Ray's Candy Store

Come by Ray's Candy Store during the EVIMA's "East Village Early Bird" from 4-6PM each day during the month of June and enjoy a free kids cone with a $10 purchase! Perfect after-school snack!!! More about the "East Village Early Bird:"... https://evimanyc.org/events-1/2021//east-village-early-bird : Photos via @ninadalessandro, @foodiekidsnyc, and @gemini_ny on Instagram

God Bless America!!! : Photo by Constanza Mirré

Sup. You know what to do. : Photo via @popoponopo2 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/COY6aeRryd-/

America runs on Ray's Candy Store!!! : Photo via @jenosaki on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/COa_VH1nHin/

On a day like today, you just have to stop and smell the soft serve!!! IT'S GORGEOUS OUT!!! PERFECT ICE CREAM WEATHER!!! Come by Ray's Candy Store for a sweet treat!!! Big kids, little kids, dogs...all are welcome!!! ... 'Life is Fantastic' by David Shrigley

The 12 Days of Ray's!!! Sing along!!! Merry Christmas!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM EVERYONE AT RAY'S CANDY STORE!!! Enjoy the day, whether you're getting together with friends or family or watching reruns of 90210! WE LOVE YOUUUUUUUUU!!!... : Photo via E.V. Grieve

TREMENDOUS THANK YOU TO Woolrich and Neighborhood Spot for this wonderful campaign highlighting small businesses in downtown NYC!!! We're honored to have been selected!!! About: Woolrich and Neighborhood Spot are championing the stories of six small businesses in downtown Manhattan, taking you behind the counter to get to know the people and places that are the heart and soul of the community.... The East Village institution Ray's Candy Store, like its owner, never stops! The stand is open all day and operated by 80-something Iranian-born Ray Alvarez. The shop whips up your favorite late-night bites like cheese fries and decadent Deep Fried Oreos. Through the hardships and challenges, Ray’s continues to operate and remains a place of sanctuary for many in need. More: https://www.woolrich.com/the-neighborhood-nyc-ray #WoolrichKeepsYouWarm AND! Neighborhood Spot has partnered with Woolrich to support The Bowery Mission, which provides care for the homeless and hungry in NYC since the 1870s (Ray's, only since the 1970s...) On Saturday, December 5, Neighborhood Spot will host an in-store pop-up & coat drive at the Woolrich Store in SoHo featuring 2 custom-stitched blankets, a hand painted Arctic Parka, Tees, and Hoodies along with limited goods from their partner businesses. Location: 121 Wooster St Check it out and then head up to Ray's for a snack! Just don't get powdered sugar all over your new blanket!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYBODY!!! However you're spending the day, hope you're able to take some time to relax and enjoy some good food and better company. We're around all weekend. Order some snacks at the window or order delivery via Uber Eats, Seamless, Grubhub, or DoorDash!... : Photo via @jesse_malin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnXnwlhnHr/

Deep Fried Oreos kind of night... Get some delivered from Uber Eats, Seamless, Grubhub, or DoorDash! Uber Eats menu:... https://www.ubereats.com//rays-can/nv_yCWySS0W_qBF7qjf55A or download the app for iOS or Android and search for "Ray's Candy Store:" https://apps.apple.com//uber-eats-food-delive/id1058959277 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details Get $5 off your first order with promo code: eats-jno4s Seamless menu: https://www.seamless.com//rays-candy-store-113-ave/1034026 or download the app for iOS or Android and search for "Ray's Candy Store:" https://apps.apple.com//seamless-local-food-de/id381840917 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details And get $5 off your first order on Seamless when you sign up here: https://www.seamless.com//d4931a33-c969-e211-8d00-5cf3fc94 Grubhub menu: https://www.grubhub.com//rays-candy-store-113-ave-/1034026 or download the app for iOS or Android and search for "Ray's Candy Store:" https://apps.apple.com//grubhub-local-food-del/id302920553 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details And get $5 off your first order on Grubhub when you sign up here: https://www.grubhub.com//e52d88b2-487e-11e4-9697-9cb654858 DoorDash menu: https://www.doordash.com/business/32278/ or download the app for iOS or Android and search for "Ray's Candy Store:" https://apps.apple.com/app/id719972451?mt=8 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details And get $5 off each of your first 3 orders on DoorDash when you sign up here: https://drd.sh/xVXylN/ : Photo via @whatmartineats on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CF1PAX3FvU3/

Happy Halloween!!! We know it's a weird one this year, but hope your night is filled with laughs and, of course, LOTS OF CANDY!!! : Photo via Chris on Twitter from Halloween 2019, aka The Old Normal: https://twitter.com/Machea_/status/1190620733547958273... And if you need some treats for when you're watching scary movies on the couch later, we're here for you: Delivery available via Uber Eats, Seamless, Grubhub, and DoorDash! Uber Eats menu: https://www.ubereats.com//rays-can/nv_yCWySS0W_qBF7qjf55A or download the app for iOS or Android and search for "Ray's Candy Store:" https://apps.apple.com//uber-eats-food-delive/id1058959277 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details Get $5 off your first order with promo code: eats-jno4s Seamless menu: https://www.seamless.com//rays-candy-store-113-ave/1034026 or download the app for iOS or Android and search for "Ray's Candy Store:" https://apps.apple.com//seamless-local-food-de/id381840917 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details And get $5 off your first order on Seamless when you sign up here: https://www.seamless.com//d4931a33-c969-e211-8d00-5cf3fc94 Grubhub menu: https://www.grubhub.com//rays-candy-store-113-ave-/1034026 or download the app for iOS or Android and search for "Ray's Candy Store:" https://apps.apple.com//grubhub-local-food-del/id302920553 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details And get $5 off your first order on Grubhub when you sign up here: https://www.grubhub.com//e52d88b2-487e-11e4-9697-9cb654858 DoorDash menu: https://www.doordash.com/business/32278/ or download the app for iOS or Android and search for "Ray's Candy Store:" https://apps.apple.com/app/id719972451?mt=8 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details And get $5 off each of your first 3 orders on DoorDash when you sign up here: https://drd.sh/xVXylN/

Fun trip through time: The East Village, Home of Punks and Poets: Here’s a Tour (featuring a stop at Ray's Candy Store!) https://www.nytimes.com//de/east-village-virtual-tour.html Thanks to Michael Kimmelman and Zack DeZon for this great piece with writer and artist Luc Sante.

Cute! Thanks to @coffeecakescafe for this great animation! https://www.instagram.com/p/CFpC60uH6pI/

EVERYTHING MADE WITH LOVE ALWAYS!!!

Ray Loves NY More Than Ever. Photo: Ray holds up the Daily News cover featuring Milton Glaser’s I NY More Than Ever design, a twist on his iconic logo revea...led in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Glaser updated his design by adding a smudge to the lower corner of the heart and the words ‘more than ever’. From an interview with Glaser at designboom: DB: ‘I love NY more than ever’, why a a variation of the icon? MG: The only subtlety is the wound, which is located on the lower ‘west side’ of the heart. The shaded portion represented the very area in lower manhattan where the once proud world trade center twin towers stood until a pair of hijacked passenger jets slammed into them. Showing a wounded heart is important. To attain healing, the first thing one must do is to acknowledge that there’s pain. Unfortunately the department of commerce seemed tepid to adopt this creation. That’s why I sent the new logo to the ‘New York Daily News’, which lost no time reproducing it and using it to wrap the newspaper. Close to a million copies of the logo circulated around the city, turning up on windows, lampposts and subway walls.

CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT HOW AMAZING RAY'S DEEP FRIED OREOS ARE?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Sorry for yelling. We just love them so freaking much. : @bismaeatsss on Instagram

Anthony Bourdain on Waffle House. He may as well have been talking about Ray's Candy Store. "It is indeed marvelous an irony-free zone where everything is beautiful and nothing hurts; where everybody regardless of race, creed, color or degree of inebriation is welcomed; its warm yellow glow, a beacon of hope and salvation, inviting the hungry, the lost, the seriously hammered all across the South to come inside; a place of safety and nourishment; it never closes; it is a...lways, always faithful, always there, for you." Watch the clip here: https://www.wideopeneats.com/woc-anthony-bourdain-waffle-h/ And below is the clip of Harley Flanagan and Anthony enjoying one of Ray's famous egg creams in the final episode of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. The show featured interviews with a wide-ranging cast of characters from Anthony's LES past, as well as visits to some iconic local spots that have stood the test of time. Their first stop, naturally, was Ray's Candy Store. Bourdain, after his first sip: "That is a superb egg cream." Flanagan: "They don't make 'em no better." https://www.facebook.com/179970415412969/videos/362453770988948/

Looking good, gang!

Practice Safe Snacks. Love, Ray's Candy Store : via @tara_k_dixon on Instagram

LUCKY PUPPY!!! : via @wallie_takes_manhattan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CC55pcPpbxX

Big thanks to Hannah Albertine at The Infatuation for including Ray’s on this list of the Best Soft Serve Places in NYC! PERFECT day for it! What’s your favorite flavor?!?!? https://www.theinfatuation.com//the-best-soft-serve-in-nyc

Gotta eat that ice cream fast on a day like this... : via @waylonboner on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkGxHmIlCQk/

Thanks for the shout out, Mikey!!! https://www.thrillist.com/eat/new-york/best-ice-cream-nyc

Definitely a good day for some delicious soft serve from Ray's Candy Store. Come get some! Delectable clip via @samantha.hanco on Instagram.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!!!