The 40 Most Delicious Desserts in the World Right Now (20 - 01)

The 40 Most Delicious Desserts in the World Right Now (20 - 01)

20. CAFÉ DU MONDE, NEW ORLEANS, LA, U.S.A.

Are you a big fan of beignets? Those delicious doughy pastries of sugary goodness can be both mouthwatering and mind blowing. How can one not be a fan? There’s a perfect place to find them too. “New Orleans is famous for its beignets, and Café du Monde is the place to get them. The cafe serves up its world-famous doughnut fritters 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and all doughnuts are made-to-order and dusted with powdered sugar. The fritters work well as a morning, afternoon, or anytime treat, and are best paired with a cup of café au lait” (Fodors). Customers love this café and always come back for more beignets.

19. CROWN CANDY KITCHEN, ST. LOUIS, MO, U.S.A.

Who doesn’t love chocolate? Combine that love with ice cream and you have paradise at Crown Candy. “The soda fountain and candy shop has been serving up treats since 1913, and uses a copper candy kettle to create its homemade ice cream. Popular menu items include the French Sundae with toasted cashews and chocolate sprinkles, or one of the shop’s flavored malts: guests can choose from chocolate banana, butterscotch, and hot fudge. According to shop policy, anyone who drinks five malts in 30 minutes gets them for free” (Fodors).

18. DOUGHBOYS, LOS ANGELES, CA, U.S.A.

“Doughboys is a dessert lover’s dream. The café’s extensive menu includes everything from cakes to scones, and the bakery makes its desserts and pastries fresh daily. Stop by for a slice of the famous red velvet cake, or try a pecan shortbread cookie filled with chunks of white chocolate and dried cherries” (Fodors). If you’re a true lover of Red Velvet Cake, you need to visit this shop. Be careful, once you try that famous cake, you’ll be hooked.

17. THE VARSITY, ATLANTA, GA, U.S.A.

Ice cream fans and pie lovers will love this joint. The Varsity has been around for over 75 years, so it has built itself a nice little reputation for having delicious desserts. “The drive-in offers 16 flavors of ice cream, and fried apple and peach hand pies that are made fresh daily. For a larger treat, try the pie a la mode or the drive-in’s famous Frosted Orange, a cross between a milkshake and a slushie” (Fodors). The frosted orange really looks mouth-watering and promises a cool sweet experience in your mouth.

16. GHIRADELLI ICE CREAM AND CHOCOLATE SHOP, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, U.S.A.

Got a craving for a delicious frozen treat? Or even some sweet chocolate? Check out theGhiradelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop. The Shop is widely known for its world famous chocolate and old fashion sundaes. “Guests can enjoy old-fashioned ice cream sundaes topped with cherries, nuts and whipped cream, and sample the shop’s homemade hot fudge. The shop also offers a variety of shakes, floats and chocolate drinks, including a chocolate-bar infused milkshake and sea salt caramel hot cocoa” (Fodors). Go visit and feast yourself on yummy treats.

15. SERENDIPITY3, NEW YORK CITY, NY, U.S.A.

Well known for its “frrrozen” hot chocolate, this venue is the ultimate dessert paradise. “New York City’s Serendipity 3 has been a popular dessert spot since its opening in 1954. While Serendipity is most famous for its frozen hot chocolate, there are plenty of other sweets and treats to choose from. Guests can enjoy the Can’t Say No Sundae with humble pie, ice cream, banana and hot fudge, or a slice of the restaurant’s Crème De La Crème Cream Cheese Cake” (Fodors). Of course, let’s not forget the one dessert on the menu that is listed in the Guinness World Record as the world’s most expensive sundae, the Golden Opulence Sundae.. For a whopping grand, you can partake of this world famous treat. According to Factoholics, “the ice cream is made of Amedei Porcelana and Venezuelan Chuao chocolate, two of the rarest chocolates in the world! But we aren’t there yet, because the it’s also served with 24-karat edible gold, gold dragnets and dessert caviar topping. Everyone can try it, but you have to wait two days before you can eat it, because that’s the time it takes to make this ice cream” (Factoholics).

14. KOPP’S FROZEN CUSTARD, MILWAUKEE, WI, U.S.A.

“Kopp’s Frozen Custard is a landmark in the Metro-Milwaukee area. Famous for our delicious frozen custard and equally tasty jumbo burgers. Founded in 1950, Kopp’s Frozen Custard has been serving up these delectable Midwestern treats ever since” (Travel Wisconsin). The creamy frozen dessert will be sure to burst your taste buds. There is no better place to try this growing popular frozen treat than Kopp’s. “While available around the country, its Milwaukee joints like Kopp’s that have made frozen custard famous” (Today).

13. BAILEY’S CHOCOLATE BAR, ST. LOUIS, MO, U.S.A.

Chocaholics may scream as they come across their ultimate chocolate dream at this bar. “From chocolate martinis to lavishly plated desserts, Baileys’ Chocolate Bar has it all. Guests can choose from a variety of chocolate-inspired creations, including the Chocolate Inebriation cake with layers of chocolate stout and bittersweet chocolate ganache, or the Brownie Royale with dense, fudgy brownie, bananas, hot fudge and a cherry. Chocolate aphrodisiacs can sample the Lover’s Plate, which features nine of the restaurant’s most popular desserts” (Fodors).

12. FLOUR BAKERY + CAFÉ, BOSTON, MA, U.S.A.

You need to visit the Flour Bakery + Café, managed by legendary Chef Joanne Chang. She knows how to whip up delicious meringue clouds.  “A Boston institution in the city’s South End, the bakery exudes a relaxed, neighborhood feel and serves a selection of delicate, sweet pastries. The meringue clouds and ginger molasses cookies are not to be missed” (Travel and Leisure). In addition, according to Fodors, the Café is labeled as the venue with the “Best Boston Cream Pie.” So be sure to grab a slice. If you can’t travel to Boston, bring the pie to you home. You can find the link to the pie’s recipe here.

11. MR. MINSCH, BERLIN, GERMANY

The Mr. Minsch bakery desserts look amazing to taste. “The vibe is Mad Hatter meets 1950’s hausfrau at this Kreuzberg takeout bakery, where master pastry chef Andreas Minsch turns out his extravagant confections. You’ll be hard-pressed to choose between an enormous cinnamon roll or a slice of the popular black forest cake. (CNN International). Personally, as a chocolate lover fan, I’d go for the Black Forest Cake. That soft moist slice of gooey goodness looks amazing.

10. CHRISTALLI DE ZUCCHERO, ROME, ITALY

“Adjacent to a farmers’ market just off the Circus Maximus is a pretty-in-pink pasticceria where Parisian-style tartlets are made with regional ingredients like apricots and pistachios” (CNN International). Christalli di Zucchero is known best for its excellent tarts and cakes. You don’t want to regret missing this place when you’re in Rome. Visit this great pastry place and enjoy a nice crisp fruit tart.

9. CHRISTINA’S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM, CAMBRIDGE, MA, U.S.A.

If you need a good scoop of ice cream in Cambridge, check out Christina’s Homemade Ice Cream. The shop has become quite popular in the area both for its taste and large range of flavors. “Behind a distinctive lavender façade on Inman Square, the shop’s intense, exotic flavors (more than 50 each day) include burnt sugar, licorice, honey-lavender, apple cider, and cinnamon-spiced Mexican chocolate” (CNN International). A reviewer at One Good Scoopordered various flavors including Coffee Oreo and Burnt Sugar with Oreo Cookie Crumb (below). They loved it and the ice cream’s  fresh mint and tarza chocolate of 80 percent (above). Even looking at the picture makes one want to try a taste.

8. ICE MONSTER, TAIPEI, CHINA

Sweet tooth travels should stop by this delicious shave ice venue. Ice Monster is well-known for its delicious shave ice treats. If you really want a true shave ice flavor experience though, there is one kind you’ll want. “What you want is the “mango avalanche”—shaved ice piled high with cubes of fresh fruit, mango pudding, condensed milk, and mango sorbet. It’s enough for four dainty eaters or two ravenous ones” (CNN International). There is also the Fresh Mango Sensation offered if you desire more options for Mango lovers. Ice Monster serves other various delicious sweet ice flavors, but it’s the Avalanche that’s been the popular choice.

7. XOCOLAT, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

Chocolate lovers will enjoy this wonderful realm. Xocolat serves chocolates galore from bars to truffles to pralines. “Even the most jaded epicurean succumbs to the Willy Wonkaesque sense of wonder at this haven for the cocoa-obsessed” (CNN International). You’ll feel like a kid all over again as you gaze in wonder at the delicious chocolate delicacies served at this venue. How can you resist sweet decadent chocolate?

6. CAFÉ CENTRAL, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

When traveling to Vienna, one needs to of course partake some delicious apple strudel at theCafé Central. “Though it’s welcomed plenty of tourists over its 137 years—not to mention habitués like Freud, Lenin, and Trotsky—the utterly grand café inside the majestic Palais Ferstel is known among pastry-obsessed Wieners for serving the best, flakiest strudel in town.” Denise Lu, a writer for The Cultureist, praises the tasty the apple strudel the café serves. In her post she states that of all the strudels in Vienna, the Café Central has the best one. Lu writes, “the strudel at Café Central takes the cake with a crispy outer shell and tart and soft, not mushy, apples” (The Cultureist).

5. MORNING CALL, NEW ORLEANS, LA, U.S.A.

Are you in need of a nice relaxing place with a great selection of sweet treats? Visit Morning Call for their sugary and airy beignets. “The airy beignets (made from a 143-year-old recipe) and café au lait at this 24-hour, wood-paneled Metairie haunt leave the better-known Café du Monde in their sugar dust” (CNN International).

4. FLOUR &STONE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

As you explore the wonders of Sydney and watch out for wandering kangaroos, you should also try some delicious lamingtons at the Flour & Stone. These “Aussie squares of vanilla sponge cake, slathered in chocolate icing and dusted in coconut, come stuffed with panna cotta and berry compote” (CNN International). All I can say is yum. Additionally, the little place also serves various warm and sweet fruit tarts and a nice lemon drizzle cake. Don’t miss out on this great place.

3. LOONG FATT EATING HOUSE & CONFECTIONARY, SINGAPORE

The next time you travel out to Singapore, be sure to check out the Loong Fatt Eating House. The House and Confectionary have a great selection of delicious desserts that include the popular Tau Sar Piah. The Tau Sar Piah are “crumbly sesame-seed-encrusted pastries filled with sweet or savory bean paste” (CNN International). You have to try this great cultural treat.

2. ST. FRANCIS FOUNTAIN, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, U.S.A.

Looking for the ultimate ice cream parlor? Travel out to the St. Francis Soda Fountain. The fountain’s ice creams can make you scream in pleasure. “Since 1918, San Francisco’s St. Francis Fountain has served up classic ice cream sundaes and old-fashioned soda fountain treats. The diner’s dessert menu includes everything from a double dip ice cream soda to a dreamsicle float with vanilla ice cream and orange sherbet. Ice cream specials include the Battleship sundae with three types of ice cream and sauces, or the Buster Brown with a warm fudge brownie, vanilla ice cream and raspberry sauce” (Fodors). Just gazing at that sundae makes me drool.

1. MINDY’S HOT CHOCOLATE, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.

Ready for a nice warm cup of hot cocoa? Chef Mindy Segal’s place is famous for it. Her signature hot chocolate wouldn’t be perfect though until one also tosses in delicious gooey homemade marshmallows. The drink is a perfect way to battle against those freezing nights in Chicago. Additionally, Mindy’s has an amazing selection of desserts. “The restaurant’s dessert menu changes seasonally, and includes everything from brioche doughnuts with hot fudge and caramel corn, to chocolate ‘souffled’ tart with salted caramel ice cream and house made pretzels” (Fodors). The chef uses only ingredients that are sourced locally and of course fresh.

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