Best Dessert Cafes & Dessert Bars in Adelaide

Looking for the best dessert cafes and dessert bars in Adelaide? Is that even a question? Sometimes you just want dessert. Not a whole dinner plan. Not a fancy occasion. Just somewhere to sit down with a good waffle, a ridiculous slice of cake or a fancy dessert.

Adelaide has quietly built up a pretty great dessert scene over the years, and we’ve put together a list of the spots we keep finding ourselves going back to – cosy cafés, family-friendly dessert bars, excellent pastries, giant cookies, crepes, doughnuts, and all the sweet stuff worth leaving the house for.

We’ve also squeezed in a few places that don’t technically fall into the “dessert cafe/bar” category, but deserve a spot anyway because locals know them for their incredible dessert cabinets, extensive sweet menus or little dessert bars tucked inside the café.

Some are perfect for after-dinner treats, some are ideal for catch-ups with friends, and others are the kind of places where the kids stare at the cabinet for 10 minutes because they want absolutely everything.

So if you’ve been searching for the best dessert cafes in Adelaide, dessert bars, waffles or late-night sweets, here are some delicious places to start.

Best Dessert Cafés & Dessert Bars in Adelaide

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Eis Haus | The German Ice Cream Cafe | Hahndorf | Review

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KAYA Desserts | Adelaide | Review

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Beerenberg Farm Cafe, Dairy & Strawberry Picking | Review

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Docee Dessert Shop | Review

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Seoul Sweetie Korean Dessert Cafe | Review

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Bracegirdle’s Hahndorf | Café and Shop | Review

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C9 Chocolate & Gelato Dessert Bar | Rundle Place | Review

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Kibbi’s and Urban Desserts Collaboration l Christies Beach | Review

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Husik Dessert House | Adelaide

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Lunar Landing Cafe | Brompton | Review

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Melba’s Chocolates Angaston Dessert Bar & Confectionery Shop | Barossa Valley | Review

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Tealicious Cakes | Willunga | Review

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Shibui Dessert Bar | Adelaide | Review

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Barossa Valley Chocolate Company | Tanunda | Review

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Red Cacao Chocolate Shop and Cafe | Stirling

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Meet Me at St Louis Norwood for a Sweet Treat | Review

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