The Donut Pub is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

1. The Donut Pub

8.3
203 W 14th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Chelsea · 174 tips and reviews

ForkitForkit: Best Donuts in NYC: Try the honey dipped glazed donut and the red velvet, both absolutely amazing! Read more.

Elena D.Elena D.: The best DONUTS I’ve ever eaten!! Donut Pub 10 - Dunkin donuts 1 😅

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Try the honey dip--it's good even late at night.

L'Arte del Gelato is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

2. L'Arte del Gelato

8.4
75 9th Ave (btwn 15th & 16th St), New York, NY
Gelato Shop · Chelsea · 87 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: If you like your gelato on the rich side, look no further than L'Arte del Gelato, one of our favorite spots at Chelsea Market. Pistachio is a must-order, as is the panna cotta.

Lori L.Lori Luo: Excellent creamy gelato is served at this Chelsea Market stall, with flavors such as stracciatella, hazelnut, and pistachio.

Kristina R.Kristina Rudic: The best gelato in the city. HANDS DOWN. Try the dark orange chocolate!!!

Billy's Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

3. Billy's Bakery

8.1
184 9th Ave (btw 21st & 22nd St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · Chelsea · 209 tips and reviews

ErinErin: Had caramel pecan cheesecake, simply delicious!

Jennifer K.Jennifer K: Service delightful. Such great cupcakes- love carrot & red velvet. Better than the hyped chains like crumbs or magnolia

Erin L.Erin Lane: Best red velvet cupcakes in the city, in my opinion. Homemade banana pudding is also amazing.

Empire Cake is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

4. Empire Cake

8.2
112 8th Ave (btwn 15th & 16th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Chelsea · 124 tips and reviews

Michael Muñoz T.Michael Muñoz The Gay Gourmet!™: The best desserts in Chelsea! Try the red velvet twinkie or any of their delicious cakes! The cup cakes are soooo moist!

JulieJulie: Try the almond flour cookies- mouthwatering! And the red and white and black and white minis are perfection in a bite. Yum!

AdnaAdna: Bought an assortment of cupcakes. Really liked the fluffy red velvet one. This place also has deliciously unique cookies.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

5. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

8.1
2 Penn Plz, Amtrak Level (at Amtrak Rotunda), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Chelsea · 56 tips and reviews

Jannette G.Jannette G: Their red velvet was delicious! I enjoyed their cinnamon bun, Santa chocolate filled, and custard filled donut. It was my first time at a Krispy Kreme and was expecting a more creative selection.

Alex S.Alex Souquet: The best doughnuts in the city for the best price!!The raspberry filled doughnut is to die for.such a shame that they have only one in the city.close all those shitty DD and open Krispy Kreme instead!

Celena C.Celena Chan: This is the only KK in New York. The glazed and Boston cream are my favorite. Best sure to nuke them for 15sec before you eat them!

Chelsea Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

6. Chelsea Market

9.2
75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Market · 1218 tips and reviews

TheoryTheory: NY. Market heaven filled with the best local vendors. Delicious butter pecan ice cream from Ronnybrook Milk Bar. Fresh bread from Amy's Bread. Authentic Italian fare from Buon Italia.

iVillageiVillage: Our home away from home. From the salad bar to the gelato, you can't go wrong with all the amazingly delicious food here!

Nicola A.Nicola Arnold: Best gelato ever! I recommend the sour cherry :)

Buddakan is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

7. Buddakan

9.1
75 9th Ave (at W 16th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chelsea · 526 tips and reviews

Maria S.Maria Styles: Great lounge & bar area & main dining area is stunning. My favorite dishes are the dim sum, lobster fried rice, rib eye & crispy shrimp and the crying chocolate & the coconut creme brulee for dessert

MarieMarie: This place is gorgeous, and the food is phenomenal. My picks: Edamame Dumplings & the Crying Chocolate dessert! You won't regret it!

Victor S.Victor Salme: Gorgeous. I so enjoyed garlic lobster. Amazing desserts. I had a magical anniversary night.

Wafels & Dinges - Herald Square is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

8. Wafels & Dinges - Herald Square

8.4
Herald Square, New York, NY
Food Truck · Chelsea · 316 tips and reviews

Nancy N.Nancy Ng: get the de Bom with Spekuloos ice cream and dolce de leche topping... MMmmm

Randy S.Randy SU2: My personal favorite creation--Speckloos Overload Waffle: Liege waffle w/Speckloos, Speckloos ice cream, Biscoff crumbs, and powdered sugar. A real treat!

Abhinav P.Abhinav Parikh: Try the Truffle waffle with ice cream and Nutella

Big Booty Bread Co. is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

9. Big Booty Bread Co.

8.1
261 W 23rd St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Chelsea · 67 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Specializing in traditional and Latin American sweets, they have an absolutely incredible flan. It's nicely jiggly and has a slick of caramel on top -- what more could you ask for in a custard?

Dina B.Dina Bravo: The red velvet cupcake is a must! Light yet rich enough in flavors. Love it !

Amina H.Amina Hussain: My favorite cupcake spot. Best red velvet cupcakes I've ever had. Very traditionally made - delicious cream cheese frosting.

Cookshop is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

10. Cookshop

8.9
156 10th Ave (btwn W 19th St & W 20th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 520 tips and reviews

Gansevoort Hotel GroupGansevoort Hotel Group: Another Chelsea favorite of ours! Get the fluke carpaccio and the farro risotto to start, followed by the porchetta and finish off your meal with the famous cookshop candy bar dessert!

Mary Elise ChavezMary Elise Chavez: Wine Director gives great recs. Favorites are Fish & Chips (lightly fried fish, yum cole slaw and big potato wedges) and S'mores dessert, SO GOOD!

Clayton O.Clayton Olsen: my fav caloric splurge here, cookies and milk. yum

Seed + Mill is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

11. Seed + Mill

8.5
Chelsea Market, New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Chelsea · 24 tips and reviews

Chad H.Chad Horner: an astounding variety of flavored halvah on display at this Chelsea Market newcomer - cinnamon, pistachio, cranberry, etc. try the tahini soft serve topped with a mix of different halvah!

HolidayHoliday: My favorite sweet indulgent in the city. Goat milk ice cream with crumbled halva is incredible anytime also good to have gifts of halva on hand for a myriad of reasons. There's date, pistachio, rose

TanTan: The ice cream with topping is delicious!!!

Gelato Giusto is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

12. Gelato Giusto

8.2
164 9th Ave (20th Street), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Chelsea · 12 tips and reviews

MaximilianoMaximiliano: Real house-made Italian gelato and sorbetto. The espresso is also outstanding. The combination of espresso and one scoop of gelato make one of the most delicious "affogato" you can find in NYC.

Susan H.Susan H: Excellent, house-made daily, unique flavours and the beloved standard flavours of gelato are offered by super friendly and genuine staff. Sample the different flavours and discover a new favourite!!

Daniel J.Daniel Jarvis: This is the best gelato I've ever had and I spent 3 weeks in Sicily last summer having gelato at least once a day. Try the pistachio or the earl grey.

Insomnia Cookies is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

13. Insomnia Cookies

8.2
304 W 14th St, New York, NY
Bakery · Chelsea · 19 tips and reviews

Alexandra T.Alexandra Tritz: The chocolate chip cookie is served warm and is absolutely delicious !

Enna m.Enna mk: warm cookies will just melt in your mouth.. snickerdoodle and butter pecan flavors were amazing! ice creams are so so.

BLADE L.BLADE LEGACY: I Love all the cookies here. Don't forget the milk or ice cream.

TAO Downtown is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

14. TAO Downtown

8.8
92 9th Ave (at W 16th St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Chelsea · 188 tips and reviews

__TR3V__TR3V: Was a fan of midtown location but downtown trumps it in ambience, decor and somehow palate. Sea bass skewers - amazing. Black cod- amazing. Dessert- amazing. Get the point?!!! Go!

Divy T.Divy Tolia: Excellent food desserts are awesome the ambience is superb overall worth the money

Laurie A.Laurie Abellard: Favorite restaurant in NYC. Best items: Chilean sea bass satay, dumplings, chicken wings lollipops, chicken pad Thai, red snapper. Must have: chocolate layer cake and bread pudding donuts

Doughnuttery is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chelsea, New York.

15. Doughnuttery

7.4
425 W 15th St, New York, NY
Donut Shop · Chelsea · 64 tips and reviews

Amanda L.Amanda Lee: My doughnut loving husband thought this place was great. And it's in Chelsea market which is just awesome!

First We FeastFirst We Feast: New York’s Doughnuttery specializes in miniature doughnuts and unique dips. One of its most original versions is the savory Cheesy Poof, flavored with cheddar cheese, corn, and jalapeño. Read more.

JwowJwow: Checkout the pumpkin doughnut they're little, and perfectly delicious for an anytime snack!