Sambó Icelandic Chocolate & Licorice Candy - Best Þristur, Kókosbollur

Sambó is a family-owned chocolate and licorice confectioner in Reykjavík, Iceland, making the kind of candy Icelanders grew up on: Þristur bars, Kúlusúkk, kókosbollur, chocolate balls with licorice centers, powdered licorice snowballs and old-fashioned Icelandic black licorice.

What is Þristur?

Þristur is one of Iceland's much-loved chocolate-and-licorice bars, and a good introduction to the country's favorite flavor pairing. Chocolate and licorice is the great Icelandic candy combination — sweet, slightly salty and strangely addictive — and Sambó's range covers it from soft snowballs to classic black licorice for purists.

One family business to another: we're a small family-run shop in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, family-run since 2013, and we're happy to point you to the right treat — the wider Icelandic candy collection has the full spread. Just ask us.