Best Dessert Shops in Cardiff

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Artisan chocolate truffle — a handmade ganache truffle crafted from quality couverture chocolate at Treat Pontcanna's Kings Road studio, a luxury gift and treat for Cardiff's most sought-after neighbourhood

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JayJay bespoke birthday cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order for Cardiff birthdays and special occasions, with personalised flavours and decoration chosen by the customer

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Pikkle bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake built to any brief with personalised flavours and decoration, PIKKLE's most-requested creation for Cardiff celebrations

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SugarPuddin bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake built to the customer's brief with personalised flavours and buttercream decoration for Cardiff's West community

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Llandough cupcake — a beautifully decorated buttercream cupcake made to order in seasonal flavours, Fairy Cake Counter's most popular creation for the Llandough and Penarth community

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French tarte au citron — a precisely made lemon tart with a buttery shortcrust shell and a smooth, sharp lemon curd filling, Astrid's most requested French patisserie creation on Whitchurch Road

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Merthyr Road sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf baked fresh for this Whitchurch community, Ground Bakery's most popular bread at their Merthyr Road North Cardiff location

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Thompson's Park sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf baked fresh for the Canton community, Ground Bakery's most-loved bread at their Thompson's Park Rangers Hut location in West Cardiff

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That Tattooed Baker celebration cake — a bespoke, hand-decorated cake with an edgy aesthetic and bold flavour combinations, the Rumney cake studio's most distinctive creation for Cardiff celebrations

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Penarth cake shed slice — a generous cut of Bakehouse's seasonal cake of the day, enjoyed in the garden shed-styled tasting space at this much-loved Baron Road Penarth community bakehouse

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Sicilian arancello sorbetto — a refreshing, intensely aromatic Sicilian lemon and orange blossom sorbetto made from Sicilian citrus, Khione's most elegant and distinctive flavour at Duke Street Arcade

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Marlenka honey cake — a traditional Czech-style honey layer cake with thin spiced sponge layers and smooth cream filling, sold at this Cardiff outlet bringing Central European confectionery to Penarth Road

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Birchgrove Italian loaf — a soft, milk-enriched Italian-style bread baked fresh for the Birchgrove community, Grano's most-loved daily product at this Caerphilly Road Italian bakery and café

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Donald Street celebration cake — a bespoke hand-decorated sponge cake made to order with personalised flavours and decoration, Cup & Cake's most-requested creation for Cardiff's Roath community

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Bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated cake made to the customer's brief, Let Them See Cake's most-requested creation for Cardiff celebrations on Cowbridge Road

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Polish sernik — a traditional Polish baked cheesecake made with twaróg cottage cheese, vanilla and a buttery pastry base, a Central European classic from this Cardiff Polish delicatessen

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South Asian mithai selection — a rotating daily box of freshly made traditional sweets including gulab jamun, barfi and ladoo, made from family recipes at this City Road Cardiff sweet shop

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Egg-free fresh cream cake — Cake Box's signature Canton creation: a beautifully decorated sponge cake filled with fresh cream and made completely without eggs, available to order for any occasion

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Pastéis de nata — fresh-baked Portuguese custard tarts from a traditional recipe; Cardiff's best

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Roath Park croissant — a buttery, laminated croissant baked fresh at Monopoly Café Bakery on Crwys Road, a popular morning stop for Roath's students and young professionals

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Sakura bespoke cake — a fully custom, Japanese-inspired celebration cake with delicate cherry blossom decoration and matcha or yuzu flavour options, Sakura Cakery's most distinctive Cardiff creation

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Verte matcha celebration cake — a vivid green, matcha-infused layered sponge with matcha Swiss meringue buttercream, Pâtisserie Verte's most distinctive and celebrated creation

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Cyncoed sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf baked for the Cyncoed community, Green Door Bakery's most popular daily bread at this North East Cardiff neighbourhood bakery

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Mr Latte's signature doughnut — an artisan filled doughnut from this Pen-Y-Lan micro-bakery, available in rotating weekly flavours announced on Instagram and loved by the North Cardiff doughnut community

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Crwys Road cupcake — a beautifully decorated buttercream cupcake in rotating seasonal flavours, Teacups and Cupcakes' most popular creation for Cardiff's Cathays student community

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Traditional Welsh cakes made fresh daily — Cardiff market institution; available in classic and creative flavours

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Sparrow coffee house brownie — a rich, fudgy brownie with a crackled top and dense interior, the most beloved sweet treat at this Clifton Street neighbourhood café loved by Cardiff's East community

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CinnAmore cinnamon churro — a freshly fried Spanish-style churro dusted in cinnamon sugar and served with a pot of thick dark chocolate dipping sauce, at this popular Mermaid Quay Cardiff Bay spot

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Radyr sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf baked for the Radyr community, Buds' most popular daily bread and a neighbourhood staple on Park Road in this affluent North Cardiff village

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Welsh cakes — Cardiff's finest; Pettigrew's traditional currant Welsh cakes are a city institution in Pontcanna

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Llanrumney celebration cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated birthday cake made to the customer's brief with personalised flavours, Cakes and Bakes' most-requested creation for East Cardiff families

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Cardiff Bay sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf baked fresh for the Cardiff Bay community, Tŷ Melin's most popular bread at their Bayscape waterfront location overlooking Cardiff Bay

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Cardiff Bay soft serve — a fresh soft-serve ice cream cone served at the Cardiff Bay Barrage café, a popular treat for visitors exploring the Bay Barrage path and waterfront

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High Street Arcade doughnut — an artisan filled doughnut from Doughnutters' most central Cardiff location, available in rotating flavours from this much-loved High Street Arcade doughnut shop

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Castle Arcade custard slice — Pettigrew's most beloved traditional bake at their Castle Arcade location, a smooth vanilla custard between puff pastry layers with white fondant glaze in Cardiff's finest Victorian arcade

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Castle Arcade Welsh cake — a traditional griddle cake made with currants and mixed spice on a bakestone, Fabulous Welshcakes' most authentic product at this iconic Castle Arcade location

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Royal Arcade sourdough doughnut — a slow-proved, naturally leavened doughnut from Whocult's Cardiff Royal Arcade location, their most technically demanding creation combining artisan coffee culture with doughnut craft

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Seasonal fruit tart — a precisely made shortcrust pastry shell filled with frangipane and topped with the finest seasonal fruit, Petit Four's most celebrated creation at their Penarth Road patisserie

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Canton sourdough — a long cold-fermented naturally leavened white sourdough baked fresh for Canton and Pontcanna, Fizz n Flour's most popular bread at this much-visited Cowbridge Road East café and bakery

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Cardiff Dough and Co signature doughnut — a slow-proved, filled artisan doughnut in a rotating weekly flavour, Cardiff Dough's celebrated creation from their Rumney production kitchen

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Pistachio gelato — a vivid green, intensely nutty Bronte pistachio gelato made from 100% Sicilian pistachio paste, Calabrisella's most beloved flavour at this Victoria Park gelateria

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Pastel de nata — a traditional Portuguese egg custard tart with a scorched silky filling in a crisp flaky shell, Lisboa Café's most authentic bake at this Bute Street Cardiff Bay café

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Clare Road bubble waffle — a Hong Kong-style egg waffle cooked in a honeycomb bubble mould and served with ice cream and toppings, The Wafflerz' most distinctive creation for South Cardiff

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Wally's baklawa — freshly made Middle Eastern baklawa from filo pastry layers filled with crushed nuts and soaked in honey syrup, sold alongside European chocolates at this iconic Royal Arcade delicatessen

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Polish makowiec — a traditional Polish sweet yeast roll filled with poppy seed paste, honey and raisins, Delikatesy Miś' most authentic Eastern European bake for Cardiff's Polish community

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Cardamom bun — a slow-proved Scandinavian-style bun fragrant with crushed cardamom, baked until deeply golden and finished with pearl sugar, Brød's most beloved Danish morning pastry

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Pistachio gelato — Calabrisella Canton's most celebrated flavour: a vivid green, intensely nutty Bronte pistachio gelato bringing the flavours of Calabria to Pontcanna and Canton's Cowbridge Road East

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Calabrisella Cathays pistachio gelato — the same intensely nutty Bronte pistachio gelato that made Calabrisella famous, now served from this Cathays Terrace outpost close to Cardiff University

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Heathwood Road house gelato — a freshly churned artisan gelato scoop at Ostuni's Heathwood Road location, bringing Italian gelateria culture to Cardiff's quieter residential North East

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Llanfaes soft serve — a creamy, generous soft-serve made from Anglesey dairy milk, Llanfaes Dairy's celebrated product at their Mermaid Quay Cardiff Bay location

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Penarth rugbrød — a dense, malty Danish rye bread made from an authentic recipe, Brød's most traditional product at their Penarth Glebe Street location in this upmarket seaside town

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Traditional Taiwanese egg tart — a smooth, silky egg custard in a crumbly, butter-rich shortcrust pastry shell, Fang's most authentic East Asian bake at this Woodville Road Cardiff bakery

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Whitchurch sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf baked fresh for the Whitchurch community, Myloaf's most popular daily bread and a neighbourhood staple on Station Road Cardiff

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Bespoke treat box — a curated selection of fresh bakes, brownies and cookies presented in Bakery Treat Boxes' signature gift box, perfectly assembled for Cardiff corporate gifts and celebrations

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Penylan seasonal cake — a homemade cake slice made with seasonal produce, Penylan Pantry's most-loved counter item and a weekly ritual for the Cyncoed and Penylan neighbourhood regulars

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Chai matcha fusion cake — a distinctive layered cake combining Indian chai spices with Japanese matcha in a sponge decorated with earthy green buttercream, Chai Green's most inventive creation

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Canton custard slice — Brutons' classic vanilla custard slice with fondant icing at their Canton Cowbridge Road East branch, a traditional Cardiff bakery staple for the Pontcanna and Canton community

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Maltese pastizzi — a crisp, diamond-shaped Maltese pastry filled with ricotta cheese or mushy peas in a distinctive flaky pastry casing, McSIMS' most authentic bake from this Cardiff University SU café

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Pontcanna sourdough — a long cold-fermented naturally leavened white sourdough, Ground Bakery's cornerstone product and the bread that has made this Pontcanna Street bakery essential for Cardiff food lovers

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Cardiff Bakestone Welsh cake — a traditional Welsh griddle cake made with currants and mixed spice, cooked on a bakestone and dusted with caster sugar in the time-honoured Welsh tradition

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Damascus baklawa — wafer-thin filo layers filled with crushed pistachios and walnuts, soaked in rose and orange blossom syrup, Al-Sham's most authentic sweet from an old Damascus family recipe

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Llandaff High Street porro gelato — a fresh scoop of artisan gelato from Porro's Llandaff location, a quality Italian ice cream stop for this historic Cardiff cathedral village community

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NYC-style cookies and cookie dough pots — Cardiff's dedicated cookie specialist

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Il Gelataio house gelato — freshly churned artisan Italian gelato at this Whitchurch Road gelateria, with a focus on clean, authentic flavours made from quality Italian ingredients

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Welsh cakes — Cardiff's finest; Pettigrew's traditional currant Welsh cakes are a city institution in Pontcanna

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Splott cream slice — a smooth vanilla custard between puff pastry with white fondant icing, Brutons' most traditional bake at their Carlisle Street Splott location serving East Cardiff

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Fablas Penarth soft serve — a creamy, generous soft-serve ice cream from Fablas' Windsor Gardens Penarth kiosk, a beloved seaside treat for families visiting this picturesque esplanade town

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Whitchurch sourdough doughnut — a naturally leavened, slow-proved doughnut baked fresh at Coffi Lab Whitchurch, their most popular sweet item for this North Cardiff residential café location

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Pettigrew custard slice — a generous slab of smooth vanilla custard between two layers of golden puff pastry with a white fondant glaze, Cardiff's finest interpretation of this British bakery classic

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James Street rugbrød — a dense, malty Danish rye bread made from a traditional recipe, Brød's most authentic Scandinavian product at this Cardiff Bay James Street location near the waterfront

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Roath sourdough doughnut — a Pettigrew naturally leavened doughnut baked fresh for the Roath community at their Moy Road Roath Garage location, a popular pit stop for Cardiff's bread-conscious east side

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Classic Velvetiser hot chocolate — Hotel Chocolat's celebrated drinking chocolate made with premium cocoa pellets at this St David's Centre Cardiff location, the richest hot chocolate in Cardiff's main shopping centre

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Pastéis de nata — baked every 20 minutes throughout the day; still-warm tarts straight from the oven

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Llandaff sourdough doughnut — a Coffi Lab naturally leavened doughnut baked fresh for the Llandaff village community, their most popular sweet item at this High Street Llandaff café location

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Pier soft serve — a generous swirl of fresh soft-serve ice cream on Penarth Pier, Mint & Mocha's most-photographed treat at one of Wales's most charming Victorian piers

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Handmade chocolate lollipop — a thick, hand-poured chocolate lollipop with a smooth truffle centre, Chocomelt's most popular gifting item at their Royal Arcade Cardiff chocolate station

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Pastel de nata — a traditional Portuguese custard tart with a flaky, layered pastry shell and a scorched, silky egg custard centre, Nata & Co's most authentic bake on Castle Street Cardiff

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High Street dessert plate — an indulgent, rotating dessert from Palette's creative menu, served in this beautifully designed Cardiff High Street dessert café with a curated aesthetic

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Flower cone gelato — Amorino's signature hand-shaped rose of gelato petals assembled on the cone in front of you from a choice of freshly churned Italian flavours at St John Street Cardiff

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Splott fresh doughnut — a ring doughnut fried fresh and glazed or sugared at this Splott Road bakery, a neighbourhood staple that keeps East Cardiff's sweet tooth satisfied every morning

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Ciliegino pistachio gelato — an intensely nutty Sicilian pistachio gelato made from imported Bronte pistachio paste at this Grand Arcade Cardiff gelateria, a revelation for pistachio lovers

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Pontcanna sourdough — a long cold-fermented naturally leavened white sourdough baked fresh for Cathedral Road's community, the foundation of Hot Pantry's excellent neighbourhood bakery offer

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Holmesdale Street fresh doughnut — a ring doughnut fried fresh throughout the day and glazed or rolled in cinnamon sugar, Brutons' most popular bake at their South Cardiff Holmesdale Street location

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Llandaff ice cream — a fresh scoop of artisan gelato from Deli Bach's Llandaff High Street counter, a quality ice cream stop for this historic cathedral village on the outskirts of Cardiff

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Wellfield Road fresh doughnut — a ring doughnut fried fresh throughout the day at Parsons' Wellfield Road branch, a much-visited Roath bakery institution on Cardiff's most popular café strip

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Queen Street pastizzi — a crisp, flaky Maltese pastry filled with ricotta or mushy peas, McSims' most authentic street food at this Queen Street Cardiff city centre café location

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Penarth sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf baked at Ground Bakery's Royal Buildings Penarth location, bringing Cardiff's most celebrated artisan bakery to this upmarket seaside town

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Cream slice — a generous slab of smooth vanilla custard between golden puff pastry layers with white fondant icing, Brutons' most consistently popular traditional bakery item on Clare Road

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Romanian cozonac — a sweet, enriched yeasted bread swirled with walnut paste and vanilla, Maria's most distinctive bake bringing Eastern European Christmas bread tradition to Clifton Street Cardiff

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Cardiff Bay Whocult doughnut — a slow-proved, artisan filled doughnut from Whocult's Red Dragon Centre location, their specialty coffee and doughnut concept brought to Cardiff's waterfront leisure destination

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Wellfield Road la dolce vita gelato — a generous scoop of artisan gelato from La Dolce Vita on Wellfield Road, a beloved quality ice cream stop on Cardiff's most popular café street

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Joe's Original ice cream — the legendary Cardiff ice cream recipe unchanged since 1922: a rich, full-fat vanilla made with secret ingredients that has made Joe's a Welsh institution for over a century

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Chai and dessert plate — a fragrant, spiced chai latte paired with a rotating dessert from Chaiiology's City Road menu, the perfect combination of South Asian warmth and sweetness

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Egg-free fresh cream cake — Cake Box's signature Albany Road creation: a beautifully decorated sponge cake filled with fresh cream and made without eggs, the perfect Cardiff cake for all dietary needs

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Syrian baklawa — freshly made filo pastry layers filled with crushed pistachios and walnuts in rose and orange blossom syrup, Damas Sweets' most authentic sweet from a traditional Damascus recipe

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Whitchurch sourdough — a naturally leavened white sourdough baked for North Cardiff's Whitchurch Road community, Alex Gooch's cornerstone product from this acclaimed neighbourhood bakery

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Whitchurch soft serve — a creamy, generous soft-serve ice cream at Vanilla Lounge on Whitchurch Road, a popular North Cardiff ice cream and dessert café for families and local residents

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Original glazed doughnut — Krispy Kreme's iconic ring doughnut with a gossamer-thin glaze at St David's Cardiff, the most recognisable doughnut in the world available fresh daily in Cardiff city centre

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Wellfield Road sourdough — a naturally leavened, long cold-fermented loaf baked for the Roath community, Tŷ Melin's most loved bread at this much-visited Wellfield Road bakery

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Italian-method artisan gelato in Welsh city centre — fresh daily churning