I'm afraid I'm rather biased here as I have a rather sweet tooth! Sweet Treat must look like a…read moreglowing slice of heaven to any nearby kids as it is perfectly designed with its bubbly colourful signage and its generally gleaming rows of large plastic sweetie jars to turn kiddies (and myself) into drooling money-making machines! These days there are few corner shops that provide the simple joy of buying sweets by the gram and taking away a bulging paper bag of sugary goodness. Even the tubs of penny sweets that were to be found in every newsagent's when I was a child seem to be on the wane. Sad times. But Leeds Market is here to fill the void, and Sweet Treat has as yummy an offering as any other sweet shop in the market, with a huge range of sweeties to choose from, as well as pre-selected and priced bags, ice creams and slushy type drinks. Oh no...sugary cravings are beginning to kick in!

There are lots and lots of old fashioned marketed sweet stalls in the market, and whilst this place…read moresells the same kind of things (with the addition o ice cream) to the others, it has a much more bubbly fun modern feel. Using the same font and style as a 'millions' wrapper, the bright sign entices you to look at the jars and jars of sweets. Sweet Treat also do pre packaged bags for a couple of quid, ensuring you don't overspand in the pick n' mix department. Overall, it's a really fun and bright stall.

It's a cliché I know, but I really do remember sweet shops being like this. I know this because…read morepeople used to ask for the sherbert lemons on the top shelf and stuff their pockets while the shopkeeper's back was turned - the associated losses were probably a large contributor towards stopping sweets being served in this manner. Anyway, this place is just like all those mythical sweet shops you may or may not remember, stacked right up to the ceiling with jar upon jar of traditional sweets in all shapes, sizes and flavours, plus some concessions to a more modern age in the form of organic and gluten free offerings. They're pretty cheap too, so you can get a substantial treat for a couple of quid or go absolutely silly with a fiver. Now all they need to bring back is the system where you fill up a bag and just tell the shopkeeper how much you've spent... it's just 6d worth, honest guv'nor.

Sweet Treats is situated inside the fabulous Kirkgate Arcade in Otley. It's another solid reason to…read morepay the Arcade a visit, it's packed with awesome little stall style shops and this one makes it all the sweeter inside... Poor choice of pun, I know. Sweet Treats doesn't quite have the ostentatious quality that The Traditional Sweet Shop has but it certainly doesn't mean that it should be overlooked. Goodness no. Of the selection of the many jars of sweets they serve Sweet Treats has all the essential classics that will cause the nostalgia to flood back. They also have a huge display of candies in front of the shop - coconut ices, nougat, marshmallows, candy sticks - loads. And all for cheap cheap prices! Yey!

If you adore marzipan combined with dark chocolate then you have missed a trick: the dark chocolate…read moreassortment bag sold here no longer appears to contain these delectable sweetmeats, which were huge flat squares closer to a chocolate bar than a truffle. Ah well, at least they still do the dark chocolate mint thins, which are pretty heavenly. And I won't say no to a cherry dipped in chocolate from Bon Bon's either. Go on, try me, see if I'll turn it down The great thing about Bon Bon's is, it's located right next door to a juice bar. So you can stock up on pounds of calorific naughty goodies, and then head next door for a wheat grass smoothie - which of course will magically undo any damage done! Genius, eh?

This is a great little shop. The chocolates are amaaaaazing and you can get them packed up into…read morelittle gift boxes so they make perfect presents. They also sell bags of some real old school sweets, like midget gems, bon bons and cinder toffee. Far too tempting for my liking!

Aw man. You have to check out this shop - 'tis a thing of beauty! It's one of those places that any…read moreadult could not help but get a little giddy at the thought of entering. Truly, there are other shops that might claim to have that traditional vibe, but I've yet to discover a more traditional-willy-wonka-oliver-old-school kind of sweet shop. As you got in you are surrounded by shelves literally packed with sweets in jars - barley sugars, aniseed balls, chocolate pennies, sugar mice, licorice buttons - I could go on endlessly. I think it was the nostalgia that made it so exciting. There were two counters where both shop assistants had scales and aprons and measured out portions of delight to the happy waiting customers. Prices were pretty reasonable considering, I'd guess, they have the monopoly on the market - certainly in Otley at least! I left with a quarter of aniseed balls and a quarter of shrimps. One very happy camper.

This shop always reminds me of the story of Hansel and Gretel, it might as well be made out of…read moresweets. I am usually not much of a sweet toothed eater but this place always lures me in. It has very cleverly stocked a mammoth range of sweets that most people will remember from their childhood. It means that most end up purchasing a paper bag of treats, purely down to the nostalgic sugary buzz it brings with it. They have all the retro style sweets such as bon bons of all varieties, rainbow puffs, dib dabs, cola bottles, fizz whizz popping candy, flying saucers, drum sticks etc etc etc....and they also stock some classier goodies such as stem ginger (my grandma's absolute favorite). The staff are very friendly, with their wide eyed sugary stares and massive grins that you imagine to be sticky to the touch. Willy Wonka eat your heart out. They also have a website and the option to purchase from their wide selection online, although I wouldn't suggest that you make a habit of it!

This is a wonderful candy shop in York. The staff are very friendly. The candies are really…read moreincredible. I like to creative options that are made by this company. I tried many things and they were all delectable. The price is really fair.

If you have a sweet tooth, as I do, and a taste for less generic candy that you find in the corner…read moreshop, you should check this place out. Spoke with two very sweet employees, who permitted me to taste a few candies before committing to purchase. This seemed fair, as they weren't busy and I am American, which meant I wasn't sure what things would taste like. In any case, the prices are reasonable. The staff helpful and kind.

this is a super gimmicky sweet shop, mainly for the tourists in york!…read more it does give a slight ye olde sweetie shoppe feel, as you walk in? but thats where it ends! saw plenty of york fudge, york toffee, boxes of sweets with pictures of various places/landmarks of york. not my kind of sweet shop! they did have a good range of sugar free sweets, and giant gob stoppers, the size of a tennis ball! and any parent buying that for there children, needs there heads looking at! its not a big space, inside the shop, and it has not been open long. but it will appeal to alot of people, mainly tourists!

Oooh thanks Aniela for reminding me about this little treasure trove of e numbers and sugary…read moregoodness. Is there anything more exciting, from a confectionary point of view, than sweets in jars? How quaint and fabulous. From the oldschool rosey apples and cola cubes, through to chewy sticky sweets to make your dentist cry out in horror, all the way up to the modern contribution of millions in their multiple flavours. Mix and match, throw it in the same bag, order 100grams or half a pound if you're in the sharing mood. Personal favourite, fruit rock!!! There's the usual choccies in boxes but who needs those when you've got sweets in jars that once they've been measured, yes measured, get poured into a paper bag and given the twirly treatment?

Mowers is a sweet shop in a stall in the middle space of the market. Not only does it have tubs and…read moretubs of old favourites, they also stock more modern things including drinks and full chocolate bars and packets of sweets, to keep sweet lovers happy. The lady serving is as sweet as the products they sell, and I guarentee it'll become a must for a little sugar lift on a cold winters trip to the market.

The chocolate here is AMAZING. I've only been in once to buy a gift for some of my friends down…read moresouth as this shop markets itself as being a 'Yorkshire gift shop.' (Even though obviously you can get chocolate -everywhere.) I had to buy myself a little treat too as I really couldn't resist-their chocolates just look so special and delicious, and taste it too! I think the prices are reasonable for how nice it is too, and there's lots of choice.