If you have a craving for something sweet and venture into Sweet Boutique, be prepared to leave…read morehalf an hour later laden down with all kinds of sugar-coated beauties. Like the original branch in Hove, this Sweet Boutique is beautifully designed with floor to ceiling glass and plastic jars filled with colourful and tempting treats. There's cherry lips, rhubarb and custards and sherbert dips for nostalgics and all kinds of new and delicious flavours for sweet addicts. They also sell cute accessories for bakers and yummy mummies from recipe cards and skull and cross bone cupcake cases to retro playing cards.

Many sweet shops advertise their candies as gift ideas, but Sweet Boutique is really the only sweet…read moreshop / gift store. The packaged candy is a mixture of retro and modern; golden nugget gum, candy 'sticks' and that dipping powder with the sugar wand were some of the old favourites. The pick and mix items are all behind the counter, meaning the shopkeeper has to pour things out for you individually. This isn't my favourite method of picking candy. I like a tiny bit of a bunch of things, and I'd feel guilty about making someone open so many different containers...However, I suppose the set up is their idea. The gift items include mixed candies in stylish bundles, along with several candy-shaped non-edible items: magnets, candles, erasers etc that look like cakes and donuts. My friend and I went with some almond nougat and sugar mice to help us shop until dinner time.

Mmmmm.... Sweets, chocolates, fudge, candy floss and rocks of different sizes and flavours!…read more Your spoilt for choice with the variety of sweets but you can't go wrong with a traditional rock , mint or strawberry flavour!

No seaside town would be complete without a rock shop. Brighton Rock Shop boasts over 400 different…read morestyles including football teams. As well as rock, you can munch on a marshmallow sandwich (which, interestingly, is exactly how it sounds it even comes in a sandwich packet), for £1.49. A full English breakfast made from sweets comes on a paper plate, as does the fish fingers, chips and peas, and inside you'll find souvenir Brighton fudge boxes and handmade wooden beach hut money boxes with bags of clotted cream fudge inside. There's pick 'n' mix bags of selected favourite sweets for £1, and giant spiralled lollipops. Although the shop has fallen victim to the cheesy London souvenirs that seem to plague stores everywhere in the country, let alone London, it's the tacky nostalgia that makes it all ok.

When you walk into this shop the smell hits you like a truck. Its amazing and must set the…read moreendorphins off as I could've stood there for an hour just enjoying the smell - but I'd probably have been arrested and then sectioned so I resisted. Audrey's have been making hand-made chocolates for 60 years now and I think its worth treating yourself or your partner once a week with a selection of their finest. The staff are so cheery in here (must be those endorphins again) and are always happy to point out an interesting combination from the huge selection of treats available. My favourite is the award-winning rum truffle and also the grand manier truffle is worth a try but there's not a lot in here that isn't!

My parents used to come here as a very occasional treat, especially Easter as the eggs are superb…read more I now treat myself and I adore the good quality chocolate and the fondant creams are my all time favourite. You cannot find any this good anywhere else in the UK. I love the pineapple cream the best. Normally I don't like plain chocolate but I find it perfect when it's got fruit cream inside.

I am not going to rave on and on about the delicious chocolates at Thornton's, because I don't even…read moreknow if their chocolates are indeed delicious. What I am going to do however, is rave on and on about how great their fudge is. When I was a little boy, my father would kindly make fudge for us. It was delicious and that sugary rush just made time going into freefall - it was divine. Thornton's offers the next best thing. I have tasted a lot of fudge in my time, but never have I kept coming back for more like I do for Thornton's good stuff. The store is nice enough, the staff are fine - this is your typical shopping mall staple. But that fudge! Mon dieu!! Fudge, fudge, fudge!! Yum, yum, yum!

It's not at all fancy chocolate, but they sell a couple things that I love. One, their "Luxury…read moreDinner Mints" they are way better then peppermint patties, and I like those, and two, the chocolate covered fudge... completely addictive.

Terrific range of sweets in here. Particularly when we think about the old sweets when we were…read moreyounger. They have thought the layout very well. I can guarantee the Mint Humbugs !! Similarly, the Dolly Mixtures!!!! Quite magical and one is transported back to happier days when looking around here. The only reason for a dropped star is that I think the Liquorice stock could be reviewed

It's literally like you wandered through the wrong door at Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory and…read moreended up in his pantry. The second best sweet shop I've ever been in. If you have a sweet tooth then this place is for you...

I love fudge. Thus, although I've only been here twice (and the first of these times was so longer…read moreago I barely even remember it), I love Sweet William's. I also have little to go on, as the recent time I did head here was in a desperate need for a sugary boost, and I probably wasn't the most discerning of customers! That said, my super sweet coconut ice was gooey and delicious. The price was reasonable too. And they had dozens of fudge types on offer, though I think you can't really beat cornish cream, Ooo though I do like a bit of rum and raisin... Some of the fudge looked fresher than the rest - they didn't seem very busy, and I guess they only are during tourist season/Saturdays, so maybe it dries out a bit. The other weird thing was the totally out of place shopkeeper - okay perhaps physically (if we're being very judgemental and generalising here) he resembled a jolly cornish fudge seller, but his utter lack of banter and mildly disdainful expression made the whole experience a bit hysterical!

Mmm. There's nothing like the smell of fudge. My goodness. Unique and mouth-watering trays are…read morelined up in the windows and when I opened the door, the smell was equally tantalising. Behind the counter, there were minty, fruity and nutty concoctions of fudge, although the shopkeeper said his best seller is the toffee crumble. Done and done. Sweet Williams also has pick and mix sweets at 90p per 100grams, and some pre-packaged candies and fudges. A small freezer keeps a few selections of ice creams and frozen snacks as well, although buying anything other than the source of the delicious smell would just be silliness. Service is very friendly, and if you're having trouble deciding, the shopkeeper can put together a small sample of your top picks for you. I definitely recommend checking it out if you haven't indulged enough over the holidays.

Chocolate truffles Chocolate bars…read moreChocolate churros Chocolate cake Chocolake fudge Chocolate bread Chocolate pastries Chocolate fountain Chocolate cocktails Chocolate pancakes & chocolate making kits With all of the above, it's no wonder the recent Chocolate Festival in Brighton was such a success. Alongside dozens of food stalls selling chocolate related products, there was chocolate demonstrations and masterclasses. My favourite bit however, had to be eating all the free samples and discovering wonderful new chocolatiers like William Curley and Damien Allsop. Keep your eyes peeled to the website to check out when the next festival will be.

I would have to agree with Sophie W that Poppies is the best place to pick up a sandwich or…read morebaguette on the London Road. It's simple, cheap, and relaxing (in the little space for you to sit). If your in a bit of a rush, and you can't wait around to have something more substantial, whilst you also don't want to waste your money on some anaemic little stale sandwich from Somerfield, this is the place to come. There's also a deal going on Coffee's too, so pop down and kill two birds with one sandwich, or stone...or whatever...

Poppy's is a light, contemporary and colourful little sandwich bar, that manages to do enough to…read morestand out a little in a crowded local market. They sell a range of sandwiches, cakes and pastries. The highlight here though is the paninis - they are absolutely huge, around twice the size of average and well filled (mine was a very delicious, oozing brie and bacon). If you're still hungry, the cakes are also divine - home made and full of flavour. It's not really (bar a couple of small metal tables) and eat in place, due to the size, but grab some lunch here and head over to the Level or Preston Park to eat it - perfect.