Best Dessert Shops in Leeds

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Lemon and sugar crêpe — a thin, lacy French crêpe cooked to order on the hotplate with caster sugar and fresh lemon juice at this Albion Street Leeds city centre crêperie

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Leeds Cakes Scott Hall bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated cake made to order at this Scott Hall Road Leeds cake studio for the Chapeltown and Moortown community

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Cutting Cake Patisserie Meanwood Leeds seasonal tart — a beautifully crafted seasonal tart or celebration cake at Church Avenue LS6 Meanwood, a quality Leeds artisan patisserie for this food-conscious suburb

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Ozziez Kirkstall almond croissant — a twice-baked croissant filled with rich almond frangipane, topped with flaked almonds and iced sugar at this Burley Road café and bakery

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Corn Exchange soft serve — a fresh, creamy soft-serve ice cream at MeltingPoint's Leeds Corn Exchange Piazza location, the sweetest spot in one of Leeds' most spectacular Victorian buildings

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Patisserie Beirut Lebanese cake — a fragrant Lebanese celebration cake decorated with pistachios and edible florals in the Beirut tradition at this Harehills Lane Leeds patisserie

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Sweet As Ever Leeds confectionery — a curated selection of artisan sweets and confectionery at this Queen Square Leeds city centre sweet shop, serving the Leeds university and city centre community

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Miley Cakery Kirkgate Market bespoke cake — a fully custom celebration cake made to order at this Kirkgate Market stall, one of Leeds' most visited historic indoor market cake specialists

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Stuffed cookie — an oversized bakery cookie with a molten filling — Biscoff, Nutella or chocolate fudge — baked to order so the centre stays warm and gooey

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Bearded Baker Meanwood Leeds artisan dessert and seasonal bake — a freshly made artisan dessert or bake at Parkside Road LS6 Meanwood, a quality North Leeds home artisan baker making desserts, bread and seasonal sweet treats to order

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O'delices d'Appo Leeds Kirkgate Market Congolese-inspired seasonal cake — a beautifully crafted Congolese-inspired cake or West African-influenced sweet at Row 4 Leeds Kirkgate Market LS2, a unique and celebrated patisserie stall bringing West and Central African baking culture and flavour combinations to Leeds' vibrant historic indoor market

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Stratford Terrace soft serve — a classic soft-serve ice cream from Nick's Ices on Stratford Terrace in South Leeds, a neighbourhood ice cream stand beloved by the South Leeds community for years

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Patisserie Land Lebanese cake — a fragrant, rose-water-scented celebratory cake decorated with pistachios and edible flowers in the Lebanese tradition, the most distinctive sweet on Harehills Lane

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Amz Bakes Hyde Park bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Chestnut Grove Leeds home cake studio for the Hyde Park and Burley student community

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White Rose Cakes Roundhay Leeds bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Oakwood LS8 Roundhay, a quality North Leeds specialist cake studio for this affluent community

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Headingley St Michael's sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf from only bread…'s St Michael's Lane bakery, one of Leeds' most beloved and award-winning artisan bread specialists in Headingley

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Bennett Bakes Harehills bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Coldcotes Drive Leeds home cake studio

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Chocolate Collective Whitehall Quay artisan truffle — a handcrafted truffle made by Leeds' chocolate collective at this waterfront Whitehall Quay studio, bringing artisan chocolate culture to the Leeds canalside

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BeeBee's Bramley bespoke cake — a fully custom celebration cake made to order at this Summerfield Drive Leeds home cake studio for the Bramley and Farnley community in West Leeds

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Otley Road pistachio gelato — a vivid green, intensely nutty Italian-style pistachio gelato made from quality ingredients at this Headingley Road gelateria near Leeds' university district

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Sugar Crush Meanwood bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Green Close Meanwood Leeds cake studio

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Dial A Shake Leeds thick milkshake — a hand-blended thick milkshake made with quality ice cream at this Dewsbury Road Leeds delivery and takeaway milkshake specialist

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Bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom-designed celebration cake made to order, from tiered wedding cakes to sculpted birthday showstoppers, with flavours chosen by the customer

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Dolce da Macaron Leeds Holbeck bespoke macaron — a beautifully crafted French macaron in rotating seasonal flavours from Piebridge Way LS12 Holbeck, a quality Leeds specialist macaron maker

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Black cherry wedding cake — a showstopper tiered wedding or celebration cake filled with black cherry compote and Chantilly cream, finished with hand-piped florals

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Veg'n'lishious Leeds Seacroft vegan doughnut — a fully plant-based artisan doughnut at Lilac Court LS14 Seacroft, a quality Leeds vegan dessert specialist for the community

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Cakes By Michelle bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Roundhay home cake studio, with personalised flavours and elegant decoration

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Easy Road celebration cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated bespoke cake made to order at Sweet Tooth Bakery on Easy Road, serving Leeds' East End community with quality homemade cakes

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Mrs G's Cake Boutique Roundhay Leeds bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Easterly Crescent LS8 Roundhay, a quality North Leeds specialist cake studio

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Snazzy Cakes Moortown bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Nunroyd Road Moortown Leeds home cake studio

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The Wren Bakery Mabgate Leeds sourdough — a naturally leavened long cold-fermented loaf at Mabgate Mills LS9, a quality Leeds artisan bakery and community hub in this regenerating East Leeds neighbourhood

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Pistachio croissant — a buttery, laminated croissant filled with pistachio frangipane and topped with crushed Sicilian pistachios and a light dusting of icing sugar

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VATRA BUNICII Romanian cozonac — a sweet, enriched yeasted bread filled with walnut paste and vanilla at this Harehills Leeds Romanian bakery, a traditional Easter and celebration bread from grandmother's recipe

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Leodis Cakes Cockshott Lane Leeds bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Cockshott Lane LS12, a quality Leeds specialist cake studio for the community

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Volcano cookie — a thick, loaded cookie in a rotating weekly flavour at this Kirkstall Road Burley café, one of Leeds' most talked-about independent cookie specialists

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Upper Crust station pastry — a freshly made savoury pastry or sweet bun at this Leeds Station over-footbridge Upper Crust, a quick grab-and-go for Leeds commuters passing through the station

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Kings and Queens loaded waffle — a golden Belgian waffle piled high with a choice of Lotus Biscoff, Nutella or ice cream toppings at this Harehills Lane dessert bar

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San Sebastián cheesecake — a Basque-style baked cheesecake with a dramatically blackened top, light and jiggly interior and a subtle tang that sets it apart from the New York style

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Kunafa — a warm Middle Eastern pastry of shredded kataifi dough packed with stretchy white cheese, baked until golden and soaked in sugar syrup scented with rose water

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Sheepscar artisan gelato — freshly churned Italian-style gelato in rotating seasonal flavours at Scoops and Sips on North Street Sheepscar, bringing artisan gelato to Leeds' creative north

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Grays Goodies Leeds Harehills artisan ice cream — freshly made artisan ice cream at Karnac Road LS8 Harehills, a quality East Leeds neighbourhood ice cream and dessert destination for this diverse Leeds inner-city community

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Papa Knafeh — warm shredded pastry packed with stretchy white cheese, baked until golden and drizzled with rose-water syrup and crushed pistachios, the most authentic knafeh in Leeds' Harehills

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Noor Bakery Lebanese sweet — a rotating daily selection of freshly made Arabic sweets including baklawa, maamoul and mamoul at this Harehills Road Leeds bakery for the North African and Middle Eastern community

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Call Lane sourdough doughnut — a naturally leavened, slow-proved doughnut at Underground Bakery's Call Lane Leeds city centre location, one of the most celebrated craft doughnuts in Yorkshire

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Kunafa cheesecake — a fusion of warm Middle Eastern kunafa pastry and creamy cheesecake filling, Sultan's most distinctive dessert creation for Harehills' diverse sweet-loving community

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Sweet Sensations celebration cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated cake at this Middleton Leeds home cake studio with personalised flavours and beautiful buttercream decoration

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Caroline's Chapel Allerton bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Carrholm Mount Leeds home cake studio for the Chapel Allerton community

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Cinnammmm cinnamon bun — a slow-proved, generously filled cinnamon bun swirled with cinnamon butter and finished with cream cheese frosting at this Chapel Allerton Harrogate Road Leeds bakery

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Deli 168 Harehills pastry — a freshly made baked good from the rotating daily selection at Foods Stop on Oldfield Lane, a West Leeds neighbourhood food and bakery stop

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Compassionate Kitchen Morley Leeds fully plant-based seasonal cake — a beautifully made fully plant-based seasonal cake at Commercial Street LS27 Morley, a quality Leeds vegan café and bakery bringing exceptional compassionate baking to this South Leeds suburb community

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Salt beef bagel — a hand-rolled bagel piled high with cured and slow-cooked salt beef, mustard, pickles and gherkins, a proper deli classic from this Horsforth bakery

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Almond croissant — a twice-baked croissant filled with rich frangipane, topped with flaked almonds and dusted with icing sugar, one of the best in Leeds

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Drip chocolate cake — a stacked celebration cake with chocolate sponge layers, ganache buttercream and a glossy chocolate drip finish, decorated to order

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Egg-free Harehills celebration cake — an egg-free decorated sponge made to order at Eggfree Cake Inn on Roundhay Road, serving Leeds' Harehills community with cakes for all dietary requirements

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Soph's Cakes Bramley Leeds bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Swinnow Grange Mills LS13 Bramley, a quality Leeds specialist cake studio

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French toast — thick brioche slices dipped in a vanilla custard batter and pan-fried until golden, served with maple syrup, fresh berries and a dusting of icing sugar

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Midnight warm cookie — Insomnia's flagship creation: a thick warm cookie delivered into the late evening with cold milk, the late-night baked treat that has become a Leeds university institution

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BanhMi crème brûlée bun — a soft Vietnamese milk bun with a crème brûlée-style caramelised custard top, BanhMi - The Crust Heaven's most inventive creation blending Vietnamese and French baking

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Carrot cake — a moist, warmly spiced three-layer carrot cake with crushed walnuts, generously frosted with tangy cream cheese icing and decorated with candied carrot curls

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Hyde Park cream tea — a classic cream tea with warm scones, clotted cream and strawberry jam served in this beloved Victorian tea room on Queen's Road, a Leeds institution for over a century

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Bowery Headingley seasonal gelato — artisan Italian-style gelato served at this Otley Road Headingley arts venue and café, a creative North Leeds ice cream stop in the city's most vibrant arts space

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House-made gelato — slow-churned Italian-style gelato in rotating seasonal flavours made fresh each morning, served in generous scoops from a refrigerated display counter

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FafaCha taro milk pudding — a silky, lightly sweetened taro pudding with boba pearls and coconut jelly, FafaCha's most popular Taiwanese dessert at Leeds Kirkgate Market

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Kirkstall Hill sourdough — a naturally leavened, long cold-fermented loaf baked at CHUNK Bakery on Kirkstall Hill, a neighbourhood artisan bakery for the Kirkstall community in West Leeds

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Doh'hut artisan doughnut — a slow-proved filled doughnut in a rotating weekly flavour at this Trevelyan Square Leeds city centre café, one of Leeds' most dedicated artisan doughnut specialists

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Pole Pole North Street dessert plate — an indulgent rotating dessert at Pole Pole on North Street, a lively Leeds Woodhouse dessert café beloved by the student community near the universities

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Caramelised banana toast — thick sourdough toast topped with pan-fried caramelised banana, crème fraîche and a drizzle of salted toffee sauce, a standout brunch item

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Mr Moustache dessert lounge — an indulgent rotating dessert plate from Mr Moustache's Roundhay Road menu, a popular Leeds North dessert spot for the Roundhay and Oakwood community

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Asian pastry selection — a daily rotating display of South Asian baked goods including samosa pastry, sweet buns and spiced cookies made fresh to traditional family recipes

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Marples Horsforth artisan truffle — a handcrafted ganache truffle made in small batches at this Horsforth Town Street chocolatier, bringing artisan chocolate culture to the West Leeds suburb

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Charbonnel et Walker County Arcade chocolates — premium British chocolates from this Victorian County Arcade Leeds location, including the brand's celebrated rose and violet creams since 1875

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Northern Brownies Armley brownie — a dense, fudgy brownie with a crackled top made in small batches at this Tong Road Armley Leeds brownie specialist, one of Yorkshire's most dedicated brownie makers

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The Cheesy Living baked cheesecake — a rich, expertly crafted New York-style baked cheesecake at the Corn Exchange, Leeds' most celebrated independent cheesecake specialist in this spectacular Victorian building

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The Cheesy Living Oakwood baked cheesecake — the same exceptional New York-style baked cheesecake at the Roundhay Road Oakwood location, bringing Leeds' most celebrated cheesecake to North Leeds

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Taiwanese grass jelly — a refreshing bowl of grass jelly cubes in a sweet syrup with toppings of herbal jelly, tapioca pearls and fresh fruit, Meet Fresh's most authentic Taiwanese dessert

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The Empire Café Fish Street sundae — a classic, generously made ice cream sundae at this Fish Street Leeds city centre café, a historic Victorian café building serving sundaes in the heart of Leeds

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The Savvy Baker Trinity Leeds S'mores chocolate chip cookie and signature brownie — a rich S'mores chocolate chip cookie and a fudgy signature brownie at Albion Street LS1, a beloved Leeds bakery that started as lockdown delivery and now has a permanent home in Trinity Leeds, famous for their stunning brownies, blondies and high-grade matcha drinks

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Blue Sakura matcha soft serve — a smooth, vivid green matcha soft serve made from high-quality Japanese matcha at this Merrion Way Leeds Asian dessert café, a unique Leeds matcha ice cream experience

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Matilda cake — a showstopping chocolate fudge layer cake inspired by the classic Roald Dahl scene, finished with thick ganache and a dusting of cocoa powder

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Croissant D'Or Rawdon Leeds French croissant — a perfectly laminated butter croissant at Harrogate Road LS19 Rawdon, a quality Leeds French-inspired bakery for this popular North Leeds community

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Fat Hippo Headingley Leeds artisan doughnut and burger — a quality artisan doughnut or dessert at Otley Road LS6 Headingley, the Leeds student area outpost of this popular doughnut and burger brand

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Street Lane Bakery Moortown Leeds artisan doughnut — a quality artisan doughnut at Street Lane LS17 Moortown, a quality North Leeds artisan bakery and doughnut destination for the affluent Moortown community

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Almond chocolate croissant — a twice-baked croissant filled with dark chocolate almond cream, topped with flaked almonds and finished with a cocoa powder dusting

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Dukes artisan doughnut — a slow-proved, filled doughnut in a rotating weekly flavour at this Cardigan Road Burley Leeds café, one of Leeds' most dedicated craft doughnut specialists

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Fika North artisan doughnut — a slow-proved, filled doughnut paired with exceptional Scandinavian-influenced coffee at this Otley Road Headingley specialty café, the perfect Nordic fika combination

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Kouign amann — caramelised, buttery, extraordinary laminated pastry; Doe Bakehouse is Leeds' most talked-about artisan bakery

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The Clubhouse Coffee Leeds St Paul's Street specialty coffee and house cake — a quality specialty coffee alongside a freshly made house cake at St Paul's Street LS1, a quality Leeds city centre specialty café in the financial and professional district near City Square and Leeds Station

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Lindt praline selection — a box of Lindt's precision-crafted Swiss pralines in classic flavours at this Albion Street Leeds city centre location, a premium gifting option in the heart of Leeds

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Queens Road Ice Scoop gelato — a generous scoop of freshly churned Italian-style gelato at Ice Scoop Gelato's Queens Road Headingley location, a popular sweet stop on this vibrant North Leeds café strip

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Leeds Dock sourdough — a naturally leavened, long cold-fermented loaf at Nova Bakehouse's Leeds Dock waterfront location, artisan bread in one of Leeds' most exciting regenerated neighbourhoods

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OurLittleCakery Middleton celebration cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated cake made to order at this Bodmin Road Middleton Leeds home cake studio for South Leeds occasions

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The Leeds Deli Moortown Leeds specialty coffee and seasonal bake — a quality specialty coffee alongside a freshly made seasonal bake at Chelwood Drive LS8 Moortown, a quality North Leeds deli and neighbourhood café for this affluent residential community

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Lauden chocolate truffle — a smooth ganache truffle made from quality single-origin chocolate at this Kirkstall Leeds production studio, one of Yorkshire's most admired artisan chocolatiers

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Woodhouse Lane morning pastry — a freshly baked croissant or seasonal pastry at Bakery 164 on Woodhouse Lane, a popular morning stop for Leeds University students before lectures

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Simplery dessert plate — a warm, indulgent rotating dessert from Simplery's menu at Roundhay Road Harehills, a neighbourhood dessert spot for Leeds' East End sweet lovers

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Mr Ts loaded waffle — a crisp Belgian waffle piled with toppings at this Burley Road Leeds dessert bar, a popular sweet spot for the student community of Woodhouse and Hyde Park

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Cukiernia Leeds Harehills Polish pastry — freshly made traditional Polish pastries and cakes at Ashley Road LS9 Harehills, one of Leeds' most authentic Polish bakeries for the diverse Harehills community

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Caffè Brigante tiramisu — a classic Italian tiramisu with quality mascarpone and espresso at this Hunslet Road Leeds Italian café, a proper South Leeds Italian coffee and dessert stop

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Coffee on The Crescent Woodhouse Leeds specialty coffee and seasonal cake — a quality specialty coffee alongside a freshly made seasonal cake at The Crescent LS6 Woodhouse, a beloved Leeds inner suburb café on this charming arc of Georgian terraces popular with the University of Leeds community and Headingley residents

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Cafe KOFE Beeston Leeds artisan doughnut and coffee — a quality specialty coffee paired with an artisan doughnut at Beeston Road LS11 Beeston, a popular South Leeds café and sweet destination