Absolutely adorable family-owned Kosher candy shop! Many of my friends who grew up in the area have fond childhood memories of scoring a sweet treat at this old fashioned candy store. If you are attending a bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bris or Jewish wedding anytime soon, this is an excellent place to get a nice gift basket or party platter for the occasion. When you enter the store, there will be tables on your right followed by a great-looking ready-to-scoop ice cream selection under the glass a big menu and an attentive staff member to help you make a selection and ring you up. Take your time filling a plastic bag with unique homemade candy from around the world. My favorites are flavors like saffron marzipan white chocolate with pistachio and rose. Yum! Order a coffee drink, milkshake, sandwich or slice of cake and take a seat to enjoy it or make your kiss and coworker's day by showing up with a platter of delicious desserts. I chose to buy my friends some candy at nostalgic Munchies because I remembered something special about the checkout from years ago. At the register, you can donate your spare change to a few different very special charities such as humanitarian aid for victims of terrorist attacks and hate crimes. I got a tax return which I'm turning into a cool Yelp list. You're welcome to join me! Top ten local family owned-business that collect and contribute to local and international charities. I'm dedicating my spare change to the cool charity of choice for ten small businesses in LA. This is one of my favorite charities so far.:) Shalom Munchies! read more

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What a wonderland! Awesome chocolate selection and if you have a pork allergy like my mom but you love gummy candy then you gotta check out their peach gummies made with fish gelatin! What a treasure! read more

Munchies occupies a jam packed store front on Pico in the Pico Robertson neighborhood filled with interesting restaurants, most being kosher. This joint has ice cream but is mostly filled to the gills with, get this, every kind of candy one would ever consider. I am not a candy person, but I wandered in and with the help of the store employee, I purchased a bag of assorted chocolates filled with different fruits and coffee. There were no Umpa Lumpas, but plenty of candy to choose from so you can relieve your childhood and for a few moments, be a kid in a candy store again. read more

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Very nice selection of candies , some are imported from other counties , they also have ice cream and smoothies which are not bad at all . Good service also by the vendors . Will come back . Thank you ! read more

An amazing kosher sweet shop with candy, ice cream, and more. A huge selection. Better than the many kosher markets in the Jewish district.

I have been coming to Munchies for years to get prizes for my students and for class treats after a short walk to their store. My only complaint is the use of plastic straws and plastic covers on the icees which most people do not recycle. read more

Just a so so shop. The workers are less than friendly. Also they are not following mask protocols during this covid time. That's plays a huge factor in times like these. read more

the gelato smacks. also got a ton of candy from the serve yourself section. fun place. bussin selection. read more

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Huge selection of candies, dried fruits, nuts, ice cream, shakes, and so much more. Real friendly atmosphere. And the frozen banana was absolutely fantastic. read more

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This is a great place to get candy and ice cream. They also make beautiful gift baskets. Their pricing is very reasonable. This place is completely kosher as well. Metered parking on the street. read more

Large variety of candy and chocolate covered pretzels. They also have ice cream and everything in the store is kosher !! read more

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A friend and I just walked into this establishment to buy candy and when we entered, loudly said hello to the woman who was working, but she ignored us. We looked around for a minute, but still were not acknowledged. I thought this was odd so we decided to leave. When we left, we walked right past the woman who was working and she still did not say "hello" or "goodnight" or acknowledge us in anyway. I don't know what kind of shift she was having, but her attitude totally turned me off from spending any money here. read more

I used to like this place when I used to live close by. Went to buy some sweets and the website list hours until 10pm on Monday. Now is 9:30 and it's closed. Please update Yelp and list correct hours. Was driving here 1 hour to see closed doors. read more

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I have to say the owner of Munchies is a gentleman very kind and very helpful We bought 20 balloons, combination of mylar balloons and latex balloons v Beautiful centerpieces using these balloons!! Also Munchies has the best chocolate dipped bananas!!... Thank you read more

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I love munchies I know the new owner is going to be better than ever. Nothing against the old one there he was very good as well nevertheless this is the place I should not eating that so that way you guys know how good it is read more

Best candies in the world 11\10. the service is so good and everyone is so nice. highly recommend the chocolate swirl ice cream its so good

Under new ownership and boy, what a difference! It's light, bright, and clean. Their gelato is delicious. They have both dairy and non dairy. Espresso, cappuccino, afogato, they've got it all. Not to mention the extensive candy selection. They've also added a nice little section with to go food items if you feel like grabbing a salad. Most important is the customer service. They are super nice and welcoming. I can't wait to go back. read more

This place has more candy in one place than anywhere I've ever been to. Maybe more candy than any place has a right to. I don't know what kinds of laws there are on how much delicious candy one single establishment can have. All I need to know is that Munchies is a candy paradise and NOT ONLY THAT but they have ICE CREAM AND FROZEN YOGURT TOO :-O  :-O  :-O Their cookie dough ice cream was the best we've ever had, no exaggeration - the textures of both the ice cream and of the cookie dough bits where phenomenal. 10/10, would candy again. read more

Great kosher Candy store in Los Angeles grew up going there and now I take my kids Very friendly.

Sweeet! Literally. When you're in charge of someone else's kids... Here's a great place to drop by & let 'em go at it! O_o Colorful candies galore! Extensive collections of chocolate, dried fruits, nuts, and wine... Did I mention CANDIES?! "from nostalgic to new... from minty to sour... from tiny to giant-sized... from chunky to liquid... from gourmet to booger gummy... We've got it all!" All items sold by weight or in bulk. The kiddies had a blast here! I'm sure their parents will thank me later... *still waiting* :-) read more

Thank you for making my daughter's Bat Mitzvah Candy Bar into the magical electric rainbow and for taking my jars and dishes and carefully and graciously filling and shrink wrapping each and every one. When I picked up my candy it was 'ready to go' and perfect and all Kosher. I am so grateful to Munchies for making my daughter's Bat Mitzvah Celebration so special. The children and adults all loved it! Karen G. read more

I'm going to preface this review with a small Jenn Factoid: I'm really not a huge stoner. I USED to be, but ever since I started to grow up (aka had my ass beat in a back alley when trying to score a dime bag), I've curbed my recreational cannabis use. That being said: Picture this... It's a Thursday nights around 9:30pm. Myself and my ex get ridiculously blazed. We get hungry. Due to the amount of THC pulsing through our bloodstreams, we can't for the life of us decide where to eat. Me: Let's do the food cruise. Ex: Huh? Me: You know...just get in the car and stop when we see somewhere good. Ex: Or maybe, like, 3 places? Me: Yeah. Sure. Whatever. We take off down Pico Blvd. Shortly after Robertson, we see a small, glowing storefront with a large neon sign reading "Munchies". We both start laughing hysterically. I mean, come on? Is this a joke? We decide we have to check it out. As we're walking up to the entrance (did I mention we were high as hell?), the first thing we notice is the little group of Orthodox Jews sitting outside. Then we walk in side, and WOW...the place is filled to the brim with TONS of candy and TONS of Orthodox Jews. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm a full-blooded Jew, but when I left Munchies I not only took with me the guilt from rotting my teeth, but the guilt from being stoned around a large gathering of my pious elders. Damn. Seriously, though, Munchies kicks ass. They had to know what they were getting themselves into when the stocked it with thousands of different types of junk food. La Chayim! read more

Munchies made me SO happy this weekend. After a visit to the kosher taco cart (my first, and definitely not last), I stopped by Munchies down the street to finish the meal with sweets. I had never been before. Wow, there is a GIANT wall of candy bins priced by the pound. Displays in the center have gift baskets and variety packs wrapped in plastic or cellophane. Lots of the candy is imported, which is always fun because it's stuff you don't see elsewhere, and it's stuff in other languages! And I figure, as long as it's got chocolate in it, I don't care if I can't read the packaging!! Besides candy, they also have ice cream and frozen yogurt. AND, there are some great non-dairy options. I went straight to this section and got non-dairy mint chip with colored sprinkles, which hit the spot. My pal got non-dairy cookies and cream, also yummy. So for all you kosher-keepers, if you are coming straight from the meaty taco cart and wanting ice cream, you can have it at Munchies. They'll even sell you larger containers of ice cream and scoop it for you right then. Don't know the cost of the larger containers, but for the two ice creams and sprinkles we got, we paid $6 total. The place is never empty, especially on a Saturday night when the sun goes down. No, not because it's a date spot, but because Shabbat is over and the "kids" come out to play. There are a couple of tables, some inside, some outside, for if you really can't wait to eat your selections at home. I will be back there soon, maybe this week, because all I ordered so far was ice cream, and there are a LOT of bins still to get through!! Ok, I have yet to get through any of them! Oy vey!! read more

I don't have an extensive review for this place but i wanted to share a brief story. This place is cash only but I sadly showed up with just credit cards. I was in a terrible mood and was walking to just to walk. I got two dollars worth of (delicious and i think home made) candy. I was angrily throwing sweets into bags and muttering to my self. I showed up at the counter and the very sweet old man informed me of the cash policy. I shrugged my shoulders and put the candy back on the counter, preparing to walk way and now even more mad that I got embarrassed. Maybe he knew I was having a bad day, maybe he just knew it was something i needed, maybe he just really was so nice - but he called out to me "hey, why don't you just take this one and pay me back later." Free candy in hand, i walked out the door. I was smiling. If it comes down to this candy shop and another, please choose this place. Good karma like that deserves to be rewarded. read more

One star and I'm being generous here! I went there couple of months ago, 9 month pregnant, bought this disgusting yogurt ice cream, I come to pay and they said with credit card you have to buy $7 or more, I ended up buying overpriced Popsicles I don't need and paid, after I paid I asked for a bag because it was frozen and the guy said 10cents, I said I don't have 10 cents! I just bought something I don't need just because I had only my credit card, the owner actually refused! And said you have to buy one! I told him that as a Jewish man it's a big sin to upset a pregnant woman, he didn't care... I went out to my husband super upset and the owner came after me, instead of apologizing he came to tell me I'm rude to talk to him like that... I was shocked, never went there again! read more

Ohhh weeeeeii! I died and went to candy friggin heaven! All types of sweets and treats you can imagine. If you like candy, this Munchies would kick Sweet Factory and those other mall candy store's ass! Factor in chocolate, baked goodies, ice cream, and other snacks this place might kill a diabetic! $7 min to use a debit/credit card though. Really? I have to buy 7 damn dollars worth of candy in order to use my debit card? This and the escalated prices was my only turn-off about this store. I certainly don't need THAT much candy in my life! But if you're buying in bulk for an event or large group, sure why not. read more

The candy is great and I LOVE candy shops. That being said, if you are not Jewish some of the candy may taste off, the gummy bears are not made with real gelatin, so they taste different (maybe you like them, maybe not, they are vegan I guess, but some people may be thrown off by it). The Ice Cream picks are also a little small for my liking (especially with the amount of those shops that are not open) but it is kosher, so again the selection is not as high as some other places, but they still do a great job. For example, they have a ton of different chocolate bars, even some that you can't find in normal candy store, Israeli candy (try nougat one!!) but they do not have some because of the Kosher issue. read more

What is all the hype about? I went in on a weekend morning around 11am and the store was closed? No sign so I was not sure why. Went back during the week and was not blown away by the selection. Sure they had a lot of bins, but plenty were empty, had stale candy or just didnt fit what I was looking for. I understand thats subjective, but Yelp is about being subjective. Anyway, $7 min for CC applies so bring cash or buy a lot of candy. Oh and I wish they had a bigger selection of sour belt favors. read more

O.K. this is a complicated review. The good is that they have the best milk shakes here that I have ever had. I order the malted strawberry or chocolate. It is GOOD. If the owners were smart, they would market this place as the best place to get natural, kosher and greatest tasting shakes in Los Angeles. The bad, the place has only street parking and it is always busy in that area. Someone should tell the owner to clean the floors. They have the dirtiest floors I have ever seen. Do something please. Either clean them, or if the material is uncleanable, get clean looking floors. It ruins the ambiance to look at filthy floors. They have a great selection of candy. I also wish the owners would keep the kids from sticking their hands in the candy bins. A simple sign to the parents might help. read more

It is not a good thing that I can walk here from my place. Especilly since it is not that far of a walk. They have every sweet and salty treat one can imagine. Not to mention a good selection of Kosher wines. Come ere on a Sunday and see the crowds all waiting their turn for the delicious ice cream. read more

They have the same nutty smell and deep cocoa notes.The flavor of the Promises doesn't disappoint. The chocolate is soft to bite, quick to melt and has a very dense, brownie batter flavor to it. There are a lot of toasted and woodsy notes to the chocolate and a light sort of chalky dryness towards the end, even though it's exceptionally fatty.The cookie bits are interesting, they remind me of the sort of Oreo-like bits found in the Cookies & Cream type chocolate confections. It's a little sandy, very crunchy but less cereal-like than a corn flake bit or crisped rice.The addition of the texture is successful. It's just the sort of boost these needed to make me eat them one after another. It would be ideal if they actually were gluten free, since celiacs have been denied the wonders of cookies and cream for far too long. read more

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This is a great little specialty store, specializing in kosher and Israeli candy. It's clean, and the service is pretty good. Israeli chocolates and candies are absolutely delicious, and this place has a wide variety to try. In fact, I can't think of any business that has such a large selection of kosher and Israeli candies in Los Angeles. My recommendation is to try to various Israeli candy bars on the west side wall of this place. The one draw back is that they don't take credit card for purchases less than $5.00. But that's ok. The chocolates they sell by the pound are so-so. Stick to the Israeli wrapped chocolates! read more

For a "sweet tooth" Munchies provides enough sweets to satisfy any sweet tooth. Anything from chocolates, different candies, ice cream, cold drinks. Both kosher dairy and parve in huge selections... especially their chocolate balls selection of different flavors which is sold by weight. Cute collection of animal shaped candy for more artistic than flavor choices. The nearby school will have mini-field trips to Munchies which amuse both children and adults. Some seating area for those who want to eat their deserts slowly after a good meal and enjoy the atmosphere that is very pleasing to any customer coming into Munchies or just passing by. read more

When we come to town, this place is the after dinner (or before dinner) treat we love to visit! They have a very wide selection of cany as well as ice cream, cakes, shakes, and even wine (look towards the back)! What I really love is on the rare occasion (usually in the fall) when they have caramel apples. These are super yum and very hard to find kosher as it is so it's a super nice treat when they make them! They have both cholov yisroel and cholov stam products (in addition to the parve stuff), so keep that in mind when looking for things depending on your situation. It is a little dirty in there, but so's the entire neighborhood -- so is the entire city, really. YECH! LA is gross in general (sorry, Angelenos). The reason why I knock off one star is sometimes in the candy that you can buy by the pound, the sour belts aren't always as fresh or as sour as they could be. Being the serious sour candy connoisseur that I am, I find this to be rather an important note. All in all, the prices are pretty reasonable and it's rare to see a candy store like this outside of Israel so everyone should for sure check it out! read more

Walking into Munchies made me feel like a - wait for it - kid in a candy store! (What? I never promised it was worth waiting for.) Great selection of all sorts of yummy and fun candies, and the prices are actually pretty darn reasonable. It's a cool candy store by any standards, but it's got that something extra for those of us who happen to be vegan and/or keep kosher. Ask any vegan and they will tell you just how difficult it is to find a good selection of candy that they can eat. Now, obviously candy isn't something I eat every day (or is it?), but when I was "a little of everything", Munchies is my go-to location. read more

Absolutely amazing!! The service was so kind, they had a really great selection of sweets, and their ice cream was delightful!! So excited to come back soon :D read more

#Kosher-candy! This is the right place and best candy store in LA. Try it. you kid will live you

If your in the area stop by for some great variety of candy for a reasonable price! There's also options for ice cream to satisfy your cravings. Always great service and open late thanks Steve!! Thanks for keeping the kids happy and adults :) read more

I brought a group of 40 kids they love their experience very well organized great selection.

The store has the Kosher candy for everyone in your family. I am a chocolate kind of girl so they have what I am looking for. My kids are really into gummies so they like the gummy bears. We also got some of their gift baskets during the holidays. Also, I need to try some of their ice cream the next time I am there. read more