The Dessert Detective
129 Best Dessert Shops in Cardiff — Places Near You (2026)
129 places found
From cosy bakeries to full-blown patisseries, Cardiff delivers, spanning Roath to Cardiff Bay. We've tracked down 129 spots across the city, each rated by taste, looks and value. Standouts include SugarPuddin and Fairy Cake Counter. Here are the best places to get desserts near Cardiff right now.
Frequently asked questions
Where's the best dessert in Cardiff?
Based on our ratings, the top-rated spots in Cardiff are listed above — ranked by taste, looks and value from real reviews.
Which dessert shops in Cardiff deliver?
Check the delivery info on each shop's listing — many spots in Cardiff offer delivery via their own site or a third-party app.
Are there vegan dessert options in Cardiff?
Yes — switch to map view or browse the listings above for dietary details on each shop.
129 places in Cardiff
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
SugarPuddin
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Fairy Cake Counter
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Chocolatiers★ 5.0
Treat Pontcanna
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
JayJay Cakes
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
PIKKLE
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Ground Bakery
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Ground Bakery
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Astrid's Petite Cuisine
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
That Tattooed Baker
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Bakehouse Penarth Cake Shed
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
khione Sicilian Delicatessen
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Cheesecake★ 5.0
Marlenka Wales (MUSHTAQ SWEETS)
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
Grano - Italian Bakery & Cafe - Cardiff
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Cup & Cake Bakery
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Let Them See Cake
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Fudge & Sweets★ 4.9
PDN Polskie Delikatesy Cardiff
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Fudge & Sweets★ 4.9
Nafees Bakers & Sweets Cardiff
Cardiff
🥗 Halal
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Cake Box Canton (Cardiff)
Cardiff
🥗 Egg-free options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Natas & Custard Tarts★ 4.9
Bruno's Pastéis de Nata
Cardiff · Roath
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Pastéis de nata — fresh-baked Portuguese custard tarts from a traditional recipe; Cardiff's best
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
Monopoly Cafe Bakery
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Sakura
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
Fabulous Welshcakes
Cardiff · Cardiff Bay
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Traditional Welsh cakes made fresh daily — Cardiff market institution; available in classic and creative flavours
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
Pettigrew Bakeries
Cardiff · Castle Arcade
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Welsh cakes — Cardiff's finest; Pettigrew's traditional currant Welsh cakes are a city institution in Pontcanna
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Pâtisserie Verte
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Verte matcha celebration cake — a vivid green, matcha-infused layered sponge with matcha Swiss meringue buttercream, Pâtisserie Verte's most distinctive and celebrated creation
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Green Door Bakery
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Doughnuts★ 4.8
Mr Latte's
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Fudge & Sweets★ 4.8
Fabulous Welshcakes
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Teacups and Cupcakes
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Crwys Road cupcake — a beautifully decorated buttercream cupcake in rotating seasonal flavours, Teacups and Cupcakes' most popular creation for Cardiff's Cathays student community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Pettigrew Bakeries
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Sparrow Coffee House
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Waffles & Churros★ 4.8
CinnAmore
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
Buds
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Cakes and Bakes- Cardiff
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
Tŷ Melin Bakery - Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.8
Memo Bay Cafe
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Doughnuts★ 4.8
Doughnutters
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Doughnuts★ 4.8
Whocult Coffee + Donuts - Cardiff
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Petit Four Patisserie
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
Fizz n Flour
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.7
Ostuni
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.7
Llanfaes Dairy, Mermaid Quay
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Doughnuts★ 4.7
Cardiff Dough and Co
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.7
Calabrisella Gelateria
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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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Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.7
Lisboa Cafe
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Waffles & Churros★ 4.7
The Wafflerz
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Chocolatiers★ 4.7
Wally's Delicatessen
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
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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Fudge & Sweets★ 4.7
Delikatesy Miś
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.7
Brød - The Danish Bakery
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.7
Calabrisella Canton
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.7
Calabrisella Cathays
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.7
Brød - The Danish Bakery
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.7
Fang’s Oriental Bakery @东方烘焙
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.7
Myloaf
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.7
Bakery Treat Boxes
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.7
Penylan Pantry
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Doughnuts★ 4.6
Cardiff Dough & Co
Cardiff · Rumney
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
NYC-style cookies and cookie dough pots — Cardiff's dedicated cookie specialist
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.6
Pettigrew Bakeries
Cardiff · Pontcanna
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Welsh cakes — Cardiff's finest; Pettigrew's traditional currant Welsh cakes are a city institution in Pontcanna
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.6
Brutons The Bakers (Splott)
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.6
Chai Green
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.6
Brutons The Bakers (Canton)
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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