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10 PUMPKIN LA MAISON DU CHOCOLATWhat would Halloween be without candy?  Ooey gooey chocolate bars, sweet and stretchy gummy bears, red braids of licorice… we love it all.  But with a city full of artisanal marshmallow makers and high-end truffle shops, why limit yourself to the same old Snickers and fun-sized packets of M&M’s?  These gourmet Halloween goodies will really endear you to the trick-or-treaters this year — from the elaborate edible pumpkins at Maison du Chocolat in Midtown to the Swedish sugar skulls at Sokerbit in the West Village.

Sweet & Spooky: Grown Up Halloween Candy

Sweet & Spooky: Grown Up Halloween Candy

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Why should kiddies have all the fun on Halloween?  Instead of going house to house (or apartment to apartment) for candy, make a holiday pilgrimage to New York’s best sweet shops and chocolatiers,...

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Haute Halloween Treats

Haute Halloween Treats

While we think you're never too old for Halloween, let’s face it — Tootsie Rolls and Candy Corn can seem more like tricks than treats to our refined, adult palates.  So why not have it both...

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Mitchmallows

Mitchmallows
117 W 17 Street
Chelsea,New York 10011
(212) 645-1121

Marshmallows are something we generally reserve for popping on top of hot chocolate or roasting over an open flame.  But the artisanal, homemade squares at Mitchmallow are delicious enough (not to...

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La Maison du Chocolat

La Maison du Chocolat
30 Rockefeller Plaza
Midtown West,New York 10112
(212) 265-9404

This Paris-based chocolatier is as posh as any Madison Avenue boutique — although instead of silk scarves and Birkin bags, the glittering glass cases hold finely crafted candies filled with...

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Deliso Confections

Deliso Confections
278 87th Street
Brooklyn,New York 11209
(718) 567-7600

Who would have imagined that a former Wall Street stockbroker would go on to make some of the best chocolates in Brooklyn?  It’s worth a pilgrimage out to Bay Ridge for a box of Anthony Deliso’s...

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Neuhaus

Neuhaus
569 Lexington Avenue
Midtown East,New York 10022
(212) 593-0848

Hershey’s, Mars Bars and Milky Ways are great when you’re young.  But as you get older, you crave chocolate that, well, actually tastes like chocolate.  That’s where this famed Belgian...

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Sokerbit

Sokerbit
89 Christopher Street
West Village,New York 10014
(212) 206-8170

Nordic cuisine has become one of the hottest and most pervasive trends on New York’s food scene, so it’s hardly a surprise that the obsession has extended to candy.  This seriously modern West...

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Yao’s Dragon Beard Candy

Yao’s Dragon Beard Candy
Multiple Locations
Chinatown,New York 10013
No Phone

For a truly original treat, prowl the streets of Chinatown in hopes of spotting the elusive Yao's Dragon Beard Candy cart (it’s most often parked outside of the subway on the corner of Chrystie...

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