Alex Ricciardelli

If you love the idea of a seaside candy shop with old-fashioned, vintage decor, you will feel right at home at Gumdrops & Lollipops. We are a family-owned candy shoppe and creamery on Main Street in Niantic, Connecticut, just steps from the Niantic Bay Boardwalk and the water. Nostalgia by the sea There is something special about a candy shop near the beach. Ours leans into it: shelves of nostalgic, old-fashioned candy, classic glass-jar charm, and the kind of sweet-shoppe feeling that takes...

If you are looking for old-fashioned, homemade creamery ice cream in Connecticut, one of the best places to go is Gumdrops & Lollipops, a family-owned candy shoppe and creamery on Main Street in Niantic. We have been scooping small-batch ice cream made right in the shop since 2008. What makes it old-fashioned Old-fashioned creamery ice cream is about how it is made, not just how it tastes. We make ours in small batches, in-store, the classic way: rich, creamy, and never overly sweet. You can...