Best Sweet Treats Restaurants in Washington Heights (North)
5 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
YoSweets
Self-serve frozen yogurt and boba drinks right on 181st.
Notable Picks
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YoSweets
8.2
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YoSweets runs as a self-serve frozen yogurt and dessert bar on 181st where froyo, toppings, and boba drinks anchor the menu. Locals use it as the neighborhood’s default stop for customizable soft-serve and quick sweet fixes after dinner or a walk along the avenue.
Must-Try Dishes:
Build-your-own frozen yogurt cup with assorted toppings, Fruit-topped frozen yogurt sundaes, Milk tea with boba
What Makes it Special: Self-serve frozen yogurt and boba drinks right on 181st.
8.1
Dutch Baby Bakery is a full-service Washington Heights restaurant and bakery where cast-iron Dutch babies, waffles, and brunch plates meet a shelf of babkas, cakes, and cookies. Guests treat it as a sit-down brunch spot first and a source for well-made pastries and coffee refills second.
Must-Try Dishes:
Savory Dutch Baby, Banana Coconut Waffles, Brioche French toast
What Makes it Special: Southern-leaning brunch restaurant where Dutch babies share space with house-baked pastries.
8
Esmeraldo Bakery is a long-running Dominican-German bakery where guava pastries, sugar-dusted donuts, and layer cakes sit beside savory buns and simple coffee. Regulars treat it as their everyday cake shop and morning stop for something sweet, inexpensive, and familiar.
Must-Try Dishes:
Guava and cheese pastry, Sugar doughnut, Dominican-style oatmeal
What Makes it Special: Long-running Dominican-German bakery known for guava cake and morning pastries.
Worthy Picks
7.9
Espresso Heights is a Neapolitan-style café founded in 2022 that pairs Italian espresso with a full bagel menu, from build-your-own combinations to smoked salmon setups. It functions as a neighborhood all-rounder for sit-down coffee, sweets, and bagel breakfast or lunch in Washington Heights.
Must-Try Dishes:
Smoked Nova Salmon bagel with cream cheese and capers, Bacon, egg & cheese bagel, Build-your-own bagel with custom toppings
What Makes it Special: An Italian-style coffee bar where serious espresso shares equal billing with a full bagel lineup.
7.9
Munchies Crepes is a late-night Washington Heights creperie focused on oversized French-style sweet crepes, waffles, and churros. Locals use it as a dessert stop or post-dinner hangout when they want loaded crepes, ice cream, and milkshakes well past midnight.
Must-Try Dishes:
Strawberry Crepe, Manhattan Crepe, Munchies Lovers Churros
What Makes it Special: Late-night French-style creperie turning out loaded crepes, waffles, and churros in the heart of Washington Heights.