Nuts For Candy

Great selection of candy and toys. The owners are very friendly. They have top notch chocolate from Switzerland. The have the best chocolate covered gummy bears. My daughter and I visit this store at least 1x a week.

Long before Rocket Fizz franchises there was Nuts for Candy.
They have a great selection of vintage candy. We found hard to find atomic balls and as a fun bonus we were treated with a local history lesson by the long term owner.

I always stop by on my way to the theater and pick up a half a pound of gummy bears for my friend Nicholas Garland! Tonight he’s dancing in a theater production of the Adams Family! John is always so gracious and helps me pick out just the right ones.

Candy stores! YES! They had two kinds of tea candy that I have never seen before, which was already amazing. The owner was one of the kindest people in the world and let us know which candies were from Europe. We had a lovely talk about how UK Smarties are so much better than weird US Smarties.
From this place, the public library, and Royal Donut Café, there’s no wonder that everyone seems so happy. People here in Burlingame are so nice. And they have candy! The boyfriend and I left with tea candies, UK Smarties, and a bag full of sour strips from Europe. Aw yiss.

The owners were so friendly, kind and helpful. They helped me come up with ideas and find candy for a graduation gift I was making for my brother who is receiving his masters from NYU! They just made me feel so welcome. It is such a great place– lots of great toys, games, classic candy and gifts for kids and special occasions. Very cute store!

This is a great place to go when you are in Burlingame. This is by far the best candy and toy store in the area. Everyone has an amazing attitude and are very helpful. When I found out how much community service the owners do that made me even more attracted to this place.

What a delightful store. The owner helped me choose an appropriate aged toy for my gift. He is very down to earth and sincere. The toys are wonderful, colorful and educational for tots learning motor skills, etc. It’s a joy shopping there. Oh and there are oodles of different types candy but I was there for toys. Help support the mom and pop local businesses.

This place blew me away!!! So much better than Toys r us or anything like that. The toys this store offers are unique and way more fun for kids. Not only is it cute & small but it’s family run. I love supporting these kinds of businesses! Wish we had a store like this closer to where I live, but definitely will go back next time I’m in the area!

A family run store that believes in great selection, fantastic products and superb customer service.
It’s a tiny little local place, the kind that I am always happy to stumble upon. They have every kind of toy that you can imagine which harken back to a day before everything was made out of plastic overseas. They really believe in stimulating children’s imagination with quality fun. They had many things that were throw backs to my childhood as well as fun new inventions.
The name speaks more to the wall of candy than it does the the other ¾ of the store which is really all about toys.
But the wall of candy is not to be missed. They also had candy that called up precious memories of my youth (Skybars!). Don’t go in there with a chocolate or sugar craving.
This store could easily accommodate birthday presents for everyone from 1 to 91.
I hope you will consider supporting this store because it represents everything magical and good.

best local candy shop and super nice family run business! i always feel at home there and i even get hugs… for FREE! If you’re going to need stocking stuffers, a treat for your kids or yourself, or a few fun gifts, go here. Keep our local economy going and support an amazing family in the process!

One of my favorite things about living in Burlingame. This place has the most amazing selection of EVERYTHING – candy, stuffed animals and quality toys. And the owners couldn’t be friendlier. Has become my one-​stop shop for bribing my kids and last minute gifts

This place rocks. They got my sour belts that I love. You can also get a nice Valentine’s day gift here as well. They carry all the popular Japanese erasers which kids go crazy over. The ice cream is tasty Dreyers. Yum.

Another joint in Buulingame where you can absolutely wreck your dental health. But you know what actually makes this cool is their wacky selection of toys. Yes. Toys. need a giraffe? or an ugly Doll? with your gummy/​ice cream/​jawbreaker fix? This is your place.

How is it possible to not give a candy store 5-​stars? The tiny store is jam packed with all sorts or candies, novelty items and toys.
Get a small bag, and fill it up with as many different types of candies for $ 2.49/0.25lb. It’s not cheap if you compare them to walmart or other mass chains; but then again, do you really want to give your kids a pound of sugar? I give my kids each $ 2 and they can fill the bags as they please.
Service is great and the owner is a friendly fellow that you want to talk to.

If you haven’t had a Clark bar in many many moons, they’ve got it for you.
If you haven’t had an Abba Zabba bar since your 8^th grade Halloween costume party, they’ve got you covered.
It was really nice to see a place that offers a lot of the old school candies and they also have a wide selection of gummy and other fun candy.
I’m a fan!

I’ve lived in Burlingame for a couple of years, but never really explored it. Now, I’m just going around trying to experience as much as I can.
I came upon this store before they closed. Alot of «different» toys as well as classic toys. Candies to choose from and even Ice cream.
Which is what me and the wifey get. Price is decent

What a nice couple that own the store. And what a selection of toys, candy, ice-​cream, Japanese erasers. Yes you heard that right. Those erasers that kids are buying up and trading because they’re shaped like hamburgers and chihuahuas. My kids have dragged me in here many times to get a toy or eraser and ofcourse ice-​cream. The only thing that gets me is how tight and narrow the spaces are. I’ve brought a stroller in here and regretted it the minute I got in. Even walking in with kids, you’re bound to walk into something accidentally.

Cute candy and stuffed animal store than any kid will love. When you walk up to the store window, there are lots of different stuffed animals in the window. When you walk inside, there are tons more mini stuffed animals of every creature you can every think of lined up row upon row on the walls and on the shelves in the middle. The candy selection is not as extensive as I’ve seen as other candy stores though. They do offer Dreyer’s ice cream too.
The man working there was super friendly and welcomed us.
Bottom line: Looking for that last minute stuffed animal present? Wondering where to bring your fave niece/​nephew to buy them a gift of their choice? Looking for a mini pineapple character stuffed animal? Then this place is for you.

I have a new friend, Jeero (an UglyDoll). He comes from Nuts for Candy. I found out that he loves cupcakes, so I had to take him home with me. He wanted to tell you a little bit about his store.
From Jeero: «My friends and I have so much fun here. First, I have so many friends to play with — not just the giant, regular (like me) and baby UglyDolls but also anything you can think of: owls, puppies, giraffes, meerkats and even wildebeests. We eat ice cream all day and sometimes make ice cream floats if we’re feeling less lazy. There are a lot of us but there’s also a lot of candy so everyone’s really happy. We all love ice cream and candy.»
Nuts for Candy carries over 500 types of candy. The store is crammed full of candy and toys, including life size animals (called museum pieces) and lots of UglyDolls. The plush owls are adorable and so too are the plush tree trunks and logs you can buy for your plush pets. This could be the largest collection of plush animals in San Mateo County.
The candy selection is impressive. I finally found pomegranate Jelly Bellies here and they sell JBs by individual flavor. They also carry imported licorice (from England, Holland, etc.), gummy candies, and old fashioned candy bars like Zagnut and Sky Bar. I also spotted boxes of Fralinger’s candies (known for salt water taffy and other boardwalk candies), candy cigarettes, and Wacky Packages. They had not just some of the Jelly Belly Sports Beans but all four flavors, Bernie Botts and the new soda pop JBs that come in soda bottle packaging. At $ 1.89 for a quarter lb, the prices are the best I’ve seen. If they don’t have something you want, ask the proprietor. He knows his candy and his family has been in business in Burlingame for 27 years.
They carry Dreyer’s ice cream (lots of flavors). They also carry greeting cards. Candy, toys and ice cream — what more can you ask for?

Nuts for Candy belongs to a friendly Burlingame couple with very lucky children. I often see them in the store with mom or dad, receiving hands-​on lessons in candy commerce.
Unlike many candy stores, you can actually find a gift for someone here that would seem thoughtful: a stuffed animal, a Clark bar she hasn’t had since she was a girl, a box of nice chocolates.
I like Nuts for Candy for its unusual candies, ones that either largely disappeared decades or even generations ago, or ones that are imported and hard to find. Sample a chewing gum flavor you haven’t tried, or you haven’t seen in years (Black Jack or Clove). Watch Flicks slide out of those bright foil tubes onto your palm. Try five different kinds of black licorice. Bring a gummy rat home to hide in the bread box.
Nuts for Candy has staples, too: chocolates and truffles, Jelly Bellies of all flavors… Recently they added a little ice cream stand in the back of their store. They also carry plush toys, stickers, and cards.
It is not the best place to go if you are looking for your usual grocery store candybars.