Ocean Beach lists 13 bakeries and dessert shops in 92107, from Azucar’s Cuban pastries on Bacon Street to the scoops at Lighthouse Ice Cream. Donut shops, custom cake bakers, vegan desserts, and beach candy stores fill out the sweet side of OB’s independent dining scene.
1830 Sunset Cliffs Blvd UNIT C, San Diego, CA 92107
+1 619-222-0298
Verified3710 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107
+1 619-224-0502
Verified4920 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107
+1 619-223-4722
Verified4143 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107
+1 619-376-0656
Verified4820 Newport Ave, San Diego, CA 92107
+1 619-523-2020
Verified5022 Newport Ave, San Diego, CA 92107
+1 619-222-3322
Verified4195 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107
+1 619-539-7059
Verified1861 Bacon St, San Diego, CA 92107
+1 619-310-5028
Verified4944 Newport Ave Suite B, San Diego, CA 92107
+1 619-228-9839
Verified3772 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107
+1 619-567-3308
Verified5059 Newport Ave #102, San Diego, CA 92107
+1 619-222-8600
Verified4900 Newport Ave, San Diego, CA 92107
+1 408-784-0706
VerifiedSweet city creamery, 4882 Newport Ave, San Diego, CA 92107
+1 619-224-4828
VerifiedLighthouse Ice Cream is the most popular scoop shop in OB, scooping a rotating lineup of flavors from its spot near Newport Avenue. The shop draws a steady line on summer evenings, and the location makes it a natural stop after dinner or a walk from the pier.
Stella Jean’s Ice Cream takes a small-batch approach with seasonal flavors and vegan options that set it apart from the standard shop. Scoops Ocean Beach and Beach Sweets round out the options. For a broader dessert tour, Extraordinary Desserts in Hillcrest is a short drive east and serves some of the most elaborate pastry plates in San Diego.
Hungry Lu’s bakes pastries, bread, and specialty cakes out of a small OB kitchen, and the production quality has built a word-of-mouth following that extends well beyond 92107. Phatties Bake Shop focuses on cookies, bars, and baked goods with gluten-free and vegan options, which fits the health-conscious side of OB’s dining culture.
The bakery scene in Ocean Beach is small but purposeful. These are not franchise operations running off a corporate recipe sheet—each one bakes on site, adjusts menus seasonally, and relies on neighborhood foot traffic and local reputation. For custom cakes, event orders, or anything beyond grab-and-go pastries, calling ahead is standard practice at both shops.
O B Donuts and Christy’s Donuts are the two dedicated donut shops in the neighborhood, and both have been frying rounds for OB’s early-morning crowd for years. O B Donuts runs a traditional format—glazed, old-fashioned, maple bars—and opens early enough to catch surfers heading to the water.
Christy’s covers similar ground with its own loyal following. The two shops sit close enough to each other that locals pick a side and stick with it. Neither is trying to reinvent the donut—they are classic neighborhood shops that prioritize fresh, simple, and early. For a more artisanal take, Donut Bar downtown offers creative flavors and toppings, but OB’s donut tradition is about the 6 a.m. glazed, not the Instagram topping.
Azucar is a Cuban-inspired cafe and bakery on Bacon Street that introduced guava pastries, cortaditos, and Cuban coffee to Ocean Beach. The pastry case mixes Latin American baking traditions with California ingredients, and the coffee program pulls from Cuban espresso methods that are rare in San Diego beach towns.
The shop has built a reputation that extends beyond OB—it draws visitors from across the city who come specifically for the pastelitos and the cafe con leche. Azucar is also a regular stop for people heading to or from Sunset Cliffs, given its location on Bacon Street between Newport and the bluffs. The combination of bakery, cafe, and cultural anchor makes it one of the more distinctive food businesses in 92107.
Hungry Lu’s handles custom cake orders for birthdays, events, and special occasions, baking from scratch at its OB location. The shop works on a pre-order basis for custom designs, so giving a few days of lead time is standard. Phatties Bake Shop offers an alternative with a focus on smaller-batch treats, including options for guests with gluten or dairy restrictions.
For a last-minute birthday run, the grab-and-go cases at either bakery usually have cupcakes, cookies, or sliced cakes ready to buy same-day. Beyond OB, the nearest large-format bakery options are in Point Loma and Hillcrest, but the OB bakeries hold their own on flavor and tend to cost less than the specialty shops in those neighborhoods.
Stella Jean’s Ice Cream carries vegan scoops alongside its dairy lineup, made with coconut or oat bases that hold up on flavor. Phatties Bake Shop produces vegan cookies and bars that sell alongside the standard versions without any obvious quality gap.
OB’s vegan dessert options reflect the same plant-based demand that supports Plant Power Fast Food and Peace Pies on the restaurant side. The neighborhood has a deep enough vegan customer base that bakeries and ice cream shops treat dairy-free as a permanent menu section, not a seasonal add-on.
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