The Dessert Detective
194 Best Dessert Shops in Glasgow — Places Near You (2026)
194 places found
From cosy bakeries to full-blown patisseries, Glasgow delivers, spanning Dennistoun to Anniesland. We've tracked down 194 spots across the city, each rated by taste, looks and value. Standouts include Burnside Bakehouse and Wheat bakery & kitchen. Here are the best places to get desserts near Glasgow right now.
Frequently asked questions
Where's the best dessert in Glasgow?
Based on our ratings, the top-rated spots in Glasgow are listed above — ranked by taste, looks and value from real reviews.
Which dessert shops in Glasgow deliver?
Check the delivery info on each shop's listing — many spots in Glasgow offer delivery via their own site or a third-party app.
Are there vegan dessert options in Glasgow?
Yes — switch to map view or browse the listings above for dietary details on each shop.
194 places in Glasgow
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Burnside Bakehouse
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Burnside Bakehouse celebration cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Rosyth Road Glasgow cake studio for birthdays and occasions across South Glasgow
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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Wheat bakery & kitchen
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wheat Bakery sourdough — a naturally leavened, long cold-fermented sourdough baked fresh for Glasgow's East End on London Road, a neighbourhood artisan bread staple for the Bridgeton community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Vici Bakes
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Vici bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order for Glasgow's Robroyston community from this Rye Drive home cake studio
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
A.R.D Bakery
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
A.R.D Shawlands sourdough — a naturally leavened, slow-fermented loaf baked fresh for Glasgow's Shawlands community on Woodstock Avenue, a neighbourhood artisan bread staple
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Sweet Wish Cakes
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sweet Wish Cakes Govanhill Glasgow bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Langside Road G42 Govanhill, a quality Glasgow South Side specialist cake studio
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Dessert Bars★ 5.0
HEAVENLY DESSERTS
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options; Gluten-free…
🥇 Signature Item
Heavenly Desserts Bath Street — a loaded, indulgent dessert plate from Heavenly Desserts' Bath Street location in Glasgow city centre, one of Glasgow's busiest and most popular evening dessert destinations
Doughnuts★ 5.0
Wheatberry Bakery
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Wheatberry artisan doughnut — a slow-proved, naturally leavened doughnut at Morris Park Glasgow, made with stone-milled wheat flour for a complex flavour and feather-light texture
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Sinclair's Cakes
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sinclair's Bridgeton bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this London Road Bridgeton cake studio for Glasgow's East End community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Joy Cakes and Catering
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Joy Cakes Maryhill celebration cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Maryhill Road Glasgow cake studio and catering company
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
A.Pastry Bakery & Shop - Vegan!
Glasgow
🥗 Vegan options; Dairy-free options
🥇 Signature Item
A.Pastry Vegan Bakery Dennistoun Glasgow seasonal vegan pastry — a fully plant-based seasonal pastry at Cumbernauld Road G31 Dennistoun, the second Glasgow location of this celebrated vegan bakery
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Cake Days a Week
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Gallowgate bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at Cake Days a Week on East Campbell Street, serving Glasgow city centre and the Merchant City area
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
The Cake Mixer
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
The Cake Mixer Broomhill Glasgow bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Crow Road G11 Broomhill, a quality Glasgow West End specialist cake studio
Chocolatiers★ 5.0
Sugarsnap Artisan Chocolate & Confectionery
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sugarsnap Artisan Chocolate Partick Glasgow artisan truffle — a handcrafted artisan truffle at Mansfield Street G11 Partick, one of Glasgow's most dedicated artisan chocolate makers in the West End
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Amy's Creative Cakes
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Amy's Creative Cakes Bridgeton Glasgow bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Main Street G40 Bridgeton, a quality East Glasgow specialist cake studio
Dessert Bars★ 5.0
Fat Sal's Kitchen
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Fat Sal's Kitchen Finnieston waffle bites and cookie dough — golden waffle bites and a warm cookie dough pot at Argyle Street G3 Finnieston, a lively dessert shop on Glasgow's most fashionable restaurant strip serving waffles, cheesecake, milkshakes, ice cream and slushies on the celebrated Finnieston strip
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Elizabethan Cakes
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Elizabethan Cakes Govan Glasgow bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Water Row G51 Govan, a quality Glasgow West End cake studio for this regenerating community
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Jeju baked goods
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Jeju Korean baked goods — a rotating selection of South Korean-style pastries including ssalbap rice cakes and whipped cream buns, Jeju's most distinctive bakes at this Govanhill Victoria Road café
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
A.Pastry Bakery Shop - Vegan!
Glasgow
🥗 Vegan options; Dairy-free options
🥇 Signature Item
A.Pastry Vegan Bakery Cathcart Glasgow seasonal vegan pastry — a fully plant-based seasonal pastry or celebration cake at Clarkston Road G44 Cathcart, one of Glasgow's most dedicated vegan bakeries
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Cake Box Glasgow (Great Western Rd)
Glasgow
🥗 Egg-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Cake Box Glasgow Great Western Road egg-free celebration cake — the signature egg-free fresh cream sponge at Great Western Road G4, made to order for Glasgow's vibrant West End community
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.9
The Acai Parlour
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
The Acai Parlour St Enoch Glasgow premium açaí bowl — a thick premium açaí bowl topped with fresh fruit, granola and superfoods at St Enoch Shopping Centre G1, a healthy sweet option in Glasgow's city centre
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
Honeytrap Bakery
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Honeytrap Shawlands sourdough — a long cold-fermented naturally leavened white sourdough baked fresh for Glasgow's Shawlands village community, a neighbourhood artisan bread staple on Skirving Street
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Cakes by Oxana
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Cakes by Oxana Rutherglen Glasgow bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Mill Court G73 Rutherglen, a quality Glasgow suburb home specialist cake studio
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Cake Box Glasgow (Duke Street)
Glasgow
🥗 Egg-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Egg-free Duke Street celebration cake — Cake Box's signature egg-free fresh cream sponge at their Duke Street Glasgow location, made to order for East Glasgow celebrations without eggs
Doughnuts★ 4.9
The Dough Cartel
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Dough Cartel weekly special doughnut — a slow-proved, artisan filled doughnut in a rotating weekly flavour from this Craigton Road Glasgow doughnut specialist, announced fresh each week
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Freedom Bakery
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Freedom Bakery reintegration sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf baked by Freedom Bakery's trainees at Charles Street, a social enterprise creating professional baking careers for people leaving prison
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.9
Nowita Ice Cream
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Hyndland Street artisan gelato — small-batch freshly churned Italian-style gelato at Nowita's Hyndland Street location, bringing artisan gelato culture to Glasgow's elegant Hyndland neighbourhood
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
Deanston Bakery
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Deanston Drive fresh cream cake — a traditionally made cream cake from Deanston Bakery on Deanston Drive, a neighbourhood bakery staple that has kept Glasgow's Shawlands community satisfied for years
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Pavlova Bakery
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Pavlova meringue cake — a classic pavlova with a crisp meringue shell and soft marshmallow interior, topped with Chantilly cream and seasonal fruit, Pavlova Bakery's signature creation on Gardner Street
Doughnuts★ 4.9
DOH City Centre
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
DOH City Centre Glasgow artisan doughnut — a slow-proved filled artisan doughnut at King Street G1 Glasgow city centre, a quality Glasgow city centre artisan doughnut destination
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.9
Poco Gelato
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Poco Gelato Muirend artisan gelato — freshly churned Italian-style artisan gelato at Clarkston Road G44 Muirend, one of Glasgow's South Side most quality-focused and consistent independent gelaterias, churning fresh flavours daily for the Muirend and Newlands community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Bella's Cakes
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Bella's Cakes Shawlands Glasgow bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Kilmarnock Road G41 Shawlands, a quality Glasgow South Side specialist cake studio
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Eggless Cake Shop Glasgow
Glasgow
🥗 Vegan options; Egg-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Egg-free Glasgow Bath Street cake — Eggless Cake Shop's flagship creation at Bath Street Glasgow: a beautifully decorated egg-free celebration sponge available to all dietary preferences
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Cake Box Glasgow (Dumbarton Rd)
Glasgow
🥗 Egg-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Egg-free Dumbarton Road celebration cake — Cake Box's signature egg-free fresh cream sponge at their Dumbarton Road Glasgow location, made to order for West Glasgow celebrations without eggs
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
TheDorkyFrench vegan bakery
Glasgow
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
TheDorkyFrench vegan croissant — a fully plant-based, flaky, laminated croissant made without butter at this Parnie Street Glasgow vegan bakery, proving that vegan baking needs no compromise
Dessert Bars★ 4.8
Tasties Deli & Desserts
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Tasties dessert special — an indulgent rotating dessert plate from Tasties Deli & Desserts' London Road menu, serving Glasgow's East End community with indulgent sweet plates and milkshakes
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
Big Bear Bakery
Glasgow · Dennistoun
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sourdough loaves and laminated pastries — Glasgow independent with a loyal local following
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
Beefcake Cafe
Glasgow · Anniesland
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Cookie dough sundaes — loaded dessert parlour with fun, bold presentations
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Doughnuts★ 4.8
Danny's Do-Nuts
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Danny's Do-Nuts Bridgeton Glasgow fresh doughnut — a freshly made ring doughnut at London Road G40 Bridgeton, a neighbourhood sweet stop for East Glasgow's vibrant Bridgeton community
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.8
Peacock's Ice Cream
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Peacock's Ice Cream Battlefield Glasgow Italian ice cream — freshly made traditional Italian-style ice cream at Battlefield Road G42, a beloved Glasgow South Side neighbourhood ice cream parlour for the Queens Park community
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
The Cake Gallery
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
The Cake Gallery Crow Road bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Crow Road Glasgow specialist cake studio for the Partick and West End community
Waffles & Churros★ 4.8
Chulo’s
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Chulo's Finnieston Glasgow Latin American churro — a freshly fried Latin American-style churro alongside quality food at Argyle Street G3 Finnieston, bringing Latin American street food sweet culture to Glasgow's most fashionable street
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
Through the House
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Through the House High Street Glasgow sourdough — a naturally leavened long cold-fermented loaf at High Street G1, a quality artisan bakery for Glasgow city centre's historic merchant city community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Cakes By Rox
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Cakes By Rox Partick Glasgow bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Fordyce Street G11 Partick, a quality Glasgow West End home specialist cake studio
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
kaf coffee
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Kaf Coffee Partick Glasgow specialty coffee and seasonal pastry — a quality specialty coffee paired with a beautifully made seasonal pastry at Hyndland Street G11 Partick, a beloved Glasgow West End café
Dessert Bars★ 4.8
Heavenly Desserts Glasgow, Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options; Gluten-free…
🥇 Signature Item
Cookie dough skillet — a warm, half-baked cookie dough served bubbling with vanilla ice cream and sauce at Heavenly Desserts' Sauchiehall Street location, Glasgow's most theatrical dessert parlour
Dessert Bars★ 4.8
GoodBiteGlasgow
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
GoodBite dessert box — a curated selection of warm desserts assembled to order at this Springfield Road Glasgow dessert café, the most-gifted sweet treat for the East End community
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.8
Snowflake Gelato - Braehead
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Snowflake Gelato Braehead Glasgow luxury gelato — freshly churned premium artisan gelato at Braehead Shopping Centre G51, a quality West Glasgow gelateria at this major retail and leisure complex
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Cake Box Glasgow Shawlands
Glasgow
🥗 Egg-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Cake Box Glasgow Shawlands egg-free celebration cake — the signature egg-free fresh cream sponge at Kilmarnock Road G41 Shawlands, made to order for Glasgow's South Side community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Designer Cakes By Paige
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Designer Cakes by Paige bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order for Glasgow's Great Western Road community from this Hillhead specialist cake studio
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
Zennor
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Zennor Duke Street sourdough — a naturally leavened, long cold-fermented white sourdough baked for Glasgow's East End on Duke Street, bringing artisan bread culture to the city's historic East End
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Afternoon Tea★ 4.8
Sunny Acre
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sunny Acre Shawlands homemade spiced apple cake and quality coffee — a moist warmly spiced homemade cake alongside exceptional flat whites at Pollokshaws Road G41 Shawlands, one of Glasgow's highest-rated neighbourhood cafés with a 4.8 Google rating, beloved by the South Side community for beautiful homemade cakes and quiche — walk-ins only, Wednesday to Sunday
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Doughnuts★ 4.8
Kitty’s Donuts
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Kitty's Donuts Shawlands Glasgow artisan doughnut — a slow-proved filled artisan doughnut at Overdale Gardens G42 Shawlands, a quality Glasgow South Side home artisan doughnut specialist
Doughnuts★ 4.8
Verse
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Verse Shawlands Glasgow specialty coffee and artisan doughnut — a quality specialty coffee paired with an artisan doughnut at Deanston Drive G41 Shawlands, a beloved Glasgow South Side café
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Partenope
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Partenope Shawlands Glasgow Neapolitan pastry — a freshly made Neapolitan-style pastry or Italian sweet at Hector Road G41 Shawlands, a quality Glasgow South Side Italian café and patisserie
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Party Cake
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Party Cake Govanhill Glasgow bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Victoria Road G42 Govanhill, a quality Glasgow South Side specialist cake studio
Afternoon Tea★ 4.8
Black Sheep Coffee - Byres Road
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Black Sheep Coffee Byres Road Vietnamese iced latte and seasonal cake — a smooth sweet Vietnamese iced latte alongside a seasonal cake at Byres Road G12, the Glasgow West End outpost of this celebrated dark roast coffee chain on this beloved university strip
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
Black Pine Coffee Co.
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Black Pine Coffee Co Great Western Road seasonal pastry and small-batch roasted coffee — a beautifully made seasonal bakery pastry alongside small-batch roasted specialty coffee at Great Western Road G12, an independent Glasgow coffee shop, roastery and bakery with its own in-house roasting programme
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.8
Pinch of Taste
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Pinch of Taste Morris Park celebration cake — a fully bespoke hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Morris Park Glasgow cake studio, with personalised flavours and decoration
Dessert Bars★ 4.8
Vanilla Whipz Glasgow
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Govanhill vanilla soft serve — a creamy, fresh soft-serve ice cream swirled in a cone from Vanilla Whipz' Govanhill location, a sweet neighbourhood treat for this vibrant South Glasgow community
Doughnuts★ 4.8
Tantrum Doughnuts Minard Road
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Tantrum Doughnuts Shawlands Glasgow artisan doughnut — a slow-proved beautifully decorated filled artisan doughnut at Minard Road G41 Shawlands, one of Glasgow's most celebrated and award-winning artisan doughnut makers