Craving desserts?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top dessert sources in Oakland, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture when cravings strike.
Winter is the top season of the year for consumer spending at food and beverage shops across the Oakland area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a software provider that helps small businesses get more customer feedback. The average amount spent per customer transaction at Oakland-area food and beverage shops grew to $20 for the metro area in the winter of last year, 2% higher than the average for the rest of the year.
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1. Tao Yuen Pastry
First on the list is Tao Yuen Pastry. Located at 816 Franklin St. (between 9th St. and Eighth Street) in Chinatown, the bakery, which offers dim sum and more, is the highest-rated dessert spot in Oakland, boasting four stars out of 634 reviews on Yelp.
2. Angel Cakes Cupcakes
Next up is Jack London Square's Angel Cakes Cupcakes, situated at 745 Fifth St. (between Brush and Castro streets). With five stars out of 519 reviews on Yelp, the bakery, which offers cupcakes and more, has proved to be a local favorite.
3. A Taste of Denmark
Pill Hill's A Taste of Denmark, located at 3401 Telegraph Ave. (between 580th and 34th streets), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the bakery four stars out of 348 reviews.
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