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The 8 Best Dessert Shops In Oakland

Updated: May 2, 2022

With the mouthwatering mousses and souffles available at these Oakland Restaurants we always leave room for dessert! We surveyed the top review sites and analyzed millions of reviews for the best desserts in Oakland. Say yes to dessert and sample the mouthwatering cheesecakes and ice cream Sundaes at these phenomenal spots!

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Gregory's Gourmet Desserts

Desserts, $, WaverlyDesserts, $Oakland, Waverly
Google: 4.8
Yelp: 4.5
  • Eater

    15 Excellent Pies in San Francisco and the East Bay

    Eater
  • Hoodline, 2020

    Oakland's top 4 bakeries, ranked

    Hoodline, 2020

Fentons Creamery

Desserts, $$, Piedmont AvenueDesserts, $$Oakland, Piedmont Avenue
Google: 4.5
Yelp: 4.0
  • Visit Oakland

    Top Desserts In Oakland

    Visit Oakland
  • Eater

    The 14 Best Ice Cream Flavors in San Francisco

    Eater

Miharu Ice Cream

Desserts, HawthorneDessertsOakland, Hawthorne
Google: 5.0
Yelp: 5.0

Vegan Donut Gelato

Desserts, $, MerrittDesserts, $Oakland, Merritt
Google: 4.8
Yelp: 4.5
  • Eater

    10 of the Best Doughnuts in the East Bay

    Eater
  • Hoodline, 2018

    Glazed and approved: meet Oakland's 6 favorite doughnut shops

    Hoodline, 2018

Wooden Table Cafe

Tea & Coffee, $, WaverlyTea & Coffee, $Oakland, Waverly
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 4.5

Sugarsweet Cookie + Cake Studio

Desserts, FrickDessertsOakland, Frick
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 4.5

Cookiebar Creamery

Desserts, $, Old CityDesserts, $Oakland, Old City
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.5

Humphry Slocombe - Oakland

Desserts, $$, NorthgateDesserts, $$Oakland, Northgate
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.0

How did we curate this list?

Figuring out the best restaurants can take a long time. We used our boam magic powers to analyze 3104661 local restaurant reviews, Google and Yelp ratings for 28808 restaurants, and 1901 lists and articles from top sources like Hoodline and Eater. The restaurants you see have been featured in Hoodline - Oakland's top 4 bakeries, ranked, Eater - The 14 Best Ice Cream Flavors in San Francisco and Hoodline - Glazed and approved: meet Oakland's 6 favorite doughnut shops. We automatically update restaurants’ availability and services, so you can find a great meal no matter what. Our site gets no payment from the restaurants we show, so you can trust what you see. We don’t recommend restaurants lightly, these 10 are really something special.

Common questions

Wood Tavern, Belotti Ristorante E Bottega, and Pucquio are the highest-rated dessert spots that are good for a date night in Oakland.

Shangri-La Vegan and Millennium are the highest-rated vegan dessert places in Oakland.

Wood Tavern, Belotti Ristorante E Bottega, and Pucquio have outdoor seating and dessert in Oakland.

Wood Tavern, Belotti Ristorante E Bottega, and Pucquio are the highest-rated dessert spots for take-out in Oakland.

Pucquio, Marzano, and FOB Kitchen are the highest-rated dessert spots that are good for groups in Oakland.

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