Best Dessert Shops in Brighton

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Avocado French toast — thick brioche French toast topped with smashed avocado, poached egg and chilli flakes alongside a drizzle of honey, a brunch-meets-dessert crossover

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Classic açaí bowl — a thick blend of frozen açaí topped with granola, banana, fresh seasonal fruit, coconut flakes and a drizzle of honey, the signature bowl that built the brand

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Cocoa-dusted drinking chocolate — a thick, velvety drinking chocolate made from high-percentage cocoa powder blended into steamed milk, served at Cocoa Corner's Pool Valley café near the seafront

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Vegan soft serve — a fully plant-based soft serve ice cream made with oat milk for a clean, creamy texture, V360's signature and proof that vegan ice cream doesn't need to compromise

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Off-the-cone ice cream sandwich — a scoop of freshly made ice cream pressed between two house-made cookies or wafers on the lower promenade, Off The Cone's most photographed seaside treat

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Custom fondant cake — a precisely decorated fondant-covered celebration cake built to a personal brief, Sanah's most requested creation for birthdays and milestone celebrations in Brighton

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Celebration cheesecake — a bespoke baked cheesecake designed to order in a rotating selection of flavours including Biscoff, Oreo and seasonal fruit, Berkson's most requested custom dessert

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House ice cream in a cone — handmade ice cream from a family recipe, scooped generously into a cone for post-swim Hove residents who have kept this neighbourhood parlour going for years

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Rustic loaf — an honest, simply made artisan bread with a thick crust and slightly irregular shape, baked by hand from high-quality flour for the kind of everyday loaf that makes great toast

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Bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom-designed cake made to order, from intimate two-tier sponges to sculpted themed showstoppers, with hand-piped decorations and flavours chosen by the customer

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Artisan gelato scoop — Hove Gelato's freshly churned small-batch Italian gelato made with Portslade dairy milk, available in rotating seasonal flavours at this well-loved Boundary Road parlour

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Lily's Café Brighton Lewes Road artisan ice cream — freshly made artisan ice cream at Lewes Road BN2 Brighton, a popular Brighton East neighbourhood café and ice cream destination

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Hand-painted floral celebration cake — a bespoke, hand-decorated celebration cake with intricate watercolour-style floral painting, Love from Luisa's most distinctive and requested design style

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Custom sculpted birthday cake — a fully bespoke, hand-sculpted celebration cake built to a personal theme or character, My Sweet Passion's most spectacular creation for kids' parties and milestone birthdays

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Honey Medovik cake — a traditional Eastern European honey layer cake with thin caramel-scented sponge layers and sour cream frosting, Mary's most celebrated and requested creation

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Honey and lavender cake — a fragrant, moist sponge made with local Sussex honey and dried lavender from the South Downs, layered with honey buttercream and finished with edible flowers

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Bespoke birthday cake — a fully custom celebration cake designed to the customer's brief, made with a moist sponge, flavoured buttercream and hand-decorated with intricate fondant or fresh flower finishes

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Basque cheesecake — a crustless, high-heat baked cheesecake with a dramatically caramelised top and a light, almost molten interior, MAKA's most requested weekend special

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Classic churros with chocolate — freshly fried crisp Spanish churros dusted in cinnamon sugar, served with a pot of thick, dark dipping chocolate from this popular Churchill Square van

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Cardamom bun — a soft, pillowy yeasted bun heavily fragrant with ground cardamom, shaped in the Nordic knot style and finished with pearl sugar, Bayit's most beloved breakfast pastry

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Leonidas manon truffle — a coffee ganache truffle finished with a white chocolate shell and a whole roasted coffee bean on top, the signature from Belgium's most beloved chocolate brand

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Cookie dough skillet — a warm skillet of half-baked cookie dough served bubbling from the oven with vanilla ice cream and your choice of sauce, a Heavenly Desserts classic

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Mill Lane sourdough — a locally milled, naturally leavened loaf baked for the Portslade community using grain from Sussex farms, with a crackled crust and a soft, flavourful crumb

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Classic lemon and sugar crepe — a thin, lacy French crepe cooked to order on the hotplate, folded with caster sugar and fresh lemon juice in the simplest and most satisfying way

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Galaxy brownie waffle — a crisp Belgian waffle topped with a warm Galaxy chocolate brownie, vanilla ice cream, Galaxy sauce and crushed Galaxy pieces for double chocolate impact

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Wedding and celebration cakes — consistently described as exceeding expectations in both design and flavour; Cielo is Brighton's most beloved celebration cake studio in a beautiful arts centre setting with outstanding coffee

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Colombian origin dark chocolate bar — a single-origin 70% Colombian dark chocolate bar from Koh-Koh's ethical supply chain, clean and complex with notes of red fruit and a long finish

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Whitehawk sourdough — a community loaf made with local grain, naturally leavened and baked for the Whitehawk Estate neighbourhood, affordable artisan bread that's genuinely accessible to all

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Custom fresh cream celebration cake — a light sponge filled with fresh whipped cream and seasonal fruit, decorated with piped cream rosettes and a personalised message for any occasion

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Vegan celebration cake — a fully plant-based tiered celebration cake made with a moist dairy-free sponge, vegan buttercream and elegant floral decoration, proving vegan baking needs no compromise

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Cheese and Marmite scone — a deeply savoury, generously sized scone packed with mature cheddar and a swirl of Marmite, baked golden and served warm — The Little Loaf's cult London Road regular

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Fresh cream egg-free celebration cake — Cake Box's signature: a beautifully decorated sponge cake filled with fresh cream and seasonal fruit, made entirely without eggs to their proprietary recipe

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Single-origin scoops — artisan small-batch ice cream made with traceable single-origin ingredients, churned on site and served in generous scoops with a focus on clean, intense flavour

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Stracciatella gelato — a silky, milk-forward Italian gelato with ribbons of dark chocolate cracked through it by hand, Cocco's purist interpretation of a Kemptown classic

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Lebanese baklawa — wafer-thin filo pastry layered with crushed pistachios and walnuts, baked until golden and soaked in rose and orange blossom syrup, made from an authentic Lebanese family recipe

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Freakshakes — over-the-top dessert milkshakes stacked with cake, candy and sauces; Brighton Instagram icon

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Single-origin dark chocolate bar — a precisely tempered bar of single-origin dark chocolate crafted from traceable cacao, Be Chocolat's purist showcase of fine chocolate's natural complexity

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Glazed Crème Brûlée doughnut — a yeast-risen doughnut filled with smooth vanilla custard cream and topped with a crackled caramelised sugar glaze, Glazed's most technically impressive creation

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Lotus Biscoff cheesecake — a rich, indulgent baked cheesecake on a Biscoff biscuit base, topped with Lotus spread drizzle and a Biscoff crumble, Cloud 9's most-ordered slice

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Community sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf made using a collective starter shared between the bakery and its regular customers, baked in a wood-fired oven for a distinctively smoky crust

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Organic sourdough boule — a round, naturally leavened sourdough made from certified organic flour with a dramatically scored crust and a honeycomb crumb, BRODWOLF's flagship product

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Sourdough loaf — a naturally leavened white sourdough baked fresh each morning with a crackled crust and open crumb, the foundation of Jacob's daily bakery counter

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Vegan tiramisu — decadent, creamy, rich yet light with perfect sweetness; described as the best bakery in the UK by multiple customers who have lived across the street and still think about it; Open Bakery is a Brighton institution across multiple sites

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Dark rye and caraway loaf — a dense, malty rye bread with crushed caraway seeds throughout, long-fermented for a complex, slightly sour flavour that improves over several days

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Cambodian-spiced celebration cake — an Asian-influenced celebration cake with lemongrass, pandan or coconut flavours in the sponge, decorated with tropical-inspired buttercream and floral motifs

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Kouign amann — a Breton caramelised butter cake with layers of laminated dough folded with sugar and salted butter, baked until the outside shatters and the inside is custardy and rich

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Lemon drizzle cake — a moist, tightly crumbed lemon sponge soaked in sharp lemon syrup while still warm, finished with a crackled sugar glaze and lemon zest, a classic done with real care

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Lotus Biscoff waffle — a golden Belgian waffle drizzled with warm Lotus Biscoff sauce, topped with a Biscoff ice cream scoop and finished with crushed Lotus biscuit crumb

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Organic sourdough — a long cold-fermented organic sourdough loaf with a crackled dark crust and open, creamy crumb, baked fresh daily using certified organic flour from sustainable mills

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Overnight sourdough bagel — a hand-rolled bagel slow-proved overnight for a deeply flavoured, chewy crumb and shatteringly crisp crust, Bagelman's most popular item and the cornerstone of their menu

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The Beach Hut Café Brighton Grand Junction Road seasonal cake — a beautifully made seasonal cake at Grand Junction Road BN1 Brighton, a quality Brighton seafront café near the Palace Pier

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Matcha cheesecake — a Japanese-style no-bake cheesecake infused with ceremonial grade matcha, set on a biscuit base and finished with a matcha mirror glaze and gold leaf

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Award-winning macarons (18 flavours) — Raymond Blanc-trained Julien Plumart; Top 10 UK croissant 2025; BAKE OFF The Professionals finalist

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Almond croissant — an absolute must; sells out early; Bayon is considered the best bakery in Brighton & Hove, baking all day so there's always something fresh; the pumpkin and rosemary sourdough loaf is a revelation

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Pistachio croissant — a buttery, laminated croissant filled with pistachio frangipane, topped with crushed Sicilian pistachios and a light dusting of icing sugar

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Fresh cream slice — a light choux or puff pastry filled with freshly whipped cream and seasonal jam, sold from the patisserie counter as a simple, delicious daily special

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House gelato scoop — Brighton's most beloved independent gelateria scoop: freshly churned small-batch gelato from local milk and cream, in bold natural flavours made without artificial additives

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Paris-Brest — a choux pastry ring filled with praline mousseline cream and studded with toasted hazelnuts, Julien Plumart's celebrated take on the French cycling classic

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Community sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf made using a collective starter shared between the bakery and its regular customers, baked in a wood-fired oven for a distinctively smoky crust

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Over 500 flavours of award-winning artisan gelato — top 10 gelato in UK; vegan-forward, Sussex milk, no artificial colours

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Sesame praline éclair — a crisp choux pastry shell filled with sesame praline cream and topped with a black sesame glaze, Chef Philippe's most distinctive fusion pastry creation

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Soufflé pancake stack — thick, impossibly airy Japanese soufflé pancakes that wobble on the plate, served with whipped cream, fresh fruit and a choice of sweet drizzle

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Classic hot chocolate — Hotel Chocolat's celebrated Velvetiser drinking chocolate made with their cocoa-rich pellets stirred into steamed milk, the richest and most satisfying hot chocolate on Brighton's North Street

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Coppa del Nonno — Marrocco's legendary house ice cream recipe passed down through three generations: a rich, intensely creamy vanilla with a clean, pure flavour that defines the best of Italian seaside gelato

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70% dark hot chocolate — Knoops' intensely rich dark blend stirred from 70% single-origin cocoa pellets into steamed milk, deeply chocolatey and satisfying without sweetness

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Classic Cornish pasty — a hand-crimped shortcrust pastry filled with beef skirt, swede, potato and onion, baked fresh daily to the traditional Cornish recipe in this North Laine fixture

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Salted caramel chocolate block — Audrey's house favourite: a thick slab of caramelised dark chocolate layered over a salted caramel ganache, finished with fleur de sel and sold by the piece

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Matcha financier — a small, precisely made Japanese-French hybrid cake: a golden brown financier base infused with ceremonial matcha and browned butter, delicate and intensely flavoured

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Sea salt caramel gelato — Boho's award-winning flavour: a perfectly balanced salted caramel gelato made from local sea salt and Hove dairy cream, with a depth of flavour that keeps people returning

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Lotus Biscoff cheesecake — a rich, no-bake cheesecake built on a Lotus biscuit base with a velvet Biscoff cream filling, topped with caramelised Biscoff drizzle and a crushed cookie crumb

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Galaktoboureko — a traditional Greek custard slice of semolina cream custard baked inside crisp filo pastry, soaked in light lemon syrup and served warm as Greece's most comforting dessert

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Custom tiered wedding cake — a multi-tiered, hand-decorated wedding cake built to the couple's vision with fresh flowers, intricate piping or hand-painted details, made in-house from finest ingredients

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Almond croissant — a twice-baked croissant soaked in almond syrup, filled with rich frangipane, topped with flaked almonds and iced sugar — the Flour Pot's most-loved morning pastry

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Almond croissant — a twice-baked croissant soaked in almond syrup, filled with rich frangipane, topped with flaked almonds and iced sugar — the Flour Pot's most-loved morning pastry

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Real Patisserie kouign amann — a caramelised Breton butter cake with layers of laminated dough, baked until the outside shatters and the inside is soft and butterscotch-sweet, the brand's best-known product

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Knickerbocker Glory — a towering glass layered with scoops of house gelato, fruit coulis, fresh cream, wafer and a cherry on top, served at the beachfront Kings Road Arches location

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Almond croissant — a twice-baked croissant soaked in almond syrup, filled with rich frangipane, topped with flaked almonds and iced sugar — the Flour Pot's most-loved morning pastry

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Almond croissant — a twice-baked croissant soaked in almond syrup, filled with rich frangipane, topped with flaked almonds and iced sugar — the Flour Pot's most-loved morning pastry

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Brown butter blondie — a rich, dense blondie made with brown butter and studded with dark chocolate chunks, Baked's most consistently popular counter item in this well-loved Church Road bakery

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Kouign amann — the caramelised Breton butter cake that made Real Patisserie famous in Brighton: layers of buttery laminated dough folded with sugar, baked until shattering crisp outside and molten within

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Seeded sourdough — a long cold-fermented sourdough encrusted with a blend of sunflower, sesame and pumpkin seeds, with a deeply flavoured open crumb beloved by Brighton's bread community

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Pecan banana bread — GAIL's celebrated banana and pecan sponge with a buttery crumble topping, baked fresh and served warm by the slice at this North Road location near Brighton's North Laine quarter

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Original glazed doughnut — Krispy Kreme's iconic ring with a gossamer-thin glaze that shatters on the first bite, revealing a cloud-soft, lightly yeasted interior that has defined doughnut expectations for generations

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Traditional Cornish pasty — a hand-crimped D-shaped shortcrust pastry filled with beef, potato, swede and onion, Cornish Bakehouse's most popular product baked fresh throughout the day

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Pistachio gelato — a vivid green, intensely nutty Sicilian pistachio gelato made with 100% Bronte pistachio paste, Love Gelato's most popular flavour and the benchmark of the genre

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Pistachio Love Gelato — a vivid green, intensely nutty Sicilian pistachio gelato made with 100% Bronte pistachio paste, Love's signature flavour sold from their North Laine Gardner Street counter

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Cannoli siciliani — freshly fried crisp pastry tubes piped to order with sweetened sheep's milk ricotta, studded with pistachios and chocolate chips in the authentic Sicilian tradition

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Mochi ice cream — soft, chewy Japanese rice cake wrapped around a ball of artisan ice cream in flavours from matcha to lychee, served in pairs from a rotating daily selection

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Simit — a Turkish sesame ring bread with a crisp crust encrusted with toasted sesame seeds and a chewy interior, sold warm from the oven as Turkey's most beloved street food

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Signature club doughnut — The Donut Club's rotating weekly special: a yeast-raised doughnut with a surprise filled interior and a creative glazed or crumble topping, announced on Instagram every Friday

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Hand-pulled vanilla fudge — smooth, melt-in-the-mouth fudge made fresh using the traditional copper pan method, sold by the slice from this Meeting House Lane shop in the Brighton Lanes

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Nocciola hazelnut gelato — Joe Delucci's most celebrated flavour: a deeply roasted Piedmont hazelnut gelato with an intense nuttiness that sets the Italian benchmark for proper nocciola in Brighton

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Almond croissant — a twice-baked croissant soaked in almond syrup, filled with rich frangipane, topped with flaked almonds and iced sugar — the Flour Pot's most-loved morning pastry

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Reading Room Brighton Madeira Drive café seasonal cake — a beautifully made seasonal cake at Black Rock Madeira Drive BN2 Brighton, a quality Brighton seafront café near the famous cycle track

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Salted caramel chocolate truffle — a smooth ganache centre of salted butter caramel encased in dark Valrhona chocolate, hand-rolled and finished with fleur de sel, Truffles' house signature

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Kinder Bueno waffle — a golden waffle piled with Kinder Bueno pieces, hazelnut chocolate sauce and whipped cream, Kaspa's most popular Brighton order on a weekend evening

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Pecan crumble banana bread — GAIL's most popular café counter item: a moist, dense banana bread topped with a buttery pecan crumble and caramelised pecan pieces, served warm by the slice

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23-flavour gelato counter with fully loaded waffles — Brighton's family dessert destination

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Vegan layer cake — a fully plant-based celebration sponge with dairy-free buttercream, seasonal fruit filling and a beautiful clean decoration, Angel Food's flagship item and Brighton's finest vegan cake

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Almond croissant — a twice-baked croissant soaked in almond syrup, filled with rich frangipane, topped with flaked almonds and iced sugar — the Flour Pot's most-loved morning pastry