The Candy House of Davis

The Candy House makes all kinds of beautiful pyramid shaped truffles, chocolate dipped fruits, and lovely shaped creations! There are numerous varieties including Amaretto, Frangelico, Strawberry, Grand Marnier, Raspberry, Apricot Brandy, Creme de Menthe, and White Russian. They sell gift baskets of varying sizes, some of which are actually made of chocolate. Truffles often come in both large and small sizes. During the Holiday Season, they usually have a whole lot of molded chocolates and fudges: anything from Santa, Reindeer, or even cars and sleighs. There are typically free samples of fudge at the main counter!

"Sunny" was located in San Francisco for 25 years when his storefront was condemned to make way for PacBell Park. This is possibly the most unassuming and friendly of Davis' chocolatiers. The store is set up as a walk-in bakery rather than a sit-down cafe. They have only one table (with a chess board) and don't serve drinks.

Konditorei used to be here, before they moved to East 5th St.

• Aggie article March 28^th, 2007
  

• 2008 Feature — 2008 feature in Davis Life Magazine including an interview with the owner of The Candy House.

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2005-12-03 18:58:55   Friendly owner, great chocolate! —SiennaGrass

2005-12-16 16:09:30   I bought a couple of truffles and he gave me an extra one "for the road"! —MarieHuynh

2005-12-16 23:03:42   I like this place too. Chocolate! Good! —NickSchmalenberger

2006-03-15 21:27:11   the people here are so nice and they give you free chocolate. The chocolate truffles are okay but the fudge is really good! —JessicaFu

2006-04-06 17:18:51   I had the opportunity to try their truffles. Good stuff!!! —GruntledMonkey

2006-11-04 11:25:38   I love the place! Bought half a pound of fudge, and it's delicious! Melts in your mouth, soft, and he gave me a little extra (maybe a quarter of a pound or so) "for the road"; the owner was really friendly and was the first who warmly welcomed me to Davis. Great place, great chocolate. —AlexNelson

2007-04-11 17:29:46   Friend and I tried this place today since there have been much hype about it. Great chocolate truffles! The owner is very nice and gave us extra "for the road". Next time I need to give small sweet gifts I will come here for it. I just need to not eat all the truffles at once... =0 —BrandonToo

2007-06-10 13:30:15   Went into this place randomly after a friend remembered the aggie article. The chocolate covered peanuts are delicious, he gave free samples and a bit of fudge for the road, he gave some caramel (which was delicious) to my friend who sadly is allergic to chocolate. —DavidPoole

2007-06-11 09:16:21   Most (or all?) of the truffles are made with liqueur. That might be a "plus" for some, but I didn't like it — although I will say some of the truffles tasted more like liqueur than others, and as there are a lot of truffles, it might be worth doing some testing... In general I have to say that I prefer See's truffles. However, they did give us some free fudge, and it was really good, so I go back just for that. Try the tri-color (light chocolate, vanilla, dark chocolate) with or without coconut. —CovertProfessor

• 2007-09-03 22:44:13   really? i thought you couldnt taste the liqueur sinces it burns off during the cooking process —joe
  

• 2007-09-03 23:05:48   The taste remains, its usually the alcohol that doesn't. —EdWins
  

• 2007-09-09 21:31:40   the liquer in truffles is added after the chocolate is melted, and hence the alcohol does not evaporate. Therefore, you get the full liquer flavor. This is not my favorite either, i actually prefer fruity truffles. —MattHh
  

2008-02-15 13:31:51   Some of their truffles do contain liqueur, and I did not enjoy those flavors. However, I have tried a few which are pretty good and do not have that alcohol flavor (e.g. the one with the mint filling, and one with chocolate mousse filling I think?). I DO like their fudge! —at86

2008-02-27 13:32:29   I received a box of chocolates from here for Valentine's Day. Not only are they delicious and rich, they come with a little chart of all the flavors. They're so filling I've nibbled here and there and have yet to make a substantial dent in my box! I need to visit this place! —MichelleAccurso

2008-08-04 23:56:08   This place seems to have been closed the last few times I stopped by...Anybody got any info? —JoePomidor

2008-10-22 12:23:57   OMG you've got to buy their fudge!! All 3 flavors are delicious and sheets of it are made every morning so it's super soft and fresh. There's a plate of samples by the registar. Wish the location was closer to campus—it'll definitely boost business—because their chocolates are delicious and reasonably priced. The truffles are really tasty also, though personally some of them have too strong an alcohol taste (I like the white russian and caramel truffles). The owner is super nice! He always lets me choose a "sample" truffle when I go for my chocolate fudge fix. —ViVi

2008-11-06 23:15:01   I stopped by for the third time today and it was finally open! I bought some truffles, and the owner was super nice and gave me tons of great recommendations since I'm not really a fan of the liquor flavor. He even gave me a really good sized sample of the tri-color fudge, which was absolutely DELICIOUS and melted in your mouth. —JennPham

2008-11-25 15:09:17   It turns out the truffles aren't nearly as good as I thought they would be. I tried the caramel and I think the decadence. The chocolate just was not particularly flavorful if that makes sense, but I am betting that people with different chocolate tastes would like them. The fudge was amazing, and the owner gave us quite a bit for free with our purchase. There's a tri-colored one that basically made me want to die because it so good. I am only exaggerating a little- it was seriously the best chocolate ever. —Kiran

2008-12-11 15:37:11   The truffles are soo good, and the tri-colored fudge is definitely amazing. The owner is so nice and gave me a couple of freebies :) —acgushiken

2009-06-30 22:15:36   Their fudge is definitely different than any other fudge I've had before, but I loved the way it melted in my mouth. I tried the peanut butter and coconut truffles, both of which I could taste a hint of liqueur. I think because I don't drink alcohol this chocolate is not my favorite. However I could definitely see myself buying some truffles for my friends.

I also tried the caramel marshmallow almond thing, and it was very food but could use a bit more caramel.

I enjoyed the friendliness of the owner (and the free fudge) but kind of think this place would get more business if it started selling drinks and expanded its dining area. —BrookeB

2009-07-23 19:57:25   I think this place is closed throughout the summer. Every time I visited the place this and last month, it was always closed.
However, I'm not sure if it's every summer. —thisisht