This shop has been here for many, many years I remember going into the cafe when I was a wee boy…read moreabout five or six at that time (50) years ago it was called little Italy and at that time it had all the ornate fittings from that era, wooden benches and stools even at that time it sold ice cream and sweets all the local children loved the shop the main reason. I think was that the owners were Italian. The current owners are related to the previous ones from fifty years ago. Now onto the sweets they sell, imagine every sweet you can think of from your childhood well it's in this shop I mean from my childhood and including yours oh happy days, I bought " lucky potatoes " and after the first bite I was instantly transported back. 50 years . I'm not sure if there are any other shops like this one but no doubt there is, but this is my favourite one if your ever in the area give it a go you want be disappointed

This place puts all the over priced cutesy sweetie shops in Glasgow to shame , hang thy head in…read moreshame t'other places, bow and behold the true king/queen of the Glasgow sweetie shops. With the same garish exterior that most of these places have, the sweetie shop has much more in substance than any of its competitors i have ventured, pocket money in hand into. With a whole wall and i mean a whole wall, devoted to jars of loose sweets, this place is a total dream. There is enough sugar in this shop to sweeten an ocean. In addition to the loose sweets there is also the usual assortment of ice cream, choc bars, crisps and the like. A place that is well worth the visit, just don't tell your dentist!!

You can't pass The Sweetie Shop without being drawn in. With the hyperactive flourescent…read moregreen/yellow/pink sign and the selection of intoxicating candy in the window, you find yourself being guided in....those crafty bandits! Better priced than the establishments of this kind in the city centre and with just the same selection, you will leave with an ice cream in one paw, a mix-up of candy crayons and strawberries in the other and chocolate smeared over your face. It will make you feel like a kid who, well, had just been inside a candy shop. And how can that be a bad thing? It is ADHD enducing, but an altogether enjoyable experience. After all, it's tedious to forever be watching those E-numbers.

I am a jalebi consultant/expert. While these are not the world's best jalebis, they are the world's…read more#2 best jalebis, which is an incredible honor. They are amazing!!!! Here's the silver medal. Gold medal goes to Metro Dhaba in Gaithersburg, MD, US. The jalebis here are very sweet, and on a scale of 1 to 10, with a 1 being softer than a high school white boy on the cross country team, and a 10 being harder than Walid, I assign the crunch level an 8. Pretty solid. Every jalebi is different. These were thin and sticky (not a bad thing at all). Jalebis go for 5 pounds per kilo (for the Americans, the June 5, 2016 equivalent is $3.30 per lb). I am very satisfied with my jalebi journey. I had to take an Uber here from my swank apartment north of the river. This shop is in the further south region. I highly recommend the gulab jamun. It's easily the world's greatest! Gold medal. There ya go, everybody wins! Very sweet customer service. They know I love jalebis.

Glasgow Sweet Centre concentrates on the sweet and savoury families of the Indian/Pakistani snack…read morediaspora. It's located in Govanhill, ethnically very diverse and not the top end of the Glasgow housing market. In keeping, I wouldn't plan on a long walk home half-drunk after midnight through Govanhill, but otherwise it's absolutely fine. Do not be daunted. It satisfies Captain Commando's rule #1 of ethnic eating: "For an ethnic restaurant to be any good, its clientele must be largely from the same ethnic background." So says an 'ethnik' married to another 'ethnik' with lots of 'ethnik' friends. This is not a restaurant, more a shop, but the rule holds. I go there for the lamb samosas: spicy lamb mince studded with peas, wrapped in pastry and deep fried to a golden brown deliciousness. Slather with accompanying 'yoghurt' and 'red' (read hot) sauce and consume. You can eat it on site (there is a teensy eating area) but why not take it home where you can eat it with your hands? The way it should be eaten. Mmwarrh! The sweets are authentic, that is, very sweet. I'm an atypical 'ethnik': I hate Indian sweets. But, if they're your thing, take your pick. They've got all the familiar favourites including ras malai and gulab jamuns. Service is offhand and occasionally they give you back more money than you gave them but hey I'm not planning to live there.

I'm actually quite shocked that this place is open, let alone has been open long enough for me to…read morenotice it was there. These places are a dime a dozen and I'm not even sure how they manage to survive as long as they do given the extortionate prices for things I know are fraction of the costs in the states. My boyfriend and I popped in here before meeting up with friends on Easter sunday to see if anything was different about this shop. It's basically the same as all the other American candy stores. Overstocked, over priced and I walked out without buying anything because like I told my boyfriend- there's nothing I miss that much from the states that would bring me to pay as much as they ask for in these shops. (Especially when shops like Poundland and TK Maxx have started stocking a few American goodies!) My family is visiting this summer, so I'll ask them to bring a few of my favourites with them. I managed to dodge the glares of the shop staff and snapped a few inside pictures.

One of the weirdest shops ever if it's not here next week, it's two doors down and in a months time…read moreit will be across the street, it's the same company they just constantly move as if it is a tax dodge. If they where to close for good I don't think anyone would ever notice.

The Candy Store is a sweet shop selling old fashioned sweets like humbugs and wine gums along with…read morenewer favourites like cola bottles and chocolate treats. You can fill up your bags with as much candy as you like, and then have it weighed at the counter. The staff are friendly and very helpful without being in your face. The shop is very popular with children and adults alike, and is easy to get to as it is in the town centre of Paisley. It has convienent opening hours and is definitely worth a visit.

Kimbles is a family business that has been in the St Enoch Centre since 2002. They sell pre-boxed…read morechocolates and single chocolates that can be boxed to your specifications. A couple of years ago, their shop expanded to include a little café, where you can enjoy their chocolates with a hot drink. My favourite combination has to be tablet and a tea with no sugar, so you can get the contrast in the two. I bought a box of the chocolates for Maw once and she said they were fantastic, although they're the kind of ones you can only eat 2 or 3 of at a time. For it being such a small, quality business, prices actually aren't that bad.

I am a romantic man…read more Being Finnish, my missus has a sweet tooth to rival any Scot, whilst managing not to be obese. It's a mystery. Anyhow, I recall her excitement at finding this place a while back but never having been in. I took it upon myself to do all the work and pick her up some chocolates for a mini-celebration. They might have been better than the ones I have just worked through from Marks and Spencers I got from Christmas, and were certainly better than Thorntons. Everything in Thorntons sort of tastes the same, in the same way everything in McDonalds also tastes the same. The staff were friendly and chatty and more or less done the work on my behalf to be fair with regards to buying the chocolates, all I done was actually pay for them. Didn't pay as much as I was prepared to either so I treated myself to a cup of coffee, which was also above average. I am a romantic man. Who knows how to treat himself as well.

Just inside the Savoy Centre on Sauchiehall Street (don't worry, you won't have to venture too far…read moreinside) you will find Sweet Dreams, which is a delightfully old fashioned tiny sweet shop. It advertises it's presence with one of those bright pink neon signs, shaped into a sweet. What can I say? It worked for me. Sweet Dreams is more of an alcove than a shop really, but is nevertheless stacked full with jars containing probably pretty much every type of sweet that you can think of. You'll also find such delights as gingerbread houses and candy canes. Yum. The lady that works there is friendly and helpful - without jumping down your throat too much. She gave us plenty of time to choose what we wanted (it's difficult when there is so much to choose from!) and when we'd finally made up our minds, we found that it was pretty well priced as well. Those of you who have a sweet tooth, it's probably worth making a quick dash into the Savoy Centre to visit Sweet Dreams!

There are just too many innuendos associated with a sweet shop's presence in the suave Sav so I'm…read moregoing to bodyswerve them all to avoid my Yelp account being permanently deleted. Instead, I will merely comment on the fact that this is the sort of traditional proprietor of goodies that delights the inner child in us all. Jars and jars of old school favourites, all the usual suspects are here and all at reasonable prices. Well worth a visit if you're in the area and your sweeth tooth strikes.

This marks my 500th review! BOOM!…read more While entertaining some visiting friends, we decided we were going to take the city site seeing bus that goes around Glasgow. One of it's stops is right outside Glickman's and seeing as this is a Glasgow institution, we decided to hop off to check it out. Looks are very deceiving with this place, as the outside looks massive. We were all super excited to see what delights awaited us behind the doors, but before we went in, we took a look at all the stuff they had displayed in the the windows. Lots of Irn Bru collectibles, lots of old style candy jars and containers. They also had a selection of what candies they had for sale on the inside of the shop. My guy was super excited that he saw a particular sweetie his Gran used to give him as a child. We opened the doors to the shop and to our surprise, the shop itself was about the size of a hall cupboard. Ok, maybe the size of two, but it was tiny nonetheless. There were two people already in the shop and with the four of us walking in, it made for a tight squeeze. My guy bought a bag of sweeties and we were off just like that. I was really hoping for more of a store, but I'm assuming whatever candies they may have made on sight in the past, maybe that extra room was used to make stuff. Who knows. Great wee shop for bringing back old memories, but not a huge shop to look around in.

Goody gum drops, I like Glickman's…read more Glickman's is right by the Barras, so if you're feeling tired after a hard day of bargain hunting that would make David Dickenson proud, you should make a pit stop here. It's a tiny wee establishment all but crammed to the rafters with sweetie mix-ups, and big bags of whatever your heart desires for roughly £1. It's good old fashioned fun, with chews that yer gran will remember, but also some modern stock as well. All the sweets are displayed so they're easily accessible, and the staff are eager to help if you need something from a jar. Their selection looks fresh and fruity - without the nutrients, but who goes to a sweet shop to get their five a day? Not likely, and the sweets look properly made up and not horribly synthesized. Full ingredients are on each pack so you know exactly what you're getting, which is vital info for those with allergies. The staff are nice and chirpy and it's lovely going into a sweet shop that's off the beaten track and not full of corporate big brands. The displays are nice inside and out, but most importantly, my friends, I can report I polished off the best bag of candy crayons I've ever experienced. The staff were trepid in my choice because they were rhubard and custard flavoured, but they shouldn't have worried because they were gone in 60 seconds. In my belly. It was my first purchase from Glickman's, but it will not be my last! An enthusiastic two thumbs up! I love a sweet shop that has old confectionary boxes in the window but some tasty treats on offer inside! Someone to take your gran, kids and pals. Get tucked in!

This place is a real gem of a local newsagent/cafe/sweet shop/ice cream parlour. If you live local…read moreand haven't been, then sort your life out. I've never tried any of the hot food (basic breakfast fayre is on offer pretty much all day) but the home-made ice cream is seriously good. There's a wee freezer with some more exotic flavoured ices as you walk in, but the star of the show is the soft vanilla... I've tried plenty of Italian ice creams served from this type of shop (it must be a Glasgow thing) but Newlands Café wins hands-down. Just don't forget to get some raspberry sauce on top! Did I mention it was a bargain too? £1.10 for a small scoop in a cone! Lovely.

This is not just cafe: it hasa wonderful old fashioned sweet shop and tabacco counter, with a…read morewonderful owner who always has time to chat and advise. Good prices, too: it competes with Tesco, and has the bonus of being an old local business. The cafe is small: it is mostly the place to get a cup of tea or coffee, although they do bacon rolls and other light snacks. These are avaialble for take away, and good for a snack or breakfast on the run.