Website: https://leonscandy.com/
Leon’s Candy is a handcrafted candy maker located in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The business specializes in traditional confections made in small batches, with pecan pralines as its signature product. Candy is produced in a downtown Nashville kitchen using recipes passed down through several generations of the founding family, and the shop offers both individual treats and assorted tins for gifting and shipping.
Products
Leon’s Candy organizes its offerings into several core categories: Pralines, Liquor Pralines, Turtles, Caramels, and Assorted Tins. The signature item is described as the classic maple and pecan praline, crafted using traditional methods. The shop also rotates a featured “Candy of the Month,” which has included the Mixed Turtle Tin. Products are available for purchase through the website’s online catalog and shop pages, with assorted tins offered as ready-made gift options.
About
Leon’s Candy was established in 1993 by Leon and his wife Myrna in Nashville. According to the company’s history, the family’s candy-making roots reach back further: in 1888 Leon’s grandfather arrived in New Orleans from Greece and worked making pecan pralines, and Leon’s father, Chris Vlahos, founded the Mary Ball Candy Company in the late 1940s, operating locations in Birmingham, Atlanta, and Nashville before the family sold the business.
After college and raising a family in Nashville, Leon returned to the craft. As the company describes it, “In 1993, with his wife Myrna, Leon dusted off his father’s handwritten recipes and opened Pralines by Leon,” a venture that eventually became known simply as Leon’s Candy. The business emphasizes classic recipes and handcrafted, traditional production methods carried on by the family.
The company notes several milestones in its history. Its pralines were served at George W. Bush’s first State of the Union Address dinner, and the candy has been featured on the Food Network and in Southern Living magazine. The website indicates the business continues to be operated by Leon’s wife and family, who carry on the handcrafted traditions.
Location & Contact
Leon’s Candy is located at 138 2nd Ave North, Suite 102, Nashville, TN 37201, described as being inside the Butler’s Run Breezeway where 2nd Avenue meets Commerce Street in downtown Nashville. The shop can be reached by phone at (615) 254-5030 and by email at [email protected].
Store hours are listed as Monday through Saturday, 11am to 4pm Central Time, with the shop closed on Sunday. The website notes that hours are subject to change for holidays and downtown events.
Additional Information
The website includes dedicated History, Shop, Catalog, and Contact sections, and supports online ordering. Promotional offers have been featured on the site, including a Memorial Day sale providing 15% off orders with a posted discount code. Customers can browse the full assortment of pralines, turtles, caramels, and tins through the online collections page.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (leonscandy.com).