St. Louis/ Food & Drinks
Published on March 13, 2020
3 top spots for desserts in St. LouisIces Plain & Fancy | Photo: Tigra C./Yelp

Got a hankering for desserts?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top dessert spots in St. Louis, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fulfill your urges.

This is a good time to catch up on the latest popular spots, since consumer spending at food and beverage shops tends to increase in March in the St. Louis area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of small business marketing software. Daily transactions at St. Louis-area food and beverage shops last year rose by 15% in March over the month before.

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1. Ices Plain & Fancy

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First on the list is Ices Plain & Fancy. Located at 2256 S. 39th St. in Shaw, the spot to score ice cream and frozen yogurt and more is the highest-rated dessert spot in St. Louis, boasting 4.5 stars out of 296 reviews on Yelp.

2. Ted Drewes

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Next up is St. Louis Hills's Ted Drewes, situated at 6726 Chippewa St. With 4.5 stars out of 1,249 reviews on Yelp, the spot to score ice cream and frozen yogurt and desserts has proved to be a local favorite.

3. The Fountain On Locust

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Midtown's The Fountain On Locust, located at 3037 Locust St., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the New American spot, which offers ice cream and frozen yogurt and more, 4.5 stars out of 917 reviews.


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