The Dessert Detective
London Desserts — 9 Visited & Reviewed by Us
1,920 places found
London's dessert scene runs deep, spanning Feltham to Shoreditch. We've tracked down 1920 spots across the city, each independently verified. Standouts include JT Scoops and CakeCo. Here are the best places to get desserts near London right now.
Frequently asked questions
Where's the best dessert in London?
The verified spots in London are listed above — browse the list, check for a rating on the listings our detectives or community have reviewed, or switch to map view.
Which dessert shops in London deliver?
Check the delivery info on each shop's listing — many spots in London offer delivery via their own site or a third-party app.
Are there vegan dessert options in London?
Yes — switch to map view or browse the listings above for dietary details on each shop.
1,920 places in London
Brownies
JT Scoops
London
🥗 gluten-free, nut-free, vegan
🥇 Signature Item
Filipino-inspired gluten-free brownies in flavours like Ube White Chocolate
Celebration Cakes
CakeCo
London · Feltham
🥗 vegetarian, egg-free
🥇 Signature Item
Fresh cream Black Forest cake layered with cherries and chocolate.
Ice Cream & Gelato
Yolè
London · Shoreditch
🥗 Dairy-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Zero-sugar pistachio frozen yogurt with fresh fruit — 4.8-star Shoreditch franchise of Spanish global brand; 973+ reviews; zero added sugar and zero dairy options; mango matcha latte praised; boba shakes and bubble waffles available
Patisseries & Cakes
Zemallow
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Zemallow Tooting marshmallow — a hand-made artisan marshmallow in delicate flavours at Summerstown SW17 Tooting, one of South London's most dedicated artisan marshmallow makers
Patisseries & Cakes
Sakurado Japanese Patisserie Kensington
London · South Kensington
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Yuzu tart — bright, citrusy and perfectly balanced; Sakurado Kensington is the area's finest Japanese patisserie
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Patisseries & Cakes
Yusra Bakes
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Yusra Bakes Whitechapel bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Greenfield Road E1, a quality East London home cake studio for the Whitechapel community
Dessert Bars
Yumtea
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Yumtea Canary Wharf Taiwanese dessert — a refreshing Taiwanese dessert drink or sweet at Canada Square Canary Wharf, bringing East Asian dessert culture to the heart of London's financial district
Bakeries & Pastries
Your Treats Bakery
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Your Treats Bakery Upton Park bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Grange Road E13 Upton Park, a quality East London cake studio for the Green Street community
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Cheesecake
Youna Patisserie & Bakery
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Youna Patisserie Finchley bespoke cheesecake — a rich freshly baked cheesecake at Ballards Lane N3 Church End Finchley, a quality North London cheesecake and patisserie specialist
Bakeries & Pastries
Yossis Bakery
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Yossis Bakery Edgware Jewish cream cake — a freshly made traditional Jewish-style cream cake at Glengall Road Edgware HA8, a beloved North West London Jewish bakery for the Edgware community
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Patisseries & Cakes
Yommys cakes London
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Yommys Cakes Peckham bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Queen's Road Peckham SE15, a West African-inspired cake studio serving the vibrant South London community
Ice Cream & Gelato
Yolé Canary Wharf
London
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Yolé zero-sugar gelato — a creamy, indulgent gelato with no added sugar at Canary Wharf's Canada Place, Yolé's signature product that proves healthy and delicious can genuinely coexist
Ice Cream & Gelato
Yolé Westfield
London
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Yolé Westfield London zero-sugar gelato — a creamy indulgent gelato with no added sugar at Westfield London W12, the healthy-ish dessert option in West London's largest shopping destination
Ice Cream & Gelato
Yolé Shoreditch
London
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Yolé Shoreditch zero-sugar gelato — a creamy indulgent gelato with no added sugar at Bethnal Green Road E2 Shoreditch, the healthy-ish dessert option in East London's most creative neighbourhood
Ice Cream & Gelato
Yolé Covent Garden
London
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Yolé Covent Garden zero-sugar gelato — a creamy indulgent gelato with no added sugar at New Row WC2N Covent Garden, the healthy-ish dessert option in the heart of London's most visited tourist district
Bakeries & Pastries
Yeast Bakery
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Yeast Bakery Hackney sourdough — a naturally leavened long cold-fermented loaf at Sheep Lane E8 Hackney, a dedicated artisan sourdough baker for East London's food-conscious London Fields community
Patisseries & Cakes
Yauatcha Patisserie
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Yauatcha Broadgate dim sum pastry — a precisely crafted Chinese dim sum pastry or seasonal sweet at Broadgate EC2M, the City of London location of this celebrated Michelin-starred Soho dim sum restaurant and patisserie
Bakeries & Pastries
Yasmina Restaurant and Bakery
London
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Yasmina Restaurant and Bakery Acton Middle Eastern pastry — freshly made Middle Eastern pastries and flatbreads at Western Avenue W3 Acton, bringing authentic Levantine baking to West London
Fudge & Sweets
Yaki Ya! Desserts
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Yaki Ya Bang Bang Oriental Foodhall dessert — an East Asian dessert from the extensive food hall at Edgware Road NW9, one of London's most diverse and authentic Asian food destinations
Chocolatiers
XO Chocolate
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
XO artisan bean-to-bar chocolate — a Fitzrovia independent chocolatier crafting exceptional British chocolate with genuine passion
Bakeries & Pastries
X2 Bakery and Pastry
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
X2 Bakery Westfield Stratford sweet pastry — a freshly baked sweet pastry or bun at Great Eastern Market Westfield Stratford City E20, a quality baked good stop for East London's biggest shopping centre
Cookies & Brownies
Humble Crumble (Spitalfields)
London · Spitalfields
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
World's first dedicated crumble shop — hot crumble pot with lashings of custard
Waffles & Churros
The Knot Churros (Knightsbridge)
London · Knightsbridge
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
World's first churros afternoon tea; and chilled churros with soft serve ice cream and cotton candy cloud
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Patisseries & Cakes
Woodford patisserie
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Woodford Patisserie South Woodford bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at George Lane E18 South Woodford, a quality East London patisserie for this suburban community
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Bakeries & Pastries
Woodberry Down Bakery
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Woodberry Down Bakery South Tottenham sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf at Crowland Road N15 South Tottenham, a quality artisan bakery for North London's diverse Harringay and Tottenham community
Bakeries & Pastries
Wood Street Bakery Limited
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wood Street Walthamstow sourdough — a naturally leavened long cold-fermented loaf at Wood Street E17, an artisan bakery at the heart of East London's vibrant and food-conscious Walthamstow community
Patisseries & Cakes
WONI Patisserie
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
WONI Patisserie Holborn Korean-French fusion cake — a beautifully crafted Korean-inspired French pastry or celebration cake at Red Lion Street WC1R, a unique fusion patisserie near London's legal district
Bakeries & Pastries
Wonderful Patisserie by Oriental Delight (UK) Ltd)
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wonderful Patisserie Gerrard Street bao bun — a soft, steamed bao bun filled with sweet red bean paste or custard at Gerrard Street London Chinatown, an authentic taste of Cantonese bakery culture
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Fudge & Sweets
Wonderful Patesserie
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wonderful Patisserie Bang Bang Oriental Cantonese sweet — an authentic Cantonese sweet or pastry at Bang Bang Oriental Foodhall NW9, bringing East Asian confectionery culture to North West London
Bakeries & Pastries
Wild Grains Bakery
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wild Grains Bakery Walthamstow sourdough — a naturally leavened long cold-fermented loaf at Hooker's Road E17 Walthamstow, a dedicated artisan sourdough baker for East London's vibrant E17 community
Bakeries & Pastries
The Wild Goose Bakery
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wild Goose Leytonstone sourdough — a naturally leavened long cold-fermented loaf at Leytonstone High Road E11, the second location of East London's most acclaimed artisan bakery
Doughnuts
Wild Goose Bakery - Forest Gate Arches
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wild Goose Forest Gate sourdough doughnut — a naturally leavened slow-proved doughnut from Wild Goose Bakery's Forest Gate railway arch, one of East London's most acclaimed artisan bakers
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Bakeries & Pastries
Whitechapel Bagel House
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Whitechapel Bagel House hand-rolled bagel — a slow-proved, hand-rolled bagel boiled and baked in the traditional East London Jewish style at Whitechapel Road E1, a London institution since the 1850s
Waffles & Churros
Where The Pancakes Are - Battersea
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Where The Pancakes Are Battersea Power Station pancake stack — thick fluffy pancake stacks in a spectacular regenerated power station setting, one of London's most dramatic dining backdrops
Bakeries & Pastries
Wenzel's the Bakers
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wenzel's West Hampstead fresh cream cake — a freshly made traditional cream cake at West End Lane NW6 West Hampstead, a long-established North West London neighbourhood bakery for the local community
Bakeries & Pastries
Wenzel's the Bakers Colindale
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wenzel's Colindale fresh cream cake — a freshly made traditional cream cake at Colindale Avenue NW9, a long-established North West London neighbourhood bakery chain location for the Colindale community
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Doughnuts
Weirdough Bakery
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Weirdough Bakery Walthamstow artisan doughnut — a slow-proved filled doughnut in a rotating weekly flavour at Station Road E17 Walthamstow, one of East London's most dedicated and creative craft doughnut makers
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Patisseries & Cakes
Wedding House Patisserie
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wedding House Patisserie Stockwell bespoke wedding cake — a multi-tiered hand-decorated wedding cake built to the couple's vision at South Lambeth Road SW8, a specialist for South London celebrations
Bakeries & Pastries
Baked by Sam
London · Barnehurst
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wedding cakes and sausage rolls — 4.9-star family bakery; wedding cake top tier frozen for a year and still delicious; fresh sausage rolls; giraffe-themed 40th birthday cake praised
Bakeries & Pastries
J's Cupcakes
London · Carshalton
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wedding cakes and number-shaped cakes — 5-star Carshalton home baker Jessica; wedding cake a huge hit; detailed care instructions provided; bespoke first birthday number cakes described as blown away
Bakeries & Pastries
Belle's Bakery
London · Welling
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wedding cakes and fresh sandwich platters — 4.7-star Welling community bakery; saved a funeral catering crisis with 70-person platters in 2.5 hours; wedding cakes praised as perfection
Bakeries & Pastries
Made by Adele
London · Hampton
🥇 Signature Item
Wedding Cake — the most talked-about item in customer reviews
Ice Cream & Gelato
Wave Artisan Gelato
London
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Wave Artisan Gelato Hackney freshly churned — small-batch artisan Italian-style gelato at Mare Street E8 Hackney, one of East London's most dedicated and quality-focused independent gelaterias
Bakeries & Pastries
Warrens Bakery Ltd
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Warrens Bakery Wembley Park Cornish pasty — a hand-crimped shortcrust pasty at Wembley Civic Centre HA9, bringing traditional West Country Cornish pasties to this major North West London sports and events destination
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Bakeries & Pastries
Wapping Sourdough
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wapping Sourdough artisan loaf — a naturally leavened long cold-fermented sourdough at Arrival Square Dock Street E1W, artisan bread in this beautifully regenerated Wapping waterfront development
Dessert Bars
Creams Cafe
London · Hounslow
🥗 Halal
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles, sundaes and milkshakes — Hounslow High Street dessert staple with halal menu and late-night opening
Dessert Bars
Creams Cafe
London · Ealing
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles, sundaes and late-night ice cream — Ealing Broadway's all-day dessert café with soft serves, crepes and bubble waffles
Dessert Bars
Creams Cafe
London · Southall
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles, cookie dough and gelato — Southall's favourite dessert parlour on The Broadway; legendary milkshakes and fast service
Dessert Bars
Minoffles
London · Hounslow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles, bubble tea and crepes — Treaty Centre dessert spot beloved by locals for affordable waffles, iced coffees and bubble tea
Dessert Bars
Creams Cafe
London · Shepherd's Bush
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles with pistachio and gelato — Shepherd's Bush Creams on Uxbridge Road; 1,000+ reviews; late-night dessert spot with fresh doughnuts made to order
Dessert Bars
Waffles and Bubbles
London · Orpington
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles with ice cream, taro bubble tea and samosas — 3.8-star Orpington dessert and bubble tea spot; late-night option till midnight; new management improved quality; new taro bubble tea praised
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Dessert Bars
Dessert and Brew
London · Thornton Heath
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles and tiramisu — 4.1-star Thornton Heath dessert café; great waffles with fresh toppings; cosy atmosphere; tiramisu praised; milk cake available
Dessert Bars
Creams Cafe
London · Hammersmith
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles and sundaes until 1am — Hammersmith's late-night dessert spot on King Street; 634 reviews; one of the few dessert cafes open past midnight in West London
Dessert Bars
Heavenly Desserts
London · Tooting
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options; Gluten-free…
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles and sorbets until 1am — 4.5-star Tooting branch; 847+ reviews; late-night desserts open till 1am; sorbet praised as amazing; warm and attentive service
Dessert Bars
Creams Cafe
London · Uxbridge
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles and milkshakes — Uxbridge's go-to dessert parlour; generous portions and wide menu of ice cream, sundaes and loaded waffles
Dessert Bars
Kaspa's
London · Forest Gate
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options; Dairy-free …
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles and Dubai chocolate desserts — 4.2-star Forest Gate Kaspa's; 144+ reviews; huge variety including Dubai chocolate-inspired treats; excellent service and kid-friendly
Dessert Bars
Wafflemeister
London · Wimbledon
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles and crepes with the best hot chocolate in Wimbledon — 4.0-star independent Wimbledon waffle house; hot chocolate made with real chocolate not powder; regulars for over a year; crepe and waffle praised as some of the best in London
Dessert Bars
Kaspa's
London · Bexleyheath
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options; Dairy-free …
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles and cookie dough — 4.6-star Bexleyheath Kaspa's; 1,400+ reviews; one of the best-rated Kaspa's branches; clean, friendly and fast with excellent staff
Dessert Bars
Creams Cafe
London · Croydon
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles and cookie dough — 4.0-star Valley Park Croydon Creams; open till 3am Fri–Sun; largest late-night dessert spot in Croydon
Waffles & Churros
Wafflemeister
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wafflemeister Wimbledon Broadway Belgian waffle — a fresh crispy Belgian waffle with sweet toppings at The Broadway SW19 Wimbledon, a popular sweet stop for South West London shoppers