M & M's World
1600 Broadway
(between 48th St & 49th St)
New York, NY 10019 (212) 295-3850
- Nearest Transit:
49th St-7th Ave (N, R, W)
50th St-Broadway (1)
50th St-8th Ave (C, E)
- Price Range: $$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Street
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
23 Reviews for M & M's World
For some odd reason, I never noticed this store until last week. M&Ms are among the few exceptions I'll make when it comes to Hershey's chocolate, because honestly, the Americans don't really know how to make their chocolate. This store was fabbb though, despite the crowds, the tourists and the annoying little bratty kids. Every kind of M&Ms and tons of useless and overpriced but fun merchandise. I learned that they have almond and dark chocolate M&Ms, how awesome is that?! I probably won't be back here often, but a visit is surely worth it for every M&M lover.
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I guess this may be Willy Wonka's garage if trademarks and patents do not exist.
Imagine wall to wall of M & Ms, from peanuts to plain to whatnot specialty they may have there.
It will be a sad world if you're colorblind as this what they baited me to go inside an wander like a little child one winter evening. I would love to buy most of them but slapping myself more than I could, I have no use for them. Yes, they maybe colorful and cute but what's the real use for them?
A great tourist spot and an awesome M&M memorabilia store. ( Cause really, you can order them colorful, even printed candies online).
If only I can make Skittles build a store besides them. I think I would love that battle of the teenie buttony candies.
What's good in the eyes will still be the same once they go in your stomach. (Now I'm talking about the chocolates. They are nothing but food coloring my dear children. American chocolates, sad to say, are not as good as the others. Say, Belgian for some generic reference).
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! OMG!!!!! I like M&M's in all, but seriously...can you really make a store that is 3-stories dedicated to the candy-covered chocolate that melts in your mouth not in your hand! My word! Seriously, who's gonna buy a $35 shirt that says "M&M" on it. For pajamas, perhaps? I just don't get it. Everything here is so expensive, too. You can go to Duane Reed or any drugstore and get a bag of M&M's for $3 bucks, but here...the equivalent amount would be like $15 bucks! that's what it's like. It's a store built for tourists to blow their money. The coolest thing in this store was the chocolate mood machine, where you step on a platform and a computer figures out what color M&M you are and what it means.
This place's giant wall of peanut M&Ms is proof that a higher power loves us and wants us to be happy.
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I inherited my chocoholism from my mother. So it's no surprise we ended up here during her visit. It is indeed a world of M&M's. Everywhere you turn.
We didn't purchase any of the insanely overpriced novelty items but there are two things of note.
1) The myriad colors of candy coated melt in your mouth not in your hand chocolates displayed on the second floor is a feast for the eyes but probably not very safe to observe when under the influence of any hallucinogenic.
2) An M&M walks around like the ambassador of this place and poses for photo-ops. Yeah I got a picture with him but at the risk of having my yelp cred diminished I will refrain from posting.
In short, the tourist in you may enjoy the world of M&M but the drug addict in you should probably steer clear.
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Tourist loves it... locals hates it.
It's huge
It has more selection then the Las Vegas
Bought grey m&m just because
Worth checking out once
Not worth it to spend money on expensive souvenirs
i love chocolate and this is the place to go to def full of m&m's and stuff
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This M&M store is HUGE!! It's 3 floors and filled with M&M everything!! They even had wedding and baby shower items, bedding, clothing, cookware, housewares, u name it they have it. I only left the store with $1.50 worth of cherry flavored M&M's because I wanted to see what it tasted like.
M&M's everywhere - it was kinda cute.
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I have never been here, so I can't tell you about the place itself. However, I called up today (from Chicago) looking for 300 lbs. of Holiday M&M's. (You know, the red and green ones.) No, I'm not kidding. First, the woman who answered the phone laughed. Truth be told, I would have done the exact same thing. Then she gave me to Jesus, who is in charge of all that inventory stuff. He was very helpful and made sure that he actually did have 300 lbs. in stock if I did need them.
Sadly, I'm not able to use his store because they were too expensive ($9/lb) for what we wanted them for. If there was any way that I could have used this store, I would have done it. Customer service, though, was top notch.
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You see that huge, colorful screen above the store entrance? Aren't those M&M faces cute? Well, you've seen the highlight of this place already at that point, so don't bother walking in...unless you must really see a row of M&Ms on display or must really buy those "M&M" imprinted clothing and goods.
It's a waste of space, if you ask me, to have three floors wholly dedicated to M&Ms in the middle of Times Square. I love the candies, of course, and find it amazing that they never melt in my hands...but walking out empty-handed, I knew I wouldn't be back.
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This place is hell. I went here to buy pink M and Ms for my step sister's baby shower. This was not my idea, but since I work in the area, how can I not?
For whatever reason, the REALLY LOUD music there is of the techno variety. And the people appear to be mostly European. I love to hate Times Square, but this was all hate.
People are pushy, and the M and Ms seem super expensive. like, freakishly so.
It appears that I can not even be clear about why this place is so awful. I can't really capture its essence other than saying: I hate M and M World. Hate it like a fat kid hates running. Or however 50 cent would express it. (but I do love a peanut M and M.)
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eh - this place is kind of lame. maybe it was cuz we had just gone to toys r us - which has an m&m section - but a whole store devoted to the little candy coated chocolates is a bit much. There are 3 floors of m&m paraphonelia - shirts, boxers, bags, pillows, you name it - they have it.
They also of course have every color m&m possible that you can pick and choose from and bag for home.
Its ok - the best part about it for me was when i exited and saw the Hershey's store staring me in the face.
Hershey's greater than M&Ms
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Ok, who came up with this? A store full of every item that can be made into the shape of a M&M character or that one can be printed on.TONS of T-shirts, key chains, cups, glasses, bags, stickers, other clothing items, and of course candy.
Ok, I can see how some people might like the candy, but the rest... I honestly couldn-t wait to get out! But since I have an 8 year old I stayed and let her look around... then walked out without buying anything.
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A store dedicated to the art of the M&M....im all for it!
3 floors! 3 floors of M&M's people! I made a $15 bag of teal, black and aquamarine peanut m&m's. You want a color that looks like vomit? They have that! What about UTI yellow? Holla! They've got that as well!
Theres a little machine that can tell your mood too. It makes you do funny dances and yells at you if you dont move at all. It reminds me of that photobooth segment on Jay Leno where the lady is watching the people and making fun of everything they do. i want that job!
Theres also a costumed green m&m to take pictures with. Yes, thats right. You can take pictures with the horny m&m. She looks scandalous too.
If youre desperately looking an M&M t-shirt (who isnt?) they have tons to choose from. Even sweet denim jackets. Nothing screams stylish like a man in jean shorts and an M&M denim jacket. Theres also plenty of storage options for your M&M's in case a bag doesnt really do the trick for you. Anything M&M that you want, they have....except flavor. They hate flavor.
Bring the kids. Just watch out for that green lady....she steals innocence.
My one gripe...you would think that with a 3 floor store in times square that you'd have a section for peanut butter or almond m&m's? Any other kind thats not regular and peanut. NOT ONE BAG. Whats up with that?
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In Time Square's latest attempt to suck in more tourists, New York launched the only east coast M&M's World location and has done a successful job of getting people to notice the world of chocolate candy coated in different colors. For the M&M fan, this place is probably great. There are souvenirs abound, from apparel to actual candy to all things M&M.
The Vegas location is very different from this version as this seems slightly smaller but with more glitz in the big screen animations featuring the M&Ms taking over the Big Apple. There aren't as many floors but plenty of overpriced M&M candy to buy. This is just one of those places that is good for one visit for the occasional fan, but is just a crowded mess otherwise.
This place is located annoyingly between my office and my lovely Pongsri. There are always a million tourists around it, and it makes me want to kick people. I occasionally have. I hope it hurt.
M&M's suck, tourists suck, this place sucks, and I would be glad that my office is moving to 5th Ave except there will be more tourists there. Bah. Humbug.
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We loved this place. I do not like M&M's that much but all three of us...Mama,Dad and kiddo all had a blast. The music was fantastic and upbeat without being annoying. The sales staff are pleasant and helpful. We explored every inch of all three floors. If you can think it then they have it with an M&M logo on it. You can see the Hershey's store across the street from on of the upper floor windows. Do not waste your time by leaving this fun place to look at the other store. It cannot hold a candle to this place.
FUN, FUN, FUN. Do not miss it.
A must see if you visit New York.
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!
Ok, I got that out of my system. This is a BIG STORE. With nothing but M & M merchandise and a huge wall of tubes dispensing every color of Plain and Peanut M & M's.
I know this is a consumer society, I know I was staying right by Times Square but...I wandered into this place while I was out for a stroll and I was gob-smacked. Are you freaking kidding me?
And I had a view of the infernal place out my hotel room window.
Before I left I got each of my kids a bag with one of each color M & M. I'm so ashamed.
Parking? Have you ever been to Manhattan? Red line to 49th & 7th Ave.
I give it 2 stars because, well, because I bought something, ok? So there it is. I'm not proud of it. Do you have any idea what it's like to move along a wall of M & M tubes and dispense just 2 of each color? I can't talk about this anymore.
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If you want everything in your house to be a memorial to m&m's, then this is the store for you. With everything from pillows, shirts, kitchen utensils, toys, gifts, etc. It will take you a whole day or two to check everything out. It sucks during the weekends because it's packed with people. I recommend going during the week day when there's not that many people out and about. Since it's in the city, there's no such thing as parking.
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Holy M&Ms! Quite overwhelming! 3 floors of everything M&M imaginable (I mean, does one really need M&M luggage?) But if you have a love of the candies, you will be in heaven!
I thought it was very crowded in there, with all the babies, groups and strollers, but still fun. I did buy a t-shirt, but it's to sleep in, not to advertise. I personally don't need a giant bag of M&Ms in fun colors, especially at the cost. But you can also buy skittles, yorks, and dark M&Ms. When I went, they were having a promotion: if you spend $30 in the store, you get a free 1/2 pound bag. How can you pass that up?
I have to disagree with the other reviews here. There is only so much you can do with a sucessful advertising campaign, and really, M&M world goes too far. Three floors? This is two floors too many. A lot of the products here, whether it's tshirts, toys, and even jewelry, is so tacky an poorly designed that it's not even worth browsing through. But a lot of visitors go through Times Square looking for "larger than life." Well, visitors to New York, congratulations, you have arrived!
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family members were recently visiting new york. i "took them around new york" for a day.
my aunt, uncle, and two cousins (one in 5th grade, one in 1st) had only been to new york once before. i felt pressure to entertain them only to discover that all they wanted to do was go to toys r' us and m&m world! crazy, but perfect, i thought.
m&m world was just that, a world of all things m&m.
i have never seen small children SOOOO excited. my cousins got m&m pillows. i have to admit, they were pretty cute. my aunt offered me an m & m t-shirt, which i declined (really, what would i do with it?). there were m&m outfits of all varieties - underwear, pajamas, hats, etc. you could purchase enough m&m items to decorate every inch of a your apartment or home. m&m dish ware, sliver ware, clocks, throws, containers, toys etc. anything.
now, on to the crowds. as expected, most everyone inside was a tourist. most were in large groups, with many children. the store was thus difficult to navigate and impossible to quickly breeze through (which i was hoping for, not sure why since it was one of two things on our agenda).
the last thing we did was buy m&ms from the wall of every colored m & m imaginable. now, i admit, i am a fan of all things grey colored and i appreciate the array of colors that fall into the category 'grey,' but is it necessary to have a bag full of grey m&m's? i was hoping they'd taste different. maybe a little less flavorful? my hopes were not met with satisfaction.
oh the m&m's were nine dollars a pound! NINE. i declined my aunt's offer of m&m's and decided i would run across the street to a convenience store to satisfy my m&m fix, which was hardly a fix at all, but rather eagerness to EXIT.
i definitely can see how this place can be fun for children and people who truly have a soft spot for m&ms, though it was not so much fun for me.
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