Kristin Bastille, owner of Defiant Records & Craft Beer, opened The Candy Bar at 609 Main St. on Tuesday, a new candy store in downtown Laconia. The store offers candy and chocolates, as well as roasted nuts from The Nutty Bavarian, and fudge from Sanbornton-based Van's Homemade Fudge. Bastille will soon add more candy to the collection, including Jelly Bellys, various European and healthier organic candy, and seasonal candy, including for Easter. The new store will also act as a facade for a 1920s-style speakeasy, which customers will enter through a retro, Coca-Cola-themed door in the shop. Bastille expects the speakeasy to open in late spring or early summer. The Candy Bar is now open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday. Summer hours may vary.
Kathy Twombly walks out of The Candy Bar after buying candy for her grandson in downtown Laconia on Tuesday afternoon. Twombly is excited about the new store. “I think it’s going to be a lot of fun,” she said. “Something new for down here.” (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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Kristin Bastille, shop owner, rings up purchases for a customer during the opening of The Candy Bar in downtown Laconia on Tuesday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Kathy Twombly walks out of The Candy Bar after buying candy for her grandson in downtown Laconia on Tuesday afternoon. Twombly is excited about the new store. “I think it’s going to be a lot of fun,” she said. “Something new for down here.” (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Kristin Bastille, shop owner, rings up a purchase for Chris Walkley, commercial banker for BankNH, as others browse the offerings at The Candy Bar in downtown Laconia on Tuesday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The Candy Bar is open for business in downtown Laconia on Tuesday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Kristin Bastille, shop owner, sits at the register on opening day for The Candy Bar in downtown Laconia on Tuesday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Kristin Bastille, shop owner, poses for a portrait inside The Candy Bar in downtown Laconia on Tuesday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
- Daniel Sarch
Kristin Bastille, shop owner, poses for a portrait inside The Candy Bar in downtown Laconia on Tuesday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
A retro Coca-Cola machine will operate as door between The Candy Bar, now open in downtown Laconia, and a speakeasy, expected to open by this summer. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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