The Dessert Detective
436 Best Dessert Shops in Manchester — Places Near You (2026)
436 places found
Manchester's dessert scene runs deep, spanning Sale to Bury. We've tracked down 436 spots across the city, each rated by taste, looks and value. Standouts include Cups Cake and More and Dream Cakes. Here are the best places to get desserts near Manchester right now.
Frequently asked questions
Where's the best dessert in Manchester?
Based on our ratings, the top-rated spots in Manchester are listed above — ranked by taste, looks and value from real reviews.
Which dessert shops in Manchester deliver?
Check the delivery info on each shop's listing — many spots in Manchester offer delivery via their own site or a third-party app.
Are there vegan dessert options in Manchester?
Yes — switch to map view or browse the listings above for dietary details on each shop.
436 places in Manchester
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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Cups Cake and More
Manchester · Sale
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Blueberry lemon scone — a generously sized scone studded with fresh blueberries and zested with lemon, served warm with clotted cream and a drizzle of blueberry compote
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Dream Cakes
Manchester · Bury
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Kinder & strawberry cake — a layered celebration cake with Kinder chocolate filling and fresh strawberry compote, coated in milk chocolate buttercream with Bueno pieces on top
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Two Bears Bakery
Manchester · Altrincham
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Custom celebration cake — a bespoke hand-decorated cake designed to brief, from birthday showstoppers to sculpted novelty cakes, made in-house with real buttercream
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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
SY Cake
Manchester · Rusholme
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Black forest slice — a layered slice of dark chocolate sponge, whipped cream and morello cherries, finished with chocolate shavings in classic Black Forest style
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Kake Krush
Manchester · Hyde
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Custom celebration cake — a fully bespoke, hand-decorated celebration cake built to the customer's design, with a choice of sponge flavours, fillings and sugar decoration finishes
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
The Coffee & Cake Boat
Manchester · Castlefield
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Cinnamon bun — a soft, swirled yeasted bun generously filled with cinnamon butter and finished with cream cheese frosting, baked fresh on the narrowboat daily
Cheesecake★ 5.0
The Hidden Kitchen
Manchester · Ashton-under-Lyne
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Cookie dough croissant — a buttery, laminated croissant filled with raw-style cookie dough and baked until the pastry is golden and the filling is warm and gooey inside
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Sweet Hole Ltd
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sweet Hole Gorton bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Abbey Hey Lane M18 Gorton, a quality East Manchester cake studio
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Syma's Cake Box
Manchester
🥗 Egg-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Syma's Cake Box Withington bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Stirling Avenue M20 Withington, a quality South Manchester home cake studio
Chocolatiers★ 5.0
Top Tier Chocolatier
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Top Tier Chocolatier Cheetham Hill artisan chocolate — a handcrafted artisan chocolate at Cheetham Hill Road M8, a quality North Manchester artisan chocolatier for this diverse community
Chocolatiers★ 5.0
My Choco Chocolate Bouquet
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
My Choco Clayton chocolate bouquet — a beautifully crafted chocolate bouquet gift at Canberra Street M11 Clayton, a unique Manchester specialist in chocolate bouquet gifting
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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
ADAM BAKERY
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
ADAM BAKERY Cheetham Hill Middle Eastern flatbread — a freshly baked Levantine-style flatbread in Cheetham Hill M8, one of Greater Manchester's authentic Middle Eastern bakeries for this diverse North Manchester community
Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
Enjoy Desserts
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Enjoy Desserts Manchester Arndale ice cream — freshly scooped artisan ice cream at Manchester Arndale High Street M4, a popular sweet stop in Manchester's largest city centre shopping mall
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Cakes by Hassan
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Cakes by Hassan Failsworth bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Samuel Street M35 Failsworth, a quality Greater Manchester cake studio for this community
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
The Cake Co
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
The Cake Co Firswood bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Upper Chorlton Road M16 Firswood, a quality Greater Manchester cake studio near Old Trafford
Cheesecake★ 5.0
Tipsy Bakes
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Tipsy Bakes Didsbury boozy baked cheesecake — a rich baked cheesecake with an adults-only boozy twist at Georgia Avenue M20 Didsbury, one of South Manchester's most creative home baking operations
Cheesecake★ 5.0
The Cheesecake Addiction
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
The Cheesecake Addiction Miles Platting baked cheesecake — a rich freshly baked cheesecake at Naylor Court M40 Miles Platting, one of Greater Manchester's most dedicated artisan cheesecake specialists
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Abbie's Kitchen
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Abbie's Kitchen Eccles bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Belmont Street M30 Eccles, a quality Greater Manchester home cake studio
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Guilty Pleasures Cakery
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Guilty Pleasures Cakery Cheetham Hill bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake in Cheetham Hill M8, a quality North Manchester home cake studio for the diverse community
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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Senami Bakery - African bread Specialists
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Senami Bakery Moston West African bread — freshly baked West African-style bread at Hartley Street M40 Moston, one of Greater Manchester's authentic West African bakeries for this diverse community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Opera Cake Shop
Manchester · Longsight
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Fresh cream celebration cake — Opera Cake Shop in Longsight is a beloved community patisserie for both Arabic sweets and custom celebration cakes
Doughnuts★ 5.0
Rodeo Doughnuts
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Rodeo Doughnuts St Ann's Square D'oh Nut — Rodeo's signature pink-glazed ring doughnut at St Ann's Arcade M2, one of Manchester city centre's most prestigious shopping and retail locations
Dessert Bars★ 5.0
GB Layers
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
GB Layers Cheetham Hill loaded waffle and cookie dough — a golden Belgian waffle and a warm cookie dough pot at Bury Old Road M8 Cheetham Hill, a popular North Manchester dessert café for this diverse Jewish and South Asian community near the Cheetham Hill shopping district
Cheesecake★ 5.0
sweet dezire
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sweet Dezire Wythenshawe bespoke dessert — a rich baked cheesecake or sweet dessert at Sale Road M23 Wythenshawe, a quality Greater Manchester home dessert studio
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Cookies & Brownies★ 5.0
Lush Brownies
Manchester
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Lush Brownies Chorlton fudgy brownie — a dense fudgy brownie in classic and creative flavours at Albany Road Trading Estate M21 Chorlton, one of South Manchester's most dedicated brownie specialists
Cheesecake★ 5.0
SyllaSweet Cakery
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
SyllaSweet Cakery Salford bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake in Salford M6, a quality Greater Manchester cake studio for this diverse community
Doughnuts★ 5.0
D'OHNUTS
Manchester · Ashton-under-Lyne
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Terry's Chocolate Orange donut
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Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
Cob Kiln Gelato
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Cob Kiln Gelato Urmston artisan gelato — freshly churned Italian-style artisan gelato at Meadow Road M41 Urmston, a quality Greater Manchester gelateria for this popular South Manchester suburb
Cheesecake★ 5.0
Crookies and creme
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Crookies and Creme Levenshulme baked cheesecake and cookie — a rich freshly baked cheesecake alongside artisan cookies at Printworks Lane M19 Levenshulme, a quality South Manchester dessert specialist
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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Fresh Choice Bakery Ltd
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Fresh Choice Bakery Salford MediaCityUK sourdough — a naturally leavened loaf at Boston Court M50 Salford, an artisan bakery serving Greater Manchester's MediaCityUK and Salford Quays community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
House of Patisserie
Manchester · Whitefield
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
French macaron and bespoke celebration cake — House of Patisserie is Whitefield's finest artisan patisserie and custom cake specialist
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Cheesecake★ 5.0
Diamond Desserts
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Diamond Desserts Levenshulme baked cheesecake — a rich freshly baked cheesecake at Stockport Road M19, a quality South Manchester dessert specialist for this diverse community
Dessert Bars★ 5.0
Mr Corn | King of Street Food
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Mr Corn Market Street Manchester sweet corn dessert — a warm sweet corn cup with butter and seasoning at Market Street M1 Manchester city centre, one of Manchester's most popular street food sweet treats
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Cheesecake★ 5.0
Sy cake
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sy Cake Rusholme bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Dagenham Road M14 Rusholme, a quality South Manchester home cake studio
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
The Little Cakery Urmston
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
The Little Cakery Urmston bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Kingsway Park M41 Urmston, a quality Greater Manchester specialist cake studio
Chocolatiers★ 5.0
Sweetwali
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Mixed Indian mithai selection — Sweetwali at the Arndale brings quality South Asian sweets to Manchester's city centre
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Paulina & Family Bakery
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Paulina and Family Bakery Newton Heath Polish fresh bread — a traditionally made Eastern European loaf at Lord N Street M40 Newton Heath, one of Greater Manchester's authentic Polish bakeries
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Blue Door Bakery
Manchester · Denton
🥗 Gluten-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Gluten-free lemon drizzle — a fully gluten-free lemon sponge made with almond flour, soaked in sharp lemon syrup and finished with a lemon glaze and zest, light and fragrant
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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Bakers heaven
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Bakers Heaven Prestwich fresh cream cake — a freshly made traditional cream cake at Windsor Road M25 Prestwich, a neighbourhood bakery for Greater Manchester's Prestwich community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Cake Mazah
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Cake Mazah Wythenshawe bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Wendover Road M23 Wythenshawe, a quality Greater Manchester cake studio for this community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
NaazCakes
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
NaazCakes Old Trafford bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Stamford Street M16 Old Trafford, a quality Greater Manchester cake studio for this diverse community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
The Black Cat Cakery
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
The Black Cat Cakery Ardwick bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Hellidon Close M12 Ardwick, a quality Greater Manchester specialist cake studio
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
KiwiCakes Manchester
Manchester · Stretford
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Bespoke custom celebration cake — KiwiCakes is a Stretford cake specialist creating beautifully designed, delicious custom cakes
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Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Mai's Cake
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Mai's Cake Urmston bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Hilrose Avenue M41 Urmston, a quality Greater Manchester home cake studio
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Elegant Cake Designs
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Elegant Cake Designs Newton Heath bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Waters Edge M40 Newton Heath, a quality Greater Manchester specialist cake studio
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Josephine's Homemade Cakes
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Josephine's Homemade Cakes Didsbury bespoke cake — a fully custom hand-decorated celebration cake at Wilmslow Road M20 Didsbury, a quality South Manchester home cake studio
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Cheesecake★ 5.0
Zara Cakes
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Zara Cakes Prestwich bespoke cheesecake — a rich freshly baked cheesecake at Mather Avenue M25 Prestwich, a quality Greater Manchester home cheesecake studio
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Bird Brain Bakery
Manchester · Hazel Grove
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Vegan dessert (no refined sugar)
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Cheesecake★ 5.0
Truffle bakes
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Truffle Bakes Crumpsall bespoke cheesecake — a rich freshly baked cheesecake at Edilom Road M8 Crumpsall, a quality Greater Manchester home cheesecake specialist
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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Zamzam Bakery
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Zamzam Bakery Old Trafford Middle Eastern flatbread — a freshly baked Middle Eastern-style flatbread at Elsinore Road M16 Old Trafford, an authentic bakery for Greater Manchester's diverse Old Trafford community
Cheesecake★ 5.0
FoodyPie
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
FoodyPie Chorlton baked cheesecake — a rich freshly baked cheesecake at Foxbench Walk M21 Chorlton, a quality South Manchester home cheesecake and pie specialist
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Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
Bono Benito
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Bono Benito Prestwich artisan gelato — freshly churned artisan Italian-style gelato at Bury New Road M25 Prestwich, a quality Greater Manchester gelateria for this vibrant North Manchester community
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Ice Cream & Gelato★ 5.0
PietrosGelati
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Pietros Gelati Stockport artisan gelato — freshly churned Italian-style gelato at Didsbury Road SK3 Stockport, a quality Greater Manchester gelateria for the Stockport and Heaton Moor community
Cheesecake★ 5.0
Cravings Desserts
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Cravings Desserts Chorlton baked cheesecake — a rich freshly baked cheesecake at Barlow Moor Road M21 Chorlton, a quality South Manchester cheesecake specialist for this vibrant community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
Grué Patisserie
Manchester · Altrincham
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Basque cheesecake — a crustless, high-heat baked cheesecake with a caramelised top and molten, almost liquid centre — Grué's most requested patisserie item by far
Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
KiwiCakes
Manchester · Stretford
🥗 Gluten-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Bespoke celebration cake — a fully custom-designed and handcrafted cake for any occasion, available in a range of flavours and decorated to the customer's exact specification
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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Whisked Away
Manchester · Stockport
🥗 Gluten-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Gluten-free doughnuts — fully gluten-free yeast-risen doughnuts that rival the real thing, available in filled and ring varieties with a rotating selection of glazes and toppings
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Bakeries & Pastries★ 5.0
Ariana Bakery
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Ariana Bakery Cheetham Hill Afghan naan — a freshly baked traditional Afghan naan at Cheetham Hill Road M8, one of Greater Manchester's most authentic Afghan bakeries for this diverse community
Patisseries & Cakes★ 5.0
The Plantisserie - Vegan Bakery
Manchester
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
The Plantisserie Salford vegan croissant — a fully plant-based flaky laminated croissant at Worrall Street M5 Salford, one of Greater Manchester's most dedicated and quality-focused vegan bakeries
Waffles & Churros★ 5.0
Golden Waffle
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Golden Waffle Salford Belgian waffle — a crisp golden Belgian waffle at GRG House Salford M6, a popular Greater Manchester waffle destination serving Salford's community