Sugar Eaters: Violet Sweet Shoppe Is Open on Phinney Ave.

Violet Sweet Shoppe opened a few hours ago in the former Mae's location on Phinney Ridge. Filled with completely vegan edibles, the pretty new space will appeal to anyone who likes sugar: Owner Michael Chinn tells Eater that 80 percent of the customers at his egg, dairy, and butter-free bakeshop in Laurelhurst aren't actually vegan; the same rule is sure to apply at his new Phinney Ave. candy store. Violet will start to serve a few pastries from its bakery in the coming days, but for now it's all about chocolate bars, caramels, lollipops, and bowls of hard candy.

Violet Sweet Shoppe, 6410 Phinney Ave. N., violetsweetshoppe.com, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day except Tuesday.