Dish ranking
Best desserts in London
7 desserts from 6 restaurants, ranked by 72 community votes.
Dessert is the course most often skipped and most often regretted. These are the ones worth staying for.
In London the community's current pick is Eccles Cake at St. John Restaurant, with 17 votes. Every row below links to the dish page, where you can see the other dishes at that restaurant and add your own vote.
The ranking
- 1Eccles CakeSt. John Restaurant17 votes
- 2Burnt CheesecakeBrat15 votes
- 3Horlicks Ice CreamBao Soho11 votes
- 4TiramisuPadella9 votes
- 5Seed CakeSt. John Restaurant9 votes
- 6Sticky Toffee PuddingHawksmoor9 votes
- 7Revani with Mastic Ice CreamOMAA moist semolina cake soaked in a fragrant lemon and orange syrup, served with a scoop of unique mastic-flavored ice cream. A sweet Greek ending.2 votes
How to order desserts well
- Ask which dessert is made in-house — bought-in cakes are common.
- Order the regional classic first: pastel de nata in Lisbon, cannoli in Sicily.
- Share two desserts instead of one each; portions are usually built for it.
Desserts in London: common questions
- What are the best desserts in London?
- Right now diners rank Eccles Cake at St. John Restaurant first, with 17 votes. The full ranking above covers 7 desserts across 6 London restaurants and updates every time someone votes.
- How is this London ranking decided?
- Each dish is voted on individually by DishVote members, so the order reflects the specific plates people say are worth ordering — not an overall star rating for the restaurant.
- Can I add a dessert that is missing?
- Yes. Open the restaurant page, add the dish, and it enters this ranking as soon as it gets its first vote.