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Toronto's best cakes, pies, ice creams, dessert squares, chunks of lard, and other places to stock up on vitamin fat.

 1. Dutch Dreams

78 Vaughan Rd
Toronto, ON M6C 2L7
Canada
(416) 656-6959
5.0 star rating
  9/25/2010

I had just finished telling Crystal H about the omnipresent crowds at Dutch Dreams when we walked past and witnessed a contradictory sight: no one was there. Even though we were both stuffed to our necks in fried chicken, I knew this was not an…More »

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 2. Future Bakery & Cafe

483 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M5S 1Y2
Canada
(416) 922-5875

Categories: Bakeries, Coffee & Tea, Breakfast & Brunch

Neighbourhood: The Annex

5.0 star rating
  4/19/2009

Great all-around café. Warm, student-friendly atmosphere invites you to stay a while. East-facing patio is great a great place for a beer (or two or three) in the summer. Cakes are top notch also; they sell out quickly so grab your favourite slice…More »

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 3. Wanda's Belgian Waffles

252 Queen Street W
Toronto, ON M5V 2E5
Canada

Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Queen Street West, Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  9/30/2010 First to Review

Sweet mercy, Wanda's is closing in on me. After successfully thwarting their aromatic attacks every time I walked past of one their three ridiculously proximate locations on Yonge Street, they went and opened a spot a mere waffle's throw from my…More »

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 4. Blushberry - CLOSED

155 John St
Toronto, ON M5T 1X3
Canada
(647) 348-6365

Category: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Queen Street West, Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  9/29/2009

Decorated in the popular gay/Kubrickian motif, Blushberry is bringing the trendy SoCalFroYo fad downtown.  The innovative flavours and toppings are delightful; the servers even let us try samples.  Being boring, I stuck with plain yogurt and almonds.…More »

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 5. Wanda's Pie In The Sky

287 Augusta Ave
Toronto, ON M5T 2M2
Canada
(416) 236-7585

Categories: Bakeries, Desserts, Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhood: Kensington Market

4.0 star rating
  10/10/2010

Maybe it wasn't the best idea waltzing into Wanda's Pie in the Sky the day before Thanksgiving. A lineup of pie-eyed sweet tooths (sweet teeth?) snaked through the miniscule shop. I duly assumed my spot and absorbed the surroundings. Wanda's is…More »

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 6. Baskin Robbins

275 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON M5T 3K1
Canada
(416) 340-1838

Category: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  12/15/2009 First to Review

What is there to say about Baskin Robbins? They have more flavours of ice cream than I have underwear. You can get soft serve, sundaes, and cakes up the yin yang at this location. Then even have the odd sugar free flavours for lame-Os like me.…More »

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 7. The Pie Shack

2305 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON M4E 1G7
Canada
(647) 351-1411

Categories: Desserts, Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhood: The Beach

4.0 star rating
  3/14/2011

Before I tell you what happened, let me explain that I think that The Pie Shack is a truly amazing spot. We spent no less than 3 hours here on Saturday night, eating pie, playing cards, drinking coffee, eating pie, playing around on our laptops and…More »

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 8. Menchie's Frozen Yogurt

511 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M5S 1Y4
Canada
(416) 645-0222
4.0 star rating
  4/18/2011

"You are now a regular at Menchie's Frozen Yogurt." If there was a "Tub-o-Lard" badge on the Yelp app, I surely would have earned it, this weekend. I hope they don't start recognizing me there. (Whatever, I'll run it off.)

Menchie's is a wild ride.…More »

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 9. La Bamboche

4 Manor Rd E
Toronto, ON M4S 1P8
Canada
(416) 481-6735

Category: Bakeries

Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant and Davisville

4.0 star rating
  9/29/2011

I stopped in here after an evening a romantic evening La Coquine. So impressive that this place is open until 11pm on weeknights, which makes it a perfect post-dinner stop.

The Manor road location is modestly-spaced, with about 5-6 tables. They brew…More »

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 10. The Mad Italian

589 College Street
Toronto, ON M6G 1B2
Canada
(647) 352-6234

Categories: Desserts, Italian, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Palmerston, Bickford Park

4.0 star rating
  10/6/2011

With a creamy location at College and Clinton, The Mad Italian is an excellent choice for dessert after dinner or drinks in Little Italy. You can't miss their black and white sign, and they're open pretty late on weeknights to satisfy your late-night…More »

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 11. YoYo's Yogurt Cafe

417 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M5S 1X6
Canada
(647) 346-2917
4.0 star rating
  11/16/2011

The staff is real friendly at Yoyo's Yogurt Cafe. Unlike their competitors down the street -- where you're pretty much on your own -- at Yoyo's you are greeted as you as soon as you walk in. On my first visit a kindly staffer walked me through the…More »

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 12. Krispy Kreme

215 Harbord St
Toronto, ON M5S 2R5
Canada
(647) 351-8911

Category: Doughnuts

3.0 star rating
  1/22/2012

When Krispy Kreme first hit the Canadian donut scene, my friends and I went bonkers. At that point in our lives, our primary pastime was driving to coffeeshops and eating donuts there. So when the double K hit the Heartland, it was like the opening…More »

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