Restaurant Guide

Desserts in Austin, $10-$25

A Austin Cake Ball Kitchen & Bar

American Cafe, Desserts • North • $10-$25

Cake balls: Not just for breakfast anymore. The menu here features appetizers, salads, entrées, soups, and desserts complemented by a well-chosen wine list, a selection of local craft beers in bottles, and a roster of custom cocktails.

3401 Esperanza Crossing #104, 512/215-3633

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B Fluff Meringues & More

Bakery, Bakery/Coffeehouse, Desserts • Midtown • $10-$25

Combining an Instagram-friendly, pastel-washed, black and white aesthetic with a menu your grandmother could love, Fluff is a modern patisserie that sources fine ingredients to produce unique, tasty treats perfect for celebrating special occasions, big and small.

4800 Burnet Rd. #450

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C Gourdough's Public House

American Cafe, Desserts • Downtown • $10-$25

We'll have the Count Gourdough Cristo, if you'll have the Dirty Plucker (fried chicken atop a doughnut, slathered in maple icing and honey). For dessert, let's get the Sin-a-Bomb or Salty Balls.

209 W. Fifth, 512/645-0255

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D Hay Elotes

Desserts • North • $10-$25

The elotes are superb, thanks to imported white corn, mayonnaise, cream, butter, chile sauce, and a generous amount of queso fresco. But namesake aside, the desserts are the real star.