The best chocolate desserts in Dubai are worth naming individually rather than by venue, because most of these places do one thing exceptionally and the rest fine. These are the 13 specific orders.
Also, this is my living list of chocolate desserts in Dubai, updated as menus change. Vegan options marked. All vegetarian. (V)
Warm and molten chocolate desserts in Dubai
Order these last so they arrive hot.
Molten Cake at Reif Japanese Kushiyaki
Chef Reif Othman’s, served warm with a peanut butter filling. The best warm dessert in the city. (V)
Fondant au Chocolat at Shakespeare & Co
Molten centre, done the classic way. Also reliable across branches. (V)
Baked Mud Pie at Slider Station
Served in the dish it was baked in. Although unpretentious, it is very good. (V)
Cakes and bars
The best chocolate desserts in Dubai for taking somewhere.
Choco Loco Cake at SugarMoo
Because it is layers on layers. The delivery-cake benchmark here. (V)
Chocolate Saturn at Quattro
A chocolate sphere filled with more chocolate. So theatrical, and worth it. (V)
Coffee Chocolate Bar at LPM
Layered coffee and chocolate, and the most grown-up thing on this list. (V)
Chocolate Martini Brownie at Godiva Cafe
A brownie with a Godiva budget behind it. (V)
Small and bite-sized
Where you can order several without committing.
Nutella Gallussettes at Les Gallussettes
Bite-sized choux buns filled with Nutella, topped with sugar pearls. Delivery available. (V)
Chewy Melt Chocolate Cookie at Home Bakery
The legendary one, in several variations. (V)
Brownie Crepe at Dip n Dip
A crepe wrapped around brownie, then covered in chocolate. (V)
Drinks and frozen
For when it is too hot to eat a cake.
L’Africain Hot Chocolate at Angelina
Thick enough to stand a spoon in. The Paris original, in Dubai. (V)
Dark Chocolate Soft Serve at Mirzam
Made from Mirzam’s own bean-to-bar chocolate, made here in Al Quoz. (V)
Vegan
The one properly plant-based entry.
Vegan Double Chocolate Brownie at Mylk Lab by Genki
Fully plant-based and it does not read as a substitute. (V)
Questions people ask
What are the best chocolate desserts in Dubai?
The Molten Cake at Reif Japanese Kushiyaki is the one I send people to first. For a cake, SugarMoo’s Choco Loco. For a drink, Angelina’s L’Africain hot chocolate.
Where can I get vegan chocolate dessert in Dubai?
Mylk Lab by Genki does a vegan double chocolate brownie. Mirzam’s bean-to-bar range also has dairy-free options worth asking about.
Is there a chocolate factory in Dubai?
Mirzam in Al Quoz is bean-to-bar, making chocolate on site. You can watch production and eat the soft serve in the same visit.
Still hungry? See my best brownies in Dubai, Nutella desserts and Lotus desserts guides. For opening hours and current listings, Visit Dubai keeps a live guide.
