Dessert
Dessert
Page 2Sant Ambroeus UES
Sant Ambroeus is a fashionable spot on the UES that serves solid food and excellent desserts.
From Lucie
From Lucie is a quaint bakery in the East Village that specializes in cakes decorated with fresh flowers.
Lady M Confections
We're incapable of walking by this Lady M outpost in Rockefeller Center without stopping in for a 20-layer mille crêpe cake.
The Hungarian Pastry Shop
The Hungarian Pastry Shop is an iconic cafe in West Harlem that's been a popular hang for artists and writers since the 1970s.
Thierry Atlan
Thierry Atlan is a high-end chocolate shop in Soho that makes impeccable macarons, truffles, and hot chocolate.
Prince Tea House
The East Village location of Prince Tea House has unique desserts and one of the better and more affordable afternoon teas in town.
Spot Dessert Bar
Spot Dessert Bar is a sweets-only restaurant on St. Mark's that's great for a casual date.
Pâtisserie at Tin Building
Stop by this Seaport spot for a cookie, pie, or mixed berry étoile stuffed with jam, custard, and other fillings.
Crêpes and Dosas at Tin Building
This little station on the first floor of the Tin Building serves sweet and savory dosas and crêpes, with some unique options like vanilla sponge cake with almond paste and meringue.
Where To Go When You Just Want Drinks & Dessert
When you want to skip to the good part, hit up one of these restaurants for a cocktail and something sweet.
Fan Fan Doughnuts
This shop in Bed-Stuy specializes in long eclair-like filled doughnuts. You'll want to try one of everything.
Doughnut Plant
Doughnut Plant on the LES has transcendent spongy, slightly dense, and chewy yeast doughnuts.
Mochinut
Mochinut in the East Village has over 20 colorful varieties of mochi doughnuts, which have subtly crispy outsides and soft and chewy centers.
Surreal Creamery
This Greenwich Village spot has sundaes in mason jars, but the “floateas” (soft serve on top of bubble tea) are why you come here.
Supermoon Bakehouse
Supermoon Bakehouse is a Lower East Side destination for technically flawless, Instagram-famous viennoiserie.
Lost Borough Ice Cream
Lost Borough Ice Cream is a scoop shop in Yonkers that makes excellent ice cream and banana pudding.
Marvel Frozen Dairy
Marvel Frozen Dairy is a classic soft serve spot in Astoria that makes you feel like you've left the city.
Il Laboratorio del Gelato
Il Laboratorio del Gelato is a Lower East Side gelateria that specializes in unique flavors.
Restaurants Where You Should Read The Dessert Menu First
These spots make our favorite desserts in NYC, so we recommend considering the sweet stuff first.
Amai Bā
Amai Bā is an exceptional Japanese-inspired ice cream shop in Brooklyn Heights that makes unique flavors like matcha chip and blueberry pound cake.
Lunatics Ice Cream
There are a lot of classic Coney Island sweets at Lunatics Ice Cream, but the hot fresh funnel cake is the thing to get.