Today, DoorDash is making holiday dessert planning easier than ever with its inaugural list of Rising Stars: The Holiday Dessert 50, a celebratory roundup spotlighting fan-favorite independent bakeries and dessert shops nationwide. From mouthwatering cookies and seasonal pies to elegant cupcakes – or even the dreaded fruitcake – hungry consumers can enjoy on-demand delivery of their favorite desserts from these local staples.
“The holidays call for simple joys – and that includes dessert,” said Ruth Isenstadt, Head of U.S. Restaurants at DoorDash. “The Holiday Dessert 50 celebrates the neighborhood spots that anchor their communities with sweetness and creativity. This season, convenience is a gift in itself, and we’re proud to help people enjoy their favorite sweets on-demand while also supporting local small businesses.”
Celebrating the Rising Stars: Holiday Dessert 50
Based on DoorDash data from January 2025 through October 2025*, these merchants have the highest average customer ratings, fewer than 10 locations, and at least 500 customer reviews.
Think Stella Pastry & Cafe’s signature Tiramisu on a cozy winter night, a New York-style cheesecake for the holiday table from the Bronx’s Artuso Pastry Shop, or a party-ready Venezuelan flan from Chicago’s Klein’s Bakery & Café. This year’s Rising Stars: The Holiday Dessert 50 have your desserts handled for the holidays and every occasion in between.
In alphabetical order, the list includes:
Alpine Bakery and Trattoria – Atlanta, GA
Artuso Pastry Shop – The Bronx, NY
Banham's Cheesecake – Phoenix, AZ
Batter & Crumbs Vegan Bakery and Cafe – Philadelphia, PA
Beverly Hills Cookies – Beverly Hills, CA
Bigfoot Cookies – Missoula, MT
Bread & Cie – San Diego, CA
Calandra Italian & French Bakery – Newark, NJ
Cheesecakes by Alex – Greensboro, NC
Choc Cookies – Santa Clara, CA
Chocolate House Paterson – Paterson, NJ
Clark Street Bread – Los Angeles, CA
Crepes N' Crisps – Cleveland, OH
DESSERT CAFE – Concord, CA
Ettore’s European Bakery & Restaurant – Sacramento, CA
Farina Bakery – Portland, OR
Genatsvale Georgian Bakery – Brooklyn, NY
Gourmandise - The Bakery – Salt Lake City, UT
Greenlee’s Bakery and Cafe – San Jose, CA
Gregory's Gourmet Desserts – Oakland, CA
Gretchen's Goodies – Riverview, FL
Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen – Louisville, KY
Hot Cookie – San Francisco, CA
Izzio Bakery - Denver Central Market – Denver, CO
Klein's Bakery and Cafe – Chicago, IL
La Gelati – Dearborn Heights, MI
Latham Bakery – Garland, TX
Leonard's Bakery – Honolulu, HI
Marcel Bakery & Kitchen – Montclair, NJ
Martha’s Country Bakery – Astoria, NY
Miss Molly’s Bakery – Denver, CO
Mo cookies – Tallahassee, FL
MOLTN Cookies – Arlington, VA
Monona Bakery and Eatery – Madison, WI
Moreno Bakery – Brandon, FL
Nox Cookie Bar – Campbell, CA
Panaderia Don Goyo – Fort Worth, TX
Petee's Pie Co. – Brooklyn, NY
Red Rican – Youngstown, OH
Rose Street Patisserie – St. Paul, MN
Sammy Cheezecake – East Point, GA
San Jose Candy Kitchen – San Jose, CA
Smallcakes Cupcakery and Creamery – Charlotte, NC
Starbread Bakery – Sacramento, CA
Stella Pastry & Cafe – San Francisco, CA
Sweet Life Patisserie – Eugene, OR
Sweet Stacks – Garden City, MI
The Model Bakery – Napa, CA
Vive La Tarte – San Francisco, CA
Win Son Bakery – Brooklyn, NY
Holiday Dessert Hall of Famers
If a Rising Star isn’t nearby, consider ordering on-demand delivery of delicious sweets and treats from these dessert icons located across the U.S, listed in alphabetical order:
Whether it’s a holiday cookie swap, pie for a family dinner, or a gift of decadent chocolate-dipped strawberries for a loved one, DoorDash makes it simple to order delicious confections this holiday season. Discover your neighborhood’s top dessert and baked goods shops today.
*The list of Rising Stars: The Holiday Dessert 50 was generated by analyzing DoorDash data from January 2025 through November 2025. All small-medium sized bakeries and dessert merchants with fewer than 10 stores on DoorDash, the highest average overall customer rating, and at least 500 reviews, qualified for this list.
