Treat yourself at Boston's 3 best spots for fancy desserts

Bistro du Midi | Photo: Emily W./Yelp

Need more desserts in your life?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best high-end dessert outlets in Boston, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you're on the hunt.

1. Stella

Topping the list is Stella. Located at 1525 Washington St. (between Mystic and Brookline streets) in South End, the wine bar and Italian spot, which offers desserts and more, is the highest-rated high-end dessert spot in Boston, boasting four stars out of 818 reviews on Yelp.

If you're curious for more, we found these details about Stella.

"Located in the heart of Boston's South End neighborhood, Stella offers affordable and approachable Italian cuisine in a chic environment like no other in the city," according to the history section of the business's Yelp profile. "Chef/Owner Evan Deluty creates innovative interpretations of Italiana classics. The menu at Stella is an exciting travel throughout Italy and its surroundings."

2. Bistro Du Midi

Next up is Back Bay's Bistro du Midi, situated at 272 Boylston St. (between Hadassah Way and Arlington Street). With four stars out of 616 reviews on Yelp, the bar and French spot, serving desserts and more, has proven to be a local favorite for those looking to indulge.

The site has lots more information about Bistro du Midi.

"Bistro du Midi offers French cuisine inspired by coastal New England influences," the business notes in the bio section of its Yelp profile.

Concerning signature items, "With its French cuisine inspired by coastal New England influences Bistro du Midi is ready to serve your every mood," it states on Yelp in the section highlighting specialties. "Our downstairs Bistro menu, offered at lunch and on the first floor at dinner, is a relaxed dining option with classic bistro dishes. If its dinner or even a multi-course tasting menu you are seeking, walk up our winding staircase and prepare to have your palette awakened."

3. Alma Gaucha

South Boston's Alma Gaucha, located at 401 D St., Boston, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the fancy steakhouse and Brazilian spot, which offers desserts and more, 4.5 stars out of 10 reviews.

Yelper Marc C., who reviewed Alma Gaucha on March 9, wrote, "See the Brazilian bartender, I didn't catch his name. Highly skilled and really knowledgeable! We had a blast."

Nadine K. noted, "This place is new. The staff is so welcoming, great, and super attentive. The salad bar is smaller than I thought but good. The caphirana selection is huge and very good."

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