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Craving desserts? Here are Jersey City's top 4 options

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Published on March 10, 2020
Craving desserts? Here are Jersey City's top 4 optionsTorico Ice Cream | Photo: Elaine W./Yelp

Craving desserts?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top dessert outlets in Jersey City, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to fulfill your urges.

Winter is the top season of the year for consumer spending at food and beverage shops across the Jersey City area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of small business marketing software. The average amount spent per customer transaction at Jersey City-area food and beverage shops grew to $18 for the metro area in the winter of last year, 3% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. Torico Ice Cream

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First on the list is Torico Ice Cream. Located at 20 Erie St., the ice cream parlor is the highest-rated spot to score desserts in Jersey City, boasting 4.5 stars out of 715 reviews on Yelp.

2. Second Street Bakery

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Next up is Second Street Bakery, situated at 402 Second St. With five stars out of 198 reviews on Yelp, it has proved to be a local favorite.

3. Crema

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McGinley Square's Crema, located at 695 Bergen Ave., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving this cafe and ice cream spot five stars out of 77 reviews.

4. Dulce de Leche Bakery

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Then there's Dulce de Leche Bakery in the Heights, with 4.5 stars out of 221 Yelp reviews. Head over to 376 Central Ave. to see for yourself.


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