Aji Ichiban
Description
This Hong Kong–based snack shop is one of more than 250 outposts worldwide—and the only one in Chicago. Prepare for sensory overload—there are literally hundreds of different brightly packaged Asian candies, all laid out in bins and baskets and sold by the pound. From fruit-flavored, rabbit-shaped marshmallows and lychee gummies to dried, salted squid, theres a snack to suit almost everyones cravings. The giggly cashiers are generous with samples and happy to explain anything you cant quite figure out.
Hours
Mon–Thu 11am–8pm; Fri–Sun 10am–9pm .