Where To Try Toronto’s 11 Most Delicious Desserts
Visit these dessert shops in Toronto, where you can indulge in ice cream, French macarons, Japanese cheesecake and everything in between.
Even the most strong-willed sweet tooths will be tested by Toronto’s incredible dessert shops and bakeries. Discover the city’s most irresistible treats and the best places to try them in this guide.
1. Cacao 70 for hot cocoa and chocolate heaven
Restaurant, Dessert Shop, Dessert
Cacao 70 is home to Toronto’s largest daily gathering of chocoholics. With a menu featuring fresh takes on childhood favorites – such as crêpes and fondue – chocolate stands out as the star ingredient. But perhaps it’s the rich and flavorful hot chocolate that keeps guests coming back. Cacao 70 is no one-trick pony; choose from a thicker Italian-style hot cocoa or a Mexican-style brew served with spicy cinnamon. With four locations in the downtown core and two others in the Greater Toronto Area, there is no reason to skip after-dinner dessert ever again.
2. Sweet Jesus for Instagram-worthy ice cream cones
Restaurant, Dessert Shop, Dessert, Canadian
3. Nadège Patisserie for delightfully light macarons
Patisserie, Pastry Shop, Pastries
4. TSUJIRI for matcha shaved ice
Dessert Shop, Cafe, Dessert
Tucked away on Bay and Dundas (otherwise known as Little Japan) is TSUJIRI – a matcha dessert and teahouse. Originally from Kyoto, this branch is the shop’s first expansion into North America. Embracing the Canadian esthetic, the dessert shop features furniture made from Douglas fir and maple while serving up matcha in the form of soft-serve ice cream, shaved ice or pastries.
5. Roselle Desserts for Parisian lavender ice cream
Dessert Shop, Dessert
This French-inspired patisserie turns out some of Toronto’s most delicious baked goods, including cookies, crêpes and everything in between. While crêpes were originally meant to be Roselle’s signature item, its soft-serve ice cream has become a Torontonian favorite, especially the earl grey variety. Located in Corktown, these treats whipped up by two Michelin-trained pastry chefs are not to be missed.
6. Bang Bang Ice Cream and Bakery for the famous ice cream sandwich
Dessert Shop, Dessert
7. VON Doughnuts for freshly baked sangria doughnuts
Dessert Shop, Dessert
8. Milk Bar for chef Christina Tosi’s Cereal Milk Mix
Bakery, Dessert Shop, Dessert, Canadian
9. Uncle Tetsu’s for the fluffiest Japanese cheesecake in Toronto
Bakery, Cafe, Pastelaria, Canadian, Dessert, Ice Cream, Pastries
10. Cool N2 for a liquid nitrogen-infused chocolate brownie
Dessert Shop, Dessert
Founded in the kitchen of owner Hesuan Tso Chen, Cool N2 uses tanks of liquid nitrogen to serve up its frozen delights. Favorites such as the chocolate brownie are served in a cup with fresh ice cream and toppings such as marshmallows and a syringe of chocolate sauce. Guests leave feeling like mad scientists – and also with a brain freeze.
11. BeaverTails for fried dough, a Canadian classic
Dessert Shop, Dessert
There is no dessert more beloved in Canada than the BeaverTail. Its namesake chain has a location in Toronto right on the waterfront, where visitors can enjoy the scenic harbor while munching on a pastry topped with cinnamon and sugar. The more adventurous can sample the avalanche flavor – with a layer of cheesecake spread, Skor bits and caramel sauce. Those in search of something even sweeter can have the BeaverTails sundae, served with a side of gelato, frozen yogurt or good old-fashioned ice cream.
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