The Dessert Detective
215 Best Dessert Shops in Leeds — Places Near You (2026)
215 places found
Leeds is packed with places worth the trip, spanning Horsforth to Burley. We've tracked down 215 spots across the city, each rated by taste, looks and value. Standouts include Patisserie Beirut and Sweet As Ever. Here are the best places to get desserts near Leeds right now.
Frequently asked questions
Where's the best dessert in Leeds?
Based on our ratings, the top-rated spots in Leeds are listed above — ranked by taste, looks and value from real reviews.
Which dessert shops in Leeds deliver?
Check the delivery info on each shop's listing — many spots in Leeds offer delivery via their own site or a third-party app.
Are there vegan dessert options in Leeds?
Yes — switch to map view or browse the listings above for dietary details on each shop.
215 places in Leeds
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Patisserie Beirut
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
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
Fudge & Sweets★ 5.0
Sweet As Ever
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Miley Cakery
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Cookies & Brownies★ 5.0
Luce's Bakery
Leeds · Horsforth
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Waffles & Churros★ 5.0
Simple CRÊPE
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Leeds Cakes
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Cutting Cake Patisserie
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Ozziez Coffee & Bakery
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
MeltingPoint Ice Cream
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Bearded Baker
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
O'delicesdAppo
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
Nick's ices leeds
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
PATISSERIE LAND Leeds
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Amz Bakes
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
White Rose Cakes
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
only bread…
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Bennett Bakes
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Bennett Bakes Harehills bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Coldcotes Drive Leeds home cake studio
Chocolatiers★ 5.0
Chocolate Collective in Leeds
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
BeeBee's Cakes
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
Gelateria
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Sugar Crush Bakes
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sugar Crush Meanwood bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Green Close Meanwood Leeds cake studio
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
Dial A Shake LEEDS
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Jodie Bakes
Leeds · Burley
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Dolce da Macaron
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
The Leeds Baker
Leeds · Meanwood
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Black cherry wedding cake — a showstopper tiered wedding or celebration cake filled with black cherry compote and Chantilly cream, finished with hand-piped florals
Doughnuts★ 5.0
Veg'n'lishious
Leeds
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Cakes By Michelle Walker
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Sweet Tooth Bakery
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Mrs G's Cake Boutique
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Snazzy Cakes by Hayley
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Snazzy Cakes Moortown bespoke cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated celebration cake made to order at this Nunroyd Road Moortown Leeds home cake studio
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
The Wren Bakery
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Le Blé
Leeds · City Centre
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
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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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
VATRA BUNICII
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Leodis Cakes
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Cookies & Brownies★ 5.0
Volcano Cookies
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Dessert Bars★ 4.9
CHEAT DAZE
Leeds · Burley
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Dessert Bars★ 4.9
Delightful Desserts
Leeds · Armley
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
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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Doughnuts★ 4.9
Upper Crust, Leeds Foot Bridge
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Dessert Bars★ 4.9
Kings And Queens Desserts
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.9
Scoops and Sips Desserts
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
Underground Bakery
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.9
Grays Goodies
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Dessert Bars★ 4.9
Papa Knafeh
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
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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Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Noor bakery
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
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
Dessert Bars★ 4.9
Sultan Dessert House
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Sweet Sensations Cakes
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sweet Sensations celebration cake — a fully custom, hand-decorated cake at this Middleton Leeds home cake studio with personalised flavours and beautiful buttercream decoration
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Caroline's Cakes Chapel Allerton
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
Cinnammmm
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
Foods Stop
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Compassionate Kitchen
Leeds
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
Slow Rise Bakery
Leeds · Horsforth
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
Underground Bakery
Leeds · Otley
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
The Little Cake Cottage
Leeds · Roundhay
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Drip chocolate cake — a stacked celebration cake with chocolate sponge layers, ganache buttercream and a glossy chocolate drip finish, decorated to order
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Eggfree Cake Inn Leeds
Leeds
🥗 Vegan options; Egg-free options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Patisseries & Cakes★ 4.9
Soph's Cakes Leeds
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.9
Mi Sucre BakeShop
Leeds · Guiseley
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Afternoon Tea★ 4.8
Bramble Bakehouse
Leeds · Guiseley
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 4.8
Sunday's
Leeds · Moortown
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
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
Bakeries & Pastries★ 4.8
BanhMi - The Crust Heaven
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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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Afternoon Tea★ 4.8
Hyde Park Tea Room
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
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