Bakeries & Desserts in Downtown San Diego

The 32 bakery and dessert listings cover donuts, artisan bread, French pastry, ice cream, and chocolate across the Gaslamp Quarter and Little Italy. Extraordinary Desserts leads overall reviews at 4,719. Donut Bar & Bakery draws lines on weekends at 3,788 reviews and a 4.6-star rating. The ice cream segment is strong — Salt & Straw (2,587 reviews) and Cali Cream Homemade Ice Cream (873 reviews) both operate in the Gaslamp. Parfait Paris (4.5 stars, 2,516 reviews) brings French patisserie to Fifth Avenue, and IZOLA (4.8 stars, 1,987 reviews) runs a dedicated bakery-cafe program.

Where to Find Them

The Gaslamp Quarter along Fifth Avenue holds the highest concentration of dessert shops — Ghirardelli, Parfait Paris, and Cali Cream all sit within the Gaslamp Quarter shopping corridor that draws 480 monthly searches for “Gaslamp Quarter shopping” alone. Little Italy adds bakery options near India Street and Kettner Boulevard. The Seaport Village waterfront area picks up tourist foot traffic for sweets and snacks. For bakeries in neighboring communities, Coronado, Hillcrest, and North Park all carry their own bakery subcategories.

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Bakery & Desserts in Downtown San Diego

All Bakery & Desserts

IZOLA

Bobboi Natural Gelato

Bonjour Patisserie

Pop Pops Paleta

Shoreside Bakery

Salt & Straw

Cali Cream Homemade Ice Cream

Tu Madres Bakery

Adore Coffee House

Sarah's Dessert Bar

Galata Turkish Ice Cream

Puffs SD- HomeBased

Donut Bar & Bakery

Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop

Holy Paleta

Sweet Things

The Best Donuts

Parfait Paris

Miracle Potion Cafe & Tea Room

Extraordinary Desserts

Knead Artisan Bakery

Devil's Dozen Donut Shop

ASA Bakery

skybound coffee + dessert lounge

Dunkin'

Seaport Fudge Factory,

Olala Crepes and Sweets

Dunkin'

The Cheesecake Factory

Ben & Jerry's

Earth & Oven

Signature Desserts

32 Bakeries, Donut Shops & Ice Cream in Downtown San Diego — 92101

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