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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 51 dessert spots in New York. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Laza Dessert Cafe
Sunset Park
The Nuttery
Sunset Park
Soft Swerve Ice Cream
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Good to know
- What's the best dessert spot in New York for a date?
- Our top pick is Laza Dessert Cafe in Sunset Park. The Nuttery and Soft Swerve Ice Cream round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable dessert spots in New York?
- Yes — Soft Swerve Ice Cream is $$ 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.