{"id":141041,"date":"2026-01-28T11:21:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/141041\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:21:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:21:06","slug":"this-nostalgic-candy-shop-named-texas-best-adds-second-austin-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/141041\/","title":{"rendered":"This nostalgic candy shop, named Texas\u2019 best, adds second Austin store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Austin\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2019\/05\/07\/where-to-buy-candy-in-austin\/5229925007\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sweet tooth<\/a> is about to get a new home in\u00a0Hyde Park. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/story\/news\/state\/2024\/12\/19\/candy-shop-store-texas-south-states-southern-living-austin-best-big-top\/77066452007\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Big Top Candy Shop<\/a>, the circus-themed sweet spot that\u2019s been delighting visitors on South Congress since 2007, is opening a second location at 417 E. 43rd St., with a grand opening set for Jan. 31.<\/p>\n<p>Big Top Candy Shop was named Texas\u2019 best candy shop by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southernliving.com\/candy-shops-southern-state-11856280\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Southern Living&#8221; in 2025.<\/a> It is known for its quirky, nostalgic offerings, including international candies, old-fashioned floats and sodas, chocolate-covered bacon and the ever-curious pickle lollipop. The Hyde Park location promises the same eccentric charm, along with free candy tastings on the hour, face painting and surprise treats during its grand opening.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Brandon Hodge plans to keep the original South Congress shop open.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Hyde Park store joins a bustling local block with Quack\u2019s Bakery, Julio\u2019s Caf\u00e9, Antonelli\u2019s Cheese Shop, Asti Trattoria, Curra\u2019s Hyde Park and Hyde Park Bar &amp; Grill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Austin\u2019s sweet tooth is about to get a new home in\u00a0Hyde Park. Big Top Candy Shop, the circus-themed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,1223,1224,39308,1511,62,27],"class_list":{"0":"post-141041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news","11":"tag-austin-texas","12":"tag-austin-things-to-do","13":"tag-casual-dining","14":"tag-child","15":"tag-dining","16":"tag-texas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}