A sweet night in Redondo / Hermosa Beach →
2 stops, all within a short walk
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0.6 mi
5:30 PMDinner
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7:00 PMDessert
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Best dessert spots for a date in Los Angeles
Dinner nearby, then the good part.
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Dessert is the best second stop on a date: it's short, it's inexpensive, and it gives you a reason to walk somewhere after dinner. These are places that exist for dessert — gelato, pastry, chocolate, late-night sweets — rather than restaurants with a good dessert menu.
This guide ranks 46 dessert spots in Los Angeles, from Burbank / Studio City to Redondo / Hermosa Beach and Culver City. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
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Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
A sweet night in Silver Lake / Echo Park →
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.2 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMDessert
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating · the top 24 of 46.
CafeAdore Dessert Cafe
5.0(24)Redondo / Hermosa Beach
Italian RestaurantCeci's Gastronomia
5.0(17)Silver Lake / Echo Park · $$$$
BakeryGusto Bread
4.8(23)Long Beach · $
Bakery & CafePorto’s Bakery and Cafe
4.8(17)Burbank / Studio City · $
BakeryLittle French Bakery
4.8(10)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $
RestaurantLou, The French on the Block
4.8(8)Burbank / Studio City · $
CafeLoose Cannon Cafe
4.8(5)$
BakeryTommy and Atticus
4.8(4)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $
BakerySipan Bakery
4.7(21)Burbank / Studio City · $$$
CafeMalaga Cove Ranch Market
4.7(19)Palos Verdes · $
CafeBaked Bar
4.7(14)Culver City · $
BakeryTorrance Bakery
4.7(10)Torrance · $
BakeryColossus Bread
4.6(20)Long Beach · $
RestaurantLodge Bread Co.
4.6(18)Playa Vista / Marina del Rey · $$
PatisseriePompadour Beverly Hills
4.6(12)Beverly Hills · $$
Ice CreamFluffy McCloud’s
4.5(12)Silver Lake / Echo Park · $$$
Dessert SpotSweet Rose Creamery
4.4(26)West LA / Brentwood · $
Bakery & RestaurantBianca Bakery
4.4(24)Culver City · $$
CafeCatalina Coffee and Cookie Company
4.4(16)Catalina Island (Avalon) · $
Dessert SpotSul & Beans
4.4(11)Koreatown / Mid-City · $
BakeryClark Street Brentwood
4.4(9)West LA / Brentwood · $$
Dessert SpotScoops Ice Cream and Treats
4.4(8)Koreatown / Mid-City · $
CafeYellow Vase
4.4(5)Palos Verdes · $$
CafeAnko
4.3(14)Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $
Good to know
- What's the best dessert spot in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is Adore Dessert Cafe in Redondo / Hermosa Beach, rated 5.0 out of 5. Ceci's Gastronomia and Gusto Bread round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best dessert spots?
- Burbank / Studio City (3), Redondo / Hermosa Beach (3) and Culver City (2) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable dessert spots in Los Angeles?
- Yes — Gusto Bread, Porto’s Bakery and Cafe and Little French Bakery are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a sweet night: dinner, then dessert. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.