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A sweet night in Little Italy / Middletown

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 5 dessert spots in Little Italy / Middletown. 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 Gelato Vero Caffe

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.4 mi
5:30 PMDinner
Animae
Animae

Restaurant

969 Pacific Hwy, San Diego, CA 92101

Little Italy / Middletown

4.9

2
7:00 PMDessert
Gelato Vero Caffe
Gelato Vero Caffe

Bakery

3753 India Street, San Diego, California, 92103

Little Italy / Middletown

4.4

Around Michi Michi

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.7 mi
5:30 PMDinner
C Level
C Level

Restaurant

880 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego

Little Italy / Middletown

4.3

2
7:00 PMDessert
Michi Michi
Michi Michi

Bakery

2800 Fifth Ave. San Diego, CA 92103

Little Italy / Middletown

4.1

Around Chocolate Cafe

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.2 mi
5:30 PMDinner
Azuki Sushi
Azuki Sushi

Restaurant

2321 5th Avenue

Little Italy / Middletown

4.9

2
7:00 PMDessert
Chocolate Cafe
Chocolate Cafe

Dessert Shop

509 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101, USA

Little Italy / Middletown

Dessert spots in Little Italy / Middletown

Editors' picks first, then by rating.

Good to know

What's the best dessert spot in Little Italy / Middletown for a date?
Our top pick is Gelato Vero Caffe, rated 4.4 out of 5. Michi Michi and Chocolate Cafe round out the top 3.
Are there affordable dessert spots in Little Italy / Middletown?
Yes — Gelato Vero Caffe, Michi Michi and Chocolate Cafe 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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