Dolle’s Candyland

Rehoboth Beach, United States

3.9

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20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 302-227-0757
Website:
www.dolles-ibachs.com
Address:
1 N Rehbth, Rehoboth Beach, DE, 19971
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Accepts Credit Cards
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Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes

Today

Today 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Rehoboth Beach) 02:46 Thursday, 17 July 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sunday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm

Description

Specialties

We specialize in high quality handmade caramel corn (over 10 flavors), fudge, salt water taffy (24 flavors available in long shape and kiss shape), cashew and peanut brittle and mellow mint sticks.

We also offer a wide variety of gummies and jelly belly.

Dolle’s caramel corn and brittles are crafted using grandfather’s time test recipe. The recipe uses fresh ingredients, no preservatives and the products are still made by hand in small batches. The brown color, crispy texture and unique flavor make customers come back for more.

Fudge is made with 40 score cream and real creamery butter. Our most popular flavors are chocolate, chocolate walnut, vanilla, vanilla chocolate swirl, vanilla walnut, rocky road, chocolate marshmallow, peanut butter, peanut butter and chocolate, peanut butter explosion, maple walnut, death by chocolate. During the season, our customers can enjoy 12 different other flavors that we make, such as: chocolate mint, caramel pecan, raspberry chocolate swirl, penuche, vanilla coconut, vanilla caramel, chocolate caramel, vanilla Oreo, chocolate coconut, chocolate M&M, sea salt chocolate, chocolate Reese’s pieces.

History

Established in 1927.

Dolles Candyland was established in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware in 1926. It moved to its present location at the corner of Rehoboth Avenue and the Boardwalk in 1927 after the co-​founders, Thomas Pachides and Rudolph Dolle purchased the old YMCA building for the princely sum of $ 30,000. It was here that the legendary candystore was born.

Meet the Business Owner

Tom I.

Business Owner

In 1984 Thomas Ibach took over the family business. Mr. Ibach continued to operate the business using the same time-​tested recipes of his grandfather. In 1991, seeing the need for a quality chocolate, Mr. Ibach opened Ibach’s Candy By the Sea. This store specializes in high quality handmade and hand coated chocolates. Ibachs chocolates are very well know for their quality and freshness.

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20 reviews of Dolle’s Candyland

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Place rating: 3
Bethel, CT
Nice location just off the beach. Glad to get several pounds of salt water taffy to bring home from vacation. Taffy is fresh, good genuine flavors, good variety, price is a bit high, but not a bad value for the address.
Tough part, the taffy pieces in the two boxes I bought are tiny. Lots of wax paper, lots of effort, to get little niblets of flavor. Most places, three big taffy bites is a snack. Here ten brief pieces and one piece is gone before you have the next one unwrapped. Double sized, the’d still be on the puny side. Saved by the quality, I’d have been mad if it were lackluster taste for all the work.
Place rating: 5
North Richland Hills, TX
My father’s from Rehoboth so every couple of years, we all come up here for a week or so and this might be one of my favorite places to go. It’s like a beacon of light at the end of the boardwalk lol
Whether it be childhood memories of getting a little box of assorted saltwater taffy to take home on the plane or the freakin’ deliciousness that is the thin mint fudge I get now, there is something about this place that puts the biggest smile on my face whenever I think of it.
Place rating: 4
Albuquerque, NM
Good taffy and the service was friendly and nice. Great snack for a fun day at the beach.
Place rating: 1
Bristow, VA
Let me say the taffy is great and I always stop in. However the workers there at the time I was definitely leave something to be desired. The two women working there were downright rude. Speaking in Russian and then pretty much making fun of me when I was paying for the taffy. I heard her tell me the cost so I took out what I thought was the correct change to avoid pennies. When she gave me back the pennies she told me a different total. And the turned to her friend and grinned. My comment to her as I left was that you don’t laugh at the customer when they are still in the store. I will think twice about returning if those 2 are still working there.
Place rating: 5
Reston, VA
Had a most excellent time at Dolles choosing from their well made merchandise. The staff are very friendly and helpful.
Place rating: 3
Baltimore, MD
I went this summer for the salt-​water taffy. I heard such good things about it, and was highly disappointed. I ate only a few pieces of the bag I bought because they were way too sweet, and unpalatable. The flavors tasted unnatural, and they were way too sweet.
Place rating: 4
Perkasie, PA
Very friendly service, and AWESOME taffy. A lot of different flavors to pick and choose from… I’m pretty sure I saw the long taffy’s individually sold in baskets and were 75 cents each.
Definitely worth a stop!
Place rating: 5
Washington, DC
I have never, ever, left Rehoboth Beach without a trip to Dolle’s. EVER! I love taffy (ask my dentist!) and this place makes some of the best. You even have a choice of the classic «candy-​shaped» taffy, or the long taffy. There are other sweet treats in there as well, but no one does taffy better than Dolle’s!
The shop offers upwards of 20 flavors; some classic, other a bit daring (I think they had some kind of spicy taffy when I was there last). I like the chocolate and the chocolate peanut butter flavors myself, but feel free to try them all and pick your favorite. The prices are reasonable and there’s bound to be something for everyone. If you haven’t paid a visit to Dolle’s yet, what are you waiting for?
Place rating: 3
Mifflinville, PA
They have the best peanut butter taffy. Too bad they never have it.
The 3rd time in a row that they were out of it, I said something. The guy said that couldn’t be possible and that it was rare that they were out of it. I am now up to 5 times in a row when they were out of it. They try to send you around the corner onto the boardwalk into a store where you scoop out your own. It isn’t any less expensive and you want me to do the work?
The caramel corn is good. And I still haven’t determined if this place and the Dolle’s in Ocean City, MD are related.
Place rating: 4
Conshohocken, PA
My trip to Rehoboth is never complete until I snag a bucket of Caramel Corn for my grandparents and today was no exception! I got the medium size bucket which runs about $ 8.50, but you can also get your salt water taffy and regular popcorn fix here as well.
If you happen to be in the area, it’s worth a grabbing a bucket to try out! I love their caramel corn and it’s a must have if I happen to be stopping in/​through Rehoboth!
Place rating: 4
New York, NY
Licorice!!! go, get some, your life will be complete!
Place rating: 4
Severna Park, MD
Really great selection of salt water taffy on the boardwalk! Watermelon is my favorite! =)
Place rating: 4
Mahwah, NJ
chocolate nut fudge is quite tasty. the Russian or Eastern European woman who served it to me looked quite bored cuz I came in off season, but she was friendly and helpful
Place rating: 5
Walnut Creek, CA
Best. Caramel. Corn. EVER!
Also love the saltwater taffy.
You’re at the beach. How can you NOT get this stuff???
Place rating: 5
Columbia, MD
My mom loves her taffy. I can’t eat it anymore — I’ve got too much expensive dental work in me teeth. So I got her some kiss taffy (weirdly $ 2 cheaper than the long kind). And I got me a huge bag of freshly-​popped popcorn which was quite tasty and good. And literally lasted the rest of the trip. There are different prices for popcorn, depending on which flavor you order. Why? I don’t know.
This place is not quite the corporate conglomerate that Candy Kitchen is. This may be it’s only location. I ordered from a window and I am not even sure if there is an inside part of the store.
But it’s old school and I like it :)
Place rating: 2
Glen Rock, NJ
Caramel corn smells way better than it tastes. Overpriced. Sweet kids serving, though…
Place rating: 4
Washington, DC
While visiting Rehoboth Beach with the family, my wife asks me to get her some salt water taffy, so where else is there to go but Dolle’s Candyland.
Upon going in, there is a HUGE selection of all types of candy and snacks (salt water taffy, fudge, caramel corn). When i go looking for the salt water taffy, i’m thinking… ok, i’ll just find a box that has assorted flavors and i’ll be out. Little did i know, there was a whole wall dedicated to salt water taffy and i could create my own bag. There was a HUGE selection of flavors to choose from. So instead of just getting a box, i ended up getting her over 2 lbs of salt water taffy with a bit of each flavor. Believe you me, she was surprised and excited!
I’m not a big fan of sweets, but i gotta say, the salt water taffy is pretty damn good.
This is a fantastic must stop by place when you visit Rehoboth Beach.
SUGARRRRRR!!!
Place rating: 5
Las Vegas, NV
Oh yum. So yum. My BF went in all opposed to salt water taffy. Apparently, the West Coast salt water taffy he experienced was some serious ick. But I went in with glorious childhood memories of East Coast salt water taffy.
So almost immediately after setting foot on the boardwalk, we headed into this shop. You could tell they had just opened. They were still putting out all the taffy baskets. So many flavors to choose from! Thankfully, you can create your own bag. So I went about gathering two of each kind (yes, like Noah’s Ark). And I wound up with a wonderous mix tasty salt water taffy — and for less than $ 3!
From molasses to piña colada to lemon to strawberry. Every piece was perfection in my mouth. And my BF is now officially a fan of salt water taffy. If you are anywhere in the area, get in here for a delicious taffy treat.
Place rating: 4
Wichita, KS
Eating saltwater taffy on the Boardwalk might seem like a 1920s cliché, but there’s a reason Dolle’s has been on the beach for the past 85 years.
Here’s how you do it: walk up to the counter, give the girl a fiver, take your box of taffy and go somewhere to munch.
End review.
Place rating: 3
Portland, ME
A local institution known for sweet treats along Rehoboth’s iconic boardwalk. Dolle’s serves candies and fudge but is likely most popular for its caramel corn.
I LOVE caramel corn though I found the Dolle’s version a bit small, not as large and ‘fluffy’ as some of the more commercial caramel corn versions out there. Still, it was a nice stop. A great way to spend an afternoon on the boardwalk if you’re not up for sitting on the beach or standing in an arcade is grabbing a box of caramel corn from this place and finding a bench to sit and people watch.
Service was less than friendly, but what’re ya gonna do? The kids working there aren’t likely the types to practice iconic customer service. For that, I have to deduct a star.