If you are hoping to learn about the best places to buy ice cream, cakes, and cookies in Leeds and Bradford then you have found the right post. There are plenty of great dessert 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.
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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 Leeds and Bradford 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 our blogs about sweet shops in the UK are available right there.
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
When you want to eat the best ice cream in Leeds and Bradford or some healthier frozen yogurt try:
- Ice Scoop Gelato at 8 Easterly Rd
- The Ice Cream Parlour at Dewsbury Rd
- Amorino at Victoria Gate
- Shakeway at 9 Albion St
- The Milk Churn at Beech Grove Farm, Wetherby Rd
- Moonlight Ice Cream at 197 Great Horton Rd, Bradford
- Creme de la Crème at 816 Leeds Rd, Bradford
- Goodalls Of Tong at Tong Ln, Tong, Bradford
The Ice Cream Parlour has approximately 18 different ice cream flavors and provides a tantalizing menu of delicacies including frozen yogurts, juicy fruit smoothies, and decadent ice cream sundaes near you. Traditional gelato style ice cream, soups, sandwiches, quiches, and cakes as well as specialty teas, coffee, milkshakes, and smoothies are available at The Milk Churn.
Shakeaway is one of the world’s largest milkshake bars featuring over 180 real and fresh fruit smoothies as well as lower fat crispy and delectable fries and fat free frozen yogurt treats.
Bakeries In Your Area
These bakeries near you should have great cakes, cookies, pastries, and more:
- Sunshine Bakery at 182 Harrogate Rd
- Bluebird Bakery at 28-34 George St
- Bagel Factory at Carlton Tower, 34 St Paul’s St
- The Street Lane Bakery at Caretakers House, 399 Street Ln
- Slow Rise Bakery at 2a Sunnybank Ave
- Patisserie Valerie at 50a Albion St
- Bakery 164 at 164 Woodhouse Ln
- Nafees Bakers & Sweets at 210-212 Lilycroft Rd, Bradford
- Pitts Family Bakers at 55 Swain House Rd, Bradford
- Kashmir Crown Bakeries at 1 Worthington St, Bradford
- Poundbakery at 46a Kirkgate, Centre, Bradford
A delectable range of local home baked cupcakes and brownies as well as breakfast, lunch, and afternoon teas are offered at The Sunshine Bakery. You can choose from a fine assortment of bagels with vegan and vegetarian options at Bagel Factory.
Patisserie Valerie prepares great coffee and light meals as well as elegant pastries and cakes.
Local Donut Shops
Start your morning off right at one of these donut shops:
- Doh’hut at 2 Trevelyan Sq
- Doboy Donuts at Cardigan Mills, Lennox Rd
- Dukes Donuts & Coffee at 66 New Briggate
- Doodh Patti at 31 Whetley Ln, Bradford
Doboy excels at providing a wide variety of donuts ranging from vegan to seasonal specialties as well as drinks like hot and iced coffees, milkshakes, vegan milkshakes, smoothies, and iced teas. Fresh donuts, sweets, and coffee are available at Dukes.
Doodh Patti has donuts too as well as delectable Indian delicacies, waffles, treats, shakes, and pink tea.
Where To Buy Cupcakes
There are some really good cupcake shops around town:
- Sprinkles at Talbot Cres, Roundhay
- Cakes & Carousels at 78 Ash Hill Dr
- Cupcake Cravings at Unit 5 Ingleby Rd, Bradford
- AH Cupcakes at 15 Oak Ln, Manningham, Bradford
AH Cupcakes bakes a variety of cupcakes near you every day and sells them per box. Don’t forget about the cupcakes at Sunshine Bakery from our previous list either.
Candy Stores Near You
These local candy stores should have a wide variety of sugary treats to choose from:
- Kingdom of Sweets at 14 Commercial St
- Archers Sweets at Bramley
- Candy Crunch at 54 Darley St, Bradford
- The Sweetie People at 36-38 Town Gate, Wyke, Bradford
Kingdom of Sweets has one of the largest selections of chocolates, snacks, sodas, candies, and other sweets in your area that are all imported from USA. Some of Archer Sweets’ products include tango ice blasts, nachos with cheese, salsa, jalapenos, Sahara nuts, and old school traditional products.
Over 1,000 international candies from America, Australia, and Japan are sold at The Sweetie People where pick-and-mix candies are also offered.
Chocolate & Fudge Shops
Buy homemade chocolate and fudge at these shops:
- Hotel Chocolat at 20 Albion Pl
- Lindt Chocolate Shop at Unit 2, 28 Albion St
- Frankly Delicious
Hotel Chocolat is a high end chocolate shop near you with its own cocoa farm in Saint Lucia. Lindt Chocolate Shop has been known for its quality Swiss chocolate, truffles, and confectionary since 1845.
Gluten Free Bakeries
Gluten free bakeries are a good healthier alternative:
- Wildcraft Gluten Free Bakery at 6-10 Green Rd
- Keto Home Bakes at 163 Horton Grange Rd, Bradford
Wildcraft is an artisan vegan bakery providing everything you need from fresh breads to snacks to special occasion cakes that are free of dairy, gluten, and more. Gluten free, sugar free, paleo, and organic low carb baked goods are Keto Home Bakery’s specialties too.
Smoothies
Smoothies are a good combination of tasty and healthy:
- Juice at White Rose Shopping Centre Balcony
- Crush Protein & Juice Bar at 32 Manningham Ln, Bradford
Local Restaurants With Great Desserts
If you know of any restaurants with great desserts in Leeds or Bradford please tell us in the comments, thanks.
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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 Leeds and Bradford.