Vintage Candy Shop, which had its original location in the Cabbage Hill neighborhood of Lancaster city, has moved to a much larger downtown spot near the square. The candy shop, which debuted two years ago at 602 St. Joseph St., closed that 600-square-foot location on Aug. 4, 2023, and moved to a 4,000-square-foot space at 38 W. King St., where it also has a concession window, an ice cream counter and a vending cafe.

The shop reopened in late February, and is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hours may be extended on weekends as the weather warms and for First Fridays. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening was scheduled for March 27 at 11 a.m., sponsored by the Lancaster City Alliance.

At the new King Street shop, the Vintage Candy Shop has expanded its selection of more than 500 different kinds of candies, including candy necklaces, wax bottles, jawbreakers, candy buttons, caramels, chocolates, gummies, fruit slices and mints and nougats. There are also the classic Barley Toys, Peanut Butter Puffs and Chocolate Straws by Plantation Candy Co., a Pennsylvania-based candy manufacturer, as well as several hundred individually wrapped novelties, including Mary Janes, Razzles, freeze-dried Space Candy, Wax Lips, SkyBars, Zagnut Bars and Zotz.

Fresh cotton candy is made on-site, and Taffy Lane offers mix-n-match salt water taffy that customers can select and weigh on an antique scale. The shop's popular Stained Glass Art Cookie Kits will be available in both original sugar cookie and chocolate flavors in the shop. The kits make it easy and fun to create one-of-a kind edible works of art. Each kit includes individual mix packets, candies and cookie cutters.

The ice cream counter serves hand-dipped locally made Kreider Farms ice cream in a variety of flavors with toppings that include hot fudge and the classic chocolate shell. Hot drinks and slushies are served daily both inside and at the concession window, which also offers snacks, novelty candies, soft pretzels and muffins to walking customers.

The new shop also features a vending cafe offering a wide variety of meals, snacks, drinks and sandwiches. The cafe has seating at both rectangular and round tables, complete with vintage stools that are kid-friendly favorites. With self-serve microwave stations with an array of condiments, the vending cafe offers easy, quick affordable options for anyone on the go.

For more information, visit http://www.vintagecandyvending.com.