Joey was incredibly friendly. They have all kinds of cool candies including stuff from Japan, Pokémon cards from Japan, and squishies that are hard to find and not that marked up (considering the high demand and low stock). Nice little spot in Monterey on the main strip. read more

Kawaii Kandies - Needoh - Candy Stores Near Me - Monterey, California

Such a cute business with plenty of cute pokemon, anime plushies and labubus to collect amongst candies to get. The brothers at the front desk were extremely friendly and easy to chat with. read more

Kawaii Kandies - Candy Stores Near Me - Monterey, California

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We've been on the hunt for a specific candy for my mother in law. She's been craving Abazabas. While out to lunch we decided to dip in to try our luck. We were delighted to find them! Almost bought out the whole stock. The staff was friendly and we left happy. read more

Was looking around the store for some candy, noticed a 'sealed' Pokemon trainer box, they charged me 300 dollars for it saying it was from the Pokemon center itself. After purchasing the product and taking it home, we noticed that the box was taped shut, some of the packs inside were poorly resealed, and were missing the QR code tag cards. Horrible service, very poor integrity, and terrible business practices. read more

On a business trip in Monterey and found this cute shop as I was strolling around after a day of conferences. It was the prettiest sight to see and had many cute offerings of Asian candies, drinks and novelty items. Picked up every flavor of the Hello Kitty marshmallow treats. Man behind the counter was pleasant. Store was very clean. read more

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Ran 5 blocks to get there before posted closing time of 7pm on Wednesday 7/30/25. Arrived at 6:27 pm to find the store closed for the day. My granddaughter was extremely disappointed to not get her Jellycat. This is BS. read more

I'm my girls (nieces) decided to visit your store after they got a bit of dinner. They enjoyed your colorful shop, so why not leave a review. Note: when a customer ask "what is the most popular candy in your shop?"; I liked that you asked whether the customer prefers sweet or sour candies, but you didn't show me your display of candies. Perhaps showing the candies away from the register would be a good idea to sell. For the presentation of the candies in the jars, you can switch to printing the labels of some sort. Now for the candies, I tried a sour gummy worm. To impress the customers, we want the candies to be as fresh as possible and display of candies near the register to look more than a couple of them. And I didn't get a chance to try other candies behind the register. Hopefully this review gives you an idea to improve your invoice. Thanks. read more

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Only cutie store for my toddler to enjoy in downtown Monterey. My kiddo had a fun time visiting this store and the staff here was so sweet to her. Would visit again next time we are in town. read more

Stopped by randomly, but the owner definitely made it worth the stop. She was so kind, and so friendly with my family. They have really fun, cute items. We would definitely recommend. read more

So cute in here and the candy (I got the sour ropes by the pound) was sooo yummy and cheap. I thought the customer service was good. read more

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We visited this store on 05/27/2023 at 3:40 pm. We were visiting from out of town for Memorial Day Weekend. We live in Los Angeles. Read: tourists. We came in to purchase some candy that my son wanted. I was thrilled to see a good selection of Asian snacks, as my son and I are both Asian. The owner came up to me, a 50 year old woman, and asked if my 12 year old son was with me. When I replied that he was, she proceeded to tell me some story about "a kid that looks like him," that her son had kicked out of the store a few weeks ago, for throwing candy. However, we have never been in the store before. This was our first time. We live over 5 hours away, Yet, she was adamant that it was him, going as far to say that this kid had also "told her the same story - that he was visiting," but was apparently with local kids. I took out my driver's license to show her that we do not live in Monterey. She dismissed it, and continued to falsely accuse my son, a blatant defamation of character. Of a child! Not only that, but she kicked us out of the store because my son "looked like the boy that was a trouble maker." We were going to purchase candy and snacks!! Then, she threatened to call the police on me. For simply being in her candy store?? For breathing the same air that she breathes?? Are you kidding me right now? This business represents the City of Monterey. A city which I assume makes a lot of income from tourism. It is unbelievable to me that a business association would allow this store to stay open. My son and I were discriminated against. My son was falsely accused of doing something that he couldn't have possible done. I was threatened with having the police called on me. In a CANDY SHOP. Not so Kawaii, is it? So, maybe stay away from this shop. Or, if you do go in, have a police escort or an attorney come in with you. Maybe press record on your phone? Or bring in witnesses. Yes, you definitely need witnesses to shop here. read more

LOL, the audacity of the "business owner", Myrasol! First off, people can have the SAME EXACT LAST NAME, let alone the same first letter of the last name... It actually IS A COINCIDENCE, which is SOO HUMOROUS TO ME (the fact that Myrasol just ASSUMED it was "not a coincidence"). Myrasol is so incredibly rude to those people who give a "one star" review, and say they are "merely haters". What are you even saying?!?! Like we WANTED to be customers and support your "family business", but really the response to my review is SO UNPROFESSIONAL! Myrasol calls potential customers "haters". After Myrasol saying, and I QUOTE, "Our customers are the driving force behind our business, and my employees, as well as myself, have nothing but mutual understanding and respect for our customers" (See Myrasol's response to Kate's review on 10/18/22). Just because someone leaves a one star review, does not always mean they are "haters." It can also be a way to improve your business for the future if you are actually willing to listen to what these reviews are telling you. I am merely just saying to update your hours... how are your customers going to know when to visit your store when your hours are constantly changing?? If your business is "still figuring out hours" then MAYBE COMMUNICATE THAT TO YOUR CUSTOMERS BY TAPING A SIGN ON YOUR DOOR?!?! I just CAN NOT... not laugh while I am writing this. Maybe the world is telling me NOT to shop here because the 3 TIMES I tried to go here they were always closed... I should have taken it as a RED FLAG. I will NOT be even trying to return here. I am just writing this review to make the business well aware, as well as other future customers who may want to visit. JUST PROCEED with caution, especially if going to give criticism or say something they don't like. LASTLY, JUST FYI... The "business owner" is extremely unprofessional, has anger issues, and does NOT respect their consumers. read more

Was there last week -- super cute place, the candy was good quality, and the lady was quite nice and gave us good suggestions. Highly recommended ! read more

Kawaii Kandies - Candy Stores Near Me - Monterey, California

Absolutely wonderful. Picturesque and dainty. Walking into this candy shop is like walking into a princesses dream, as long as that princess likes candy. It's so pink! I love pink. The giant lollipops! They had giant lollipops! I've never seen giant lollipops before. I've gone back several times and each time I come across unique sweets I've never even heard of! 10/10 read more

A cutesy nostalgia and current candy store. It the looks are deceiving the quality and prices are not going to keep them in business for long which is a shame. But after making a baggie of multiple candies and getting home realizing most was stale and inedible. The chocolate covered gummy bears had white fading (sign of old and stale) and taking one bite and realizing that the candy was bad. For being open only 3 months surprise they are serving stale old candy. I was excited to see the miniatures separated in flavors and to get Krakel on their own was exciting (my wife's favorite). She took a bite of one and spit it out saying omg this tastes like it's been sitting around for years. And their gifts and toys of hello Kitty and other items feel dated and overpriced. Sorry I spent so much money here. Don't know how long they will last until they get current fresh candy. I'd rather buy my candy at Walgreens or dollar tree. read more

The owner woman is rude. I won't come here again. This lady needs to calm down.... There's too many candy stores for rudeness.... She was literally yelling at parking people to give her customers tickets. read more