Seattle/ Food & Drinks
Published on May 01, 2020
Seattle's 4 favorite spots for cheap dessertsCubes Baking | Photo: Vicki R./Yelp

Looking to sample the best desserts around town?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable dessert spots in Seattle, 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. Che Dessert Lounge

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Topping the list is Che Dessert Lounge. Located at 7101 Martin Luther King Jr Way South, Suite 102 (between Willow and Myrtle streets) in Beacon Hill, the spot to score ice cream and more is the highest-rated affordable dessert spot in Seattle, boasting 4.5 stars out of 145 reviews on Yelp. 

On the menu, you'll find a slew of sweet treats, including durian cream crepes, banana rice cakes, mango sweet rice and dessert soups known as che.

2. Cubes Baking

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Next up is Wallingford's Cubes Baking, situated at 2315 N. 45th St. (between North Corliss and North Sunnyside avenues). With five stars out of 106 reviews on Yelp, the bakery has proven to be a local favorite for those looking for a budget-friendly option.

The bakery offers flan, Mexican wedding cookies, horchata and a variety of tres leches cakes in flavors like matcha, cheesecake and cookies and cream.

3. Piroshki on 3rd

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Central Business District's Piroshki on 3rd, located at 710 Third Ave. (between Cherry and Columbia streets), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the low-priced bakery and Russian spot, which offers desserts and more, 4.5 stars out of 342 reviews. 

"As seen on Food Network's Diners Drive-ins and Dives, Piroshki on 3rd makes fresh baked goods all day," states the business's Yelp profile. It specializes in piroshki — baked turnovers with a meat or vegetable filling. However, if you're craving something sweet, order up a custom cake. 

4. Hiroki

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Hiroki, a bakery in Wallingford, is another much-loved, inexpensive go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 341 Yelp reviews. Head over to 2224 N. 56th St. (between 55th Street and North Keystone Place) to see for yourself. 

"A dessert café in the Tangletown neighborhood offers a daily variety of handcrafted Japanese-European style desserts," the business says in its Yelp profile. "We offer delicious fresh products created on-site from the freshest seasonal fruits and ingredients."


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