Candy Basket

Always one of the most fun stops whenever I make a trip to Julian. This place is loaded with all sorts of candies. Old fashioned to new school; you’re bound to find some sort of nostalgic treat within the confines of this Julian mainstay

Over priced candy by the pound. But it’s cool to go see some of the retro candy in there. The fudge is supposed to be really good but we did not get a chance to try any.
The woman working was a sweetheart and I have to say the shop is organized and tidy! I’ll stop back cause they had the cup o’ gold and I have not had those since I was a kid…

One of my must stops in Julian! Totally makes me feel like a kid again! I love the salt water taffy in bubblegum and cotton candy. Also the milk chocolate coffee creams are amazing! My husband and I love each picking out our favorites because they have such a huge selection!
This is a perfect example of a traditional candy store! Been coming here since I was little and plan on taking my little ones here!

Diverse selection of candy. There’s also an entire corner dedicated to chocolate and at least 5 different types of coffee candy.
However, the reason this place is 5 stars is because of their fudge.
It’s the perfect texture, consistency, taste, everything. And there’s a variety of flavors too!
Although the size varies by each bag, it’s priced by weight so you have some choice over how much delicious fudge you want to take home.

I have been coming here since I was a little kid and I love it. I used to just love the candy but now I love to go and reminisce. I now have my own kiddo who loves this place as well :) Great assortment of candy, you can find anything to suit your taste preference (personally I can’t stay away from the fudge — but my little one likes all the sour candies) great place lots of fun. The basket theme is sweet and homey

What a great Candy Shop in the heart of Julian! Don’t miss this gem. it is upstairs, above the «Pistols and PettiCoats» shop. Candy Basket has a great assortment of retro and modern candies… as well as home made chocolates and fudges… they are also pretty liberal with the samples on the home made stuff… so stop in early.

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Fair selection
And disappearing cashier. Good prices.

Walking and roaming through the candy aisles brought back childhood memories… all sweet of course! It was definitely nostalgic especially with the holidays around the corner. My boyfriend was so thrilled to find that they carry ribbon candy, a rare find, bringing him back to the past… even those holiday stripe hard candies, they carry. They also carry organic and sugar free candies. So much options! The old school classic music playing, like Frankie Valley & the Four Seasons, added to the ambiance in the candy shop. The owner was so nice to offer us to try one of the ginger candies we were checking out. And the woman over the counter was helpful and very pleasant to chat with. So glad to have stopped by this hidden gem in Julian. Looking forward to visiting next time.

Candy fanatics unite! This place located upstairs in a small shopping are in the Historic District in Julian is a candy lovers dream. Any candy and I do mean any candy as well as those of our youth that they may not make or cannot find in standard grocery or liquor stores are here in this shop. Anything from old school button candy to Pop Rocks, to Zagnuts and Oh Henry! (both of which you usually cant find) are easily available at this store. Are you a fan of old school soda’s such as Jolt or the old soda fountain type fruit drinks such as Black Cherry Soda or Blueberry soda or even soda made with original sugar cane sugar is also available here in a large variety.
There is so many items to choose from it is incredible. I felt like a kid in a candy store… literally but it is actually so much more. To see some of the nostalgic candy and soda’s is a treat you cant find in too many places these days outside of a few soda fountain type stores (becoming a real rarity). This place is a hidden gem that is well worth searching out if you are in town and want to relive your youth or simply pick up some tasty sweets. Check it out.

This place isn’t bad I guess for Julian but it could be a little better.
They had a nice selection of candy new and retro. I got some mini lemon heads and my mom got some sugar free candy and some retro ones. Once we got home and my mom ate one, it was super hard. Couldn’t even bite into it. Not good. Then, she tried some of her sugar free candy and same thing, rock hard. Major bummer. My lemon heads were good though so can’t complain about that. It must be that sugar free candy just doesn’t sell that much so it’s older.
Prices are okay. Service was nice. They just need to restock more often and bring in more variety. Didn’t really see a nice variety of jelly beans so I was kinda bummed about that too. Probably won’t be back. Also, bring cash because they charge a fee if it’s not over a certain amount.

Had this not been a stop on our food tour (Bite San Diego), I probably would never have visited this tiny shop (I don’t eat candy or sweets). However, this place is great. Huge selection of candy (including many that you just won’t find anywhere else these days), gourmet sodas, and fudge. The fudge was very good, and I left with some cookie dough fudge (as well as a giant jawbreaker that apparently takes three weeks to make!).

I would usually rate this place much higher, because I always enjoy their selection of candies and treats
However on my last visit the Taffy (which I ALWAYS come for) was rock hard. Yes I know Taffy is a firm treat, but it felt teeth breaking hard, which is unusual because the taffy there has always been softer.
Maybe it wasn’t selling as fast as it normally does and was older stock
I left taffyless and disappointed
I still recommend a visit though. The people that work there are always nice, and let you sample the fudge
I believe it is a 7.50 minimum order on credit cards

This place has lots of novelty candy items and a few unique ones from different countries. They are known for their fudge and taffies. I tried a few of their fudge ones and my favorite was the cookie dough. They will even let you try some of the weird licorice ones if you ask them. :)

What an amazing selection of candy. My kid finally found the much sought after Juicy Drop Pop and I got a maple bacon lollipop. An air-​conditioned paradise here in the mountains.

The Candy Basket is a very small shop but they make great use of their space and you, despite the comfy confines, you don’t feel too crowded inside.
I am not a big candy connoisseur, but they seem to have something for everyone and I also saw plenty of interesting candies for kids (who shouldn’t be eating candy anyway, but well, ok, one piece now and then won’t hurt).
Most importantly, the people who work here are super friendly. Down home friendliness will get my business almost every time.

For a small candy store, we weren’t expecting much. But for such a small space, they seem to pack all the necessary goodies, including some obscure ones, as well as some wonderful choice items I’ve never seen before but HAD to try. The guy who works there, owns it maybe, was a downright candy connoisseur. He directed us to JUST the confections we were craving. Great stop in a wonderful small town. We’ll be back, for sure.

This place is the BEST candy store I have ever been in, by far! They have a little bite of every candy you have every grown up on, seen, heard about, talked about, etc. etc. I think I found every candy I grew up on. They still sell Sen Sen! Remember Candy Dots, they have those too. They also stock pile some salt water taffy. And make sure you grab a bottle in their cold refrigerator, because they have the BIGGEST selection of «unique» bottle drinks I have ever seen. I would say they have around 30 different bottled root beers and they are basically all priced at $ 2 a pop!
I really enjoyed their fudge, which they gave out free samples of. The candy baskets are priced at $ 1.75 per ¼ pound (with no minimum).

Some like theirs hard. Some like theirs soft.
Some like them as rings. Some like them as pops.
Some like theirs powdered. Some like theirs sticky.
But no matter how particular, or how nit-​picky,
You’ll find a treat desirable to your heart, quickly.
Okay, enough of that. (Sorry, I can’t really bust-​out of rhyme in real life, so I resort to using Unilocal as my outlet).
Anyway,
If Santa were real, this would be his 5-​star candy franchise.
The staff at Candy Basket are incredibly jolly, and they don’t hesitate to give you warm-​greetings and free fudge pieces as you’re browsing through their rows of sweets and lunch-​box tins. All in all, this shoppe is definitely worth adding to any Julian-​trip itinerary.
(A few sentences that probably didn’t need to be written):
Their Jonas Brothers merchandise didn’t seem to be doing so well, though. So just in case you were dying to carry around a pail starring the 3-​brunette-​stars, it’s your lucky day– they’re half-​off at the CB.

My first time in Julian in a long time and the Candy Basket was our first stop. A sweet little sweets shop on the upper level of the shopping center. The aisles are full of candies of here and yesteryear. It’s been awhile since I’ve oggled over handbagged bulk candy. On top of all the sweet treats they sell retro lunchboxes and knick knacks that leave you to decide is this a want or a need. and having to eenie meenie miney mo the items in your hand before you checkout.
The lady running the store was very, well, sweet and helpful with any candy questions you may have. And if you’re lucky you might get to try some of they’re homemade fudge. Mmm.
I fell asleep on the way to Julian, and I wasn’t informed until we were heading back home that the ginger chews they sell at the Candy Basket help with motion sickness. I wish I had known. It was to say the least, a bumpy ride.
The funniest moment in the candy basket was when my friends and I were paying for our goodies. I figured that some merchants may have minimums for credit purchases so I brought cash moneys. My friend forgot her wallet at home so her boyfriend used his card but they were a dollar shy of the minimum. Luckily there was a plethora of candy surrounding the register area to add on to make your minimum. Or you could dash back and get the other candy you decided to put away because it would have been too much. You win either way.
A good way to kick off the Juluan reunion tour.
I still have the Cherry Mash in my middle console for a good time.

This place is amazing!!!
I love all the different candy that they have here. taffys, fudge and more.
set on the second story of a building on main street, this place has it all!!!
awesome place, I mean, just look at my photos of this place!!!