Best Sweet Treats Escapes Restaurants in Murray Hill

The Station Cafe is a neighborhood coffee bar between Murray Hill and Kips Bay that leans hard into pastries and donuts alongside a serious espresso program. Opened in 2024, it has quickly become a morning stop for locals who want bomboloni-style donuts with their lattes rather than a grab-and-go chain experience.

Sundaes Best is a Korean-owned gelato shop off Fifth Avenue serving Asian-inspired flavors like ube, black sesame, and lychee in a bright, candy-colored space. Since opening in 2023, it’s become a Koreatown dessert stop after KBBQ or a night out nearby.

Soft Swerve’s Kips Bay outpost brings the brand’s ube and matcha soft serve to a narrow Third Avenue storefront with just enough space to grab a cone and go. It’s a go-to for Asian-inspired soft serve when you want something more interesting than vanilla-chocolate swirl.

Inside Dover Street Market, Rose Bakery serves vegetable-forward salads, quiche, and refined baked goods with a minimalist, fashion-adjacent café vibe. Shoppers and nearby office workers use it for lighter breakfasts, coffee breaks, and simple lunches that feel calmer than the surrounding neighborhood.

The Murray Hill 16 Handles serves rotating soft-serve, frozen yogurt, and non-dairy flavors with a sprawling toppings bar, making it a customizable dessert stop for neighborhood families and roommates. It’s more about build-your-own fun than chef-driven flavors, but it reliably scratches the ice cream itch late into the evening.