Nice little candy shop found scattered around London has a huge selection of various sweets and…read moreconfections popular here in the UK and a small international section. For a tiny place, we were here a while because there's a lot to choose from. Counter service was courteous and prices aren't anything to complain about either. Will be back and recommended to satisfy your sweet tooth.

When I was younger and lived in the UK I absolutely loved Bon Bon's, especially the lemon ones…read more Now I didn't just like any Bon Bon's I enjoyed the traditional ones, none of the imitation brands. The last decade when going back I've never found good ones in a pick n mix or in the bags at the grocery stores, I was only able to find cheaper versions and then I stumbled across Hardy's in London! Wow they have the most delicious Bon Bon's in every flavor you can possibly think of! I needed them to last a while so I bought a pre mixed bag for around 3 pound that had toffee, apple, blue berry, vimto, lemon, strawberry...you name the flavor and they had it! The other cool thing about this shop for UK residents is that they have all the "American" candy along with Flips pretzels, peanut butter, marshmallow fluff and other goodies. To me I obviously have this stuff everyday but my local friend was just as excited about the American candy and treats as I was with the bon bon's, we definitely walked out with a sugar high!

Sweets, sweets, sweets Just thinking about this place brings me out in sugar sweats! Lots and lots…read moreof choice of sweets and chocolate that are not usually available to the UK. Perfect for gifts or for those with a sweet tooth But not on the cheap side well everything here is imported so what would you expect! Stock changes quite frequently due to being sold out, so I'm constantly browsing here to see what's new in store. I'd never heard about this place before but I'm now keen to check out the bigger shops they have around London.

Gorgeous chocolate shop in Shoreditch! Love that the chocolate pieces are mix and match as they're…read morepriced the same. I got a variety of chocolates to try and my favorites were the coffee hazelnut and pistachio crunch chocolates! Love that they have a good variety of vegan and dark chocolate options! Everything was so good and super fun to get a variety mix.

This was a worthwhile stop during our stroll along Brick Lane. Located in a small shop at the…read morecorner of Brick Lane and Bacon St. (just to add to its appeal), the vintage feel jives with the overall ambiance of the Brick Lane experience. But inside this shop is an experience all its own. Those of us well into our adult years will still get that proverbial "kid in a candy store" sense when walking into a place like this. The immediate reaction is "I'll take one of everything". The number of choices and sheer number of chocolates displayed in a confined space are both exhilarating and overwhelming at the same time. It was clear from the choices that this was a true artisan shop. In an act of fiscal and dietary restraint, we took away a half-dozen pieces. My wife always compares chocolatiers using their Chocolate Orange Peels (Chocolate Orangettes is what they called them at this place) as a benchmark. This place passed with flying colors. They also offered an intriguing Mango-infused Dark Chocolate with a pipet of Mango compote that you could inject before eating. It was also a highlight. The prices are fair for what this place is and the service is friendly, polite and efficient. If you are meandering up and down Brick Lane, this establishment is worth a stop. If you are a Chocolate fan, then this place is a must-stop. I guess there are people out there who are not chocolate lovers (or at least likers), but that is like not being a fan of oxygen from my perspective. I would like to stop again sometime to try one of the chocolate drinks. We opted to not get one this time on top of the candy pieces we bought to avoid the sugar overload. But they looked amazing from what I saw of others who did indulge.

Visually stunning array of sweets here, though the few things I tried were not amazing. Samosas had…read moredefinitely been out for a while, and the mango burfi and baklava were just alright. Still a fun stop!

It's a nice enough sweet shop with tons of varieties of sweet and savoury items on offer. The taste…read morewas pretty average if you ask me and the jalebi was almost bitter due to high sugar content in the syrup. The samosa was also pretty average taste. This is more like a Bangladeshi sweet shop than an Indian one.

Damn tasty chocolates with great product names! I doubt you could walk away with anything that…read morewasn't delicious, but the chili chocolate and mint truffles are insanely good options. Just go and buy something based on name alone. A great first stop as you explore the Spitalfields Market!

With the Hotel Chocolats and Godivas around, many want decent chocolate yet at a decent price,…read more Montezuma have their selection from milk chocolate to 100% dark chocolate in slabs prices at £2.59 per 100g which is good considering that Mast Brothers are like £7 for 70g last time I checked. The shop was quiet, but the service was good which the attendant offering samples from Kingdom Bar chocolate which was chocolate and banana which was great and who Montezuma themselves also stock their bars in-store and online. Great place to visit for chocolate lovers at Spitalfields Market.

I had a great time at their lollipop making masterclass! Super friendly staff, great atmosphere,…read moreand a fun hands-on class of making our own spiral rainbow lollipops. The store front is super cute too, with lots of products to choose from, from pick-and-mix hard candy to beautifully sculpted candy roses. They do customized face, pet, or any other type of lollipops as well.

The candy making classes are really good for kids. Really nicely done and great fun…read more The staff are helpful and they make it simple and clear to understand. The place is really nicely done, reminds me of Charlie and the chocolate factory. It is also really clean and nicely maintained. Parents seem to enjoy it as well.

In my endless quest to be cooler than all you people I shunned the food stalls of Sunday UpMarket…read morewith their mobs of people wearing ironic large sunglasses, I turned my nose up at the hog roasts at Shoreditch cliches 93ft East and the Truman Brewery, and I certainly wasn't going to join the More4-loving set lunching away at shiny chain restaurants in what used to be wonderful Spitalfields. No, I decided I'd abandon the Time-Out guided Sunday masses and wonder the wrong way down Brick Lane in search of authentic options. And because of that my lunch for £2.40 consisted of two of the best spinach samosas I've ever had and two hearty but dry fish cakes. It was window placement of these savoury cakes, samosas and pakoras that magnetised me into Ambala. The rest of the shop was largely devoid of the Bangla sweets they profess, but do I look like I'm bothered? It was lunch time, I wanted something salty, satisfying and solid value and I found it in spades. Next time you do the sunday brick lane thing, give Ambala a look. Don't just be another sheep having free range tofu sausage crepes with the other Nathan Barleys.

I work in the City with a team from India and they have established a custom of zipping out to…read moreAmbala on a Friday afternoon and returning with a huge box of hot samosas. When I find out who came up with the idea I shall demand that they are promoted and given some sort of employee of the decade award. Ambala sell a vast range of Indian/Pakistani savoury snacks and sweets. Both their lamb and vegetarian samosas are fantastic, their pakora is great and so is more or less everything else they sell. If you work near this part of London you absolutely have to go in here and buy enough of their delicacies to fill a wheelbarrow, push it straight back to your office and bask in the warm adulation of your co-workers as they scarf hot eastern yumminess. Unfortunately they aren't open early otherwise I would pick up breakfast here.

Nicely placed next to platform 10 of Liverpool St station, it's annoyingly good how such a small…read morespace can hold such a vast selection of toffees an chocolates. Handy for gifts but not for dieters.

Another little pocket of joy in Central London, Leonidas chocolates are a massive global brand that…read moretruly dwarfes other chocolatier household name, Thorntons. This little shop looks like something right out of a Roald Dahl novel.. chocolate behind a counter, that you have to choose much like you would choose a fine cut of meat from a deli. I bought a miniscule praline nibble for an exordinate £1.09 price and, although delicious, I am not yet in the state of mind or wallet to be taking £1.09 bites of chocolate. Come here if you love chocolate, or if you love spending money!

Borough Market is one of my absolute favourite spots in London and should be a must-see on any…read moreself-respecting foodie's places to visit. There are a lot of great stands to visit, selling the most amazing produce, ingredients and ready to eat food In amongst all the varied stands, Sow Gourmet may well be the most unique stall in the market. Thom Harvey, the owner, may well have caught the mood of current food trends. I had joked recently that despite my many cooking gadgets, I'm still missing a vital gadget which I've seen in many fine dining kitchens this year - a pair of tweezers to precisely place microherbs and edible flowers on dishes Sow Gourmet offers you the chance to grow your own microherbs at home. They sell little kits comprising all the components necessary to make a little mini greenhouse to sit on your windowsill. Wet the litlte growing pad and sprinkle on the seeds. Within 7-10 days, the microherbs will be ready to eat. Perfect for people with limited garden space or for foodies looking for something new to experiment with Thom has a variety of his herbs available for you to try and they really do pack a punch of flavour. My favourite, which I've used in dishes is mustard leaf frilly, which initially tastes like baked potato (yes, really!) and finishes with a strong peppery kick. Fortunately, my cooking obsession hasn't yet led to me buying a pair of tweezers! You can buy replacement growing pads and seeds on-line from their website. With whole growing kits (including your first packet of seeds) costing only £5, this would make a nice little stocking gift for any foodies that you know!

This is such a cool concept and I'm so happy I ran across this with Yee Gan O at the Borough Market…read moreduring my London trip in 2012. The modest booth displayed a variety of "micro-herbs" which are actually the very things you can find in your soups, salads and gourmet dishes in high end restaurants, but that you can grow yourself! This sparked our interested and we stuck around to find that it was extremely easy to grow your own mini gourmet garden. for a £5, you get a nice little container with a bedding sheet and a packet of seeds of your choice. You wet the bedding and spread the seeds around and in a few days you have micro herbs. It doesn't get simpler than that. You can even order seed packet refills online with free delivery! One particular variety I loved was a micro herb which tasted like potato chips, but ended with a bang of wasabi / mustard seed. I know this seems crazy, which I thought as well, but it's actually true! I tasted it at the booth and was able to try it again at home when I grew my packet. Amazing!