Where to go for the Best Desserts in San Diego
San Diego is filled with lots of dessert destinations both from popular restaurants and bakeries - making dessert too good to skip. Whether it’s craving something simple and delicious or over-the-top indulgent, these spots have treats for every sweet occasion.
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Le Parfait Paris
Get lost in a Parisian dream with sweet treats from San Diego-born patisserie and bakery Le Parfait Paris, located in Gaslamp, Liberty Station, Del Mar, Coronado and Anaheim. Guests can indulge in award-winning desserts made with only the finest quality ingredients including Banana Toffee, a perfectly baked banana bread with caramel tender ganache, mascarpone mousse, cacao nibs, chantilly vanilla and banana confit and the Le Framboisier made with berry puree, vanilla bean pastry cream and fresh raspberries. One can almost never leave Le Parfait without a box of the quintessential french dessert, Macarons, with flavors including caramel sea salt, lavender honey, Sicilian pistachio, passion fruit mango and roasted hazelnut.
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Nonna
Taste the sweet sensations of Italy at Nonna + Zucchero, located in the heart of downtown’s bustling Little Italy. After enjoying authentic Italian cuisine from Nonna, wash down the pasta with dessert from their sweet shop component, Zucchero, where taste buds are transported to the streets of Florence with fresh, homemade Gelato and highly acclaimed, chef crafted Cannolis, filled with a rich and fluffy cream and topped with powdered sugar. In true Italian style, guests can grab an Apple Turnover filled with the flavors of fall, or a chocolatey, coffee infused Tiramisu to pair with an espresso. For the cheesecake lovers, Zucchero offers a Blueberry Cheesecake highlighting the harmonious blend of the richness of cheesecake and fruitiness of fresh berries.
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Herb & Wood
Indulge in life’s sweet moments at Little Italy’s Herb & Wood. Using flavors inspired by seasonality that evoke a sense of nostalgia, Herb & Wood’s Executive Pastry Chef, Laura Warren, leads a distinctive dessert program. Herb & Wood’s dessert menu highlights unique and refined dishes with a rustic and Mediterranean influence like the Blueberry Soufflé with fresh blueberry compote, lemon curd, mascarpone whip, lavender honey ice cream and Baklava with pistachio, walnut, almonds, apricot orange blossom sorbet.
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Marisi
Opening the doors to Italy by way of La Jolla, Marisi’s dessert program is equally as spectacular as their handmade pastas, woodfired dishes and meticulous beverage program customary to Italy. Simultaneously rich in taste and light in texture, the Milk Chocolate features valrhona jivara namelaka, benedictine chantilly and black currant, emphasizing a nostalgic sweetness in every bite. The silky Coffee & Cream with marscaponne panna cotta, devil’s food ganache, bavarian cream and coffee streusel is perfect for sharing and sure to transport guests to a cobblestone street outside of a cafe in Italy.
