Harry Karandzieff and best friend Pete Jugaloff merged their entrepreneurial dreams and candy-making skills in 1913 to open Crown Candy Kitchen in now-historic Old North St. Louis. A classic cafe menu, featuring house-made egg or tuna salad sandwiches, Reubens, and chili dogs, complements the retro décor complete with soda fountain and pictures of WWII bombers. The kitchen still makes its own chocolate for candies and to top their legendary ice cream. The signature items, however, are the 24-ounce malts and milkshakes, with flavors ranging from the classic chocolate to marshmallow, pineapple, and seasonal delights such as pumpkin and eggnog.
No alcohol available. Serving lunch daily, dinner Mon–Sat.
"The most unusual of the malted flavors is banana, for which a fresh banana is pulverized along with the ice cream and milk, dusted with nutmeg. If you want to gild this lily, ask for chocolate syrup, too. The combination of banana, chocolate, vanilla ice cream, and malt powder is like a supercharged banana split in a glass."
— Michael Stern, Roadfood.com, March 29, 2009