Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt
Bottega Luisa
1 Piazza San Gennaro, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-844-2707
Giovanni Di Palma recently expanded his empire with Italian grocery Bottega Luisa, across the street from his own Antico Pizza, Caffe Gio, and Gio’s Chicken Amalfitano.
Website: http://littleitalia.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt, Food, Italian, Pizza, Restaurants, Shopping
Cacao Atlanta Chocolate Co. – Buckhead
2817 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-467-4670
While other local confectioners craft pretty bon bons from couverture (a basic form of wholesale chocolate used to make truffles and pastries), Kristen Hard and her team make their world-class chocolate completely from scratch, starting with superior beans from places like Venezuela and Peru.
Website: http://cacaoatlanta.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Bakeries, Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Candy Stores, Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt, Restaurants, Shopping
Cacao Atlanta Chocolate Co. – Virginia-Highland
1064 North Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30306
404-892-8202
While other local confectioners craft pretty bon bons from couverture (a basic form of wholesale chocolate used to make truffles and pastries), Kristen Hard and her team make their world-class chocolate completely from scratch, starting with superior beans from places like Venezuela and Peru.
Website: http://www.cacaoatlanta.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Virginia-Highland
Category: Bakeries, Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Best of Atlanta 2013, Candy Stores, Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt, Restaurants, Shopping
Chocolate South
1050 West Marietta Street, Suite C, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-815-8859
Take one look at the offerings of Chocolate South and you’ll know what region you’re in.
Website: http://www.chocolatesouth.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt, Restaurants
Honeysuckle Gelato
781 Wheeler Street, Studio 10*, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-228-7825
Jackson Smith crafts Southern-inspired gelato creations like the Kang, a banana and peanut butter ode to Elvis Presley.
Website: http://www.honeysucklegelato.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt, Food Truck, Restaurants
Maison Robert Fine Chocolates and Pastries
5256 Peachtree Road, Suite 110, Chamblee, GA, 30341
770-454-6442
Atlanta’s classic chocolate shop moved from its cozy North Atlanta house to more industrial digs in Chamblee in 2009, but the Reeb family’s generous spirit still prevails.
Website: http://www.maisonrobertchocolates.com/
Category: Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt, Restaurants
Pie Shop
3210 Roswell Road, Suite E, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-841-4512
Mims Bledsoe’s pies enchant with classic options (dreamy coconut cream pie) to downright creative ones (pumpkin ginger cheesecake in a pie shell). The open bakery space offers a communal table.
Website: http://www.the-pie-shop.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Bakeries, Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt, Restaurants, Shopping
Red Queen Tarts
Red Queen Tart Truck, Roswell, GA, 30075
770-789-5258
Candice Reynolds became a runaway hit at farmers markets in 2011 with her grown-up take on breakfast pastries. We’re holding out for spring, when her tarts filled with blood orange marmalade return.
Website: http://www.redqueentarts.com/
Category: Bakeries, Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt, Restaurants, Shopping
Sugar-Coated Radical
108 Howell Street, Atlanta, GA, 30312
404-438-5854
Beer caramels, tangerine pâtes de fruits, and truffles that may be scented with lemon oil or Parmesan showcase chocolatier Taria Camerino’s edgy imagination.
Website: http://www.sugarcoatedradical.org/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Old Fourth Ward
Category: Bakeries, Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Candy Stores, Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt, Restaurants, Shopping
The Pie Hole
1025 Canton Street, Roswell, GA, 30075
678-461-3776
Alayne Graham’s adorable bakery in downtown Roswell offers a seasonal selection (peach or raspberry in the summer and caramel-apple or Franken pie in the winter) plus a famous chicken potpie.
Website: http://www.facebook.com/ThePieHole
Category: Bakeries, Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt, Restaurants, Shopping