Tag: dessert

Wonderfully Made Bakery, based out of Peachtree Church in Buckhead, launched in 2024 to foster community among young adults with autism and Down syndrome, giving them a social outlet where they bake and package cookies a few days each week.

Hospitality veteran and founder of Funwoody in Dunwoody Village, David Abes launched his latest venture this week: a retro sweets store called Good Vibes Ice Cream Shop & Soda Pop. Located a few steps from Bar(n), Morty’s Meat & Supply, Yoffi, and Message in a Bottle, it offers ice cream, brownies, sundaes, milkshakes, floats, and house-made sodas in a bright and colorful space.

House-made drinking chocolate, artisan candy bars, and selections of craveable bonbons offer a taste of the sweet life.

Little Tart Bakeshop and Big Softie owner Sarah O’Brien just launched the second outpost of her soft-serve ice cream shop—the original opened in Summerhill in 2019. Located at 632 North Highland Avenue, Big Softie is just a few doors down from Colette Bread & Bakeshop, which was started by O’Brien’s friend and first-ever Little Tart hire, baker Sarah Dodge.

Sprinkle Cookie is a cottage cookie business run from Trent Lammers and Matthew Giordano’s Peachtree Hills home. Creamy, with an almost a cake ball-like texture, the cookies come in packs of 12, with a half-dozen option in the works. Completely covered in sprinkles, they are shaped like balls with a flat bottom.

The Ponce location first opened in 1965 and since 2016 has been owned by basketball icon Shaquille O’Neal. In February and July 2021, the iconic shop was set on fire in a pair of still-unsolved arsons. The old building was demolished, but the original 1965 historic sign was saved and has been fully refurbished. For generations of Atlantans, the Krispy Kreme location, along with its signature marquee on Ponce is etched into the city’s history.

The hot dessert pies at Doodle Pies come with fillings like peach, blueberry, brownie, and strawberry (or try a half-half, such as apple-cherry). Customers then choose add-ins like nuts, marshmallows, coconut flakes, and chocolate chips, and toppings such as vanilla ice cream, cookie crumbles, toffee, and sprinkles.

Ana Arriaga decided to give her online bakery a ghoulish theme, but Ghoul Next Door offers its treats year-round and sells cookies and custom cakes online and at pop-ups at breweries, coffee shops, and markets around the city.

Ever wanted to mix Froot Loops, Lucky Charms, and and Frosted Flakes? Or add them to a milkshake? A new cereal bar, coming to Atlantic Station, could make childhood dreams come true, offering more than 100 cereal options, including some from Canada and overseas.

Creamy, flaky, fancy, red, green, vegan, Brazilian—whatever kind of treat you’re looking for, here’s where to find it.