Jikoni Cafe

★★★★★ 4.6 (161) • $$

"Awesome customer service. Very flavorful and filling!! Definitely will go back to try something else."

The Royal Chocolate

★★★★★ 4.5 (159) • $$

"Wow! I cannot believe that The Royal Chocolate has been right around the corner from me for almost two years and I just found out about it. This is definitely the best specialty, gourmet candy shop in Virginia Beach. I was killing some time and needed to shop for stocking stuffers, so stumbled inside and was immediately greeted by two things: a decadent scent and incredibly friendly employees.The customer service was what was most impressive to me. Every person working seemed happy to be there and happy to help their customers. I ordered an array of items and spent quite a bit of time chatting with the gentleman who helped me.I ordered a few of their gorgeous apples, a 6-pack of their beautiful truffles and a few of their homemade chocolate treats. I can't actually comment on taste quite yet -- that will come after Christmas, but since I did have a few little samples in store, I feel pretty darn confident that everything will be perfection."

Peanut Shop of Williamsburg

★★★★☆ 3.8 (87) • $$

"This place really is a local landmark worth visiting. I remember coming here over 20 years ago the last time I was in Williamsburg and I walked out with a ton of stuff. When I came back recently, I was reminded about this store when we came across an ad on a local map. I made it a point to stop by again and it was an excellent decision!The proprietors here are super friendly and incredibly kind. They were very happy to help us with any questions we had about their (huge) selection of different peanuts and the nuances of all the unique flavors. I walked out with like 10 cans of nuts, and so far the ones I've tried all were great though I am extremely big on the smoked bacon flavored peanuts. I think I literally ate the whole can in two sittings, and there's a lot of nuts in each container. The other ones I enjoyed so far are the lime nuts, creole nuts, and the crab nuts. I have the jalapeño nuts that I am eager to try soon, along with their sweet options like the pralines and chocolate covered nuts. All of their peanuts were extremely fresh and crunchy. Overall it's what I remembered it to be back in the day, flavors or not the nuts are all high quality and a huge cut above what you can buy in your usual retail stores.Virginia peanuts are the best and this is about the best place you can buy them. This is a must visit for every nut lover who's in the Williamsburg area!"