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Best dessert in the South Bay

Every dessert spot I've rated in the South Bay, ranked by score. 26 places, 15 with notes. Updated September 2026.

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26 places · score out of 10 · j k ↵

  1. 1Na Ya Dessert CafeSan Joseelite9.8
  2. 2Easy Breezy Frozen Yogurt Los GatosLos Gatosfire, no notes9.6
  3. 3Pints of JoySunnyvale9.5
  4. 4Dolce Spazio GelatoLos Gatos9.3
  5. 5Kween'sMountain Viewpricey but fire8.4
  6. 6Salt & StrawLos Gatos8.4
  7. 7Churros La GuadalupanaSan Jose8.3
  8. 8Fosters FreezeSan Josebetter dairy queen8.3
  9. 9ChurrosSan Jose$2 in this economy is insane value8.3
  10. 10Gelato Classico Italian Ice CreamMountain View8.2
  11. 11Sweet SJCSan Josegood service, late night spot8.2
  12. 12Paleta PlanetaSan Jose8.0
  13. 13Cauldron Ice CreamSan Joseincredibly smooth ice cream8.0
  14. 14Campbell CreameryCampbell7.8
  15. 15Nox Cookie Bar - Downtown CampbellCampbellnice little sandwich, about what you would expect7.6
  16. 16Caffe StellatoPalo Alto7.4
  17. 17Ice SplashCampbellvery good for the price7.0
  18. 18Dumont Creamery & CaféSan Josekheer latte was good but just too much.6.7
  19. 19La michoacana plus - San José, CA.San JoseOpen late good variety6.2
  20. 20Willow Glen CreamerySan Jose6.0
  21. 21Rocko's Ice Cream TacosSanta Clarashell was bad and had taste of cardboard , ice cream was good5.5
  22. 22Yogurtland SJSUSan Joseyogurt mid, hella toppings tho5.3
  23. 23Yumi YogurtSanta Claragood for low cal ice cream5.2
  24. 24SulbingSanta Claratiramisu was not thawed which really ruined it4.9
  25. 25IciclesSan Jose3.7
  26. 26Marco Polo Italian Ice Cream Inc.San Jose3.5

How I rate. Scores come from Beli's pairwise ranking, so a 10 means it beat everything else I've had in the category, not that it's perfect. Nothing here is sponsored.