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Hot Hands in St. Paul.
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15 Irresistible Dessert Spots in the Twin Cities

Where to stop for a sweet bite

by Justine Jones and Stacy Brooks Updated
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Hot Hands in St. Paul.
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by Justine Jones and Stacy Brooks Updated

Transcendently delicious desserts come in many forms. While many Twin Cities restaurants have sensational dessert menus, it’s important to know where to go when dessert isn’t just the finale to a meal — it’s the main course. (Also in the realm of treats and sweets, check out the best in local bakeries, doughnuts, ice cream, pies, and cakes.) Here’s where to stop for a sweet bite around Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Note that these restaurants are listed geographically.

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Hot Hands Pie & Biscuit

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It’s all about the pies at Tara Coleman’s bakery and breakfast spot. The banana cream is topped with little moguls of mascarpone; the chocolate mouse is drizzled with caramel and topped with a salty pretzel crunch. Hot Hands also serves milkshakes with a whole slice of pie blended in.

272 Snelling Ave S #100, St Paul, MN 55105
(651) 300-1503
(651) 300-1503
A slice of cherry pie topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on a red background.
Cherry pie at Hot Hands.
Hot Hands Pie & Biscuit

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Rose Street Patisserie

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Take a budget-friendly trip to France with Rose Street Patisserie’s delicate cakes, tarts, eclairs, and macarons. While the flavors change with the season, the ethereal Paris-Brest, filled with hazelnut buttercream, never misses.

171 Snelling Ave N, St Paul, MN 55104
(651) 556-4488
(651) 556-4488

yum! Kitchen and Bakery

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Yum Kitchen’s claim to fame is its Patticake, a towering triple-layer chocolate cake spread with vanilla buttercream. Also on the menu are mini key lime pies, cupcakes, and an assortment of bars and cookies.

164 Snelling Ave N, St Paul, MN 55104
(651) 615-1230
(651) 615-1230
A slice of chocolate cake with vanilla frosting on a white plate.
Yum’s Patticake.
Yum! Kitchen and Bakery

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Cafe Latte

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Chocolate lovers will appreciate Cafe Latte’s turtle cake and fudge cake. For something fruity, try the ultra-citrusy lemon torte. Don’t overlook the cheesecake, which is miraculously smooth from edge to center.

850 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
(651) 224-5687
(651) 224-5687

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Marc Heu Patisserie Paris

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Pastry chef Marc Heu, who trained at a 300-year-old Parisian patisserie, serves elegant pastries — think towering croquembouche, creamy Basque cheesecake, vanilla Saint Honoré sculpted like a blooming peony — at Selby and Dale in St. Paul.

156 Dale St N, St Paul, MN 55102
(763) 401-7930
(763) 401-7930

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Cossetta

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Cossetta, St. Paul’s beloved Italian marketplace, has a killer pasticceria. Stop by for tiramisu, cannoli, cream puffs, and homemade gelato.

211 7th St W, St Paul, MN 55102
(651) 222-3476
(651) 222-3476

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El Burrito Mercado

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Stop by El Burrito Mercado for a slice of tres leches or a chocolate flan, made with custard layered over rich chocolate cake. The bakery section offers all kinds of panes dulces.

175 Cesar Chavez St, St Paul, MN 55107
(651) 227-2192
(651) 227-2192
Flan, chocolate flan, and Oreo tres leches cake on a wooden table.
Flan, chocolate flan, and Oreo tres leches cake.
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Tous Les Jours Cafe

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South Korean bakery chain Tous Les Jours offers an array of treats, from milk bread to macarons to green tea cake, many of which fuse classic French pastry technique with Asian flavors (particularly Korean and Japanese).

6601 Nicollet Ave, Richfield, MN 55423
(612) 887-8668
(612) 887-8668

Cafe Ceres

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Pastry chef Shawn McKenzie recently garnered a James Beard nomination for her work at Café Cerés. Her chocolate zephyr cookies, made with rye flour, have a subtle malty bite; her mandarin olive oil tart, topped with slices of candied orange, have notes of hazelnut, rosemary, and brown butter in the crust.

3509 W 44th St, Minneapolis, MN 55410
(612) 345-4866
(612) 345-4866
An orange round tart topped with slices of candied orange in a silver tray on a wooden table.
The mandarin olive oil tart from Café Cerés.
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Marissa's Bakery

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Stepping into Marissa’s Bakery feels a bit like stepping into another world, one where a wood-fired brick oven churns out fluffy conchas and sopapillas all day long. But the real gems are the churros, made hot and fresh for $1 each. Take a whole paper bag home.

2750 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 871-4519
(612) 871-4519

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Peninsula Malaysian Cuisine

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Peninsula serves an array of Malaysian-style sweets, from mango sticky rice to roti durian (flaky roti layered with durian puree) and pulut hitam (a creamy pudding of black sticky rice and coconut milk).

2608 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 871-8282
(612) 871-8282

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The Copper Hen Cakery & Kitchen

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The Copper Hen’s chocolate chip skillet cookie, topped with ice cream and caramel, comes hot from the oven. Other highlights are fruit hand pies, S’mores pots de creme, and the famous mason jar cakes, some of which are served with a little pipette of liquor.

2515 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 872-2221
(612) 872-2221
Three cupcakes on top of a wood dresser.
Cupcakes from the Copper Hen.
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Lutunji's Palate

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Pastry chef Lutunji Abram is best known for her sumptuous, Southern-style peach cobbler. But her Elliot Park bakery also serves treats like like vegan sweet potato pie and peanut butter fig cookies baked with Irish sea moss.

1400 Park Ave #1010, Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 382-2021
(612) 382-2021

Edwards Dessert Kitchen

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Pastry chef Jasmine Weiser’s desserts are miniature works of art. A tropical Swiss roll is layered with mango cream and topped with a neat cap of coconut mousse; a berry pavlova is filled with bay leaf ganache. There are ice cream sundaes, cookies, and bars on the menu too.

200 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 800-0335
(612) 800-0335
A orange and yellow parfait in a wedge-shaped dish on a black marble table.
Edwards Dessert Kitchen is just a stone’s throw from the Mississippi River.
Edwards Dessert Kitchen

Filfillah Mediterranean Grill

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Pop into Filfillah for a bite of irresistible knafeh, its crispy phyllo exterior soaked in sweet simple syrup, cheesy insides oozing out onto the plate.

4301 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421
(763) 781-2222
(763) 781-2222
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Filfillah’s knafeh.
Filfillah Mediterranean Grill

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Hot Hands Pie & Biscuit

272 Snelling Ave S #100, St Paul, MN 55105

It’s all about the pies at Tara Coleman’s bakery and breakfast spot. The banana cream is topped with little moguls of mascarpone; the chocolate mouse is drizzled with caramel and topped with a salty pretzel crunch. Hot Hands also serves milkshakes with a whole slice of pie blended in.

272 Snelling Ave S #100, St Paul, MN 55105
(651) 300-1503
(651) 300-1503
A slice of cherry pie topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on a red background.
Cherry pie at Hot Hands.
Hot Hands Pie & Biscuit

Rose Street Patisserie

171 Snelling Ave N, St Paul, MN 55104

Take a budget-friendly trip to France with Rose Street Patisserie’s delicate cakes, tarts, eclairs, and macarons. While the flavors change with the season, the ethereal Paris-Brest, filled with hazelnut buttercream, never misses.

171 Snelling Ave N, St Paul, MN 55104
(651) 556-4488
(651) 556-4488

yum! Kitchen and Bakery

164 Snelling Ave N, St Paul, MN 55104

Yum Kitchen’s claim to fame is its Patticake, a towering triple-layer chocolate cake spread with vanilla buttercream. Also on the menu are mini key lime pies, cupcakes, and an assortment of bars and cookies.

164 Snelling Ave N, St Paul, MN 55104
(651) 615-1230
(651) 615-1230
A slice of chocolate cake with vanilla frosting on a white plate.
Yum’s Patticake.
Yum! Kitchen and Bakery

Cafe Latte

850 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

Chocolate lovers will appreciate Cafe Latte’s turtle cake and fudge cake. For something fruity, try the ultra-citrusy lemon torte. Don’t overlook the cheesecake, which is miraculously smooth from edge to center.

850 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
(651) 224-5687
(651) 224-5687

Marc Heu Patisserie Paris

156 Dale St N, St Paul, MN 55102

Pastry chef Marc Heu, who trained at a 300-year-old Parisian patisserie, serves elegant pastries — think towering croquembouche, creamy Basque cheesecake, vanilla Saint Honoré sculpted like a blooming peony — at Selby and Dale in St. Paul.

156 Dale St N, St Paul, MN 55102
(763) 401-7930
(763) 401-7930

Cossetta

211 7th St W, St Paul, MN 55102

Cossetta, St. Paul’s beloved Italian marketplace, has a killer pasticceria. Stop by for tiramisu, cannoli, cream puffs, and homemade gelato.

211 7th St W, St Paul, MN 55102
(651) 222-3476
(651) 222-3476

El Burrito Mercado

175 Cesar Chavez St, St Paul, MN 55107

Stop by El Burrito Mercado for a slice of tres leches or a chocolate flan, made with custard layered over rich chocolate cake. The bakery section offers all kinds of panes dulces.

175 Cesar Chavez St, St Paul, MN 55107
(651) 227-2192
(651) 227-2192
Flan, chocolate flan, and Oreo tres leches cake on a wooden table.
Flan, chocolate flan, and Oreo tres leches cake.
El Burrito Mercado

Tous Les Jours Cafe

6601 Nicollet Ave, Richfield, MN 55423

South Korean bakery chain Tous Les Jours offers an array of treats, from milk bread to macarons to green tea cake, many of which fuse classic French pastry technique with Asian flavors (particularly Korean and Japanese).

6601 Nicollet Ave, Richfield, MN 55423
(612) 887-8668
(612) 887-8668

Cafe Ceres

3509 W 44th St, Minneapolis, MN 55410

Pastry chef Shawn McKenzie recently garnered a James Beard nomination for her work at Café Cerés. Her chocolate zephyr cookies, made with rye flour, have a subtle malty bite; her mandarin olive oil tart, topped with slices of candied orange, have notes of hazelnut, rosemary, and brown butter in the crust.

3509 W 44th St, Minneapolis, MN 55410
(612) 345-4866
(612) 345-4866
An orange round tart topped with slices of candied orange in a silver tray on a wooden table.
The mandarin olive oil tart from Café Cerés.
Tim Evans/Eater Twin Cities

Marissa's Bakery

2750 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408

Stepping into Marissa’s Bakery feels a bit like stepping into another world, one where a wood-fired brick oven churns out fluffy conchas and sopapillas all day long. But the real gems are the churros, made hot and fresh for $1 each. Take a whole paper bag home.

2750 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 871-4519
(612) 871-4519

Peninsula Malaysian Cuisine

2608 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408

Peninsula serves an array of Malaysian-style sweets, from mango sticky rice to roti durian (flaky roti layered with durian puree) and pulut hitam (a creamy pudding of black sticky rice and coconut milk).

2608 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 871-8282
(612) 871-8282

The Copper Hen Cakery & Kitchen

2515 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404

The Copper Hen’s chocolate chip skillet cookie, topped with ice cream and caramel, comes hot from the oven. Other highlights are fruit hand pies, S’mores pots de creme, and the famous mason jar cakes, some of which are served with a little pipette of liquor.

2515 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 872-2221
(612) 872-2221
Three cupcakes on top of a wood dresser.
Cupcakes from the Copper Hen.
The Copper Hen

Lutunji's Palate

1400 Park Ave #1010, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Pastry chef Lutunji Abram is best known for her sumptuous, Southern-style peach cobbler. But her Elliot Park bakery also serves treats like like vegan sweet potato pie and peanut butter fig cookies baked with Irish sea moss.

1400 Park Ave #1010, Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 382-2021
(612) 382-2021

Edwards Dessert Kitchen

200 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Pastry chef Jasmine Weiser’s desserts are miniature works of art. A tropical Swiss roll is layered with mango cream and topped with a neat cap of coconut mousse; a berry pavlova is filled with bay leaf ganache. There are ice cream sundaes, cookies, and bars on the menu too.

200 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 800-0335
(612) 800-0335
A orange and yellow parfait in a wedge-shaped dish on a black marble table.
Edwards Dessert Kitchen is just a stone’s throw from the Mississippi River.
Edwards Dessert Kitchen

Filfillah Mediterranean Grill

4301 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421

Pop into Filfillah for a bite of irresistible knafeh, its crispy phyllo exterior soaked in sweet simple syrup, cheesy insides oozing out onto the plate.

4301 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421
(763) 781-2222
(763) 781-2222
A white plate of knafeh.
Filfillah’s knafeh.
Filfillah Mediterranean Grill

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