The Top 36 Dessert Shops in Houston
The best dessert shops in Houston, by the professional record: The Infatuation and Houstonia have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Christy's Donuts comes out on top.
Booza and Buttermilk Baby hold the next two places. Houstonia shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The Infatuation next.
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Rank 2. Booza
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Rank 2. Buttermilk Baby
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Rank 2. Cheaters Creamery
Dessert
A converted ice cream truck that traded wheels for a walk-up window on Washington Avenue, this scoop shop keeps a short, rotating roster of flavors that leans well past vanilla, think black sesame, cookie butter, and vegan mango sticky rice. The Dough Boy, a scoop pressed between a warm powdered-sugar doughnut, is the order that ends up in everyone's photos. Call ahead to confirm your flavor is in stock, or risk making choices you weren't prepared for.
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Rank 2. Cloud 10 Creamery
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Rank 2. Fat Cat Creamery
Dessert
An ice cream shop that partners with local breweries and roasters to build flavors you won't find in a freezer aisle, Fat Cat Creamery scoops things like milk chocolate stout made with a local oatmeal stout and a cold brew cream tied to a specific Houston roaster's seasonal batch. One brick-and-mortar location in the city, plus a spot at Hobby Airport, with scoops popping up at bars and coffee shops around town.
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Rank 2. Flower & Cream
Dessert
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Rank 2. Kwality Ice Cream
Indian
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Rank 2. Lick Honest Ice Creams
Dessert
An ice cream shop that names a flavor after Lady Bird Johnson's favorite wildflower is telling you something about itself. Lick keeps things small-batch and seasonal, pulling milk and cream from Texas dairies and swapping flavors as ingredients hit their peak. Honey vanilla and horchata sit alongside roasted beets and fish mint, which is either a very brave move or a very confident one, depending on how you feel about beets.
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Rank 2. milk + sugar
Dessert
The pandan-and-chrysanthemum swirl was added hesitantly and sold out immediately, which tells you most of what you need to know about this ice cream shop. Milk + Sugar keeps 16 flavors in rotation, built around a simple premise: take desserts people already love and churn them into scoops. The brown sugar waffle cone is worth the upgrade. Additional locations in the Heights and West University.
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Rank 2. PLK1848
Dessert
An ice cream brand built around the flavors of the African diaspora, PLK1848 sells its pints online with pickup in the Heights, the address arriving by email after you order. The caramel Buckshot comes loaded with Ethiopian praline and chocolate stracciatella; the Zobo hibiscus sorbet pulls from West African tradition. Every pint doubles as a history lesson, which is a thing you can say about very few freezer items.
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Rank 2. Popston
Dessert
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Rank 2. Rocambolesc
Spanish Dessert
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Rank 2. SweetCup
Dessert
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Rank 2. Tiny's Milk & Cookies
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Rank 2. Treats of Mexico
Mexican Dessert
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Rank 2. Underground Creamery
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Rank 2. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
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