The Dessert Detective
107 Best Dessert Shops in Brighton — Places Near You (2026)
107 places found
Brighton's dessert scene runs deep, spanning Stanford Avenue to The Lanes. We've tracked down 107 spots across the city, each rated by taste, looks and value. Standouts include V360 vegan café - Whippy Ice Cream and Gelato - 100% plant based and Ice Queens. Here are the best places to get desserts near Brighton right now.
Frequently asked questions
Where's the best dessert in Brighton?
Based on our ratings, the top-rated spots in Brighton are listed above — ranked by taste, looks and value from real reviews.
Which dessert shops in Brighton deliver?
Check the delivery info on each shop's listing — many spots in Brighton offer delivery via their own site or a third-party app.
Are there vegan dessert options in Brighton?
Yes — switch to map view or browse the listings above for dietary details on each shop.
107 places in Brighton
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
V360 vegan café - Whippy Ice Cream and Gelato - 100% plant based
Brighton
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
Ice Queens
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 5.0
barecrumb
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Dessert Bars★ 5.0
Toast & Toss
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
Jungle Berry Premium Açai
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Chocolatiers★ 5.0
Cocoa Corner Cafe
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
Off The Cone
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Sanah's Mixing Bowl
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 5.0
Berkson Bakes
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 5.0
Belle Vue Cakery
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
Hove Gelato
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
Lily’s Cafe
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Love From Luisa Cakes
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
My Sweet Passion Cakes
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Honey Cake by Mary
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
Bee May Bakery
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.9
Betsy's Bake
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.9
MAKA Kitchen & Cafe - Hove
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Dessert Bars★ 4.9
Hola Churros, Brighton
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Cielo Cakery
Brighton · Stanford Avenue
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Doughnuts★ 4.8
Bayit
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Chocolatiers★ 4.8
Leonidas Chocolates Brighton
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Mill lane bakery
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.8
Crepeaffaire
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.8
Treatz Dessert Brighton
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Chocolatiers★ 4.8
Koh-Koh Chocolate Boutique
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Doughnuts★ 4.8
The White Hawk Bakery and Café
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.8
Heavenly Desserts Brighton
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options; Gluten-free…
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.8
FAMOUS CAKE COMPANY
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.8
Cielo Cakery
Brighton
🥗 Vegan options; Dairy-free options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Doughnuts★ 4.8
The Little Loaf
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.7
Cloud 9
Brighton · The Lanes
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Freakshakes — over-the-top dessert milkshakes stacked with cake, candy and sauces; Brighton Instagram icon
Cheesecake★ 4.7
Cake Box Brighton
Brighton
🥗 Egg-free options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.7
Brass Monkey Ice Cream
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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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Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.7
Cocco gelato
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.7
Teba Sweets
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.7
Open Bakery
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Chocolatiers★ 4.7
Be Chocolat Brighton
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Doughnuts★ 4.7
Glazed - Next Level Donuts And Coffee
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.7
Cloud 9
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.7
BRODWOLF - Organic Bakery & Coffee
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.7
JACOB'S BAKERY + CAFE
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.7
Open Bakery
Brighton · Kemptown
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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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Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.7
Raven's Bakery
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.6
Julien Plumart
Brighton · North Laine
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Award-winning macarons (18 flavours) — Raymond Blanc-trained Julien Plumart; Top 10 UK croissant 2025; BAKE OFF The Professionals finalist
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.6
Bayon Bakery
Brighton · Hove
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.6
Boho Gelato
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.6
Bayon Bakery Hove
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.6
Real Patisserie Church Road
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.6
The Artisan Cakery - Coffee Shop
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Doughnuts★ 4.6
BRODWOLF - Organic Bakery & Coffee
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Doughnuts★ 4.6
Bagelman
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Doughnuts★ 4.6
The Beach Hut Cafe
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.6
Neeko | Speciality Coffee, Cakes and Matcha
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.6
Julien Plumart
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.6
Open Bakery
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.6
Creams Cafe Brighton
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 4.6
Bliss Patisserie
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Cheesecake★ 4.6
Patisserie 4 you
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.6
Boho Gelato
Brighton · The Lanes
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Over 500 flavours of award-winning artisan gelato — top 10 gelato in UK; vegan-forward, Sussex milk, no artificial colours