The service I received on a Friday, 10 minutes from closing time, was a bright spot to the day. The…read moreyoung woman who assisted me was pleasant, patient with my questions, and considerate with boxing my items. The ambiance was calming and clean. Good service is very difficult to find nowadays, so 'Even Dough' gets an A+ and I will return. ps) the secret garden latte is amazing!

My husband and I came from Raleigh to come celebrate Even Dough's 1st birthday and it was so fun!…read morewe ordered at the counter and the cashier was very nice. We ordered a few different pastries to enjoy there and a sunset matcha. The warmed up our pastries since we ate there. The matcha was SO good and I really could taste the mango which i loved. They gave us some dot cakes to celebrate and they we cake was perfectly sweet and moist! We enjoyed everything we got. There was plenty seating inside and outside. We also picked up some stuff to go. My favorite was the banana and dulce tart. It was sweet and really had a great banana flavor! I am so happy that we got to spend our sunday morning here and it was our first ever in Carrboro!

We were visiting Raleigh, NC and stopped by Dulce Cafe since it was close to the museum we were…read morevisiting. I had the Italian Panini with avocado (the avocado is an extra charge), and it was absolutely delicious. I also tried the La Poire dessert, and it was so good. It wasn't overly sweet or too rich, just very natural and perfectly balanced. We came on a Friday around 1 PM and even though there were about 10 people ahead of us, the line moved smoothly and there was plenty of seating both inside and outside. The customer service was top notch, and the staff was very welcoming. We'll definitely be visiting again. Also... whoever the guy is with the bracelets, black hair, glasses, and accent, he definitely added a little extra charm to the experience aka very very attractive.

This is a place in Durham that I've been itching to try for a long time…read more.. Well, I was finally in the area, and here's the deal. I think this was an Italian bakery...and it had a truly sensational selection of pastry items, some which were quite arty and unique!! They were also somewhat pricey...but I wanted to try so many. I ended up trying this dessert called "The Fun Guy". It looked like a Mushroom, but inside, it was just heavenly bliss! (I included a pic with all the ingredients inside) Truly, it ranks as one of the best desserts I've had in a LONG time. That's saying a lot, given how I go to bakeries a LOT! I will say, however, that their Iced Latte, wasn't that great. Still, for the bakery selection, I'll be happy to return here any day!

Durham's Best Dessert Shop May Be the One You Can't See From the Road. There are restaurants you…read morediscover because everyone is talking about them. Then there are places you find almost by accident. A Little Gelato and Bakery and The Olive Wagon is the latter. It is tucked behind the businesses near Allendown Drive in South Durham, in the kind of location where you could pass within a few hundred feet of it for years and never know it was there. That would be a mistake. Inside, a husband-and-wife team with four children is quietly making some of the best desserts I have tasted in Durham. Start with the tiramisu. The ladyfingers are made in-house. The cocoa is properly bitter, the sweetness restrained. Nothing is trying too hard. The chocolate mousse has the same quality: dark, smooth, deeply chocolate, and remarkably close to what I remember eating in Europe. Then there is the gelato. A customer recently walked in with two pounds of fresh peaches. About 30 minutes later, those peaches--along with little more than water and sugar--had become peach gelato. That tells you almost everything you need to know about the place: good ingredients, proper equipment, and people who understand that sometimes the less you interfere with food, the better it tastes. My daughter has already found her favorite: the jam cookies. We brought home the carrot cake, so judgment on that will have to wait. Perhaps most surprising are the prices. A pint of house-made gelato is about $16. Many pastries are around $6, some small treats closer to $3, and generous cake slices around $9. In an era when an ordinary dessert can cost nearly as much, this feels almost stubbornly reasonable. The owners also understand food sensitivities, including gluten, because those concerns exist within their own family. There is a seriousness about ingredients here that doesn't feel fashionable or performative. It feels personal. Durham has plenty of places with better addresses, bigger signs and considerably more buzz. This little shop doesn't need any of that. You just have to find it. And once you do, order the tiramisu.

I found this hidden gem dessert spot and wow.. everything I tried was good. The cheesecake was rich…read morewithout being too heavy, the pistachio gelato was so good and smooth, and the tiramisu might've been one of the best I've had in a while. A Little Gelato is definitely worth checking out.

Shop was clean and pretty. All of the macarons and desserts…read morelooked yummy. We got 3 macarons to go- as you can see in the picture she must have grabbed ones from back- the were nothing like the ones in the front of the case, they were small and uneven. The orange chocolate tasted mostly like chocolate.

Pricy, unimpressive desserts. While walking Franklin street we stopped here for a quick dessert…read more The store was open, bright, and welcoming. No customers were at the counter so we ordered right away. The display case was full of desserts that sounded delicious. We decided on 3 macarons. I wish I had ordered only one since the total came to over $9! Plus they were not uniform in size or quality. The two orange chocolate macarons we ordered were significantly different in size. The rose macaron was my favorite. It was pretty, texture was okay, and the rose flavor came through. The orange chocolate macaron surprisingly lacked flavor and did not look good. They were definitely not worth the price paid for them. Unfortunately I would not recommend going here for macarons, but perhaps the others desserts are better.

OMG!!!!! I have to say AJ is awesome and the cheesecakes are better than..... well let's just…read moresay they are amazing. We strolled in the other night after 10pm looking to find something sweet and found a little bite of heaven right there in Durham. Thanks AJ from the KY boys. We will be back. Even if it takes 9 hours to get there.

I absolutely love this place. The cheesecakes have NO preservatives which I absolutely love because…read moreI have allergies to preservatives in food. I have to admit that I can't visit as often as I like because I'm diabetic but what I have had, has been great! I love the caramel cheesecake, the red velvet cheesecake, and strawberry cheesecake. I feel the cost is a little on the high side, HOWEVER, you get what you pay for! An excellent melt in your mouth cheesecake without an allergic reaction and anaphylaxis! Worth every penny and I have spent quite a lot pennies at this place. When you get a cheesecake, be forewarned that it more than likely is frozen- it has to be since there are no preservatives!! I like to get home and cut it into 4ths and put back into the freezer to freeze them to keeep them from getting to soft and mushy since I only eat a 1/4 at a time. Plus it's easier to cut them when they are frozen. My only wish is that they had a sugar free version.... But then again, maybe it's a blessing in disguise! I would be there every week and my pocketbook would be tapped out! They do also have vegan cheesecakes, and I tried two- but I honestly wasn't very fond of them. I think they had a good flavor, but it was a texture issue for me and a personal preference. So don't hold that against them! I'm sure if you're vegan, you would appreciate them. Another note: they have odd hours in my opinion. The only time I can go get my cheesecake fix is when I'm on this side of Durham- (my job is driving everywhere in the RTP and further, and when I don't end my day on this side of Durham, I don't make the special trip. They open at 4:00.

12/10 Highly recommend! My new favorite cheesecake lady! Not even exaggerating, totally worth it…read more She was so accommodating, she met us and was on time once we determined a meet up spot. This is something that you take small bites of because you never want it to end. The Unshareable Strawberry Shortcake and the Banana Pudding were DELICIOUS! I would definitely order those 2 again. Now in all honesty, the Oreo and Red Velvet were nothing to rave home about. I encourage all of you to give her a call and give her a try.

I am OBSESSED!!!! These cheesecakes are now my favorite dessert I have ever gotten from anywhere…read more I'm so happy I finally got to try them and was not disappointed. I ordered them through text after messaging them on their instagram page and chef Tahira was super sweet and was able to meet up with me the next day at my job to drop off my cheesecakes! I got two banana puddings, one strawberry shortcake, one apple cobbler, and one oreo cheesecake. They blew my mind. The star of the show was the banana pudding. She also bakes the nila wafers by herself so these were amazing, creamy, and PERFECT. I feel like even if you hated bananas you'd still love this because it's so good. My second favorite was the apple cobbler! As someone who doesn't usually eat pie it definitely surprised me and it was super flavorful and melted right in my mouth. The strawberry shortcake is great for all my strawberry lovers and was definitely a perfect little shortcake. You can't go wrong with the oreo either if you still want more of a classic cheesecake with a little pop. I highlyyyyyyyyyy recommend you trying these or any of her other flavors if you can!!

I stopped by favor desserts to pick up some cupcakes. All cupcakes are $2.75 on Wednesdays. I…read moregrabbed a strawberry, double chocolate and carrot cake to share and we enjoyed them all. The staff was nice and the shop is so pretty

Long story short, the Love Cake legit had me falling in love. Long story a little longer, I had…read morebeen following Favor Desserts for quite some time, but didn't actually get a chance to try them until an event I attended. I loved it so much that when I was close, I made sure to reroute myself to purchase several slices. The pineapple cake tasted like summer. The Italian Cream cake tasted like a hug. My daughter said the chocolate cake was the best she has ever had. And how I started my review is how I will end it...the Love Cake legit had me falling in love. I turn 50 next year and I already know who I'm going to for my cake!

I'd walked by The Parlour many times but recently noticed their vegan flavors advertised on the…read moresidewalk board so I had to go in. Because, get this, there are several non sorbet options! (I love sorbet, but sometimes you want rich ice cream). Besides chocolate mint and Vietnamese coffee, there's an enticing lime sorbet and a rotating seasonal flavor, which in late July was a blackberry crumble that is delicious with little bits of crumble ribboned throughout (I love to chew my ice cream). A single scoop is actually quite generous and only $5. Service is speedy and friendly. The seating is plentiful and it was such a hot day, I opted to stay inside rather than walk around and pretend I was eating gelato in a small Medieval town in Tuscany.

I stopped in on the first night of a conference downtown and thought "I'd love to try this place…read moreout!" At lunch, I passed the A-frame they had outside and saw fellow conference attendees walk in. "Alright," I said. "I'll check them out later." I came in with one of my new connections and we happily chose our desserts. I chose their seasonal Girl Scout Mint flavor and my new connection chose a milkshake. Parlour staff let us sample the flavors they had in stock to help us make informed decisions. I appreciated it. Seating is in an adjacent room. The place carries a kid-friendly vibe and I saw one child happily enjoying her ice cream. I'll definitely be back next time I'm in DT Durham.