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A sweet night in Downtown 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 4 dessert spots in Downtown Los Angeles. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.

Nights people planned here

Published date nights with a stop on this list.

Make a night of it

Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.

Around Okayama Kobo Bakery & Cafe DTLA

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.2 mi
5:30 PMDinner
Cali Chilli
Cali Chilli

Restaurant

200 S Los Angeles Street, Suite B, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Downtown Los Angeles

4.8

2
7:00 PMDessert
Okayama Kobo Bakery & Cafe DTLA
Okayama Kobo Bakery & Cafe DTLA

Bakery

328 1st St First Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA

Downtown Los Angeles

4.9

Around Phoenix Bakery

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
< 0.1 mi
5:30 PMDinner
La Sorted's
La Sorted's

Pizza Restaurant

984 North Broadway, Los Angeles, California, 90012

Downtown Los Angeles

4.4

2
7:00 PMDessert
Phoenix Bakery
Phoenix Bakery

Dessert Shop

969 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA

Downtown Los Angeles

4.3

Around Pitchoun!

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.9 mi
5:30 PMDinner
DAMA Fashion District Restaurant & Bar
DAMA Fashion District Restaurant & Bar

Restaurant

612 E 11th St., Los Angeles, CA 90015

Downtown Los Angeles

5.0

2
7:00 PMDessert
Pitchoun!
Pitchoun!

Bakery

545 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA

Downtown Los Angeles

4.1

Dessert spots in Downtown Los Angeles

Editors' picks first, then by rating.

Good to know

What's the best dessert spot in Downtown Los Angeles for a date?
Our top pick is Okayama Kobo Bakery & Cafe DTLA, rated 4.9 out of 5. Phoenix Bakery and Pitchoun! round out the top 3.
Are there affordable dessert spots in Downtown Los Angeles?
Yes — Okayama Kobo Bakery & Cafe DTLA, Phoenix Bakery and Pitchoun! 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.

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