Today we will be filling you in on the best places to buy ice cream, cakes, and cookies in Reno and Lake Tahoe. There are plenty of great dessert shops selling sweets around town and this guide will try to focus on the best of the best.
There is no better way to get the ball rolling than with a list of the best ice cream shops near you. Frozen yogurt, gelato, malts, and ice cream cakes are found with ease here.
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Once the frozen delights are out of the way it will be time to pivot to bakeries where you can buy cakes, cookies, pastries, and all kinds of sweet treats. Then we will get into some specific things like donut shops, where to buy cupcakes, candy stores, and chocolate and fudge shops too.
Healthy dessert options in Reno and Lake Tahoe like gluten free bakeries and smoothie shops are easy to find as well. And our final topic will be all about restaurants that are known for must have desserts in your area.
Stick around for our local dessert map that has all these spots that we are mentioning throughout the post pinned on it. Our other posts on this region are available at that link if you want to check them out.
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
When you are craving the best ice cream in Reno and Lake Tahoe or want some healthier frozen yogurt try:
- Rolled Mountain Creamery at 727 Riverside Dr #1
- Icecycle Creamery at 6147 Lakeside Dr
- Aloha Ice Cream at 3330 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe
- Sweet Tahoe Time Ice Cream at 8636 N Lake Blvd, Kings Beach
- Yogurt Beach at 3882 Mayberry Dr B
- Honey Treat Yogurt at 5000 Smithridge Dr A23
- Poppy’s Frozen Yogurt at 521 N Lake Blvd, Tahoe City
Rolled Mountain Creamery makes custom Thai ice cream rolls with all-natural ingredients in both dairy and vegan friendly varieties.
Yogurt Beach serves frozen yogurt and custard near you with fresh fruit, candies, cereal, nuts, and sauces in a laid-back beach-themed atmosphere.
Honey Treat Yogurt delivers frozen yogurt in many flavors such as chocolate, vanilla, peanut, vanilla custard, and more.
Bakeries In Your Area
Expect to find great cakes, cookies, pastries, and more at the best bakeries near you:
- Josef’s Vienna Bakery & Café at 933 W Moana Ln
- Homage at 519 Ralston St
- Perenn Midtown at 20 St Lawrence Ave
- My Favorite Muffin at 340 California Ave
- Tahoe House Bakery & Gourmet at 625 W Lake Blvd, Tahoe City
- Sugar Pine Bakery at 3564 Lake Tahoe Blvd G, South Lake Tahoe
Cakes, pastries, mini cakes, buns, cookies, small bites, bread, handmade pies, and bakery specialties are all on the menu at Josef’s Vienna Bakery & Cafe.
Homage is a charming café with outside seating that serves a distinctive selection of baked products, light meals, and espresso drinks.
My Favorite Muffin bakes 18 different types of muffins and bagels in your area, all from scratch.
Tahoe House Bakery & Gourmet is a bakery and gourmet food store that is known for its homemade pastries, cakes, and bread.
Sugar Pine Bakery specializes in cookies, pies, macaroons, and cakes for weddings and other special occasions.
Local Donut Shops
These donut shops are a great way to start your morning:
- DoughBoys Donuts at 5115 Mae Anne Ave
- Donut Bistro at 1550 Pyramid Way # 100
- Jelly Donut at 1750 S Virginia St
- Glazed And Confuzed Tahoe Donut at 3447 Lake Tahoe Blvd #1, South Lake Tahoe
- TV Donuts Fresh Daily at 1036 Emerald Bay Rd, South Lake Tahoe
DoughBoys Donuts uses only premium jams, fillings, and icings providing a comprehensive range of freshly baked croissants, bagels, breakfast sandwiches, and gourmet roasted coffees along with some of the best donuts in your area.
Glazed And Confuzed Tahoe Donut serves a variety of donuts and coffee drinks.
Where To Buy Cupcakes
There are some really good cupcake shops near you:
- Batch Cupcakery at 555 S Virginia St
- Buttercream Bliss Gourmet Cupcakes at 1756 Clover Leaf Dr
Batch Cupcakery is a local organic cupcake shop that offers paleo, gluten-free, and vegan alternatives.
Buttercream makes delectable gourmet cupcakes and other delicacies that will please any sweet taste.
Another good place to try great cupcakes is Sugar Pine Bakery but you can also find them at many other places throughout this post.
Candy Stores Near You
Local candy stores should have a wide variety of sugary treats to choose from:
- Rocket Fizz Sparks at 1180 Scheels Dr # B-101
- Dulceria Ana at 655 N Wells Ave
Rocket Fizz Sparks is a candy shop that also sells unique bottled sodas in flavors like s’mores and mud pie.
Dulceria Ana is a candy store that specializes in Mexican sweets.
Chocolate & Fudge Shops
Great homemade chocolate and fudge can be found at these shops:
- Sweets Handmade Candies at 4991 S Virginia St
- Kimmie Candy at 405 Edison Way
- Dorinda’s Chocolates at 727 Riverside Dr
- Tahoe City Chocolates at 760 N Lake Blvd, Tahoe City
Caramels, toffees, truffles, turtles, fudge, and sugar-free chocolates are among the candies available at Sweets Handmade Candies.
Kimmie Candy makes a variety of unusually shaped chocolate candies for everyone to enjoy.
Tahoe City Chocolates offers handcrafted chocolates, international sweets, delectable ice cream, classic confections, and more.
Gluten Free Bakeries
For a healthier alternative try one of these gluten free bakeries:
- Haven On Earth Bakery & Deli at 10855 Double R Blvd
- Sugar Pine Cakery & Café at 2923 Lake Forest Rd
All of the baked items at Haven on Earth Bakery & Deli are gluten-free and safe for persons with celiac disease or who are gluten intolerant and sensitive.
Sugar Pine Cakery & Cafe features vegan, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and nut-free options along with wonderful handcrafted sweets, savory snacks, delectable sandwiches, teas, coffee, and daily specials with ingredients from the region.
Some other places on this page also serve gluten free baked goods like Batch Cupcakery and Buttercream Bliss Gourmet Cupcakes
Smoothies
Smoothies can be a great tasty and healthy snack:
- Keva Juice at 5020 Las Brisas Blvd # A2
- Jamba Juice at 5140 Kietzke Ln
- Jüs at 191 Damonte Ranch Pkwy # B
- Thania’s Juice Bar at 868 Tahoe Blvd #7, Incline Village
Local Restaurants With Great Desserts
Many would agree these restaurants have great desserts:
- Great Full Gardens at 555 S Virginia St #107
- Scoopers Drive-in at 1356 Prater Way
- Sunnyside Restaurant & Lodge at 1850 W Lake Blvd, Tahoe City
Vegan pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, brownies, and bread pudding are just a few of the best desserts in your area that are available at Great Full Gardens.
Scooper’s is also known to make some of the best desserts in Reno.
Sunnyside Restaurant & Lodge is famous for its Kimo’s original hula pie which consists of chocolate cookie crust, macadamia nut ice cream, hot fudge, toasted mac nuts, and whipped cream.
By the way we have also written about the:
- Best Bakeries in Las Vegas
- Best Bakeries in Sacramento
- Best Bakeries in San Francisco
- Best Bakeries in Boise
Enjoy Ice Cream, Cookies & Cakes In Reno & Lake Tahoe
We wish we had more to share but for now that is all we’ve got. After reading about all these local shops to buy ice cream, frozen yogurt, cookies, cakes, pastries, other bakery items, cupcakes, donuts, chocolate, fudge, candy, gluten free baked goods, smoothies, and even restaurants with can’t miss desserts in your area finding your next sweet indulgence shouldn’t be too hard.
Please use the comments to let us know if any shops have closed down, or if we posted anything that is incorrect. Now have fun eating your ice cream, cookies, and cakes in Reno and Lake Tahoe.