LA’s most decadent desserts are as varied, multi-cultural, and unique as the city itself. The only way to find the sweetest might be to taste them all.
Decadent Desserts in LA
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Macarons at Bottega Louie
700 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles
Available in a rainbow of colors and flavors, these tiny, delicate macarons pack a potent sweetness. Choose from flavors like praline, vanilla, rose, chocolate, salted caramel, raspberry, espresso and many more. They’re gluten free, too.
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Key Lime Pie at The Ivy
113 North Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills
Classic LA, that’s The Ivy. Celebrity watching, charming al fresco dining, and one of this city’s most renowned desserts. The recipe is a family secret, the limes grown in the owners’ backyard. The crust is a sugar cookie confection and the meringue fluffy as a cloud.
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Brown Bread Ice Cream at Scoops
3400 Overland Ave., Los Angeles
Malty, rich and created with ingredients that include Grape Nuts cereal, this is a unique flavor that’s sinfully rich with a texture that's light as air.
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Cookie Shots at Platine
10850 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City
Chocolate chip cookie "shot glasses" coated with dark chocolate and served with cookie-infused milk—it may not get any more decadent than this. A drink and dessert all in one, it's sublime and over the top.
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Pistachio Gelato at Bulgarini Gelato
8686 Washington Blvd., Culver City
The pistachios in this creamy treat hail from the owner’s home in Bronte, Italy, and are prepared in a classic Sicilian style. Other seasonal flavors abound, but pistachio is always on the menu, for a good, rich reason.
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Petite Pastry at Little Sister
1131 Manhattan Avenue, Manhattan Beach
This small plates restaurant offers “petite pastry” for dessert, giving diners a choice of three decadent delights, such as peanut butter profiterole, fallen chocolate soufflé, brown butter strawberry lava cake and honey lavender crème brulee. They' are perfectly rendered, with an “east meets west” twist.
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Happy Camper S’mores at Mohawk Bend
2141 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles
Happy Camper S’mores with vegan marshmallows and house-made graham crackers with thick, rich chocolate sauce are better than anything served around a campfire.
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Churros Calientes
11521 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles
Not your average street-corner or amusement park churro, the offerings at Churrors Calientes are fresh, delicate and insanely gooey. Filling choices include dulce de leche, caramel, chocolate or traditional with cinnamon and sugar.
