Best Sweet Treats Restaurants in Hollywood
13 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
Mashti Malone's Ice Cream
Persian-style rosewater and saffron ice creams served alongside American classics.
Notable Picks
8.8
Mashti Malone’s has been introducing Hollywood to Persian-inflected ice cream since the 1980s, with rosewater, saffron, and herbal sorbets sharing space with classic American flavors. Locals and destination dessert hunters line up late into the evening for dense, chewy scoops and offbeat combinations you won’t find at standard parlors.
Must-Try Dishes:
Saffron Rosewater Ice Cream with Pistachios, Creamy Rosewater Ice Cream, Herbal Snow Rosewater Lemon Sorbet
What Makes it Special: Persian-style rosewater and saffron ice creams served alongside American classics.
8.7
Kettle Glazed is a Franklin Avenue staple known for specialty flavors and cronut-style hybrids served from a tiny shop off the 101. Regulars come for creative rings like ube cake and s’mores alongside well-executed classics and strong coffee, making it a frequent stop for locals and commuters.
Must-Try Dishes:
Apple Fritter, Lemon-Glazed Raspberry Jelly Donut, Ube Cake Donut
What Makes it Special: Specialty doughnuts and hybrids anchor a compact, constantly busy shop.
The Franklin Village outpost of New York–born Van Leeuwen brings ultra-creamy dairy and vegan ice creams to a compact, always-busy corner spot. With a long list of inventive flavors and strong non-dairy options, it functions as both a neighborhood dessert stop and a pre- or post-show treat for nearby theaters.
Must-Try Dishes:
Honeycomb Ice Cream, Earl Grey Tea Ice Cream, Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream
What Makes it Special: Dense, custardy scoops with serious vegan options in a walkable hub.
8.3
Vibes:
Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Comfort Food Classics
Quick Bites Champions
Sweet Treats Escapes
Papi Tacos & Churros focuses on street-style tacos built around rich birria, smoked pollo asado, and fresh-fried churros in a casual counter-service setting off Vine. Locals and visitors use it as an easy Hollywood stop for halal-friendly birria plates, quesatacos, and a quick dessert without leaving the neighborhood.
Must-Try Dishes:
OG beef birria quesatacos, Smoked pollo asado tacos, Fresh-fried churros
What Makes it Special: Birria-driven tacos meet made-to-order churros in a casual Vine-side spot.
8.2
Set inside the Hollywood Blvd complex near the Pantages, Afters leans into loud flavors, cereal mix-ins, and its signature Milky Bun ice cream sandwiches. It draws pre-show crowds, late-night snackers, and groups looking for over-the-top scoops in a casual, high-energy setting.
Must-Try Dishes:
Cookie Monster Ice Cream, Milky Bun Ice Cream Sandwich, Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream
What Makes it Special: Bold, candy-loaded flavors and Milky Bun sandwiches near the theaters.
#6
Turn Dough
8.1
Turn Dough turns the Hollywood Walk of Fame into a chimney cake playground, wrapping warm, cinnamon-dusted pastry around soft-serve gelato towers. The mashup of European street dessert and elaborate toppings makes it as much a show as a sweet, especially for visitors exploring the boulevard.
Must-Try Dishes:
NYC Oreo Chimney Cake Cone, Paris Strawberry & Blueberry Chimney Cake, Aspen S’mores Chimney Cake
What Makes it Special: Fresh-baked chimney cakes filled with towering soft-serve creations.
8.1
Vibes:
Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Sweet Treats Escapes
Instagram Worthy Wonders
Quick Bites Champions
The Hollywood Boulevard outpost of California Donuts leans into fun, candy-topped rings and cereal-covered creations that photograph as well as they taste. It’s a go-to for themed boxes, late-day sugar cravings, and quick coffee-and-donut stops near the studio stretch.
Must-Try Dishes:
Reese’s Donut, Maple Bar, Fruity Pebbles Cereal Donut
What Makes it Special: Colorful, candy-loaded donuts and birthday boxes right on Hollywood Boulevard.
Worthy Picks
7.9
Float Hollywood is a cozy coffee-and-sandwich shop tucked just off Vine, known for pairing breakfast sandwiches and salads with classic ice cream floats. It’s lighter and quicker than a full sit-down brunch, but substantial enough to fuel a Walk of Fame stroll or matinee.
Must-Try Dishes:
Breakfast bagel sandwich, Chipotle bacon club, Red Cow root beer float
What Makes it Special: Coffee shop brunch with floats and sandwiches minutes from Hollywood Boulevard.
7.9
A newer arrival on Hollywood Boulevard, Don Us Company brings a Latin American donut chain’s signature style to the Walk of Fame with filled rings, elaborate boxes, and ice cream donut creations. The shop skews more modern café than classic bakery, with grab-and-go packs and delivery-friendly formats.
Must-Try Dishes:
Classic Donuts Mix (Buy 6 Pay 5), Half Dozen Filled Donuts, Ice Cream Donut Sandwich
What Makes it Special: International donut brand serving over-the-top boxes and ice cream donuts.
7.8
Danny Trejo's donut shop layers Mexican-American flavors—horchata glaze, margarita icing, nacho with cheddar and jalapeño—onto LA's deep donut-shop tradition, giving a familiar format a specific cultural lane. It runs as a quiet, low-key counter-service stop where the creative flavor combinations do the talking. Works best as a grab-and-go detour when you want something sweet with actual personality.
Must-Try Dishes:
Margarita, Horchata, Pineapple Fritter
What Makes it Special: Danny Trejo's donut shop puts a Latino spin on LA donut culture with Mexican-inspired flavors like horchata, margarita, and nacho with cheddar and jalapeño.
#11
Magee's Donuts
7.8
An old-school Hollywood donut counter that doubles as a full breakfast operation, turning out oversized croissant sandwiches and burritos alongside classic fritters and glazed rings at prices that feel stuck in a friendlier decade. The shop earned enough local credibility to supply donuts for the 96th Academy Awards, which tells you something about its standing in the neighborhood. Best approached as a no-frills, grab-and-go morning stop where the portions outpace the price tag.
Must-Try Dishes:
Croissant Bacon, Egg, and Cheese, Breakfast Burrito, Glazed Donuts
What Makes it Special: Old-school Hollywood donut shop that supplied donuts for the 96th Academy Awards, known for oversized breakfast sandwiches at bargain prices.
#12
Randy's Donuts
7.7
Vibes:
Quick Bites Champions
Solo Dining Sanctuaries
Sweet Treats Escapes
Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
This LAX-area outpost of Randy's Donuts brings the iconic LA brand to Westchester with a compact, grab-and-go counter focused on fresh classics. Travelers and locals swing by for quick boxes of glazed, crumb-topped, and premium donuts plus coffee before or after flights.
Must-Try Dishes:
Glazed Raised Donut, Apple Fritter, Maple Raised with Churros
What Makes it Special: A convenient LAX-side branch of LA’s most famous donut brand.
#13
Donut Capital
7.7
A dual-identity counter shop where the donut case up front shares space with a full breakfast-and-burger grill and a 14-option fresh-squeezed juice bar — more range than the strip-mall signage suggests. The Salvadorian quesadilla and breakfast burritos pull East Hollywood regulars who treat it as a weekday morning habit, not a weekend destination. Straightforward, cheap, and functional for the early-riser crowd that wants a real meal with their apple fritter.
Must-Try Dishes:
Donut Holes, Apple Fritter, Croissant Sandwich
What Makes it Special: Old-school mom-and-pop donut shop doubling as a full breakfast-and-burger counter with a 14-option fresh-squeezed juice bar