candy store that fades away compared to Dylan’s Candy Bar.
But don’t underestimate this place because World of Nuts will blow you away.
The Peanut Butter Chocolate fat-​free froyo will make you say «Aaaah»
Too bad they don’t have that flavor everyday.
I only buy that flavor now. I’ve tried the other flavors but they’re not as good as the PBC in my opinion.

**Dedicated to Atif I, sanctus patris del Tartufo desserti**
Words can be magical. Veiled words can be orgasmic.
Many meanings can be found in the name «World of Nuts», each of which will reveal the time, place and character of the individual who is doing the reading.
To innocent and merry people, it would mean a collection of every type of edible nut; an squirrel’s wet dream.
To paranoid and defensive people, it would mean a collection of madmen out to get you. You shalt not spake with strangers.
To trouble makers and other loud raconteurs, it would mean a collection of every type of… *ahem* loins and all implied thereof.
For me it is love; unabridged, crazy and… sweet.
Enter «World of Nuts» the perfect place for an enfant terrible, where every kind of candy fantasy comes true. Racks and racks of every conceivable sort of teeth-​breaking pleasure; lollipops, tootsie rolls, gummies, twizzlers, gums, pop rocks, ad insuline-​aboom. Waiting at the end of the room, an ice cream parlor awaits; now all your sweet dream have come true!
I came here for a date with a beautiful gal from West Africa (Sorry Atif, no orange), she was waiting for me all by herself on the only extant table. She waved at me with this crazy smile, while she held something in her hands.
Me: «What are those?»
Her: «Ah, you see they have these cute little dresses and other clothes over there, and they are for pets!»
«Umm… are you sure?» –I said in disbelief; this was after all a candy shop and a half.
«Yes, and this is for you» –she said extending a little cup with ice cream inside. The girl was one step ahead of myself, I like that.
«Yummm… how did you know?» –she had ordered what I probably would have ordered; Butter Praline ice cream which was delicious.
«I didn’t… but I’m glad you like it» –she said with a smile. Even better. Coincidences are catalysts of love as no scheme could ever match.
Then, as we finished, she leaned nonchalantly towards me and just lingered, so I didn’t waste my time and did what I had to do.
So amidst the sweetness of it all, this World is in fact Nuts, in it’s eclectic necessity to change, shift and arrange the circumstances that may bring you a single moment of joy. So yes, I proceeded to take a picture to immortalize my date, so that it may perdure on the annals of Unilocal
World of Nuts. Indeed.