The desserts at both locations of the New American restaurant from pastry chef Dennis Van are decadent, like the blueberry-lemon buttermilk cake with a lemon cream cheese frosting, almond crumbs, citrus curd, plus chocolate ice cream. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Indulge in the longtime Austin restaurant’s wide array of classic desserts, from mile-high layer cakes, creme brulee, and shareable apple pie. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

The desserts at both branches of the Japanese restaurant, under the helm of executive pastry chef Ariana Quant, are creative and thoughtful with unexpected touches. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

The downtown Southern restaurant is an excellent showcase for executive pastry chef Jules Stoddart. She whips up her great takes on desserts, like the Kentucky butter cake made with fennel or the soft Dreamsicle meringue. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

The Chestnut wine restaurant’s luscious vanilla soft serve has already become an iconic dessert in Austin. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Executive pastry chef Lindsay O’Rourke is working up magical sweets over at the Clarksville-adjacent restaurant. The menu often changes, but usually, there’s the slice of burnt cheesecake topped with tart cherry jams, cinnamon buns, and orange blossom crullers. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Of the Emmer & Rye group’s businesses, it’s at the Rainey Street restaurant where the desserts shine because of executive pastry chef Tavel Bristol-Joseph. As with the rest of the menu, grains are the focus of the sweets, from the mille-feuille paired with date-miso ice cream to the persimmon rum cake. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

With Mary Catherine Curren at the helm of pastries, the downtown restaurant serves strong dessert staples, like the strawberry cake and butterscotch blondies. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Okay, so founding pastry chef Laura Sawicki left the Holly restaurant late last year, but her impact on the dessert menu still lives on. Take the ever-Instagrammable birthday cake ice cream sandwich, which is really that good. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Desserts at the South First restaurant are lighter items like the coffee-ish flan with coconut crumble or the sweet potato tea cake with ricotta and grapefruit curd. The restaurant is open for indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

For simply well-done desserts to fulfill those sweet cravings, the Texas comfort food restaurant mini-chain provides pies, cobblers, cakes, and a lot of chocolate from pastry chef Dee Dee Sanchez.