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Best Dessert Shops in NYC

Best Dessert Shops in NYC

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Created by Natasha Maki Y. • Updated On: April 2, 2014

These places around NYC are highly recommended for a quick, sweet snack, or an after-meal sweetener.

16 Handles is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

1. 16 Handles

7.7
153 2nd Avenue (btwn E 9th & 10th St), New York, NY
Frozen Yogurt Shop · East Village · 134 tips and reviews
Spot Dessert Bar is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

2. Spot Dessert Bar

8.7
13 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · East Village · 353 tips and reviews
Rice to Riches is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

3. Rice to Riches

8.5
37 Spring St (btwn Mott & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · NoLita · 395 tips and reviews
The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

4. The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

8.6
65 Bayard St (btwn Elizabeth & Mott St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Chinatown · 450 tips and reviews
Kyotofu is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

5. Kyotofu

705 9th Ave (btwn 48th & 49th St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 97 tips and reviews
Milk Bar is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

6. Milk Bar

8.4
251 E 13th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · East Village · 711 tips and reviews
Chloe's Soft Serve Fruit Co. is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

7. Chloe's Soft Serve Fruit Co.

8.3
25 E 17th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Union Square · 96 tips and reviews
La Maison du Macaron is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

8. La Maison du Macaron

132 W 23rd St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Chelsea · 135 tips and reviews
Veniero’s Pasticceria & Caffe is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

9. Veniero’s Pasticceria & Caffe

9.1
342 E 11th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · East Village · 318 tips and reviews
Vive La Crêpe is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

10. Vive La Crêpe

51 Spring St (btwn Mulberry & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Creperie · NoLita · 123 tips and reviews
Baked by Melissa is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

11. Baked by Melissa

529 Broadway (btwn Spring & Mercer St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · SoHo · 56 tips and reviews
Il Laboratorio del Gelato is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

12. Il Laboratorio del Gelato

9.0
188 Ludlow St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 345 tips and reviews
Ladurée is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

13. Ladurée

9.1
864 Madison Ave (btwn E 70th & E 71st St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Upper East Side · 256 tips and reviews
Maison Kayser is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

14. Maison Kayser

921 Broadway (at E 21st St), New York, NY
Bakery · Flatiron District · 185 tips and reviews
Big Gay Ice Cream Shop is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

15. Big Gay Ice Cream Shop

125 E 7th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · East Village · 416 tips and reviews
Billy's Bakery is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

16. Billy's Bakery

8.2
184 9th Ave (btw 21st & 22nd St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · Chelsea · 208 tips and reviews
Sprinkles is one of Best Dessert Shops in NYC.

17. Sprinkles

8.6
780 Lexington Avenue (btwn E 60th & E 61st St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · Upper East Side · 199 tips and reviews