La King’s Confectionery is an old-fashioned ice candy and ice cream shop located in the Historic Strand District, at 2323 Strand Street, Galveston, Texas. Their phone number is (409) 762-6100.
La King’s Confectionery Galveston TX
HISTORY OF THE SWEET LA KING’S CONFECTIONERY
La King’s Candy and Ice Cream Parlor is a step back in time to the 1920’s when Jimmy King began made candy in Houston learning the trade from ‘Old World’ candy makers. Jimmy’s oldest son, Jack moved his family to the Historic Strand in Galveston is 1976 to open an old-fashioned confectionery. Jack used 19th century recipes, formulas, and methods, handed down to him, using traditional equipment and old-world procedures to make his sweet confections.
La King’s Confectionery features a working 1920’s soda fountain serving malts, shakes, ice cream sodas, sundaes, splits, floats and your favorite fountain treats. La King’s proudly makes and serves “Purity” ice cream which was Texas’ first ice cream manufacturer, founded in 1889 on Galveston Island.
THE LA KING’S CONFECTIONERY TEAM
Ernest Torres, “the candy man” is La King’s Confectionery’s master candy maker. Ernest delights the candy store crowds with his old-fashioned specialties like peanut brittle, pecan brittle, divinity, pecan pralines, hand-dipped chocolates, fudge, and their famous saltwater taffy, made right before visitor’s eyes, on antique equipment. More than fifty candies are made in the store from ’old-time recipes. La King’s Confectionery is truly a “sweet” experience that they love sharing with their customers.
If you are looking for a specific candy and don’t find it in La King’s Confectionery, let them know. With over a 100 years of candy making experience, they certainly will know where to find it and they are very happy to do so, if requested!
Tom and Stacie of RV America Ya’ll are native Texans. Their YouTube channel is RV America Ya’ll and they filmed a video at La King’s Confectionery in June and December 2016. Take a look at their video, Salt Water Taffy on 100 Year Old Machines | La King’s Confectionery | Galveston’s Historic Strand – YouTube.
LA KING’S CONFECTIONERY TAFFY DEMONSTRATIONS
On weekends and through the summer, people gather around to see taffy being “pulled”, “spun out”, and “packaged”, right before their eyes.
LA KING’S CONFECTIONERY CANDY COUNTER
The candy counter at La King’s seems to go on forever. The endless choices of chocolate and sweet confections tempt you at every step.
LA KING’S CONFECTIONERY AWARD WINNING TREATS
La King’s proudly make handmade chocolates, fresh saltwater taffy along with wild and zany novelty candies, small, batch roasted Duncan Coffee Beans and Purity Ice Cream, which is the oldest ice cream in Texas. It’s a truly “sweet” experience that they love sharing with their customers.
LA KING’S CLASSIC CONFECTIONS
More than FIFTY candies are made from ‘old time’ recipes including specialties like peanut and peco brittle, divinity, pecan pralines, hand-dipped chocolates, fudge and theirr famous saltwater taffy.
LA KING’S ICE CREAM AND SODA FOUNTAIN
Enjoy an old-fashioned soda fountain drink, made with La King’s own Purity ice cream., Purity was the first manufacturer of ice cream in Texas.
LA KING’S CONFECTIONERY STORE HOURS
- Monday, 11 am – 7:30 pm
- Tuesday, 11 am – 7:30 pm
- Wednesday, 11 am – 7:30 pm
- Thursday, 11 am – 7:30 pm
- Friday, 11 am – 9:00 pm
- Saturday, 11 am – 9:30 pm
- Sunday, 11 am – 8:30 pm
VISIT LA KING’S
La King’s cordially invites you, your family, and friends to Galveston to experience the unique atmosphere of days gone by.
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La King’s Confectionery – Google Maps
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