Need more desserts in your life?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top dessert spots in Austin, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fill the bill.
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1. Gourdough's Big Fat Donuts
First on the list is Gourdough's Big Fat Donuts. Located at 1503 S. First St. in Bouldin, the spot to score doughnuts and more is the most popular dessert spot in Austin, boasting 4.5 stars out of 3,360 reviews on Yelp.
2. Manolis Ice Cream, Pastries, & Cakes
Next up is Bouldin's Manolis Ice Cream, Pastries, & Cakes, situated at 603 W. Live Oak St. With five stars out of 295 reviews on Yelp, the food truck, which offers desserts, ice cream and frozen yogurt and more, has proven to be a local favorite.
3. Sweet Ritual
Sweet Ritual, a vegan spot that offers ice cream and frozen yogurt and more in North Loop, is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 609 Yelp reviews. Head over to 4631 Airport Blvd., Suite 125, to see for yourself.
4. Dolce Neve
Over in Bouldin, check out Dolce Neve, which has earned 4.5 stars out of 595 reviews on Yelp. You can find the spot to score gelato, ice cream and frozen yogurt and coffee and tea at 1713 S. First St.
Deciding when to check out the top spots above? Saturdays tend to be the busiest days of the week for consumer spending at food and beverage shops across the Austin area, while Mondays are least busy, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a software provider that helps small businesses benefit from free advertising. Last year, average daily transactions at food and beverage shops grew to 44 per business on Saturdays, compared to 31 daily transactions on average on Mondays.
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