:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/39736258/Screen_Shot_2014-09-23_at_2.58.45_PM.0.0.png)
Next month, Violet Sweet Shoppe opens a vegan candy store in a section of the former Mae's Cafe space in Phinney Ridge. Violet started serving tartlets, black forest cake, and shortbread at its original bakeshop near U-Village in 2012; Phinneywood reports that owners Crystal and Michael Chinn wanted to open a new, candy-centric outpost closer to their Ballard home.
Since the new candy store doesn't have a kitchen, production for both locations will happen at the bakery. The company sells entirely egg and dairy-free sweets; several gluten-free options will also be up-for-grabs at the shop, including organic candy and chocolate bars.
Violet Sweet Shoppe, 6410 Phinney Ave. N., violetsweetshoppe.com, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day except Tuesday.
