Candy store in the city center that also offers vegan-friendly candies from licorice and gummy bears to vegan cola bottles and marshmallows. In-store free sampling. Has online store and worldwide delivery. Reported closed October 2021.


34 Reviews

First Review by idjuv

Julia*

Points +520

Vegan
17 Jan 2016

Candy Heaven

We couldn't believe how many vegan options they had, it was amazing! We got to sample so many sweets and bought quite a few, they were all delicious! The staff was very friendly and was able to answer all our questions. Everything is labelled as well so it is really easy to find your way around. Too bad their self-made waffles are not vegan but everything else was great!

Pros: biggest vegan candy selection ever, delicious, very friendly staff

ShainaFigueiroa

Points +128

Vegan
18 Mar 2020

OMG Vegan Gummy Bears

Husband person and I stumbled upon this gem last week while visiting Amsterdam. Was searching for a veg restaurant (with no internet) and happened to see this place. They had a vegan sticker on the outside window so we had to check it out. The dude working there was sooo nice and gave us some nom vegan candies to try out. Don't have any pictures but ended up getting gummy bears, chocolate covered peanuts, chocolate covered ginger (which was recommended and did not disappoint) and chocolate covered coconut (sooo nom). Oh and the guy that was working gave some hella nom vegan food recommendations!

Updated from previous review on 2020-03-18

Pros: Vegan Candy, Friendly Staff

Keny&Jy

Points +714

Vegan
10 Mar 2020

Vegan candies and chocolates

This candy shop has many Vegan options: candy and chocolate. Staff is very nice, and speak sometimes French.
The decoration is amazing! Food is delicious and price is really reasonable.
It's very easy to go there from the central station.

Pros: Friendly staff, Vegan options and free tasting, Near the central station

SallaNylund

Points +172

Vegan
17 Nov 2019

Friendly service & great chocolate

The service was great and so was their chocolate covered nuts. The shop's nuts, not the shop assistant's :P

HannahWalker

Points +69

Vegan
07 Nov 2019

Some vegan options but many are very similar

Great that there’s some vegan pick and mix but we found that a lot of the offerings were very similar and it’s pretty expensive too. Vegan chocolate covered nuts were nice as were gummy sweets but the cola bottles were my favourite!

Pros: Labelled vegan options make it easy to spot

Cons: Vegan options quite similar , Expensive

AdrianaGoram

Points +1503

Vegan
05 Nov 2019

Nice

It’s mostly vegetarian. Vegan marshmallows are delicious!

Pros: Friendly staff

KezFred

Points +210

Vegan
02 Sep 2019

This place is awesome!

It’s a funky sweet shop with quite a few options for vegans clearly labeled.
Shortly after you enter you are approached by a friendly member of staff, genuine friendly - not pushy, offering you to taste a few bits (we must have been given 5-6 different candies each?!) asking what you like etc
Also really helpful with recommendations for vegan meals and stuff to do.
The sweets are goooood too!
100% worth a visit.

Pros: Vegan sweets!, Choice staff! , Vegan sweets!

Vegannemieke

Points +50

Vegan
30 Jul 2019

😎 Sweet spot❣️

All candies are recognizable divided, so you can easily find the kind of candy you are looking for: vegan as well as vegetarian or glutenfree and more. Friendly people with delicious sweets. 😋

cg49

Points +32

Vegan
15 Jul 2019

No joke

All the vegan candy I got was perfect. People aren’t kidding about the staff. As soon as I walked in, the staff member asked me what I was looking for and shoved (kindly) 5 kinds of the vegan candies in my hand, told me which ones had carrageenan in them. I got a bunch of different gummies and they were all so good. He also gave me vegan dinner recommendations.

EfiB

Points +1007

Vegan
02 Nov 2018

Offer nice vegan candies, nice staff, ain't cheap

If you find it hard to get gelatin-free candies, this place will be handy for you. Nice staff, which will guide you which candies are vegan. Ain't cheap.

BaibaGedrovica

Points +52

Vegan
02 Sep 2018

Extraordinary candy place

Absolutely fantastic, walking in you get showered with vegan candy samples, shopkeeper was knowledgeable about ingredients and very charismatic, everything was clearly labeled. Candy was great, absolutely had to buy some. Others reviewers complain about price, but what do you expect from a pay per weight candy store in Amsterdam? The shop also has some fun candy sculptures and lewd candies, but the lewd stuff does not come in vegan form yet.

Pros: Clearly labeled vegan options, Charismatic shopkeeper

Cons: A little expensive I guess, No vegan lewd candies

JunkFoodie

Points +52

Vegan
02 Aug 2018

Well you know..

Coming from a country where just about every supermarket has bigger, better and cheaper selection of pick and mix vegan candy than this place, I was doomed to be disappointed. It's a small funny shop with limited selection of vegan candy, and they're quite pricey. No more no less.

Updated from previous review on 2018-08-02

amiscu

Points +24

Vegan
16 Apr 2018

Meh

Nice staff but the candy was overpriced and not particularly good.

AnastaciaJanowska

Points +555

Vegan
05 Apr 2018

Don't go there!

These candies taste just like I remember it! Lots of vegan options. Don't go there if you are addicted to sweets!

Cons: not everything vegan

Aplant

Points +424

Vegan
23 Jan 2018

Not only the candy is sweet, so is the staff!!

Great place (near the Dam) in Amsterdam to get your Sugar rush ;) Altough the staff would like to be vegan only candy shop, they can’t at the moment. They have some regular candy as well so they can maintain themselves. Really friendly staff, always possibility to have a sample. They have jelly candies and candy bars as well. The collection changes sometimes. They have some candy that is vegan and refined sugar free, but the staff is always open for suggestions about vegan candy without refined sugar (that tastes great).

Pros: vegan candy!!!, free smaples, in city centre, close to central station

Cons: can be quite expensive

sfio

Points +3980

Vegan
27 Oct 2017

Clear labels & free sampling

Helpful, super-friendly service.
Wide selection and very clear labeling.
Plenty of choice - dangerous as you pay for by weight and so it's easy to overspend.
Nice treat, quite pricey.

Pros: Great labeling, Super friendly service, Wide Choice

Cons: Pricey

tsuminyaa

Points +325

Vegan
07 Jul 2017

Awesome place!

This is the kind of place that I'll keep in my memories forever!

When we entered, there was a handsome guy already greeting us and giving us candy to try out. While we were eating we talked a bit and we found out that he was dating someone from Slovenia (where we're from) and told us some words he knew in our language. We really got into a chat but afterwards he gave us some space so we could pick the candy by ourselves.
The different candy is clearly labeled as vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, gelatine free etc, which is amazing. This way everyone can find something.
The price can get high quite soon, so watch out before putting huge amounts of candy into your bag.
But nevertheless we really loved each kind of candy we picked, so our money was really well spent.
Go check this place out if you're in Amsterdam! :)

Pros: So much delicious candy!, Cute and funny place, Awesome workers

Cons: A bit expensive

TrinityGleck

Points +157

Vegan
26 Jun 2017

very friendly people

We were greeted with vegan candy samples and the guy that worked there was SO nice! He let us sample so many of the yummy vegan treats! Such a cool place!

lxureng

Points +54

Vegan
15 Jun 2017

god damn i love this place!!!!!

the staff are so friendly in here and hand out samples all the time and are really helpful with listening ingredients etc.

small_trees

Points +457

Vegan
12 Dec 2016

My poor teeth!

The staff at Candy Freaks are insanely helpful and friendly. As you come through the door you'll be showered with free samples and the staff will find you exactly what you're looking for. It's set up like a pick n mix and lots of your childhood favourites that you've not been able to eat for years due to yucky boiled bone gelatine are there as well as lots of delicious chocolate, rock and marshmallows. The one thing to be careful of is that there's different sections for different kinds of sweets; each section has different prices and it's not always clear that there's a difference between them. If you put sweets from different sections into one bag they'll charge you the most expensive price for them all, so watch out!

Updated from previous review on 2016-12-12

Pros: delicious sweets, friendly staff, great choice

Cons: super expensive

tofucy

Points +62

Vegan
29 Sep 2016

Great Selection

Great choice for vegans, really friendly staff, just a bit expensive.

Pros: Staff talk you through it all, Free samples

Cons: Expensive

kiraa1424

Points +24

Vegan
10 Jul 2016

Really good vegan sweets!

The shop is really cute and has a great staff. We got free candy at first to try some of the employees "favourites". You have a lot of vegan options, but sadly it's not really cheap.

Pros: lots of vegan options, great staff

Cons: not cheap

Amy1274

Points +4979

Vegan
18 Jun 2016

Pick 'n' mix with vegan labels

This store is great as it allows customers to select sweets pick 'n' mix-style from a large range which includes licorice, jelly beans and chocolate covered nuts. All items are labelled as vegan/vegetarian/gluten free, and there are also separate items available such as bags of vegan marshmellows. As an added bonus, staff are very friendly, and there's even international delivery... could be dangerous!

Pros: labels, friendly staff, central location

Cons: not fully veg

Sas

Points +84

Vegan
20 May 2016

Heaven for the vegan with a sweet tooth

This great candy store is right in the centre of Amsterdam, perfect for picking up a treat when exploring the city. All the candy is labelled for vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and a whole host of other dietary requirements. The guy running the shop is so nice and helpful as well, and you can tell he genuinely wants veggies to have the best possible experience in Amsterdam. And when he told me I can order online from Wales it made the experience even better. Now I know where the phrase 'like a kid in a sweet shop' comes from :)

Pros: vegan and gluten free candy, Nice staff, Great location

rogaux

Points +70

Vegan
03 Sep 2015

omg. vegan winegums

organic vegan winegums and tons of other video vegan candy. Just great. I am kind of lucky that a store like that doesn't exist where I live. I would go there much too often.

aenkelkind

Points +265

Vegan
31 Jul 2015

vegan candy heaven

Candy Freaks provides you with organic, natural, and classic candy, and chocolate. Everything is clearly marked, the most vegan candy is in the organic area. It's very delicious, but expensive, you better savour the candy you've bought.
I still enjoy my bag of candy, but dont' panic, you can buy it online. The melonrings are truly recommendable.

Pros: lots of vegan candy, nice staff

Cons: expensive

GoldenTurtle

Points +117

Vegan
21 Jul 2015

A lot of vegan candy

First time I will be able to eat some candies since I went vegan. Clearly marked what is vegan and not.

Pros: Vegan candy, Clearly marked

Cons: Expensive




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