10 Best Sweets And Dessert Spots In New York City

Charisse
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New York City is one of the most glamorous, beautiful cities in the world. It’s bustling streets, the iconic Empire State Building, skyscrapers from every corner, and the sprawling and stunning Central Park truly embodies its “concrete jungle” title that everyone says it is. This vibrant city has so much to offer from iconic landmarks, fabulous shopping, world-renowned restaurants to a boiling pot of culture and different raises of people from all over the world– they all come to New York to experience what dreams are made of. And speaking of dreams, New York City is a dream when talking about the best dessert spots in the world. New York pastry chefs are playful and experimental to make stand out desserts. So, here are the best sweets and dessert spots in New York City. Scroll down to know more!

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1. Spot Dessert Bar

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Posted by Spot Dessert Bar on Monday, 18 March 2019

Spot Dessert Bar is definitely the spot for new and exciting flavors of desserts. With the unique twists that they put into traditional desserts, they have created and upgraded simple desserts into mouth-watering and innovative ones. One of their best sellers is the Coconut Monkeybread– served in a sizzling plate, a monkey bread with fall spices on top, drizzled with Thai tea and served with coconut milk ice cream. Definitely a burst of flavors in every bite!

Spot Dessert Bar

Address: 13 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003

Website: Spot Dessert Bar

Opening hours: Sun - Wed: 12pm - 12am; Thu - Fri: 12pm- 1am; Sat: 1pm - 1am

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2. Mango Mango Dessert

Special thanks to the color yellow for letting us have the tastiest and prettiest treats!

Posted by Mango Mango Dessert - Bayard St. on Saturday, 25 August 2018

Mango Mango Dessert holds pride in bringing in the freshest and sweetest mangoes all the way from Brazil. Their love for mangoes inspires them to serve their customer’s top-quality mangoes and incorporate them into their desserts. They offer unique combos like mango juice with sago and pomelo ice cream, Mango Panna Cotta, Mango Pancake and a whole lot of mango goodness! They also serve favorites like Vanilla Strawberry Sundae and Coconut Mixed Fruit Sundae. It’s definitely a fruit heaven!

Mango Mango Dessert

Address: 63 Bayard St, New York, NY 10013, USA

Website: Mango Mango Dessert

Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 1pm - 10.45pm; Sat - Sun: 1pm- 11.45pm

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3. ChikaLicious Dessert Bar

DONUT miss National Donut Day!! You get $1 off every Dough'ssant!! Also, DONUT, forget to try our new Pink Dough'ssant!! Only today. #treatyoself #tryit #nationaldonutday #donut #pink #sprinkles

Posted by Dessert Club, ChikaLicious on Friday, 2 June 2017

ChikaLicious Dessert Bar is an awesome place for desserts that are fresh and new to the taste buds. Their shop is cozy with 20 seats for customers who want to dine and experience dessert heaven. It features an open kitchen, inviting guests to take a look at how they create their dessert masterpiece. From cookies, eclairs, cake and ice cream, they have got something sweet for everybody. One of their unique treats is the ‘Dough'ssant’ which is a doughnut and croissant in one with various flavors to choose from.

ChikaLicious Dessert Bar

Address: 204 E 10th St, New York, New York

Website: ChikaLicious Dessert Bar

Opening hours: Thu - Sun: 3pm- 11pm (closed from Monday to Wednesday)

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4. Eileen's Special Cheesecake

We have something BERRY special to help us welcome spring... a #mixedberrycheesecake with fresh blueberries,...

Posted by Eileen's Special Cheesecake on Thursday, 14 March 2019

Eileen’s Special Cheesecake has been a popular bakeshop in New York City and has been voted as New York’s best cheesecake. This was possible through Eileen who has been baking for 40 years and has won awards as one of New York’s best bakers. She bakes top-quality cheesecakes like the classic Blueberry Cheesecake, the sweet Dulce de Leche or zesty Mandrin Orange Cheesecake.

Eileen's Special Cheesecake

Address: 17 Cleveland Place, New York, NY 10012

Website: Eileen’s Special Cheesecake

Opening hours: Mon- Fri: 9am- 9pm; Sat- Sun: 10am- 7pm

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5. Rice To Riches

Posted by Rice to Riches on Thursday, 10 August 2017

Rice To Riches specializes in rice pudding desserts and have mastered the art of making one by using fresh ingredients, not produced in a factory. They don’t use artificial colors or add preservatives which makes their rice pudding natural. They use toppings that complement the rice pudding and make it unforgettable. Some of their flavors are Almond Shmalmond with a subtle nutty flavor and the Be My Banana Coconut with a tropical blend of coconut and creamy banana. You will definitely go crazy with their crazy mixes of flavors but delicious rice puddings.

Rice To Riches

Address: 37 Spring Street (between Mott & Mulberry St) New York, NY 10012

Website: Rice To Riches

Opening hours: Sun - Thu: 11am - 11pm; Fri - Sat: 11am - 1am

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6. Grace Street Coffee & Desserts

Posted by Grace Street on Tuesday, 20 November 2018

This dessert shop offers Asian desserts, including freshly made Korean doughnuts, waffles, coffee, and milk tea. This cute and cozy cafe features one of their best-sellers, the Korean doughnut–soft dough filled with melted brown sugar, walnuts, and cinnamon, served with vanilla ice cream. Now that’s one melt-in-your-mouth dessert! Another popular dessert is the Hongkong French Toast– crispy brioche with maple syrup, berries, and vanilla ice cream. You will truly get a taste of Asian flavors all in one place.

Grace Street Coffee & Desserts

Address: 17 West 32nd Street, New York, NY 10001

Website: Grace Street Coffee & Desserts

Opening hours: Sun - Wed: 11am - 11pm; Thurs: 11am - 11:30pm; Fri - Sat: 11am - 12:30am

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7. Ice & Vice

Only acceptable double vision (?: @feedyourgirlfriend). Back at Mad. Sq. Eats (til Oct. 8th) in another retro solo...

Posted by ICE & VICE on Wednesday, 19 September 2018

Ice & Vice specializes in home-made ice cream that pushes the limit of typical ice cream. They handcraft their own yogurts, sorbet and ice cream with experimental twists that give a unique taste to their desserts. They offer various flavors such as Smoked Dark Chocolate, Mexican Vanilla and Bacon Salted Caramel. Read up on their menu or visit their website to know more about their amazing flavors that you haven’t tasted before or never knew existed. It’s time to explore and go beyond the usual frozen desserts.

Ice & Vice

Address: 221 E Broadway (cross Clinton St), NY, NY 10002

Website: Ice & Vice

Opening hours: Mon - Thu: 1pm - 10pm; Fri: 1pm - 11pm; Sat: 12pm - 11pm; Sun:12pm - 10pm

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8. Eggloo

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Posted by Eggloo on Saturday, 23 December 2017

Eggloo is a shop that reinvents your taste of the usual desserts and brings you to new and delicious sweet treats. You have the exciting time to choose your own egg waffle- original, chocolate or green tea, then you choose the flavor of ice cream- vanilla, chocolate, strawberry cheesecake, and a whole lot more. Then you get to choose unlimited toppings- crushed Oreos, M&M’s, almonds, etc. It’s really a new and exciting taste for everyone to enjoy.

Eggloo

Address: 60 Mulberry Street, New York, New York 10013

Website: Eggloo

Opening hours: Sun - Thu: 12pm - 10pm; Fr i- Sat: 12pm - 11pm

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9. Taiyaki NYC

Left or right? All three locations are open for Labor Day! Come choose your pick ? #taiyakinyc #unicorn

Posted by Taiyaki NYC on Sunday, 2 September 2018

Taiyaki translates to “fried fish” in Japanese. Don’t worry cause Taiyaki NYC doesn’t literally sell fried fish but they preserve only the shape of the fish and bake it into a waffle cone and inside of it is a sweet red bean paste which customers love and on top of it is a Matcha or Black bean ice cream with a wafer stick and Mochi rice cake. They want to preserve the culture and taste while meeting the demands of their valued customers.

Taiyaki NYC

Address: 119 Baxter St, New York, NY 10013, USA

Website: Taiyaki NYC

Opening hours: Mon - Thu: 12pm - 10pm; Fri- Sat: 11am - 11pm; Sun: 11am - 10pm

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10. Dominique Ansel Bakery

Dulcey Chocolate Gingersnap - our December Cronut® flavor for NYC, filled with Valrhona Dulcey (a light blond milk...

Posted by Dominique Ansel Bakery on Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Dominique Ansel, a world-renowned pastry chef, is the owner and is very hands-on and ensures quality desserts are served fresh everyday. The bakery specializes in “Cronuts”, a croissant and doughnut hybrid made popular by Chef Dominique. They are also famous for their frozen Smores- a custard ice cream center covered in a chocolate crisp wafer with marshmallow. This bakery is a local New York favorite.

Dominique Ansel Bakery

Address: 189 Spring Street (between Sullivan and Thompson) New York, NY 10012

Website: Dominique Ansel Bakery

Opening hours: 8am- 7pm (daily)

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There's always room for dessert

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Source: Photo by user LittleDaan used under CC BY 2.0

Whether you are craving for sweet cronuts, home-made ice cream, soft and chewy cheesecake, fruity Mango Panna Cotta, and small treats to satisfy your craving, New York has definitely got one for you. Experience great and unique desserts and travel around the world in every bite at these dessert shops. Enjoy every bite!

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