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The 10 Best Dessert Shops In San Jose

Updated: May 2, 2022

Craving cannoli and root beer floats? These are the San Jose Restaurants that make the best desserts in town. We surveyed the top review sites and analyzed millions of reviews for the best desserts in San Jose. If you’re after paper-thin crepes or a decadent lava cake you will find the desserts dreams are made of at these venues.

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Sultan Bakery

Bakery, $, DowntownBakery, $San Jose, Downtown
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 4.5
  • Hoodline, 2020

    San Jose's 4 best spots for affordable desserts

    Hoodline, 2020
  • Zumper

    10 Must-Try Restaurants In San Jose

    Zumper

Salt & Straw

Desserts, $$, West San JoseDesserts, $$San Jose, West San Jose
Google: 4.8
Yelp: 4.5

San Jose Candy Kitchen

Desserts, $$, DowntownDesserts, $$San Jose, Downtown
Google: 4.8
Yelp: 4.5

Charlie's Cheesecake Works

Desserts, $$, Almaden ValleyDesserts, $$San Jose, Almaden Valley
Google: 4.8
Yelp: 4.5

Pinkberry - Valley Fair Mall

Desserts, West San JoseDessertsSan Jose, West San Jose
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 4.5

Anton SV Pâtisserie

Desserts, $$$$, North San JoseDesserts, $$$$San Jose, North San Jose
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 4.5
  • Hoodline, 2020

    The 4 best bakeries in San Jose

    Hoodline, 2020

CA Bakehouse

Desserts, $, East San JoseDesserts, $San Jose, East San Jose
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 4.5

Hannah

Tea & Coffee, $$, DowntownTea & Coffee, $$San Jose, Downtown
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.5
  • Hoodline, 2020

    The 4 best bakeries in San Jose

    Hoodline, 2020

Cake Boutique

Desserts, East San JoseDessertsSan Jose, East San Jose
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.5

Baskin - Robbin

Desserts, $, East San JoseDesserts, $San Jose, East San Jose
Google: 4.5
Yelp: 4.5

How does it work?

Figuring out the best restaurants can take a long time. These results are brought to you by boam, with insights from the Yelp and Google ratings for 28808 San Jose restaurants, 3104661 reviews, and 1901 top lists and articles from the likes of Zumper and Hoodline. The restaurants you see have been featured in Zumper - 10 Must-Try Restaurants In San Jose, Hoodline - The 4 best bakeries in San Jose and Hoodline - San Jose's 4 best spots for affordable desserts. We automatically update restaurants’ availability and services, so you can find a great meal as the industry adapts to COVID-19. Restaurants can’t pay to show up on this list, so enjoy the best food with no agenda. We don’t recommend restaurants lightly, these 10 are really something special.

Recurring questions

Luv's Brownies, Crepe Em Coming, and Cookies N Cream SJ are the highest-rated food trucks that serve desserts in San Jose.

Ristorante da Maria and Happiness Cafe are the highest-rated vegan dessert places in San Jose.

Black Sheep Brasserie, Nemea Greek Taverna, and ADEGA Restaurant are the highest-rated upscale spots for dessert in San Jose.

Black Sheep Brasserie, Nemea Greek Taverna, and ADEGA Restaurant are the highest-rated dessert spots that are good for a date night in San Jose.

Churros El Guero and Raoof's San Jose Bean Pies are food stands that serve desserts in San Jose.

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