Niemann's Homemade Candies & Ice Cream — Local services in Wauwatosa

This candy shop is not like any other that our family can find. It's a bit of a throwback, the kind of place that was probably more common a few decades ago. The folks there are really friendly. They make great candy, some of which you can get nowhere else like big, hard candy snakes and dark chocolate malted milk balls. There's quite a range: truffles, nuts, seasonal offerings that change from year to year, homemade gummy bears. It's a nice extra detail that, as a sign on the wall explains, many of the molds the team uses for the milk chocolate rabbits in the Easter season date from the 1800s and have been used since this family-owned shop opened in 1931. We highly...

Niemann's candies are celebrating their 100 anniversary and have been featured in the news, I headed out to get some Valentine's day chocolates for my wife. Not able to find roadside parking ,I went behind the shop and parked at the spacious lot and walked up to the shop.

The staff included the granddaughter of the founder and everyone was patient while I went around eyeing the delicious chocolates.. Finally decided to get the 30 pieces Valentine's day box with selected truffles. They are reasonably priced and the lady gave me a small bar of their signature almond butter toffee. I broke a bit and tasted it.. it was delicious! Certainly a place to visit...

I come here a lot over the summer, about twice a week, and each time, the staff is always very friendly to me. Their candy selection is cheap and unique, and their ice cream is to die for. Seriously, their chocolate marshmallow is the BEST. I would recommend 100% of the time over the other ice cream places in the village (Yo Mama, Baskin Robbins) because their ice cream is much better, it’s homeade, it’s super cheap, and the worker usually gives more than what you bought (if you buy a single scoop, you’ll end up with about 2 scoops). All in all, Niemanns is the number one choice for dessert in the village, and my personal favorite ice cream place...