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    Home » Orange County

    101 Places to Find the Best Treats in Orange County

    Published: Aug 23, 2016 · Modified: Feb 1, 2021 · By Jill · This post may contain affiliate links · 31 Comments

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    from ice cream to donuts, to shaved ice to cupcakes, Orange County has its share of yummy places to get unique and tasty treats. i am often asked where to go to get a decadent desserts or fun places to take the kiddies to get a special treat after school. so i thought, why not make a gigantic list of 101 Places to find the Best Treats in Orange County.

    i've scoured the internet. local OC Foodie Instagram accounts and also through my own blog to make this awesome list of the best places in OC. some i have tried, some are recommendations, and some are on my bucket list to try. hopefully this list will inspire your sweet tooth to head over to your nearest treats store or bakery. let me know your favorites...and if i need to add something to this list. enjoy!!!!

    101 Places to find the Best Treats in Orange County

    Ice Cream and more
    à la Minute (Orange) - made with nitrogen
    Afters Ice Cream (Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Tustin, Chino Hills & Long Beach) - home of the famous Milky Bun

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    Churned Creamery (Tustin)
    Cloud Poke and Snow (Fullerton)
    Cream (Aliso Viejo & Irvine) - unique ice cream sandwiches
    Coldstone Creamery (Multiple Orange County Locations)
    Creamistry (Anaheim, Brea, Cerritos, Irvine, Mission Viejo, Tustin & Corona ) - made with nitrogen
    Dad's Donuts & Ice Cream (Newport Beach) - Famous Balboa bars and chocolate dipped bananas
    H2 Snow (Orange)
    Honey & Butter (Irvine)

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    Honeymee
    Scoops N Scoops Ice Creams

    Honeymee (Buena Park, Cerritos, Irvine & Westminster) - natural milk ice cream with pure honeycomb
    La Michoacana Premium (Santa Ana) - Mexican Ice Cream Treats
    Milky Snow Bar (Garden Grove)
    Nitrolado (Garden Grove) - made with nitrogen
    Scoops N Scoops (Irvine & Chino Hills) - made with nitrogen
    Shaved Ice Ice Baby (Lake Forest)
    Snow Heaven (Lake Forest)
    Snow Monster OC (Huntington Beach, Tustin, Westminster, Long Beach & Mini Monster at Anaheim Packing House)
    Snow Station (Anaheim, Los Alamitos, Tustin & Westminster)

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    Crafted_Donuts_Fountain_Valley

    Snowy Village (Buena Park)
    N2 Creamery (Villa Park) - made with nitrogen

    Donuts and more


    Crafted Donuts (Fountain Valley)
    Dad's Donuts & Ice Cream (Newport Beach) - Famous Balboa bars and chocolate dipped bananas
    DK's Donuts of Orange (Orange)
    DK's Donuts of Tustin (Tustin)
    Dunkin Donuts (Garden Grove, Irvine, Santa Ana, Villa Park, Westminster & Yorba Linda)
    Krispy Kreme (Orange & Mission Viejo)
    Poqet Donuts (Irvine) - customize your own donuts

    Orange County Gourmet Donuts

    The Donuttery (Huntington Beach)
    Sidecar Donuts (Costa Mesa)
    U Jelly (Fountain Valley)
    Zombee Donuts (Fullerton)

    Zombee Donuts of Orange County

    Bakeries and Cupcakes


    Beverly's Bakery (Fullerton & Yorba Linda)
    Blackmarket Bakery (Costa Mesa & Santa Ana)
    Creme & Sugar (Anaheim Hills) - Known for their lavender cake, lavender lattes and cookie butter lattes.

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    Cream Pan Bakery (Tustin)
    French's Pastry (Costa Mesa, Irvine, Mission Viejo & Orange) - Since 1965
    Hapa Cupcakes (Fullerton)
    Nothing Bundt Cakes (Mission Viejo)
    Porto's Bakery (Buena Park)
    The Sugar Me Bakery (Orange) - Giant cupcakes
    The Great Dane Baking Company (Huntington Beach & Los Alamitos)

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    Rockwell's Bakery (Villa Park)
    Simply the Cupcake Store (Mission Viejo)
    Sunmerry Bakery (Irvine) - Asian Fusion style
    SusieCakes (Costa Mesa, Laguna Niguel & Newport Beach)
    Sprinkles Cupcakes (Newport Beach)
    Wonderland Bakery (Newport Beach)
    85ºC Bakery (Buena Park, Cerritos, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Irvine & Chino Hills) - Taiwanese fusion

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    Cookies and more


    Cookie Connection (Irvine)
    Cookies by Jess (Orange)
    Honey & Butter (Irvine)

    Kelly's Kookies (Brea, Costa Mesa, Irvine Newport Beach & Stanton) - known for their shortbread and lemon cookies
    Stax Cookie Bar (Irvine)
    The Cookie Element (Yorba Linda)
    The Dirty Cookie (Tustin) - Cookie shots!
    The Sweet Shot Company (Irvine) Cookie shots!

    Chocolate

     
    Luisa Chocolatiere (Laguna Niguel)
    Too Sweet (Newport Beach) - Chocolate dipped bananas and Balboa Bars

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    Frozen Yogurt

    Ice Cap (Placentia)
    Menchies (Newport Beach) - fresh made waffle cones
    Yogurtland (multiple Orange County locations)

    Frozen Custard & Italian Ice

    Confetti Italian Ice & Custard (Costa Mesa)
    Frostbites Crepes & Frozen Delights (Cypress)
    Joe's Italian Ice (Anaheim)
    Kups (Westminster)
    Rita's (multiple Orange County locations) - frozen ice with frozen custard
    Stickland's (Irvine)

    Gelato

    Eiswelt Gelato (Westminster)
    Mochilato (Irvine) - Japanese fusion – gelato, mochi, macarons, shaved ice and more.

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    Shave Ice

    Bahama Bucks (Huntington Beach)
    Haole Boys Shave Ice (Huntington Beach)
    Hula Girls Shave Ice (Huntington Beach) - fresh made syrups with no preservatives or high-fructose corn syrup

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    Oahu Shave Ice (Yorba Linda)
    Snow 2 Go (Mission Viejo)
    Snowy Village (Buena Park)
    Sticky Fingers (Irvine)
    Wiki Wiki Shave Ice (Tustin)

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    Dee-lite Distribution (Fullerton) - Wholesale to the public
    Front Porch Pops (Santa Ana & Tustin)
    Neveria La Flor De Mexico (Stanton) - yummy paletas
    Pop Bar (Anaheim & Huntington Beach)
    Paloma's Paletas (Corona Del Mar)

    Candy Stores
    Balboa Candy Store (Newport Beach at the Balboa Fun Zone)
    B.Candy Store (Corona Del Mar)

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    Marceline's Confectionary ( Anaheim in Downtown Disney) - They have Disney treats!
    Powell's Sweet Shop (AlisoViejo)
    Rocket Fizz (Irvine & San Clemente)

    Pies and more
    The Pie Hole (Orange)
    Marie Callender's (Multiple Orange County locations)

    Coconut Cream Pie

    Allergy-friendly Treats
    Sensitive Sweets (Fountain Valley & San Clemente)

    Bagels and Brews Unicorn Bagels
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    Unique & Specialty Treats
    Bagels & Brew (Aliso Viejo, Lake Forest & Mission Viejo) - known for their rainbow unicorn bagels
    Cha2O (Fullerton) - Tea House, Java, Smoothies, Specialty drinks and more
    Hello Kitty Cafe Pop-Up (Irvine)
    7 Leaves Cafe (Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach & Irvine)
    The LOOP (Westminster) - handcrafted churros
    Wow!!!!! now that's a lot of yumminess. have i missed any must-go places? let me know in the comments....

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    1. AvatarRobyn holcomb

      August 18, 2017 at 10:58 am

      Omg! So many yummy treats to try!

      Reply
    2. AvatarMb

      June 18, 2017 at 9:42 pm

      The best donuts are at Halfsies in Tustin. Make your own donut or choose from one of the artfully crafted donuts on display. Choose your icing, topping, or filling.

      Reply
    3. AvatarLarry Burdick

      December 30, 2016 at 12:56 pm

      You have to put ChunknChip on this list.Ice cream sammich and waffle cones with outrageous ice cream flavors. 4th St Markets in Santa Ana.

      Reply
    4. AvatarVanessa V.

      December 29, 2016 at 8:43 pm

      I think there is a Menchies in Mission Valley, their soft serve is very good, we went there this summer.

      Reply
    5. AvatarAllison

      December 20, 2016 at 9:09 am

      Need to Pin This post! Yum!!

      Reply
    6. AvatarCasie

      August 27, 2016 at 2:29 pm

      How about Golden Spoon?? Its a good classic for frozen yogurt.
      Also, Glee Donuts & Burgers in Fountain Valley.

      Reply
    7. AvatarNicole

      August 27, 2016 at 9:51 am

      Mixed Bakery in Corona del Mar has the best baked goods! Her cookies, cakes, brownies, and lemon bars are musts:
      http://www.mixed-bakery.com/

      Reply
    8. AvatarElyssa Fournier

      August 27, 2016 at 7:11 am

      Mixed Bakery in Corona del Mar, Gourmet Pastries Baked to Order.

      Reply
    9. AvatarKristie

      August 26, 2016 at 10:22 pm

      Where are the Pokemon donuts from???

      Reply
      • JillJill

        August 27, 2016 at 6:16 am

        The Donuts are from Crafted Donuts, and the macaron cookies are from Honey & Butter

        Reply
    10. AvatarWendy

      August 26, 2016 at 7:47 pm

      Gelato prediso- Laguna and newport- best ever!

      Reply
    11. AvatarMandi N

      August 24, 2016 at 10:53 pm

      Bahama Buck's in Huntington Beach has soft, sweet, and very delicious shaved ice!

      Reply
    12. AvatarMichelle Gutierrez

      August 24, 2016 at 8:48 pm

      Sno 2 go .... Mission Viejo Best shaved Ice

      Reply
    13. AvatarJohn

      August 24, 2016 at 7:45 pm

      Did you cover mexican style ice cream? A huge one just opened up. It's called La Michoacana Premium. Ever hear of elote ice cream or gave a Pure coconut cream popsicle? Some of the local favorite are a bit spicy for my taste, but everything else makes for a fun cool experience...

      PS. Love your blog!

      Reply
    14. AvatarAnnette

      August 24, 2016 at 6:47 pm

      You forgot about Cream. Handcrafted cookie ice cream sandwiches! They even have gluten free options. DELISH! We have been to the one in Aliso Viejo and in Irvine at the Spectrum.

      Reply
    15. AvatarMary

      August 24, 2016 at 3:18 pm

      Frostbites Crepes & Frozen Delights in Cypress and Costa Mesa

      Reply
    16. AvatarRed

      August 24, 2016 at 7:21 am

      There's no Black Market Bakery in this? They pointed out more Portos, DQ, Sprinkles, and common places than smaller bakeries and stuff I this list. There's a lot here, but I know theres so much more that would be worthy. Try looking less corporates companies.... Look for the hole in the walls.

      Reply
    17. AvatarKathy Carlson

      August 23, 2016 at 11:23 pm

      Rockwells in Villa Park for cupcakes and cakes

      Reply
    18. AvatarGlenda

      August 23, 2016 at 9:13 pm

      Paletas at La Flor de Mexico in Stanton

      Reply
    19. AvatarHope

      August 23, 2016 at 5:16 pm

      Gotta add the cookie element in Yorba Linda. So delicious!

      Reply
    20. AvatarCourtney

      August 23, 2016 at 5:05 pm

      Everyone needs to try slice deli and cakery in fountain valley. BEST homemade specialty cake slices, whole cakes and cookies and owned by the sweetest couple!

      Reply
    21. AvatarAlexis

      August 23, 2016 at 4:53 pm

      Bahama Bucks in Huntington Beach! It's our favorite!

      Reply
    22. AvatarSheree J

      August 23, 2016 at 12:39 pm

      Wait.....Porto's is open in BP? I have been waiting forever!

      Reply
      • JillJill

        August 23, 2016 at 3:33 pm

        I'm not sure if they are open just yet.

        Reply
      • AvatarAllison Negrete

        August 29, 2016 at 11:40 am

        They are open

        Reply
        • AvatarI dont like being lied to about Portos

          August 31, 2016 at 12:33 am

          Why. Why would you lie about Porto's being open only to CRUSH my dreams of having some delicious baked goods so close to me. I hate you Allison Negrete

          Reply
          • AvatarHollie

            May 25, 2017 at 10:40 pm

            Open now 🙂 been open since March

            Reply
      • AvatarKatie

        August 29, 2016 at 6:02 pm

        Donna B's Bakery in Laguna Niguel. Their cookies are to die for!
        https://www.donnabsbakery.com/

        Reply

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