Gretchen's Confections is such a cozy spot in the heart of Marcellus. The chocolate assortments are…read moredelicious and the daily pastries have been so great to try. I haven't had a chocolate here that I didn't like!

I've been driving past Gretchen's for ages and finally had the chance to stop in. I was blown away…read moreby the beauty and quality of their chocolates- the best in the area. I've since gone back for more! They offer a full coffee menu as well as extensive tea options. Their gourmet hot chocolate was thick, chocolatey, and delicious. I'd recommend this stop to anyone traveling through Marcellus!

Before my daughter moved to Syracuse, I used to love watching videos of Hercules Candy making their…read morecandy. I was fortunate enough to finally visit when I was in the area. First, from the outside, it looks fairly typical, inside is clean, and has whatever type of candy or chocolate you desire. Amazing experience. They have a guest sign in sheet where you sign in, leave a message and place a pin in your hometown. The staff were friendly, helpful and just delightful to be around. I came for the fruity pebble bark. As luck would have it, it was one of the few things they were out of, it's popular, that's probably for a reason. So we got a couple of small bags of chocolate. I for milk chocolate covered pecans and my wife, dark chocolate covered toasted coconut. Their chocolate is next level good! I've been around, I frequent any local candy places I can. This was fresh, rich, flavorful. Some of the best chocolate I've had. Do yourself a favor and if you're in the Syracuse area, make Hercules candy a place you visit. You will be glad you did.

Ok, so I saw this cute video on YouTube about viral blue cream chocolates. I loved the look of the…read morecandies and the process of making them, and figured I'd try them out ... just once on a whim. My wife light heartedly teased me, "you did not just spend $$ on a box of candy from an unknown shop on the other side of the country!" I was worried about them surviving the trip to Fresno. Well, they arrived today, perfectly intact with a tiny bit of chill left in the cooler pack to keep them that way. My wife tried one (it's up to four, I think, now), and then she wanted to know the name of "this shop I found". She immediately dug up the shop's website and began picking favorites. Hercules now has two solid fans now in Fresno. My wife has been looking for years for a chocolate experience she's missed for all that time, and these provided that. It's fantastic that you can order light, dark, or mixed as well as creams, nuts, or mixed to get exactly the variety you like best. We got all dark and a mix of fillings. They are perfectly sweet without being cloyingly so. And both the chocolate and the cream inside are so smooth without a hint of the crystalization present in even premium brand mass-produced chocolates (think Godiva). I should probably add that I love them, too. But I had a feeling I would watching them being made, so that was kind of expected. The red creams are amazing! There were some crunchy toffee ones that I really loved as well. I haven't hit a blue one yet like in the video, oddly enough, but there are plenty more to go! We will definitely be having more shipped out this way before the 100°F summer months make that too risky.

Walk in to be flustered by the candy selection! In the rear of the shop is where the chocolates are…read moreat. The chocolate potato chips clusters are awesome. I bought some other goodies for my family, but in case they see this I'm not going to share about it just yet. Happy shops!

This is a lovely fine chocolate shop. It has a wonderful selection of truffles, chocolate covered…read morejellies (orange--my personal favorite), chocolate covered potato chips (ridges -those their crunch better than others), licorices, and many other delightful candies. They didn't have chocolate covered bacon, I guess that's more of a southern candy, but they said they were in the process of making it for the store. The salesman was absolutely wonderful. He was very kind and knowledgeable which surprised me for someone so young. He was very helpful as well. I will definitely stop in every time I come into town, which is typically 4-6 times a year. My in-laws live here. I recommend you do the same. They are across the street from where we stay. So they it's a very convenient location for us.

Very good service an very good quality coffee ! great price ! very good truffles, visited my…read moreparents and need coffee!!

It smells sooo good! Even with my mask on, it's instant bliss. They have chocolate and candy for…read moreeveryone. Also, COFFEE! I got the Reese's pieces pretzel(say that 5 times fast) and it was really good. There were three large-ish pretzels and enough chocolate and Reese's that I didn't really taste the salt of the pretzel but not so much that it was overwhelming. My friend got the peanut butter chocolate fudge. She said it was good, and coming from her that's saying something. I though it was good too. It was a softer fudge and was mostly chocolate with globs of peanut butter. I would have spread the peanut butter out more but that's just me. We also got a caramel vanilla coffee and that was good as well. I am very picky about coffee so it was nice to find something different that I liked. Overall, it was a good stop and I would love to be back and try new things. TLDR: Good food and good coffee, would go back.

I went to ChuckleBerries today because I didn't want to drive all the way to Camillus for sweat…read morefrog. The inside was clean and had good lighting and it was pretty cute. They also had tons of different flavors and toppings. I got premium vanilla, black raspberry, and this one flavor that I've never seen before called "Cookie Monster" It tasted like cotton candy with graham crackers and it was delicious. I got m&ms, rainbow sprinkles, and a couple strawberry's. The strawberries were nice and cold looked like they had just been washed. The lady at the counter was extremely nice and even let me pick out what color spoon I wanted. Overall, a 10/10 experience and the price was only 10 bucks for a 15 oz large cup.

This community oriented business is a place to meet friends and eat great frozen treats! The staff…read moreis always friendly and supportive and the frozen yogurt is the best. Businesses that support our schools are civic minded and help our future. Support them and stop in to treat yourself!

I really enjoyed this frozen yogurt shop! The ambiance of the place was chill and laidback. The two…read moreemployees working were helpful with the various questions my group asked. One of the employees even offered us some samples from the flavors we wished to try before making our final flavor decision. I look forward to seeing the flavors they add in the future the next time I visit!!

We tried this place twice and we really like it. We like the variety of flavors and options for…read moretoppings. For the 4 of us the price was 25$ which is not bad given some of us had a lot of toppings. My kids liked the strawberry and vanilla frozen yogurt flavors. I added hot fudge and marshmallows to my caramel swirl frozen yogurt. Only two tables for seating but usually we find seating.

So glad to have found a spot in Syracuse selling my favorite- Gifford's homemade ice cream! I wish…read morethey had a hard chocolate option that didn't have chili flakes in it at the time that I stopped. They did offer a vegan hard chocolate. The soft ice cream is delicious! Will come back later in the season to see if they have expanded their Gifford's flavors.

Lovely little ice cream downtown, generally relatively easy to find parking near by…read more I believe all the ice cream is homemade, they nornally have a handful of vegan options as well. Not sure if the waffle cones are homemade but if you eat ice scream slow like me-they are slightly thicker than normal which prevents your ice cream leaking out the bottom. I highly suggest the chocolate dip cone . They have a cast of rotating classic and seasonal flavors. Employees are always friendly and willing to answer any questions. Inside is clean with a fair amount of sitting. I also enjoy sitting outside and enjoying any live music happening in Clinton Square.

Buttery, crisp outside, and perfectly baked (like almost a smidge under so it's the perfect…read moreflavor/texture). I tried the chocolate chip easter cookie and the sprinkles added a little crunch that was super delightful in this cookie. The owner was very nice and they also have finger lakes coffee here which is the perfect pairing with your cookie. The cookies are $3.50 a piece, pretty normal for syracuse bakeries. They're not massive thick cookies, but they're a solid size. Great place to grab a little treat while you're in armory square or right after visiting the MOST.

I thought I'd reviewed this spot long back, but it seems like I'd forgotten. I'd tried Cathy's…read moreCookie Kitchen in the far distant past when I actually used to work in an office. We ordered an assortment, so I got to try a couple of different options. The cookies are huge, with plenty of toppings, and very tasty! My favorite was the Snickers. Because the shop is right in Armory Square, it makes the perfect midday or after-dinner treat. There's usually spots on Walton, so parking is never much of an issue.