The candy bar at Conekla serves as an unblushing reminder that sometimes caffeine alone is inadequate and sugar makes for a deliciously double-fisted companion. Conekla – a self-styled candy bar, coffee shop and game room – peddles all three and more with colourful, quirky abandon. Stuffed animals and giant lollipops guard the candy corner, a miniature Golden Gate bridge occupies a V-shaped support column at the centre of the dining area and water flows over the sun room, giving the space the placid feeling of perpetual rain. The food menu offers sandwiches, pastas and the like and nothing costs more than $6. There’s a couple of semi-private movie rooms to rent upstairs with supersized TVs and video game consoles. Downstairs the eatery sells candy (Gummy Bears!), $1.99 for 100 grams, sweet baked goods and caffeine. Try the mango-passion crumble ($3) or the strawberry smoothie ($2.90); they’re both worth every single calorie.
Konekla, #168 Street 51.
