Dessert restaurants in Europe
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Kompressor
Eat one of the enormous, stuffed pancakes and you'll be full for the rest of the day. The large hall and casual atmosphere make it a great hang-out too; the big tables make it easy to chat up locals.
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Manora
Rather tasty buffet food, including extensive salad and dessert bars, are served at this quick-eat Swiss chain.
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Mado
Next to Çınar, this branch of the popular ice-cream chain is packed on weekends, when locals stop by after checking out the flea market. The views are great and the people-watching opportunities unrivalled. Oh, and the ice cream goes down a treat. There are also Mado branches in locations such as Üsküdar (Selmanípek Caddesi) and Beyoğlu (İstiklal Caddesi).
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Yiorgos Hatziparaskos
One of the last traditional filo masters in all of Greece, Yiorgos Hatziparaskos still makes super-fine pastry by hand in his traditional workshop. The highlight is when he throws the dough into a giant bubble before stretching it over a huge table. His wife Katerina encourages passers-by to watch the spectacle and try some of best baklava and kataifi they will ever eat.
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Café Wilde
This richly decorated place serves good coffees, decadent homemade cakes and light sandwiches. Its namesake is Peter Ernst Wilde, who opened a publishing house on the premises in the 18th century, though the pub also pays tribute to two literary Wildes: Oscar Wilde and Eduard Wilde. For heartier dining (and drinking) head to the upstairs pub.
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Sandri
When you enter into your third century of business, something must be right. Known for delectable chocolate cakes, candied fruit, espresso and pastries. Staff wrap all take-home purchases (picked up at the counter but paid for at the till), no matter how small, in beautiful red paper with a ribbon bow.
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Café 87
Locals flock to this arty, sunny café beside the Olomouc Museum of Art for great coffee and their special recipe chocolate pie. You be the judge - dark chocolate or white chocolate? Across Olomouc the debate continues.
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Pastelaria Conventual
An atmospheric pastry shop serving strong coffee and sweet desserts to a largely local crowd. Try regional specialties like toucinho da abadessa, a kind of almond fruitcake.
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Casa Piriquita
This busy café is a popular destination for inexpensive bites as well as Sintra's famous queijadas (sweet cheese cakes) and travesseiros (almond pastries).
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Cappadocia Patisserie
Close to the otogar, this place brings in cakes, pastries, baklava and ice-cream from Nevşehir and serves them with cappuccino or fresh orange juice.
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Brynja
Slightly out of the centre but well worth the effort to get to, this legendary sweet shop is known across Iceland for the best ice cream in the country.
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G&D’s
One of three outlets of Oxford’s own mini ice cream chain, this branch will satisfy a craving for frozen lactose till the (almost) wee hours.
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Trubadur
This little sladki bar (sweet bar) with the badly punned name (see street name) serves some of the best cakes on the left bank.
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Bassanese
Serves authentic Italian gelato, strudels and handmade chocolates to fans in wicker chairs on the cobblestones near the old town hall.
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Shokolodnitsa in Zamoskvorechie
Those with a sweet tooth will not be able to resist this place for coffee and desserts. Popular amongst night owls.
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Dolso
There is a good reason for saying ‘no’ to dessert in nearby restaurants and coming here for the final dish of the evening. A constantly changing menu of sugary delights, from standards such as tiramisu to concoctions like the nemesi de chocolate (a chocolate pastry with cream of passion fruit), makes dessert in this laid-back spot a great temptation. A small selection of savoury dishes, such as the coques (a kind of open toasted broad baguette with toppings like goat cheese with honey and nuts) means that you can contemplate a full meal.
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Ti Breizh
Once you get past the souvenir shop selling striped Breton sailors' tops, there's some cool, contemporary Breton artwork on the walls of this canalside restaurant. You can wash down galettes (savoury crêpes, made from buckwheat), such as a Brocéliande (Roquefort cheese and walnuts), and sweet crêpes, like Morgane (caramelised apples and chestnut cream), with Dan Armor Breton cider. Yec'hed mat (cheers) !
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Da Vincenzo
If you don't usually eat dessert this is the place to push out the boat and go for it. There are all the usual suspects - babà (mushroom-shaped sponge cake soaked in sugar and rum), tiramisu and crème brûlée - plus originals such as strawberry and pistachio mousse. For the rest, seafood features heavily, service is friendly and the atmosphere is elegant. Dinner reservations are preferred.
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L'Aixquis
You'll be tempted to whip out your camera to photograph elaborately presented plats such as truffle-infused St-Jacques scallops at this small peach-coloured restaurant, which has a way of giving even the most humble vegetables panache. The carte (no menus) changes seasonally, but the magical minute chocolat noir (a tray of petite desserts) is a year-round fixture.
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Mac’s of Main Street
With possibly the latest serving hours of a restaurant in Killarney, Mac’s is a big, buzzy, casual place that sees loads of traffic through the day. The menu isn’t long but features good renditions of standards like shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, and burgers. Pints are poured, there’s wine by the glass, and big booths to sit in; many can’t resist the special sundaes.
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Cucinotta Rita
Salina's best restaurant is this small place at the end of Via Risorgimento. Sit at one of the elegantly set tables alfresco, while the attentive waiters serve fantastic food such as stuffed squid, grilled swordfish sprinkled with parsley, and hearty chocolate cake desserts. You can also pop in here for breakfast - the croissants are freshly baked.
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Caffè di Simo
This atmospheric Art Nouveau cafe-bar-restaurant was once patronised by Puccini and his coterie (the maestro would tickle the ivories of the piano at the entrance to the dining area). These days, locals stand at the bar for coffee or aperitivo and sit at the tables to enjoy their selection from the daily €10 lunch buffet.
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Gran Caffè Renzelli
This venerable cafe behind the duomo has been run by the same family since 1801 when the founder arrived from Naples and began baking gooey cakes and desserts (cakes start at around €1.20). Sink your teeth into torroncino torrefacto – a confection of sugar, spices and hazelnuts – in elegant 19th-century surroundings.
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La Sfogliatella Mary
Never short of a clambering crowd, this hole-in-the-wall kiosk serves up some of the steamiest, creamiest sfogliatelle in town. Start off with the super-cheap mini-size before hitting the hard stuff. Top off your sugar fix with a mini Moretto, a dreamy chocolate babà filled with decadent cocoa cream.
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Qa Spiseri
Run by a young team, this welcome recent addition to Hammerfest’s limited dining options offers reliable cuisine with a great price-to-quality ratio, whether you opt for a main course or one of its lunchtime snacks (Nkr90 to Nkr110). Whichever, save a cranny for a hunk of one of its mouthwatering homemade cakes.
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