Where To Buy Ice Cream, Cakes, & Cookies In Hartford
If you are trying to figure out the best places to buy ice cream, cakes, and cookies in Hartford this post will surely help you out. There are plenty of great shops selling sweets around town and we will do our best to point you in the right direction.
We will start off with the best ice cream shops in your area. Anyone that is searching for vanilla, chocolate, gelato, frozen yogurt, malts, ice cream cakes, and other frozen delights has plenty of options to choose from.
Up next we will get into bakeries where you can buy cakes, cookies, pastries, and all kinds of sweet treats. Then we will niche down and get into donut shops, where to buy cupcakes, candy stores, and chocolate and fudge shops near you.
Following that we will discuss some healthy dessert options in Hartford like gluten free bakeries and smoothie shops. Our last section will be about restaurants known for must have desserts in your area.
Towards the end you will find a local dessert map that has all the various venues we are mentioning throughout the post pinned on it. And all of you are welcome to look through our other posts on the Northeast at that link if you want.
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
When you want to eat the best ice cream in Hartford or some healthier frozen yogurt try:
Main Street Creamery & Café sells baked goods, sweet treats, and coffee drinks, as well as a light savory menu. They have over fifty hard ice cream flavors, gluten free options including cones, and a rotating selection of lactose free vegan flavors. Their delectable soft serve is free of nuts, gluten, soy, and eggs.
A.C. Petersen Farms Restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner in addition to being well-known for their ice cream, gourmet toppings, and hand-whipped heavy cream. Their milkshake has been voted the Best in Connecticut in the past.
Milkcraft is a unique local gourmet ice cream shop that offers bubble-shaped waffle cones and trendy flavor combinations.
Kiwi Spoon is a Rocky Hill neighborhood gathering place and lounge where you can make self-serve yogurt creations in a home-like setting. Smoothies, acai bowls, boba tea, and milkshakes are also available.
Sweet Frog is a national chain that offers dozens of soft-serve frozen yogurt and sorbet flavor combinations.
Bakeries In Your Area
These bakeries in Hartford should have great cakes, cookies, pastries, and more:
Mozzicato DePasquale Bakery and Pastry Shop has been making great Italian pastries, cakes, cookies, and breads in your area for over 30 years. Seasonal and holiday specialties are also available at Mozzicato’s.
Pancitos is a Peruvian restaurant and bakery that serves authentic and delicious Peruvian cuisine, desserts, freshly baked bread, and breakfast every day. They have a wide selection of sweets, cookies, cakes, and pastries and can do catering.
Hartford Baking Co. offers a full menu of products including a varied breakfast and lunch menu, signature coffee drinks, and carefully selected beer and wine selections. They offer catering services.
Modern Pastry Shop specializes in Italian and French pastries as well as almond, butter or fruit-filled and chocolate cookies. Their pies, cheesecakes, and coffee cakes are available daily and are baked fresh on the premises. During the holidays, specialty items such as marzipan fruit, torrone, and giuggiulena are sold in addition to imported candy and sweets from Italy.
Local Donut Shops
Start your morning off right at one of these donut shops:
Donut Crazy makes over 45 different types of donuts every day to satisfy the adventurously hungry. The Food Network even named their Cannoli Donut the best donut in your area.
They also serve a full breakfast menu, fresh-squeezed orange juice, and coffee and chocolate milk on draft. Elmwood Pastry Shop serves a wide selection of really good donuts.
Where To Buy Cupcakes
There are some really good cupcake shops around town:
Perfect PoundCakes is known for their signature Poundcup which is a cupcake-shaped pound cake topped with homemade buttercream frosting. It is as easy to eat as a cupcake but has the flavor and texture of their perfect pound cakes. They also offer a diverse menu that includes classic, seasonal, and gluten-free options.
Elmwood Pastry Shop serves freshly baked goods, sandwiches, donuts, coffee, cupcakes and other items. Everything is made from scratch every day, with no preservatives or fillers.
Cake Gypsy offers over 50 different flavors of cupcakes including gluten free and vegan options. They were also voted Best Cupcakes in Connecticut and Best Cupcakes in the United States and have been featured on TV for their Hot Chocolate Bombs.
Candy Stores Near You
These local candy stores should have a wide variety of sugary treats to choose from:
Over 200 different types of candy are available at Old Wethersfield Country Store. You can fill a bag with their old-fashioned candy by the scoop and they also sell hard-to-find candies near you including fine chocolates and other items.
Bridgewater Chocolate makes turtles, toffees, caramels, truffles, peanut butter patties, hazelnut pralines, and other chocolates. All of their items are handcrafted from the finest ingredients.
Munson’s Chocolates is Connecticut’s largest retail chocolate manufacturer with hundreds of delectable selections available online and in their eight local chocolate shops across the state. Their offerings range from elegant gourmet truffles to slow-cooked chocolate fudge in copper kettles.
They make lovely favors for weddings and showers, not to mention their extensive custom and corporate chocolate lines.
Gluten Free Bakeries
Gluten free bakeries are a good healthier alternative:
Dee’s One Smart Cookie Bakery in Glastonbury is a dedicated gluten, dairy, soy, peanut, tree nut, GMO free bakery that also offers vegan options. They use organic ingredients in 90% of their recipes for cakes, cupcakes, muffins, pizza, breads, cookies, doughnuts, coffee cake, dessert bars, and other items that are available.
Pure Love Bakery is known for its gluten-free breads, English muffins, rolls, pastries, granola, and other baked goods. They also have a lot of vegan, keto, and soy-free options.
Perfect Poundcakes and Cake Gypsy also have a wide selection of gluten free cupcakes.
Smoothies
Smoothies are a good combination of tasty and healthy:
Rush Bowls are made up of a thick, creamy blend of organic fruits and vegetables that are topped with organic granola and drizzled with honey. Their bowls and smoothies are high in nutrients with up to 5 servings of fruits and vegetables and fully customizable boost options for extra protein, energy, antioxidants, and more.
Robeks Fresh Juices and Smoothies is a bright counter-service chain that serves blended juices, protein shakes, and smoothies. They have a wide selection of delicious acai bowls that are handcrafted to order.
Local Restaurants With Great Desserts
Lastly, these restaurants are known for their must have desserts:
Avert Brasserie is a laid-back French restaurant serving classic dishes made with quality ingredients in a charming setting. Connecticut Magazine named the restaurant to its list of Best Desserts in 2015 and their profiteroles are one of the best desserts near you.
ON20 serves acclaimed New American fare on the 20th floor in an elegant urbane setting with city and river views. The Black Forrest, a combination of chocolate mousse, luxardo cherry macaron, lychee, and toasted meringue, is one of their standout desserts.
For now that is all we have to share but check back in 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.
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 Hartford.
