Around Wayfarer Bread & Pastry
2 stops, all within a short walk
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< 0.1 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMDessert
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A sweet night in La Jolla
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 6 dessert spots in La Jolla. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
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 Bobboi Natural Gelato
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.1 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMDessert
Around Trilogy Sanctuary
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.1 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMDessert
Dessert spots in La Jolla
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Good to know
- What's the best dessert spot in La Jolla for a date?
- Our top pick is Wayfarer Bread & Pastry, rated 4.7 out of 5. Bobboi Natural Gelato and Trilogy Sanctuary round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable dessert spots in La Jolla?
- Yes — Wayfarer Bread & Pastry, Trilogy Sanctuary and Scoops La Jolla 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.