A sweet night in SoHo / NoHo / Nolita
2 stops, all within a short walk
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0.8 mi
5:30 PMDinner
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7:00 PMDessert
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Best dessert spots for a date in New York
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 18 dessert spots in New York, from Midtown Manhattan to Carroll Gardens / Cobble Hill and DUMBO / Brooklyn Heights. 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 Upper West Side
2 stops, all within a short walk
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0.3 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMDessert
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
CafeMarieBelle Cacao Bar
4.8(8)SoHo / NoHo / Nolita · $$
BakeryLevain
4.7(17)Upper West Side · $
Cocktail BarMo’s General
4.7(12)Williamsburg · $
BakeryL’imprimerie
4.7(6)Bushwick / Ridgewood · $
BakerySchmackarys
4.6(22)Midtown Manhattan · $
Dessert SpotAmorino Gelato
4.6(20)Upper West Side · $
Dessert ShopSALSWEE
4.6(13)Flatiron / Gramercy · $
BakeryPoseidon Bakery
4.6(11)Midtown Manhattan · $
Bakery & CafeMartha’s Country Bakery
4.5(25)Astoria / Long Island City · $
BakeryLibrae Bakery
4.5(25)East Village / LES · $
Dessert SpotChocolate Room
4.5(16)Carroll Gardens / Cobble Hill · $
BakeryBalthazar Bakery
4.5(12)SoHo / NoHo / Nolita · $
BakeryFour & Twenty Black Birds
4.5(12)Carroll Gardens / Cobble Hill · $
CafeLysée
4.4(23)Flatiron / Gramercy · $$$
BakeryAmy’s Bread
4.4(10)Midtown Manhattan · $
RestaurantLassen & Hennigs
4.4(5)DUMBO / Brooklyn Heights · $
CafeAlmondine
4.0(4)DUMBO / Brooklyn Heights · $
RestaurantLet's Chama
West Village / Greenwich Village · $
Good to know
- What's the best dessert spot in New York for a date?
- Our top pick is MarieBelle Cacao Bar in SoHo / NoHo / Nolita, rated 4.8 out of 5. Levain and Mo’s General round out the top 3.
- Which New York neighborhoods have the best dessert spots?
- Midtown Manhattan (3), Carroll Gardens / Cobble Hill (2) and DUMBO / Brooklyn Heights (2) have the most spots on this list.
- Are there affordable dessert spots in New York?
- Yes — MarieBelle Cacao Bar, Levain and Mo’s General 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.