The best chocolate shops and candy stores in Chicago: Chicago's best candy stores have everything from old-school treats to international candy and eclectic truffles. Are you more of a chocolate person, or do you prefer gummies? How about licorice, or tins of toffee, or slabs of handmade fudge? Whatever your candy preference, you're bound to find a match among the diverse selection of goodies at Windy City Sweets. The Lakeview shop offers more than 1,200 candies for you to peruse, from squares of chocolate-covered s'mores to bracingly sour strips of rainbow gummies (plus some truly unique options, like chocolate-dipped Twinkies).