Top 5 Places to Get Dessert Near Pinewood
Take your sweet tooth on a local adventure brimming with creamy soft serves, handcrafted pastries, and nostalgic cookies just minutes from Pinewood, a tiny, unincorporated slice where urban grit softens into suburban comfort.
Personalize indulgence with a unique blend of corner-bakery warmth and small-batch creativity around Pinewood, a compact enclave shaped by Caribbean and African American influences.
Set between Miami Shores, North Miami, and West Little River, Pinewood is a lively residential pocket defined by mid-century homes, tree-shaded streets, and proximity to a growing lineup of family-run cafés and bakeries that reflect the area's quiet revival.
It's a neighborhood in motion — local enough to feel familiar and evolving steadily to surprise, in a location close to everything sweet and addicting, from Biscayne Boulevard's dessert joints to North Miami's rising culinary spots.
So, when that sugar craving hits, you won't need to go far — Pinewood's sweet map is here, and these soft serves, mousse cakes, bombolonis, and cookies are undoubtedly worth a detour.
Here are the top 5 dessert places you can try while you're here (in no particular order).
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175 NE 96th St, Miami Shores, FL 33138
✅ Takeout - ✅ Outdoor Dining - ✅ Delivery - ✅ Dine-in
Treat your sweet tooth to a plant-powered upgrade at Peel Soft Serve, where each creamy swirl skips the dairy but never the decadence, just 5 minutes from Pinewood.
Born from a mission to rescue overripe bananas and spin them into frozen gold, this sun-kissed Miami dessert spot shows you that sustainability can taste like pure indulgence, as proven by their signature OG Banana base, joined by rotating favorites like matcha, mango, black sapote, and yuzu lemongrass—all crafted with coconut milk and nothing artificial.
Oh, and at Peel, toppings get a glow-up, too!
Think candied walnuts, housemade granola, peanut butter drizzles, and a hit of local honey for that perfect crunch-meets-creamy bite—no one can resist that lineup!
Now hosting private events and catering, Peel makes it easy to share the guilt-free joy with your crew — because who said clean eating can't come with sprinkles?
Trust us, after one spoonful, you'll swear banana is the new vanilla.
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8212 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33138
✅ Dine-in - ✅ Takeout - ✅ Delivery
Art on the walls, creative dessert masterpieces in your mouth—welcome to Frudeco Bakery, a boutique haven for mousse cakes and unique pastry creations, just 6 minutes from Pinewood.
Once famed solely for its mirror-glazed entremets, Frudeco now turns sugar and sponge into couture, designing vintage heart cakes, zodiac-themed creations, and even fashion-inspired showstoppers worthy of a spotlight.
Here, each confection is a symphony of hazelnut praline, passion fruit, and dark chocolate, layered with silky mousse and feather-light sponge for a texture that borders on dreamlike.
If you're after tinier indulgences, their macarons, fruit sushi, éclairs, and buttery tarts deliver the same artistry in bite-sized form.
Frudeco doesn't just bake — it curates emotion in pastry form.
And once that glaze catches the light, you'll understand why restraint will never be part of the recipe.
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210 NE 82nd St, Miami, FL 33138
✅ Dine-in - ✅ Takeout - ✅ Delivery - ✅ Outdoor Dining
Find your next sugar fix at Mamma Leone Bakery, a beloved neighborhood bakeshop with a lineup of fresh, traditional desserts, just 6 minutes from Pinewood.
Here, the display covers all the essentials, including Italian classics such as bomboloni filled with Nutella or custard, crostatas topped with pistachio or chocolate, and the buttery torta della nonna that's known for its soft pastry and smooth cream.
You'll also find apple cakes, pear cakes, and the bright Citrus Lingotto, each made in small batches with a focus on freshness and balance.
For something savory, Mamma Leone Bakery serves focaccias, panini, and coffee to round out the complete café experience.
Box in hand and smiles guaranteed—get your dessert the way it should be at Mamma Leone Bakery!
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750 NE 125th St, North Miami, FL 33161
✅ Dine-in - ✅ Takeout - ✅ Delivery - ✅ Outdoor Dining
A meet-cute between Italy's sweetness expertise and Miami's unmatched sunshine is the best way to describe Sapori Miami by Café Crème, an effortlessly chic bistro-bakery just 7 minutes from Pinewood.
Once a North Miami breakfast favorite, this retro-vintage gem has evolved into a full-on Italian affair, where Roman-style pinsa, handmade pasta, and comforting mains set the stage for its show-stopping finale — dessert.
At Sapori Miami by Café Crème, indulgence takes form in a perfectly creamy Tiramisù and a crisp, pistachio-dusted Cannoli Siciliani, each bite humming with espresso and sweet ricotta dreams.
Pair your treat with a velvety cappuccino, an Italian espresso, or perhaps a glass of wine if you're leaning into la dolce vita — because at Sapori, afternoon coffee and dessert feel downright cinematic.
Yes, ladies and gents, sometimes, the best escape to Italy only takes one sip and one spoonful.
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7320 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33138
✅ Dine-in - ✅ Takeout - ✅ Delivery - ✅ Outdoor Dining
Watch all your adult responsibilities dissolve into the smell of brown butter, sugar, and nostalgia at Cindy Lou's Cookies, a legendary cookie shop just 8 minutes from Pinewood.
A Miami icon that has mastered the art of comfort, baking thick, golden cookies with crispy edges, molten centers, and flavors that punch way above their weight, Cindy Lou's Cookies features irresistible flavors like Chocolate Chip Walnut, Key Lime Pie, Peanut Butter Cup, and that gooey Dulce de Leche that could probably fix a bad day on sight.
Here, every cookie feels like a memory — one fresh from the oven that you can have shipped wherever you are in the country, thanks to Goldbelly.
Because, really, these cookies are basically therapy disguised as dessert.
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