Ooo wee! It was my birthday and I wanted something sweet besides cake. I'm glad I found this place, now normally chocolate places are a hit and miss when it comes to white chocolate. But this place takes all the stars! Lol it was so hard to choose just 1 or 2 things. So I got a bunch of things in white chocolate. - white chocolate covered pretzel - w/c coconut - w/c peanut butter cup - w/c with peanuts And one chocolate covered pretzel All tasted super fresh, not overly sweet and the pretzel were delicious. Probably my fav!!! I wasn't too crazy about the peanut butter cup. I did regret not getting more w/c pretzels. Will definitely be retuning soon! read more

River Street Sweets - Candy Stores Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

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After the sunset at nearby Lido Beach, we headed to St. Armand's Circle where River Street Sweets is located. If you have been to Savannah, GA, you may be familiar with the Pecan Praline treats. They have them here. They are really good and sweet and dissolve in your mouth like soft crystals. They have different flavors but I liked the sample of turtle the most. Besides these Savannah Sweets, they have chocolates, candies, ice cream and sorbet. I really didn't feel like ice cream but my husband did so we shared the butter pecan. It was pretty good. We also tasted the toasted coconut but the butter pecan was better. Everyone here was super nice and walked outside and offered ice water to everyone. Such a great friendly detail considering how hot it is right now. Definitely a cute sweet spot to visit in St. Armand's Circle. Also many shops are closed after sunset but they do stay open later. read more

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Amazing Praline!!! Stopped by while vacationing in Siesta Key. Store has a ton of candy and counters full of desserts but their Praline is the standout. You can see them make it fresh there too. The owner was friendly and we will be back if we visit the area again. read more

One of the best places I've ever been to. I'm gonna say this is my top five best ice cream and this is my favorite ice cream come here when you come here to Sarasota the employees are incredibly respectful. Even my entire family. read more

I wish I was closer to go here more often. The turtles are delicious and I need more in my life. 24.05.2024 read more

Made a quick stop in for an after lunch treat and got the pink grapefruit sorbet and tangerine sorbet. The tangerine was good but the pink grapefruit is a fantastic! It is tart, bitter, sweet and tangy. The tangerine was sweet so the pink grapefruit helped level out the sweetness. I love sorbet but have never seen pink grapefruit offered anywhere else. I will definitely be on the lookout for it now on. And all the staff were nice, greeting every customer as they entered the store. They also proactively asked if we wanted to sample any flavors which was nice instead of us having to ask, which some people don't like to do or is uncomfortable for them. read more

River Street Sweets - Pink grapefruit sorbet and tangerine sorbet - Candy Stores Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

I was shocked to see one turtle and one peanut butter cup the size of a Snapple cap came to $14.80. Severely overpriced. Likely why this store had not one customer in it while the rest of downtown had people getting treats in all the other stores. Also the prices are hidden and not visible so you don't know what your paying til your at the register. read more

I LOVE this place! Tiffany was working there all alone and still gave us the most incredible customer service. There were free samples of pralines up front, and then she let us sample any of the ice cream and sorbet that we wanted. I promise that any time I want ice cream and I'm in St. Armand's circle, this is where I'm going! read more

Gluten-free dairy-free waffle cones! Walked by this sweet shop and started talking the manager about allergies and she told me about their gluten free dairy waffle comes and ice cream. I was thrilled! She made my two daughters very happy!! read more

We had the pleasure to visit the store today. The gents working were great. They tried to fill us up with delicious different homemade pralines, turtles and ice cream . They were helpful in explaining everything that made our purchase or chocolates and ice cream more enjoyable. read more

Just spent w wonderful evening in saint armands and stopped into river street sweets with my kids. Not only was the ice cream and the sweets amazing. But the staff was very friendly and super attentive. Offered samples and made sure we enjoyed what we purchased. The store is super cute too. Definitely a must stop in. read more

One of the best candy shops around !! Employees were more than helpful and even when it was busy, they took the time to treat each customer as if they were family .... We will definitely come back and tell our friends/family about this gem !!!! read more

Came here on vacation and received the most delicious gelato and specially made pralines. Michael and Shawn were so wonderful (I grabbed their names before I left because their customer service was outstanding). Will come here every time we visit Sarasota (which is at least twice a year) and recommend it to our local friends! read more

The gelato and ice cream were amazing, but what really made our visit special was the staff serving us, especially Fiona.

This sweet treat is worth every calorie!! We took a group of a bajillion friends and couldn't wait to get some gelato and ice cream! Once we literally set foot in the store we were greeted with the most kind employees! There were samples of literally anything you could set your eyes upon! The pecan clusters were just heaven and the dark chocolate turtle and dark chocolate rice Kristie treat are making my mouth water as I type! I'm a huge sucker for dark chocolate and theirs is top notch! We came for ice cream though and when I say we literally tried every flavor that is no exaggeration! I would venture to say I am somewhat of an ice cream/gelato expert and every flavor was soooo creamy and delicious! I had a hard time deciding but in the end I went with their top seller the banana pudding! I've never had a banana flavored ice cream that I have actually picked as the winner to indulge in at an ice cream shop!! This place is no joke!! As if the heavenly sweet treats weren't enough the employees were the absolute best! Engaging every child in our large party and smiling and serving with such an incredibly kind attitude!! Thank you to all 3 of those sweet ladies! I wish I could remember everyone name but Sarah is who I can remember by name since she scooped my ice cream and she was the most lovely and welcoming soul! So thanks to the owner for employing too notch kind humans and thank you for the yummiest sweet treats!!! read more

River Street Sweets - Candy Stores Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Cute little candy store. People are a lot nicer than the one two doors down. Please go see for yourself, the store just opened

Absolutely superb icecream! You could taste that everything was made from scratch with fresh ingredients.

Highly recommend! A fun environment with their Wall of Sweets, Nostalgia Candy, Homemade Ice Cream, and warm Praline Samples. So glad we stopped in for a treat...or five! read more