'Ray\'s Candy Store, an East Village institution, has served late-night munchies since 1974. Owner Ray Alvarez, 86, is well known for his deep-fried Oreos, egg creams, milkshakes, and chili cheese dogs. The store has kept street wanderers and New York University students well fed into the night as they hang around Tompkins Square Park. Cult-like customers have been raving about the shop for decades, saying it’s an “unchanged gem in a transforming neighborhood,” “an institution that has brought joy for generations,” and that “it was as good as I remember at 6 years old.” The family-run business continues to serve the same food since it opened and has had recent visits from Kim Kardashian West, Kendall Jenner, La La Anthony, and Food God, who documented his time there, saying, \"Everybody\'s talking about this place! EVERYBODY!\" We visited the shop to get a behind-the-scenes tour, see how their late-night grub is made, and speak to Ray to learn how he turned his small business into a beloved institution. For more, visit: https://www.instagram.com/rayscandystore/ MORE LEGENDARY EATS CONTENT: How Fay Da Bakery Became NYC\'s Most Iconic Chinese Bakery | Legendary Eats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTg8qRWXM6M Why Hoboken Is Obsessed With This Roast Beef Sandwich | Legendary Eats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcKNz64uK1A How The Lemon Ice King Of Corona Became The Most Legendary Italian-Ice Shop In NYC | Legendary Eats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiWeMyIB2q8 ------------------------------------------------------ #Candy #NYC #FoodInsider Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: https://www.insider.com Food Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foodinsider/ Food Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisinsiderfood/ Food Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/InsiderFood Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Insider/4020934530 Insider on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/v/thisisinsider Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insider Food Insider on Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/foodinsider How Ray\'s Candy Store Became The Most Legendary Shop In NYC For Late-Night Munchies | Legendary Eats'
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