The Dessert Detective
167 Best Dessert Shops in Bristol — Places Near You (2026)
167 places found
From cosy bakeries to full-blown patisseries, Bristol delivers, spanning Redland to Cabot Circus. We've tracked down 167 spots across the city, each rated by taste, looks and value. Standouts include Beverley's Bakery and Ruby Hue Chocolate Makers. Here are the best places to get desserts near Bristol right now.
Frequently asked questions
Where's the best dessert in Bristol?
Based on our ratings, the top-rated spots in Bristol are listed above — ranked by taste, looks and value from real reviews.
Which dessert shops in Bristol deliver?
Check the delivery info on each shop's listing — many spots in Bristol offer delivery via their own site or a third-party app.
Are there vegan dessert options in Bristol?
Yes — switch to map view or browse the listings above for dietary details on each shop.
167 places in Bristol
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Beverley's Bakery
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Iced bun — a soft, white yeasted bun topped with a generous layer of white glacé icing and split with fresh whipped cream, Beverley's most-loved traditional British bakery item on East Street
Chocolatiers★ 5.0
Ruby Hue Chocolate Makers
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Ruby chocolate truffle — a ganache truffle crafted from Ruby RB1 chocolate, with its naturally pink colour and berry-forward flavour, Ruby Hue's signature creation from their Redcliffe chocolate studio
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Whisked baking company
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Whisked celebration cake — a beautifully crafted bespoke sponge cake made to order from the Stapleton kitchen, with flavour combinations chosen by the customer and elegant buttercream decoration
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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
The Bakehouse
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Seeded sourdough — a long-fermented naturally leavened loaf encrusted with sunflower, sesame and pumpkin seeds, The Bakehouse's most popular loaf for Totterdown's serious bread community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Zaza Marcelle Cakes & Pâtisserie
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Bespoke African-French celebration cake — a distinctive celebration cake blending West African flavours like cassava and plantain with classic French patisserie technique, Zaza Marcelle's most celebrated creation
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Lunita Pasteleria Bristol
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Pastel de nata — a traditional Portuguese custard tart with a flaky, layered pastry shell and a scorched, silky egg custard centre, Lunita's most authentic bake from Bishopston's beloved Spanish-Portuguese pastry café
Cheesecake★ 5.0
The Local Bakehouse
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Artisan sourdough — a long cold-fermented naturally leavened loaf baked fresh for the Brislington community, with a thick crackled crust and an open, flavourful crumb
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Chocolatiers★ 5.0
Chocolate Collective in Bristol
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Collaborative chocolate bar — a joint creation made with a Bristol local business or producer, the Chocolate Collective's signature approach of pairing fine chocolate with local Bristol ingredients
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Bodkin Bakes
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Seasonal fruit crumble tart — a buttery, shortcrust pastry case filled with almond frangipane and topped with the season's best fruit and a light crumble, Bodkin Bakes' most beloved rotation special
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Chocolatiers★ 5.0
Esdeekay Chocolatier
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Macarons and chocolates, signature flavour is blonde chocolate & morello cherry.
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Cheesecake★ 5.0
Lily Sweets
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Middle Eastern sweets selection — a rotating daily box of traditional Arabic confectionery including baklawa, maamoul and kanafeh, made fresh from authentic family recipes at Fishponds Road
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Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
Amaretto Italian sweets
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Gelato affogato — a scoop of house-made Italian gelato drowned in a shot of hot espresso, Amaretto's signature serve and the perfect marriage of Staple Hill's Italian sweet tradition and good coffee
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Serving Cake
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Custom celebration cake — a bespoke sponge cake made to the customer's specifications, with hand-piped buttercream decoration and personalised messages, Serving Cake's most popular creation for East Bristol
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
BOXED DELIGHTS 🍰
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Box of bakes — a curated selection of fresh cakes, brownies and sweet treats presented in BOXED DELIGHTS' signature box, the most-gifted item from this Bedminster cake and dessert box service
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Bakealicious
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Bespoke sculpted cake — a fully custom hand-sculpted celebration cake built to any theme or design brief, Bakealicious' Wine Street branch serving Bristol city centre celebrations
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Claremont Cakes
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Easton celebration cake — a custom sponge cake made to order with flavours chosen by the customer and decorated with buttercream flowers, Claremont Cakes' most-requested creation for Easton families
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Windswept Cakes
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Windswept celebration cake — a naturally inspired bespoke cake decorated with hand-sculpted sugar flowers, driftwood and coastal motifs, reflecting the West Country landscape that inspires this Brislington cake artist
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Sweet Peach Cake Studio
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Peach and raspberry layer cake — a moist, fragrant sponge layered with fresh peach compote and raspberry buttercream, Sweet Peach's most beloved creation and the flavour combination that defines this Henleaze studio
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Two Ways Coffee and Bakes
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Morning bun — a laminated yeasted pastry scented with orange zest and cinnamon sugar, baked in a muffin tin for a crisp, caramelised base and a soft, fragrant interior
Dessert Bars★ 5.0
Cake Tin
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Cookie dough on the tin — a warm, skillet-served cookie dough pot baked to order and brought to your table in the tin, Cake Tin's most-loved dessert at this St Michael's Hill neighbourhood spot
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Parsnips' Cake Kitchen
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Parsnip and ginger celebration cake — a moist, warmly spiced sponge made with freshly grated parsnip and stem ginger, Parsnips' most distinctive and beloved signature flavour from this South Bristol kitchen
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Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
Pops
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Pop's soft serve — a generous swirl of fresh, creamy soft-serve ice cream made from quality dairy for South Bristol families, Pops' most-loved treat served from their Bedminster neighbourhood location
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Proper Bread Bakery
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Proper sourdough — a naturally leavened, slow-fermented white sourdough baked at Proper Bread's Montpelier production unit, with an authentically crackled crust and an open, flavourful crumb
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Just Cakes and Bakes Bristol
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Bespoke birthday cake — a fully custom celebration cake made to order with personalised decoration, flavour choice and hand-piped details, crafted for Brislington's local community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Bristol Bespoke Cakes
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Bespoke sculpted cake — a fully custom, hand-sculpted celebration cake built to any theme or character, Bristol Bespoke Cakes' most spectacular creation for birthdays, weddings and milestone events
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Carefree Cakes
Bristol
🥗 Gluten-free options; Dairy-free option…
🥇 Signature Item
Custom allergen-free celebration cake — a bespoke celebration cake made without common allergens including eggs, dairy and gluten, Carefree Cakes' most-requested creation for Bristol families with dietary needs
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Flowers and Thorn
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Floral celebration cake — a bespoke sponge cake decorated with hand-crafted sugar flowers and botanical elements, Flowers and Thorn's most requested creation blending cake design with botanical artistry
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Boujon Bakery
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Pistachio croissant — a buttery laminated croissant filled with pistachio frangipane and rolled in crushed Sicilian pistachios, the Boujon Bakery creation that Gloucester Road regulars plan their morning around
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Laura's Kitchen Cakery
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Laura's Victoria sponge — a classic, perfectly balanced Victoria sponge with strawberry jam and fresh cream, made by Laura in her Keynsham kitchen with care for every customer's celebration
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Zena’s Bistro Cafe
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Tiramisu — a classic Italian tiramisu made fresh daily at Zena's kitchen, with proper mascarpone, espresso-soaked savoiardi and a generous dusting of dark cocoa in the authentic Italian style
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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Community Jam Cafe
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Homemade community scone — a generous, freshly baked scone served warm with jam and cream at this community café on St George's Road, a gathering place for Bristol's arts and voluntary sector
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Hilda Bakery
Bristol · Redland
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Seasonal pastries and sourdough — neighbourhood bakery named after a grandmother's baking spirit
Dessert Bars★ 4.9
Syrian Cafe Bristol
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Syrian mixed sweet platter — a sharing board of freshly made Syrian confectionery including mamoul, ghraybeh and baklawa made from an authentic Damascus family recipe, served with mint tea
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
Guild Of Dough
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Naturally leavened doughnut — Guild of Dough's signature creation: a slow-proved, wild-yeast-risen doughnut with an open crumb and complex flavour, the artisan answer to the mass-produced ring doughnut
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.9
Divino Deli
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Italian gelato from the deli counter — fresh-made gelato scooped alongside premium Italian deli products at Divino, Clifton's most elegant stop for Italian ice cream and artisan grocery
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.9
Chew Moo's Ice Cream
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Farm ice cream — slow-churned ice cream made from milk from Chew Moo's own herd of cows at Graylands Farm, with an unmatched freshness and flavour that comes from farm to scoop in hours
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.9
OAKBERRY ACAI | Bristol
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Classic açaí bowl — a thick frozen açaí blend topped with fresh banana, granola, coconut flakes and honey, OAKBERRY's signature bowl and a refreshing alternative to traditional ice cream at Cabot Circus
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
MEY·ZE
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Persian love cake — a fragrant, rose-water-scented almond sponge studded with pistachios and cardamom, MEY·ZE's most distinctive bake inspired by the rich pastry tradition of Persia
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
BristoL'eclair
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Miso caramel éclair — a precision-crafted choux pastry filled with miso caramel cream and topped with a glossy caramel glaze and fleur de sel, BristoL'eclair's most celebrated flavour creation
Dessert Bars★ 4.9
Areeshaz Dessert Café
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Cookie dough waffle — a crisp Belgian waffle loaded with warm cookie dough and drizzled with toppings at this Downend High Street branch of Areeshaz, the East Bristol dessert destination
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Bakealicious
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Bespoke sculpted birthday cake — a fully custom hand-sculpted and decorated celebration cake, Bakealicious' most spectacular creation for any occasion at their Distillery Old Market café and cake studio
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Joanna Pyda Cake Studio
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sculpted wedding cake — a show-stopping, multi-tiered hand-sculpted wedding cake decorated with intricate sugar flowers and personalised design elements, Joanna Pyda's most ambitious and acclaimed creation
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.9
Deli @ Sandy Park
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Artisan scooped ice cream — fresh, rich ice cream served from the counter at Sandy Park Road, a Brislington neighbourhood favourite for families wanting quality scooped ice cream close to home
Chocolatiers★ 4.9
Zara's Chocolates
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Handmade dark chocolate truffles — smooth Valrhona ganache truffles rolled in cocoa powder, made in small batches at this North Street chocolatier using ethically sourced cacao
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
Staple Bakery
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Staple sourdough — a naturally leavened white sourdough baked fresh each morning for the St Marks Road community, Staple Bakery's cornerstone product and the bread that built this Easton favourite
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Crumbs
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Victoria sponge slice — a light, perfectly balanced Victoria sponge with strawberry jam and fresh whipped cream, Crumbs' most-loved everyday cake and a Keynsham institution
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.9
La Scala
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Italian gelato and coffee — a scoop of La Scala's house gelato served with a short espresso on the side, the classic Italian way to end a meal that Henleaze has been enjoying for years
Dessert Bars★ 4.9
The Pancake Man
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
American-style pancake stack — thick, fluffy buttermilk pancake stacks with maple syrup, fresh berries and whipped cream served at The Pancake Man's Cargo 2 harbourside location
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.9
Panunzio's Kitchen Gelati Italiani
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Pistachio gelato — a vivid, intensely nutty Bronte pistachio gelato made from 100% Sicilian pistachio paste, Panunzio's most celebrated flavour at this Cotham Hill institution
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.8
Amorino
Bristol · Cabot Circus
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Flower-shaped gelato cone — gelato sculpted into rose petals on every cone; French-Italian chain icon
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
Hart's Bakery
Bristol · Temple Meads
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Kouign amann and Chelsea buns — Bristol's railway-arch bakery; a commuter favourite since 2013
Doughnuts★ 4.8
Small Goods
Bristol · Wapping Wharf
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Seasonal sourdough pastries — neighbourhood Cardiff bakery with community focus
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Cake Box Bristol (Gloucester Rd)
Bristol
🥗 Egg-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Fresh cream celebration cake — Cake Box's egg-free signature: a beautifully decorated fresh cream sponge made without eggs, to order for birthdays and celebrations across Bishopston and north Bristol
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Cake Box Bristol (Redfield)
Bristol
🥗 Egg-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Fresh cream egg-free celebration cake — Cake Box's signature egg-free sponge filled with fresh cream, made to order and decorated for any occasion from birthdays to weddings
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
Stokes By The Orchard
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Morning fruit tart — a delicate pastry shell filled with vanilla crème pâtissière and crowned with fresh seasonal fruit, Stokes By The Orchard's most elegant daily counter item on Stokes Croft
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Celebration Cake Centre
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Tiered celebration cake — a bespoke multi-tiered occasion cake designed to order, Celebration Cake Centre's most impressive creation for weddings and milestone events in Bristol's Redcliffe area
Chocolatiers★ 4.8
Ted & Mae Chocolatier
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Bean-to-bar dark chocolate — a single-origin dark chocolate bar made from scratch at Ted & Mae's Gloucester Road studio, from sourcing the cacao beans to moulding the finished bar in a genuinely transparent process
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
Hart's Bakery
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sourdough doughnut — a naturally leavened, slow-proved doughnut with a complex, slightly tangy flavour and a feather-light texture, Hart's most technically impressive creation at Temple Meads arch
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Sotiris Greek Bakery
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Bougatsa — a warm Greek custard pie made with semolina cream filling wrapped in crisp filo pastry and dusted with icing sugar and cinnamon, Sotiris' most authentic taste of Greek bakery culture
Dessert Bars★ 4.8
Bristanbul
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Turkish kunafeh — shredded pastry packed with molten white cheese, baked until golden and drenched in rose-water syrup, Bristanbul's most-requested dessert from the Turkish tradition