Candy Stores in Boise, ID

“Lee’s Candies is a Boise family-owned and operated candy business that was founded by Lee Nokleby in 1947, using recipes his father developed. Originally located on Jefferson Street, in 1972, Lee’s Candies moved to the brand new Vista Village Shopping Center. In July 2024, they opened their second location in downtown Boise, right next door to another great business, City Peanut Shop. In 1983, Lee retired and passed the business onto his son Curtis, who continue to honor the family motto, “Never Change Your Quality.” In 2020, Curtis retired and passed the business on to a new family, father and daughter Ken and Katie Fernandez.

I have been visiting Lee’s Candies since my parents first took me there as a young child. The house made chocolates I buy today taste exactly the way they did decades ago. There are very few businesses that have been around for 77 years that have maintained the same level of quality they had when they first started. This is one of them.

Today, I was helped by a wonderful employee named Riley. He has worked there about three years. He was extremely knowledgeable about all the products and was incredibly helpful and answering all my questions. He did a great job of carefully packaging, my small assortment of chocolates and other items. The customer service was outstanding!

*Approximately 90% of the house made chocolates are gluten-free.

Highly Recommended!!!

Dietary restrictions: 90% of the chocolate they make is gluten-free

Parking: There is a free parking lot with plenty of space out front.

Kid-friendliness: They have a coloring station to keep children, busy and entertained while you shop.”

“My family just loves the Spuds we shipped a box to our deployed son in Kuwait who shared with his fellow soldiers. Love the simplicity of on-line re-orders. Congrats on transfer of ownership and your service to our country and local business pride!!”

“The chocolates are SO good, they are worth the cost! The lady working was super friendly and gave us free samples between choose whay we wanted in our box. She also mentioned as we were choosing mint, that the other chocolates can take on the mint flavor, this was a helpful tip. This store has a good selection and the chocolates were fresh. You can get packaged chocolates or choose your own assortment in a bag or 2 different sizes boxes, 1 lb or half pound.”

“I have stopped by a couple of times and they have a variety of treats. Some are expensive, but there are also some that are more affordable. The store looks fun so even going in and looking around is enjoyable.”