A sweet night in Long Beach
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.3 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
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 Playa Vista / Marina del Rey
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.8 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMDessert
Lodge Bread Co.
Restaurant
11918 Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066
Playa Vista / Marina Del Rey
4.9
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Colossus Bread
4.9(20)Long Beach · $
Lodge Bread Co.
4.9(18)Playa Vista / Marina del Rey · $$
Pompadour Beverly Hills
4.9(12)Beverly Hills · $$
Clark Street Brentwood
4.8(9)West LA / Brentwood · $$
Yellow Vase
4.8(5)Palos Verdes · $$
Sweet Rose Creamery
4.7(26)West LA / Brentwood · $
Bianca Bakery
4.7(24)Culver City · $$
Adore Dessert Cafe
4.7(24)Redondo / Hermosa Beach
Ceci's Gastronomia
4.7(17)Silver Lake / Echo Park · $$$$
Catalina Coffee and Cookie Company
4.7(16)Catalina Island (Avalon) · $
Anko
4.6(14)Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $
Gusto Bread
4.5(23)Long Beach · $
Porto’s Bakery and Cafe
4.5(17)Burbank / Studio City · $
Little French Bakery
4.5(10)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $
Lou, The French on the Block
4.5(8)Burbank / Studio City · $
Tommy and Atticus
4.5(4)Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $
Spot Coffee & More
4.4(26)Koreatown / Mid-City · $
Sipan Bakery
4.4(21)Burbank / Studio City · $$$
Malaga Cove Ranch Market
4.4(19)Palos Verdes · $
Baked Bar
4.4(14)Culver City · $
Torrance Bakery
4.4(10)Torrance · $
Loose Cannon Cafe
4.4(5)$
Fluffy McCloud’s
4.2(12)Silver Lake / Echo Park · $$$
Sul & Beans
4.1(11)Koreatown / Mid-City · $
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Good to know
- What's the best dessert spot in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is Colossus Bread in Long Beach, rated 4.9 out of 5. Lodge Bread Co. and Pompadour Beverly Hills round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best dessert spots?
- Burbank / Studio City (3), Redondo / Hermosa Beach (3) and Culver City (2) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable dessert spots in Los Angeles?
- Yes — Colossus Bread, Lodge Bread Co. and Pompadour Beverly Hills are all $$ 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.