The best places to buy ice cream, cakes, and cookies in Sydney are about to be broken down in full detail for you today. 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 Sydney 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 Australia 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 Sydney or want some healthier frozen yogurt try:
- Gelato Messina at 1 Macquarie Pl
- Rivareno Gelato at 280 Crown St
- Cow & The Moon at 181 Enmore Rd
- Ciccone & Sons at 195 Regent St
- Dairee FroYo at 171A Waterloo Rd
- Yogurberry at 22 Picken St
- Foodify at 1 Rooty Hill Rd S
- Yo-Chi at 435 Crown St
Gelato Messina opens at noon every day offering a 40-flavor cabinet with 35 traditional flavors and 5 rotating weekly specialties as well as their own line of gelato cakes.
Rivareno Gelato provides high quality natural artisan gelato that is prepared fresh every day for an authentic experience plus they make wonderful hot crêpes in the winter, waffles, Sicilian granitas, milkshakes, affogatos, and much more starting at 1pm every day.
Cow & The Moon is a traditional family-run ice cream shop in your area that open at 8:30am throughout the week preaparing artisan gelato with unique, imaginative, and balanced flavors as well as coffee and pastries.
Ciccone & Sons sorbetto and gelato are produced from scratch with fresh seasonal fruit, nuts, and the best chocolate available and you can try it out from 1pm to 10pm Wednesday through Saturday and from 1pm to 8pm on Sunday.
Dairee offers 20+ frozen yogurt flavors in Sydney as well as other desserts, bubble tea, and acai bowls.
From 11am to 10pm you can head to Yogurberry who allows customers to create their own unique and personalized cups of yogurt by using up to 45 toppings and endless Yogurberry flavors.
Foodify offers a selection of local frozen yogurt flavors, distinctive coffee, flowers, and a large choice of foods and confectionaries from 6:30am to 8:30pm daily.
Yo-Chi’s is open from noon to 10:30pm on weekdays and from 11am to 10:30pm on weekends offering frozen yogurt made with all-natural ingredients and a variety of premium toppings as well as kosher, vegan, and gluten-free options.
Bakeries In Your Area
Expect to find great cakes, cookies, pastries, and more at the best bakeries near you:
- Bourke Street Bakery at 633 Bourke St
- Flour & Stone at 53 Riley St
- Banksia Bakehouse at T4/225 George St
- Pioik Bakery at 176-178 Harris St
- Sweet Belem at 35B New Canterbury Rd
Bourke Street Bakery makes some of the best cakes in Sydney along with handcrafted breads, sweet and savory pastries, and beverages starting at 7am daily.
Flour & Stone offers artisan baked products, tea, and coffee as well as breakfast items such as croissants and cinnamon buns from 7am to 3pm Monday through Friday and at 8am on Saturday.
You can buy some of the best cakes near you at Banksia Bakehouse who is also known for their pastries, croissants, Danishes, and more which are available from 7:30am to 3:30pm Monday through Friday and from 8am to noon on Saturday.
PiOiK local bakery that is open from 7am to 11am from Wednesday to Sunday making a small assortment of bread and pastries from scratch by hand with organic, market-fresh seasonal ingredients, and no preservatives.
Sweet Belem is a family-run pastry shop that offers classic and modern Portuguese tarts and pastries as well as a wide selection of gluten-free treats from 8:30am to 5pm Monday through Saturday and from 9am to 4pm on Sunday.
Local Donut Shops
These donut shops are a great way to start your morning:
- Grumpy Donuts at 72 Pyrmont Bridge Rd
- Shortstop Coffee & Donuts at Shop 3/23 Barangaroo Ave
- Donut Papi at 34A Redfern St
- Don’t Doughnuts at 324 Victoria St
- Nútie Donuts at 13 Beattie St
Where To Buy Cupcakes
There are some really good cupcake shops in your area:
- Cupcakes on Pitt at 2/323/327 Pitt St
- The Cupcake Room at 131 Balmain Rd
- The Classic Cupcake Co at 167 Ave Rd
- My Little Cupcake at 62 Ben Boyd Rd
Cupcakes on Pitt is open from 7am to 5:30pm Monday through Friday and from 8:30am to 4pm on Saturday serving a variety of delectable cupcakes and sweet pastries in town made with the freshest and finest ingredients.
The Cupcake Room opens at 8am Tuesday through Saturday offering award-winning cupcakes and handcrafted butter cake with sophisticated buttercream icing and hundreds of different designs to select from.
Cupcakes, cake pops, and more great sweets in your area are sold at The Classic Cupcake Co from 8:30am to 5pm every day.
My Little Cupcake is open from 9am to 5pm Tuesday through Friday and from 9am to 4pm on Sunday making delectable made-to-order custom cakes and cupcakes in addition to lamingtons, brownies, and salted caramel slices for any occasion.
Candy Stores Near You
Local candy stores should have a wide variety of sugary treats to choose from:
- The British Lolly Shop at 111-115 George St
- Sweet Surprises at 458-470 High St
- The Professors at 16/8 Gladstone Rd
- Sweetcraft at 62-64 Yerrick Rd
The British Lolly Shop is open from 10am to 6pm selling a variety of delectable candies in Sydney.
Sweet Surprises offers scrumptious candies, chocolates, and other sweet treats from 9am to 6pm Monday through Saturday and from 10am to 5pm on Sunday.
Expect to find a wide variety of reasonably priced candies, sweets, imported soft drinks, snacks, and other items at The Professors which is open from 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday and from 9am to 12pm on Saturday.
Sweetcraft is a leading local candy distributor that is open from 8am to 4pm Monday through Friday and from 8am to 12pm on Saturday offering all major brands of chocolates and sweets from Australia and around the globe.
Chocolate & Fudge Shops
Great homemade chocolate and fudge can be found at these shops:
- Haigh’s Chocolates at 52/455 George St
- Nina’s Chocolates at 27 Gymea Bay Rd
- Candy Bar at 27 Norman St
- Sweet Chocolate Warehouse at 3/5 Hudson Ave
- Just William Chocolates at 4 William St
Haigh’s Chocolates opens the doors at 9am Monday through Saturday and 10am on Sunday making great chocolates near you while utilizing the best ingredients including premium cocoa beans and artisan skills mixed with unique chocolate making procedures.
For a luxury Belgian chocolate artisan you can visit Nina’s Chocolates which is open from 9am to 5:30pm Monday through Friday and from 8:30am to 4pm Saturday.
Candy Bar is open from 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday and from 9am to 1pm on Saturday specializing in the world’s greatest chocolates and candies.
Sweet Chocolate Warehouse is a chocolate and lollipop shop managed by a family of chocolate and lolly gurus that is open from 9am to 5pm Monday through Saturday.
From 10:30am to 5pm Wednesday through Sunday and from 11am to 4pm on Tuesday you should consider going to Just William Chocolates where you will find handcrafted chocolates and one-of-a-kind gifts.
Gluten Free Bakeries
For a healthier alternative try one of these gluten free bakeries:
- Imperial Gluten Free Bakery at 215-221 Victoria Rd
- Wholegreen Bakery at 24 Arden St
- Breadfern Bakery at 306 – 308 Chalmers St
- Choices Gluten Free at #2/25 King Rd
- Hudsons Bakery at 238 Oxford St
Imperial is one of the biggest gluten-free bakeries in Sydney and is open from 9am to 5pm on weekdays and till 2pm on Saturday offering a variety of gluten-free cakes, breads, pastries, pies, and more great desserts.
For more delicious homemade gluten-free baked goods head to Wholegreen Bakery which opens at 7am Monday through Saturday and 8am on Sunday.
Breadfern Bakery is a premium organic local bakery that is open from 6am to 3pm daily offering gluten free products such as their seasonally inspired pastries, a broad choice of artisan breads, sweet and savory treats, and a daily menu of favorites like pizza, breads, and lunch-time pies.
Choices Gluten Free provides 100% gluten and wheat free baked goods such as bread and sweet pastries from 8:30am to 3pm Monday through Friday.
Starting at 7:30am Monday through Saturday and 9am on Sunday Hudsons Bakery provides gluten-free baked goods and delicacies including bread, baguettes, ficelle, cookies, caramel slices, rocky road, flatbread crackers, brownies, and more.
Sweet Belem who we mentioned earlier is also a good place to buy gluten-free desserts near you.
Smoothies
Smoothies can be a great tasty and healthy snack:
- Joe & The Juice at 139 Pitt St
- Top Juice at 500 George St
- Boost Juice at 10.K1/644 George St
- Juice Island at 505 George St
Local Restaurants With Great Desserts
Many would agree these restaurants have great desserts:
- The Last Course at 175 Enmore Rd
- Saga at 178 Enmore Rd
- Four Frogs Creperie at 1 Macquarie Pl
The Last Course is a family-owned and run restaurant that serves a seasonal dinner menu as well as one of the best dessert menus in Sydney.
Saga is a neighborhood café that is open from 9am to 3pm Wednesday through Sunday delivering thoughtful and good food whether it’s brunch, cakes, pastries, or milkshakes.
Four Frogs Creperie is not only known for their great crepes but also some of the best cookies in your area.
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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 near you 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 Sydney.