Sweets & Treats

After-dinner dessert walks are a Hillcrest ritual. The neighborhood has an unusual concentration of dedicated sweets spots — not bakeries that also do coffee, but places where dessert is the main event. Mochi donuts and boba, French-style gelato open late, a gluten-free vegan bakery where even non-vegans become regulars, and a cookie shop that ships nationwide but is best eaten warm off the tray.