In the concrete jungle where $20 cocktails and celebrity chef pop-ups reign supreme, there exists a portal to another era where fountain sodas are still mixed by hand and breakfast costs less than your monthly streaming subscriptions.
The Lexington Candy Shop stands defiantly at the corner of 83rd and Lexington Avenue, a time capsule serving up authentic egg creams that will make you question why you’ve spent years drinking inferior beverages.
This isn’t some manufactured nostalgia factory with employees in costume—it’s the real deal, a functioning fossil that has somehow survived the asteroid impacts of changing tastes, skyrocketing rents, and the fast-casual revolution.
The vintage neon sign announcing “SODA CANDY LUNCHEONETTE” glows like a beacon for the food-weary traveler, promising honest flavors and zero pretension…