Where To Buy Ice Cream, Cakes, & Cookies In Bridgeport

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Thanks for joining us for this discussion about the best places to buy ice cream, cakes, and cookies in Bridgeport. There are numerous dessert shops selling sweets around town and you will be learning about the top options as this blog progresses.

The best ice cream shops in your area will kick things off. Those that love vanilla, chocolate, gelato, frozen yogurt, malts, ice cream cakes, and other frozen delights have numerous options to choose from.

Bakeries where you can buy cakes, cookies, pastries, and all kinds of sweet treats will be up next. After that we will focus on donut shops, where to buy cupcakes, candy stores, and chocolate and fudge shops near you.

Then we will pivot to healthy dessert options like Bridgeport gluten free bakeries and smoothie shops. Restaurants that are known for their must have desserts in your area will round us out.

A local dessert map that has all the various venues we are mentioning throughout the post pinned on it will be shared at the end. And the curious types can find all of our other posts on the region at that link.

Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

The best Bridgeport ice cream shops or some healthier frozen yogurt can be found at:

Micalizzi’s specializes in Italian ice cream in both classic and sugar free flavors, soft ice cream, sundaes, shakes, and hard ice cream. Main Street Creamery offers a wide range of soft serve flavors as well as hard ice cream tastes in addition to milkshakes, mix-in flurry’s, sundaes, churros, funnel cake, ice drinks, and other treats.

Cold Stone is a good choice for both this list and our next one. Peachwave is a self-serve frozen yogurt shop in your area that offers a variety of flavors and toppings. No or ultra-low fat, protein, calcium, probiotics, reduced sugar, and vegan friendly yogurt, gelato, and Dole Whip flavors are available.

Bakeries In Your Area

Great cakes, cookies, pastries, and more are available at these great bakeries:

Chaves Bakery III serves freshly baked bread and pastries every day. For breakfast, lunch, and catering Leisha’s Bakeria in downtown serves freshly handcrafted foods that satisfy sweet, savory, and all in between.

Del Prete excels at Italian cakes, pastries, cookies, and other baked goods including some of the greatest cannoli cakes in town.

Local Donut Shops

Stop by one of these donut shops on your way to work:

Daybreak Doughnuts is a doughnut shop that also sells coffee and some other baked goods. Every day Donut Crazy makes over 45 different kinds of donuts including their cannoli doughnut which was rated the best donut in the wonderful state of Connecticut by Food Network.

They also serve a full breakfast menu including fresh-squeezed orange juice and locally sourced coffee and chocolate milk on tap.

Where To Buy Cupcakes

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Cupcakes, cakes, hot cocoa bombs, and eclairs are available at Reine’s Cakery at 350 Bridgeport Avenue who also has some gluten free options. Leisha’s Bakeria is another great place to buy cupcakes in your area.

Candy Stores Near You

We suggest you head to one of the chocolate shops near you from our next list if you want to buy candies.

Chocolate & Fudge Shops

When you want to buy homemade chocolate or fudge visit one of these shops:

Munson’s Chocolates has been handcrafting award-winning chocolates in small amounts in Connecticut for over 70 years utilizing only the best ingredients supplied from small family farms. Le Rouge Chocolates are made in small batches with fair trade dark chocolate and the highest quality components.

Each piece is hand-painted and embellished. Toffee, fudge and clusters, molded chocolates, macarons, signature hot chocolates, frozen mousse bites, and more are among the treats available.

Gluten Free Bakeries

Gluten free bakeries can provide some healthier options:

Cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, cookies, and more are available frozen or freshly made at Izzi B’s Allergen. Gluten-free, wheat-free, soy-free, dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, and casein-free products are all available including products that do not include any preservatives, trans fats, refined sugars, or cholesterol.

Aleia’s Gluten Free Foods is a group of culinary trained chefs who create and market a delectable line of handcrafted, all-natural, CSA approved and Kosher certified gluten free foods. Breads, croutons, stuffing mixes, bread crumbs, panko, and eight unique artisan cookies are all available.

Smoothies

For a tasty yet healthy choice consider these smoothie shops:

Local Restaurants With Great Desserts

Must have desserts near you can also be found at these restaurants:

The Cheesecake Factory is an American franchise restaurant that serves large quantities of trademark cheesecake from a diverse menu. On the dessert menu you’ll find cheesecakes, exotic desserts, ice cream treats, and more.

Ralph ‘n’ Rich’s is an attractive, old-school Italian restaurant with a bar and Sunday dinners served family-style. They are known to sell some of the best desserts near you including tiramisu, rice pudding, skyscraper mousse cake, tartufo, assorted imported Italian ice cream, sorbet of the day, and seasonal specials.

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Enjoy Ice Cream, Cookies, & Cakes In Bridgeport

That is all we’ve got for now but visit us again because we plan to update this post often. 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 you should be ready to find your next sweet indulgence.

Don’t be afraid to let us know if any shops have closed down or if we posted anything that is incorrect in the comments. Now have fun eating your ice cream, cookies, and cakes in Bridgeport.

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