Saw the Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Cup on DoorDash and immediately had to order. Of course, the menu look so great we wanted to add a few more things. The lemon bar was amazing, and the Baklava was so good. This is absolutely the spot to go if you're craving something sweet -- they have so much variety in desserts! read more

Dessert & Spice - Biscoff Tres Leche Cake Slice, Classic Pistachio Baklava, Viral Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Cup (12oz), Lemon Bar, and Brownie Cookie - Desserts Near Me - Berkeley, California

We came here on a weekend evening and ordered the Viral Dubai Chocolate Strawberry cup, a chocolate chip cookie, and the classic pistachio baklava. Overall the desserts were just okay. I do not recommend the baklava because usually it is crispy and has honey, but this baklava was not crispy and also was not very sweet. The chocolate chip cookie was standard, but there was also nothin special there. The Viral Dubai Chocolate Strawberry cup was actually kind of small for $15, although it was the tastiest thing we've had there. So basically the desserts we got were fine, but nothing excellent. They do have a range of cake and pie slices that seemed very good, and if we came back we would try those things. Overall though, this is a solid dessert place. read more

Really? 9 whole raspberries, wow! Compare what we got to their photos, ANY of their croffle photos. No words. read more

Dessert & Spice - What their menu shows (but one example...) - Desserts Near Me - Berkeley, California

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In love with their Tiramisu! They're made fresh and pairs well with their Spanish latte. Come here for something different and delicious. What a treat! read more

Brief Summary - Close to Trader Joe's - Seats available inside, along the windows - Various selection of cakes in different sizes - Cakes that make you and your wallet happy - Not so sweet, perfect sweetness This cake shop opened up a couple of years ago in a cute brick building near Trader Joe's. Inside the bakery is spacious with the cakes stored in display cases in three different locations. Some of the cakes were baked in different sizes, so I could take home a small one, get a whole cake version, or grab a slice and sit at a chair provided inside the cafe. I ordered two cakes: a tres leches and a slice of the coffee crunch cake, and when we mentioned that we were taking these home, the staff put the cakes in a small little box. Upon returning home, we opened these up and ate them. The first one we ate was the tres leches. Living in the Bay Area, I was introduced to tres leches, and since then when I see a bakery selling tres leches, I ask for one. This one is also very delicious. The cake has absorbed the milk and cream so the sponge is squishy and moist. The sweetness was light and just right, and even though I shared this with the family I might have been able to eat this all on my own. The second was the coffee crunch cake, and maybe this is because I love cake but this one was my more favorite. The first bite was fantastic. The robust aroma of the coffeeI felt that in my tastebuds too. The cake's surface is sprinkled with chunky bits of toffee crunch; this gives a great texture. The cake is split into 3 layers and each one had a thick mouse like cream that was so milky and smooth. I enjoyed each bite and was truly disappointed when I ate the late piece. I also wished I ordered a whole cake of this one because this was also lightly sweetness, which also felt like I can eat more of it. Another happy treat was the prices. Cakes in the Bay Area are pricey, but these cakes were at affordable prices. Delicious and affordable? I would have more cake eating days. I cannot believe I never set afoot into this bakery until now, and I'm going to need to redeem this. Next time when I go to Trader Joe's, on the way back I should treat myself with a slice of cake here. read more

Dessert & Spice - Tres leches - Desserts Near Me - Berkeley, California

This dessert shop doesn't seem that much from the exterior, but it has pretty solid desserts. They seem to be freshly made. As much as I would like to try their desserts, I've only been fixated on their Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Cup. This dessert is too good to pass over whenever I order something here. I love how fresh the strawberries are. Also, this isn't pricey at all! There are so many other dessert shops selling these, but are so overpriced. They do not hold back on any of the ingredients - balanced amount of strawberry, pistachio cream, and chocolate. read more

Dessert & Spice - Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Cup - Desserts Near Me - Berkeley, California

Dessert & Spice opened where The Butcher's Son once was. Sparse decor. Seating limited to 2 tables, chairs next to windows. Service quick & cordial as friendly associate gave a quick tour of what was available: french type pastries, pie/cake slices, cookie, cupcake, croffles, samosas, turkish cake slices, drinks. No prices posted. Took it to go. Traveled reasonable well. Pie shifted slightly. Bites: key lime pie (7.99?) -looked the usual. Flavors the same just in different locations. Graham crust buttery & flaky, filling tart with custardness. -whipped cream firm not soft-had lime flavor Honey cake (7) bigger than Yemen version. Turkish -alternating layers of buttercream & subtle honey flavors embedded in chiffon like layer cake. Yum! *Russian version is more well known. Baklava (comped) turkish version -top has many thin layers of baked crunchy phyllo Layers of pistachio embedded phyllo in middle. Bottom is same as top. Entirety is drenched with honey. Deliz but messy re: excess honey 4.5 stars preference for Turkish cakes. Unknown if milk cake travels well. Others didn't re milk content. read more

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Food- the desserts were so good! Everything was just amazing and very fresh! I really loved the chocolate on the strawberry as it was very rich and creamy. The crunch was everything when I took my first bite. They have so many options to pick from when it comes to slices of cake. Service- everything was quick and easy and well explained. Love how this is such a cute shop on a nice corner. Parking is a little challenging since it's on a busy street and it's always full so just keep that in mind. read more

Dessert & Spice - Pistachio Tiramisu Cake Slice & Viral Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Cup - Desserts Near Me - Berkeley, California

Nice fast friendly i like their nested baklava more than the big triangle size. Love thisssssssssz read more

I had a sweet tooth after an event and found this dessert place on yelp. I drove over to this place and when I entered I was greeted by staff. The staff were very friendly and polite. I selected 2 chocolate chip cookies, 1 red velvet cookie and snickerdoodle cookie. The chocolate chip cookie was the start of the show. The cookie was moist, gooey in the middle and very flavorful. The red velvet cookie was also moist and flavorful. The snickerdoodle cookie had too much sugar on the cookie for me. The ambiance was very customer friendly and a nice place to go grab a good tasty dessert. read more

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Desserts are so delicious! I highly recommend trying them. I had the Oreo tres leches cake, and it was amazing. I can't wait to come back and try them all read more

Dessert & Spice - Oreo Tres Leche Cake Slice - Desserts Near Me - Berkeley, California

First time trying the Dubai Chocolate Strawberry and it was fine . The lady took my order waa nice . Will be back to try other items. read more

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I was intrigued by the new business and the name, but was hoping for more unusual/experimental pastries. Most of the offerings were pretty expensive French style pastries that looked "ok". When I am in the mood for a dessert, I want a thick cookie or an non-French flavored concoction like cardamom and rose. You'd think with spice in the name the options would have spices beyond sugar and chocolate? I ordered a small upside down pineapple cake for $6, and while it was tasty, nothing else enticed me enough to want to come back. Lastly, it's situated in a gorgeous historical brick building but I wish the business would lean into that decor with like art deco or old Hollywood or Moroccan vibe - the current bare pastry cases is giving ghost kitchen. Logistics: - indoor seating only - limited street parking nearby; a few paid public garages nearby; plenty of public transit options - did not see any GF options read more

First time here. I was craving Dubai chocolate and decided to give it a try. The chocolate itself is a pretty small size for the price, $10. It looks good but unfortunately it does not have the same taste as a Dubai chocolate bar. The pistachio butter flavor is nonexistent and the kadayif isn't as crunchy as I believed it should be. The chocolate itself is pretty average taste but the presentation is good. Satisfies the craving of chocolate but not of Dubai chocolate. read more

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Great selection of homemade desserts, I tried the chocolate cookie and the baklava so far and it's honestly 10/10. The cookie alone is perfect, not too sweet. They also have coffee. read more

I visited Berkeley from Portland, Oregon in December of 2025. Portland is known for it's artisanal bakeries one of the better of which is called Baker & Spice. So when I saw "Desert and Spice" in Berkeley I went in. I ordered a banana cream layer pastry of some sort. I ate it in front of the store and it was great. Really good. So I went back in and looked around. They had a lot of stuff that looked good. The flourless chocolate cake was very tempting but I bought a chocolate chip cookie. Went out, ate it in front of the store and it was so good I went back in and bought three more to take home. Two of them actually made it back to Oregon. Anyway I am a chocolate chip cookie hound. I know every place to get a chocolate chip cookie in my town. The chocolate chip cookies I got at Desert and Spice were the best I have had in a decade or more. I know how good a cookie is or isn't is a very subjective thing but whatever your taste the cookies I got at Desert and Spice were killer. The texture was on the border of a biscuit like crumble but a little softer and more coherent or cake like, the chocolate was chopped fine, plentiful and evenly dispersed in the cookie, and the cookie had just the slightest hint of some kind of spice. Maybe cardamom but I'm not sure. Whatever it was was very subtle and very delicious. Anyway if you have an kind of a finer palate Desert and Spice is Berkeley, California is a great bakery. Paul Bogdanich Portland, Oregon read more

Love their desserts especially the honey cake! They also have savory pastries which are rare in most bakeries around here.

I've been ordering the Dubai chocolate strawberries for the past two weeks. I'm literally obsessed! I've ordered on Uber eats and I've also picked up in person and the lady behind the counter is always so sweet. And she is generous when it comes to special instructions. For example, I don't like too much pistachio cream, I'll add extra strawberries and Katafi and she makes it just right to my liking. 10/10! read more

Dessert & Spice - Viral Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Cup - Desserts Near Me - Berkeley, California

Best cheesecake I've ever had! I bought the Biscoff cheesecake and it was delicious, probably the best cheesecake I've had in a long time.

Sorry, whether CAL is on Spring Break or not, your pastries should be fresh. If it's slow, bake less. This is a location that has a lot of turnovers. For some reason, businesses don't last here. However, a bakery is NOT going to make it here with cases and cases of pastries that are not fresh. The place was empty for a while. I was sitting across the street conducting other business before I decided to check it out. I took my time and looked around because there was so much to offer. I purchased two cookies, and both were hard as rocks. Not a good sign, folks. Being a baker, I certainly know when a pastry has gone way past its expiration date. What gives with places like this; they treat us as if we don't know the difference between fresh and stale. All the good reviews must have happened on a day the pastries were made fresh that day or before the bakeries "sell by date." Dissapointed. read more

THIS PLACE IS GOING UNDER Overpriced. Quality: meh quality. Paid $4 for a chocolate chip cookie. It didn't even have nuts, and it was kind of doughy, i.e., too much flour and improperly baked. It wasn't awful or anything, and there were some other things that looked OK, but everything was WAAY OVERPRICED. The people who ran the place seemed unenthusiastic. Place was poorly laid out, and it looked like they had scant business. No coffee or bevs, which you'd think would be a no-brainer for a place like this. The only other bakery I know that charges this level of prices is the Feelgood Bakery in Alameda, but IT IS TOTALLY WORTH IT. Actually, Feelgood doesn't even charge as much as Dessert & Spice. D&S has slices of cheesecake and creme brulee and whatnot for, like, $8. Macarons are $2.50, I believe, for a dinky little cookie. This is even more than Whole Foods charges. You know you got problems if your prices are higher than Whole Foods. I didn't try any of this. Maybe it's fantastic, but I will never know. This place is going under. Soon. Guaranteed. read more

Omg desserts were AMAZING! We randomly walked by this place and they said they just opened. Server was sweet and friendly. There was seating inside with not only desserts but they had coffee drinks! Ambiance was peaceful and quiet. Definitely would come back! read more

Dessert & Spice - Vegan Strawberry Cake (Vegan) - Desserts Near Me - Berkeley, California

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The only place where you would find Latin hits like tres leches and Indian samosa, the combination of sweet and spicy is something we would get in India streets that we missed, this place is must visit, they have baklavas, croissants, macaroons and tres leches cake in several flavors read more

This place is amazing, so many yummy and unique twists to desserts it's hard to pick!! And you can get a scrumptious samosa!!

I'm so sorry to say it. I never like posting bad reviews and usually places I try are decent. This chocolate cake is one of the worst I've had. I stopped into the bakery because it looked new and I looked to support local business. The cake slice was $6.99 and the size alone was not worth the price. But then I bit into it and it was rock hard and dry. I can't bring myself to try another bite because chiseling through it is upsetting. Either this cake is several days old sitting in the open air or they burnt it in the oven and decided to frost it anyway. Their tagline is "fresh out the oven" and I'm more disappointed than upset but that is just not true. I'm glad I got it because I know now. But it feels like a scam if they are really taking people hard earned money for this quality product. I'll try again in a couple months to see if they've improved. Hopefully they do. read more

Dessert & Spice - Chocolate Cake Slice - Desserts Near Me - Berkeley, California

Just went here for the first time last night and thought the food was great! My family had an assortment of tres leches cakes, which were all really good, and also a few yummy cookies - recommend the red velvet and Nutella for sure. Definitely coming back - often! read more

The cashier was so sweet and the chocolate alfajores were perfect with the latte I got. A decent sit down cafe if you have a sweet tooth. read more

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Indulge in the decadence of the Tuxedo Cake. Layers of moist chocolate and vanilla cake, rich chocolate ganache, and creamy vanilla frosting. A sophisticated dessert that will leave your taste buds in awe. Perfect for any celebration or special occasion. Highly recommended! read more

Dessert & Spice - Tuxedo Cake Slice - Desserts Near Me - Berkeley, California

Had to stop in the middle of eating my desserts to write this. This place is amazing. Can't wait to go back and try other desserts!

Decided to try this new bakery. I ordered the Honey Cake, and it was delicious - not super sweet but a perfect combination of sweet. read more

Dessert & Spice - Honey Cake - Desserts Near Me - Berkeley, California

OMG, my husband surprised me with some slices from Dessert & Spice-they were so good! I think he got the Chocolate Mousse Cake and Chocolate Torte (as well as some veggie samosas). Everything was delicious. Sorry, I didn't take a photo because we devoured them. He works close by, so I'm hoping he goes back. read more

Delicious butter bar today! A lot of the other parties looked lovely. Need to come back to try the honey cake.

This is a hidden gem!! We went after 8p and they were still open which is so rare to find a bakery open this late. They still have quite a few items available and everything still looked fresh. We got the chocolate ganache torte and pistachio marscapone eclair. The ganache was rich and decadent, moist with a deep chocolate flavor. The pistachio eclair also had a good flavor and the cream was fluffy although the eclair shell was a bit soggy which would be expected for any eclair that's not straight out of the oven. So glad to have found a bakery open late to satisfy my late night post dinner dessert craving! read more

Really loved their pineapple upside down cake I hope this business stays since it's close to my school and in my budget

Great addition to the neighborhood. Very diverse collection of baked goods. We tried a cookie, pistachio baklava, some banana cake, a chocolate cupcake and small quiche. Everything was delicious and unique. We got ours to go, but wouldn't hesitate to eat in if that suited our schedule. The decor is sparse, but very clean and functional. read more

I was really excited to try this new bakery and support a small business. I'm disappointed to say the honey cake was dry and rock hard. It tasted like it sat out for a couple days. read more

I tried the tiramisu and it was amazing! Was extremely moist and probably the best I've ever had. Will definitely be back!

Wandered into this new bakery just before closing after having ramen a few doors down. Very cute and welcoming place. We got a red velvet cookie that was absolutely delicious and appeared to be freshly baked. It was the last one on the shelf so clearly this is a popular item. We also got a pistachio baklava: equally good. I like supporting new local businesses and Dessert and Spice seems off to a great start. Give them a try! read more

I've come here twice already because I was so impressed by the eclair I had just two days before. The choice is great, and the cakes are delicious. We sampled a bunch with my family and can't wait to come back. This is a unique place in Berkeley. read more

Very tasty! Sweet baker (see what I did there? lol). Only tried the caramel cake. It was soft, and the caramel had depth.