Mike's Pastry is one of The 13 Best Dessert Shops in Cambridge.

1. Mike's Pastry

7.5
11 Dunster St, Cambridge, MA
Dessert Shop · Harvard Square · 20 tips and reviews

IrinaIrina: Pretty good cannoli, usually no wait. Try classic 'chocolate chip' (chocolate only on the outside); 'chocolate covered cannoli' is overpowering ricotta flavour.

Joseph S.Joseph Schwendt: The line is way shorter than in the North End, but it moves crazy slow

Mrs A.Mrs A: OMG 😮 the cannolis are the best!!!

Insomnia Cookies is one of The 13 Best Dessert Shops in Cambridge.

2. Insomnia Cookies

7.7
65 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA
Bakery · Harvard Square · 26 tips and reviews

Cat M.Cat Meirelles Buchatskiy: Warm, fresh cookies and milk. Comfort food at its finest!

Hrudika G.Hrudika Gariba: This place is heaven. Get the chocolate chunk cookie.

Wejdan ✨Wejdan ✨: Triple chocolate chunk

L.A. Burdick Chocolate is one of The 13 Best Dessert Shops in Cambridge.

3. L.A. Burdick Chocolate

8.7
52 Brattle St (Farwell Pl), Cambridge, MA
Café · Harvard Square · 119 tips and reviews

Sam S.Sam Stern: Long line that moves fast and you know it's worth the wait

Harvard UniversityHarvard University: Try the macaroons (only 75 cents!), soak up the European atmosphere, and above all, do not miss the hot chocolate--as rich as it comes. Read more.

Stacy B.Stacy Buchanan: Did you know that you can get the hot chocolate iced? Try it - it's amazing!

Zinneken's is one of The 13 Best Dessert Shops in Cambridge.

4. Zinneken's

8.6
1154 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Café · 65 tips and reviews

Nhon M.Nhon Ma: Now two kind of waffles: liège (from dough with Belgian pearl sugar) and Brussels (light and crispy). Both authentic Belgian waffles !

Ally P.Ally Pike: Excellent service and great espresso drinks - we shared both types of wafflels because we couldn't decide between chewy or crunchy - glad we did because they were good contrasts to each other!!

Arman S.Arman Suleimenov: Berries insanity!

Toscanini's is one of The 13 Best Dessert Shops in Cambridge.

5. Toscanini's

9.3
899 Main St (at Sidney St.), Cambridge, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · 279 tips and reviews

M3t47 G.M3t47 G34r: Best ice cream in the US for a reason. Has a creamy chewiness to it (in a good way). Flavors are amazing. Be adventurous. Try: B^3, Earl gray, Vienna finger, peanut butter cookie, and Butterfinger.

PepflyPepfly: Get over to Toscanini's and try one of their unique ice creams!

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Most fantastic flavor: Pink- Grapefruit sorbet. Concentrated, tangy, unusually creamy.

Honeycomb Creamery is one of The 13 Best Dessert Shops in Cambridge.

6. Honeycomb Creamery

8.8
1702 Massachusetts Ave (Martin st), Cambridge, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · Neighborhood Nine · 7 tips and reviews

Anne Marie H.Anne Marie Housel: Love the homemade waffle cones. Good price point.

Faris I.Faris Ibraheem: Not bad, but definitely not the best. Funny part was when they didn't actually have honeycomb flavor.

Yoshitaka K.Yoshitaka Kawato: ice cream!

Toscanini’s Ice Cream is one of The 13 Best Dessert Shops in Cambridge.

7. Toscanini’s Ice Cream

8.9
159 1st St (Rogers Street), Cambridge, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · East Cambridge · 14 tips and reviews

Sara S.Sara Sigel: Micro is the perfect size for a little bit of ice cream every day. Vienna finger is just perfect. 🍦🍪🥛

Arsalan H.Arsalan Hashemi: The location shift did not change the good taste. Walnut is my fav

James M.James McCloskey: One of the best ice creams of ALL time along with Jeni’s and Sweet Republic. Love their burnt caramel, coffee and cardamom flavors!

J.P. Licks is one of The 13 Best Dessert Shops in Cambridge.

8. J.P. Licks

8.5
1312 Massachusetts Ave (btwn Holyoke & Linden), Cambridge, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · Harvard Square · 86 tips and reviews

Dan R.Dan Roberts: The best ice cream in Cambridge/Boston (far better than Toscanini's and Christina's). The best flavors are cappuccino crunch (for coffee/cinnamon lovers), any peanut butter flavor, and brownie batter.

Harvard UniversityHarvard University: A great locally owned ice-cream shop that will never bore you with its choice of flavors! They also have plenty of frozen-yogurt options as well as smoothies and coffee. Read more.

lesley S.lesley Schoenfeld: If you sign up for a Cow Card one of the perks is a birthday sundae!

La Saison Bakery is one of The 13 Best Dessert Shops in Cambridge.

9. La Saison Bakery

8.4
407 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA
Bakery · Neighborhood Nine · 5 tips and reviews

Michal P.Michal Palmon: What an amazing bakery. Loved their pastries and cortado. The pistachio rosewater and chocolate croissant stood out. So sos good. Very nice outdoor seating. Will defiantly be back to try more.

Kevin K.Kevin Kao: It’s a little on the expensive side but I’ve never had a bad pastry here. Try the Tehran fog with rose water syrup. In the winter there’s heated and covered outdoor seating.

Eric S.Eric Scott: The orange marzipan scone is really good

NewCity Microcreamery is one of The 13 Best Dessert Shops in Cambridge.

10. NewCity Microcreamery

8.4
403 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · 7 tips and reviews

Matt O.Matt Opsahl: The best darn new ice cream in town. Unique in house flavors as well as classic ones. I had a choco tahini flavor that was bomb dot com.

Stephanie O.Stephanie Orme: Wound up here after trying to go to Tuscanini. It's pretty good! Lots of craft flavors. Carrot cake ice cream is a favorite.

RobRob: Get the Baklava in a waffle cone!

Christina's Homemade Ice Cream is one of The 13 Best Dessert Shops in Cambridge.

11. Christina's Homemade Ice Cream

8.3
1255 Cambridge St (at Prospect St.), Cambridge, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · Inman Square · 85 tips and reviews

BonobosBonobos: Best ice cream in Boston with a great selection of unique flavors - try 'em all!

Christian S.Christian Spanring: unbelievable dulce de leche, you gotta try it!

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Most fantastic flavor: Lime-Jalapeño-Tequila sorbet. Like a spicy frozen margarita.

BerryLine is one of The 13 Best Dessert Shops in Cambridge.

12. BerryLine

8.3
1668 Massachusetts Ave (at Shepard), Cambridge, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · Neighborhood Nine · 37 tips and reviews

Jason N.Jason N: Support Berryline! It was the very first froyo place to open in Boston & it is always a delicious treat.

Erica G.Erica George: AWESOME frozen Greek yogurt. Get a small original & add 3 fresh fruit toppings for a discount & for heavenly yumminess.

MazdaMazda: BerryLine is locally owned by long time friends, Pok Yang and Matthew Wallace, who first met in 1999 while attending graduate school in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Lizzy's Homemade Ice Cream is one of The 13 Best Dessert Shops in Cambridge.

13. Lizzy's Homemade Ice Cream

7.8
29 Church St, Cambridge, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · Harvard Square · 25 tips and reviews

Yen C.Yen Chiang: Definitely try the Charles River Crunch - dark chocolate w/ almond toffee crunch. This ice cream is not too sweet. My friend got the banana and loved it. A kiddie scoop is large - you've been warned.

Eric A.Eric Andersen: Get the chocolate cookie dough - but make sure they don't accidentally give you plain cookie dough!

Chris P.Chris Patti: Best black raspberry ice cream i've ever had anywhere!