150 Best Dessert Shops in Edinburgh — Places Near You (2026)

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Edinburgh sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf from Pie Shack Bakery's South Edinburgh production kitchen, baked fresh and available at local markets and independent stockists across the city

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Logie Green artisan ice cream — freshly made Ms Crème de la Cream ice cream at Logie Green Gardens in Broughton, a charming neighbourhood ice cream spot beloved by this North Edinburgh community

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Morrison Street sourdough — a naturally leavened, long cold-fermented white sourdough baked fresh for Edinburgh's West End and Fountainbridge community, Jeannie's most popular daily loaf

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Boxwood Tam seasonal tart — a carefully crafted French-influenced tart using seasonal Scottish produce, Boxwood Tam's most distinctive creation at this Queen Charlotte Street Leith patisserie

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Razz tarte au citron — a perfectly balanced lemon tart with a buttery shortcrust shell and a sharp, silky lemon curd filling, Razz Patisserie's most acclaimed classical French creation on Home Street

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Basement pistachio gelato — a vivid, intensely nutty pistachio gelato made from quality Italian ingredients in this Queensferry Street basement gelateria, one of Edinburgh New Town's finest gelato spots

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Granton waterfront celebration cake — a bespoke, hand-decorated celebration cake made at this West Shore Road bakery for Edinburgh's Granton and Newhaven communities near the Firth of Forth waterfront

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Sweet Unique Rodney Street bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-crafted celebration cake from this Edinburgh cake boutique near Broughton, made to order with the customer's chosen flavours and decoration

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Art Cake Leith bespoke cake — a custom celebration cake made to order at this Kilpatrick Grove Leith cake studio, decorated with hand-piped buttercream and personalised for any occasion

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Wester Drylaw bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at The Cakery Bakery on Wester Drylaw Place, serving North Edinburgh families with quality custom bakes

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La Matinee morning tart — a beautifully crafted seasonal tart at this Morningside Road café and patisserie, the perfect accompaniment to a morning coffee in Edinburgh's most genteel neighbourhood

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Dahne artisan gelato — freshly churned small-batch Italian-style gelato made from quality ingredients at this Dalry Road gelateria, with rotating seasonal flavours for the local community

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Bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated cake built to the customer's brief at The Cake Studio's Dalry Lane atelier, with personalised flavours and elegant buttercream decoration

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Leith cannoli — a crisp fried pastry tube piped to order with sweetened ricotta and pistachios in the authentic Sicilian style, Mario Patisserie's most authentic Italian bake at Henderson Gardens Leith

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Sweet October artisan doughnut — a slow-proved, filled artisan doughnut in a rotating seasonal flavour from this Bernard Street Leith café and bakery, Edinburgh's waterfront answer to craft doughnut culture

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Slateford fresh cream cake — a traditionally made cream cake from Kelly's Bakery on Slateford Road, an honest West Edinburgh neighbourhood bakery making proper British bakes for the local community

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Portobello affogato gelato — a scoop of house-made gelato drowned in hot espresso at this Portobello EH15 gelateria near Edinburgh's seafront, the Italian tradition at its most refreshing

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Bean-to-bar chocolate experience — Scotland's only chocolate tour venue; handmade truffles made on-site

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Egg-free Corstorphine celebration cake — Cake Box's signature egg-free fresh cream sponge at their Corstorphine St John's Road location, made to order for West Edinburgh occasions

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Black Rabbit cheesecake slice — a rich, indulgent baked cheesecake in a rotating seasonal flavour, Black Rabbit's most popular creation at this Brougham Street Edinburgh dessert café

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Think Pastry seasonal tart — a precise, beautifully crafted seasonal fruit tart made using the best produce of the moment at this Montrose Terrace Edinburgh patisserie

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Bruntsfield pistachio gelato — a vivid green, intensely nutty Sicilian pistachio gelato made from imported Bronte pistachio paste at this much-loved Bruntsfield neighbourhood gelateria

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Licks Henderson Row celebration cake — a fully bespoke, hand-decorated celebration cake crafted at this Henderson Row Edinburgh cake studio with elegant fondant work and personalised design

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L'Angelou Northfield cake — a beautifully decorated celebration cake made to order with seasonal flavours at this Northfield Broadway Edinburgh bakery and cake studio

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Elm Row cafe sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf baked fresh for Edinburgh's New Town and Broughton community at this Elm Row café and bakery, combining great coffee with quality artisan bread

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Maria's Kitchen bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order with personalised flavours, Maria's most popular creation for Edinburgh's London Road community

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Kiki's Kitchen Leith Walk dessert plate and sweet — a warm indulgent dessert plate at Leith Walk EH6, a popular Edinburgh dessert café for the diverse and vibrant Leith Walk community on this cosmopolitan street connecting Edinburgh city centre to the waterfront

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Cocorico Leith sourdough — a naturally leavened, slow-fermented white sourdough baked fresh at this Jane Street Leith bakery, serving the residential streets of Leith and Easter Road

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Broughton Road ice cream — a fresh scoop of artisan ice cream at Ice Angels on Broughton Road, a neighbourhood parlour serving Edinburgh's New Town and Broughton community with quality scooped ice cream

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Hong Kong egg tart — a smooth, silky egg custard in a crumbly, butter-rich shortcrust pastry shell, Sweet Me Bakery's most authentic East Asian bake at this Brougham Street Edinburgh café

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Confelicity Bruntsfield loaded banana bread and gluten-free bakes — a richly moist loaded banana bread and beautifully made cherry brownie at Bruntsfield Place EH10, Edinburgh's dedicated gluten-free and coeliac-friendly bakery making everything from scratch with no compromise on flavour — almond and lemon sponge, scones, seeded loaf and seasonal cookies all 100% gluten-free

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Mon Ami Hutchison Terrace bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Hutchison Terrace Edinburgh cake studio for the Slateford and West Edinburgh community

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KIVA Ratcliffe Terrace banana caramel waffle — a warm banana caramel waffle alongside a lemon meringue pie or Biscoff cheesecake at Ratcliffe Terrace EH9, a quality Marchmont neighbourhood café beloved by Edinburgh's Southside community for its seasonal pastries and comforting sweet plates

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KVASA sourdough — a naturally leavened, naturally fermented sourdough influenced by Eastern European bread traditions, baked for Edinburgh's Leith Walk community at this multicultural street's bakery

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Sloe Lane sourdough — a naturally leavened, long cold-fermented white sourdough baked fresh for the Leith Walk community, this small neighbourhood bakery's most popular and most consistent daily loaf

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Royal Mile Fudge Kitchen fudge — a smooth, copper-pan-pulled fudge made fresh in the shop window on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, available in classic flavours from vanilla to dark chocolate and whisky

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Leith Walk pick-and-mix — a personalised bag of classic British confectionery chosen from Candersons' extensive sweet counter on Leith Walk, the most nostalgic sweet shop experience in Edinburgh's most vibrant street

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San Ciro's Leith Walk gelato — a generous scoop of artisan Italian gelato at this Leith Walk gelateria, making Italian ice cream in the traditional style for Edinburgh's most cosmopolitan street

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Moredun cream cake — a traditionally made fresh cream cake from Ferguson's Home Bakery at Moredun Park Road, a beloved South Edinburgh neighbourhood bakery making proper British bakes

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

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Newington sourdough — a long cold-fermented naturally leavened white sourdough baked fresh for Edinburgh's Newington community, 101 Bakery's cornerstone product on Newington Road

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Kate's Causewayside Victoria sponge — a classic icing-sugar dusted Victoria sponge made from Kate Murphy's treasured family recipe at Causewayside EH9, a beloved community bakery café opened by baker Kate Murphy whose carrot cake, cheese and herb scones, frangipane and seasonal loaf cakes have won a devoted following in Edinburgh's Newington community

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Egg-free Leith celebration cake — Cake Box's signature egg-free fresh cream sponge at their Leith Walk location, made to order for Edinburgh's Leith community without eggs for all dietary needs

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Joelato Stockbridge farm-fresh gelato — small-batch Italian artisan gelato traced back to Over Finlarg Farm in Perthshire at NW Circus Place EH3, Edinburgh's most revered gelato destination made from farm milk that customers queue for in Stockbridge, with a second quieter location in the St James Quarter food hall

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Bruntsfield La Barantine croissant — a beautifully laminated, shattering butter croissant at La Barantine's second Bruntsfield Place location, the patisserie that has raised Edinburgh's croissant standards

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Levantine baklawa — freshly made filo pastry layers filled with crushed pistachios and walnuts soaked in rose and orange blossom syrup, made from authentic Syrian family recipes at this Dalry Road sweet shop

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Babyfaced Baker Edinburgh Leith Walk bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Leith Walk EH6 Edinburgh, a quality Edinburgh specialist cake studio for the Leith community

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Kukina simit — a freshly baked Turkish sesame ring bread with a crisp, seeded crust and soft, chewy interior, served warm from Kukina's Leith Walk Turkish bakery throughout the day

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Baking Cottage celebration cake — a bespoke, hand-decorated sponge cake made to order at this South Edinburgh home cake studio, with personalised flavours and decoration for Edinburgh birthdays

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Restalrig sourdough — a long cold-fermented naturally leavened loaf baked for the Restalrig and Leith Walk communities, Fudi Bakery's most popular daily bread at this East Edinburgh location

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Bread Street sesame bun — a soft, Asian-style sesame milk bun filled with red bean paste or custard at Tasty Buns' Bread Street Edinburgh bakery, the most distinctive East Asian bake in the West End

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Marchmont sourdough — a naturally leavened white sourdough baked for Edinburgh's Marchmont community, Sugar Daddy's Bakery's cornerstone product and a neighbourhood staple on Roseneath Street

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Flavour-loaded dessert platters — local dessert parlour with bold presentations

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Bits bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Dalkeith Road Edinburgh cake shop, with personalised flavours and decoration for any occasion

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Preacher's soufflé tart — a precision-crafted pastry at this Lady Lawson Street Edinburgh patisserie, combining classical French technique with inventive seasonal flavours in the Grassmarket and Old Town area

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Galaktoboureko — a traditional Greek custard pie of semolina cream custard baked inside crisp filo pastry, soaked in lemon syrup and served warm, Greek Artisan Pastries' most celebrated creation on Bread Street

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Bruntsfield A La Carte gelato — freshly churned artisan Italian-style gelato at this Bruntsfield Place café and gelateria, one of Edinburgh's most characterful neighbourhood café strips

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Churros con chocolate — freshly fried crisp Spanish churros dusted in cinnamon sugar, served with a pot of thick dark dipping chocolate from The Cheery Churro's Waverley Mall kiosk

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Moo Pie Gelato Old Town cookie ice cream sandwich and dark hot chocolate — the signature cookie sandwich of peanut butter soft serve between two brown sugar cookies, alongside a 70% dark hot chocolate with marshmallow foam at St Mary's Street EH1, Edinburgh's most creative gelato shop with inventive rotating flavours including tahini brownie, carrot cake, roasted pumpkin seed and cinnamon toast

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Vegan & GF doughnuts — fluffy yeasted doughnuts with house fillings; 100% plant-based and gluten-free