Today we will be filling you in on the best places to buy ice cream, cakes, and cookies in Venice. 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 Venice 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 Italy 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 Venice or want some healthier frozen yogurt try:
- Gelatoteca Suso at Sotoportego de la Bissa, 5453
- Bacaro del Gelato at Fondamenta Misericordia, 2499
- Gelato Fantasy at S. Marco, 929
- Gelato di Natura at Campiello de l’Anconeta, 1915
- YoYogurt at Via Don Federico Tosatto, 22
Gelatoteca Suso offers artistic gelato along with waffles, vegan options, and pastries. Gelato Fantasy serves homemade gelato near you in a variety of seasonal flavors along with crêpes, waffles, centrifuges, sorbets, and other treats.
YoYogurt at Via Don Federico Tosatto, 22 has a variety of chocolates, toppings, and grains to choose from to make your favorite yogurt.
Bakeries In Your Area
Expect to find great cakes, cookies, pastries, and more at the best bakeries near you:
- Farini at Castello, 5602
- Dal Nono Colussi at C. Lunga S. Barnaba, 2867A
- Colussi Il Fornaio at Campo S. Luca, 4579
- Pasticceria Rizzardini at Sestiere San Polo 1415
Farini serves fresh pastries, pizzas, salads, and brunch items. Colussi Il Fornaio has been providing cakes, tarts, and traditional Italian pastries and breads since 1840.
Local Donut Shops
If you know of any good donut shops in town please mention them in the comments, thanks.
Where To Buy Cupcakes
Please let us know about any cupcake shops in your area in the comments, thanks.
Candy Stores Near You
Local candy stores should have a wide variety of sugary treats to choose from:
- Captain Candy at Merceria II Aprile, 5037
- Jungle Candy at Calle de la Madoneta, 1463
Captain Candy offers a wide variety of sweets in a variety of shapes and flavors like sour jelly, sweet jelly, batons, marshmallow, chocolate, and chewing gum.
Chocolate & Fudge Shops
Great homemade chocolate and fudge can be found at these shops:
- Venchi at Calle dei Fabbri, 989
- Vizio Virtù at Calle del Forner, 5988
Venchi offers a wide selection of traditional Italian chocolate and ice cream varieties in a retro-chic boutique. Pralines, dragees, chocolate bars, spreads, biscuits, and other cocoa pleasures are some of the specialties VizioVirtù Cioccolateria.
Gluten Free Bakeries
Please tell us if you know of any good gluten-free bakeries in town.
Smoothies
Frulalà at Cannaregio, Fronte Civico 2292 is a good place to try smoothies here.
Local Restaurants With Great Desserts
We are always hoping to learn more so use the comments to fill us in on some restaurants with great local desserts so we can add them here.
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Enjoy Ice Cream, Cookies, & Cakes In Venice
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 Venice.
