Like its dinner offerings, Spring’s desserts are elegant yet unfussy and make use of what’s currently in season in Georgia. Each of the three desserts available on the menu are on the lighter side. Think yogurt panna cotta with citrus, pistachio, and candied Meyer lemon. Reservations required.

These sandwich wizards in Smyrna happen to also know a thing or two about sweets. The restaurant’s most unique treat is the goat cheesecake with seasonal compote. Don’t let the small, individual-sized portion fool — it’s rich and totally shareable. Order online for takeout.

Why mess with perfection at the classic riverfront restaurant? On the menu since Canoe opened over 20 years ago, the popcorn sundae is a buttery-sweet concoction of popcorn-flavored ice cream, caramel, and house-made Cracker Jacks. Patio seating available. Reservations highly encouraged.

The pastry program at this west side institution is now led by Claudia Martinez. She brings her flair for fruit-forward desserts and whimsical plating to the dessert menu here. Look for desserts using in-season fruits, like wine-poached pears with white chocolate panna cotta and coconut cake and chocolate hazelnut mousse with satsuma and hazelnut cremeux. Patio seating available. Reservations highly encouraged.

After a hearty dinner at this Ford Fry-backed steakhouse, there may not be enough room for dessert. Go ahead and order the baked Alaska anyway. It’s a showstopper. Cake and ice cream (the flavors change frequently) are covered in marshmallow, doused in liquor, and torched tableside. If ordering takeout, try the 12-layer chocolate cake. Patio seating available. Reservations highly encouraged.

Former Atlas pastry chef Christian Castillo is now working his magic at the Chastain across from Chastain Park. That means dessert here isn’t optional, it’s mandatory. Desserts change frequently, but consider something like the grand cru soft chocolate cake with a banana jam and cacao nib praline. Patio seating available. Reservations highly encouraged.

Pastry chef Erica Lee has a passion for pastry and it shows on this dessert menu at the Four Season hotel restaurant. The menu changes often, but look for creations like the peach creme brûlée — a cloud-like treat of vanilla custard with peaches and caramel. Reservations encouraged.  

There are many worthy desserts on the menu at chef Craig Richards’ Italian gem in Midtown. However, the tiramisu here stands out above the rest. For chocolate lovers, order the chocolate mousse cake with orange caramel. Outdoor seating available. Reservations highly encouraged.

Charmain Ware took over the role of executive pastry chef at Tiny Lou’s in 2020, following the departure of Claudia Martinez. But she quickly made the role her own with desserts like a cinnamon crepe cake with house-made apple butter, mascarpone, and a brown butter crumble. Reservations highly encouraged.

The bustling Candler Park barbecue joint makes a killer banana pudding for dessert. It’s a must-order every time. For those people headed to grab takeout from the Fox Bros. “que-osk” on Ottley Drive, make sure to grab whatever is on the dessert menu there, too. A second location of the restaurant is now open at the Works in Underwood Hills. Patio seating available. Call to order takeout.

This Dunwoody neighborhood restaurant is known for pasta and pizza, but it’s worth noting the gelato here is outstanding. It’s made in house (originally helmed by Meridith Ford, owner of Cremalosa) and is incredibly rich and creamy. There are seasonal flavors, but regular flavors on the menu include hazelnut Nutella swirl and pistachio. Patio seating available. Reservations encouraged. Order online for takeout.

Chocolate cake lovers should bookmark this next dessert from the General Muir. The rich and decadent Brooklyn blackout is filled with layers of dark chocolate cake, a salted caramel filling, ganache frosting, and chocolate cookie crumbs on the exterior for that extra crunch factor. There’s also a location in Sandy Springs. Patio seating available. Order online for takeout.

Buena Gente Cuban Bakery brings a taste of Miami to a Decatur shopping center. It’s only fitting that the shop offers a decadent key lime pie on its menu. Get there early, as this dessert quickly sells out. Order online for takeout.

Rachel Wright oversees the pastry program at Leon’s Full Service in Decatur. Though it’s best known for pub grub and great cocktails, Wright’s desserts are always worth ordering. Try the grown-up version of a candy bar made with a peanut butter cookie crust, banana caramel, dark chocolate ganache, and sea salt garnish. Patio seating available. Order online for takeout.

The Deer and the Dove in Decatur offers a dessert that’s harder to find in Atlanta these days: chocolate soufflé. It’s made with a chocolate ganache, hazelnuts, and benne seeds and is served with a sorghum ice cream. Patio seating available. Reservations highly encouraged.

Doraville’s Laotian street food restaurant doesn’t have an extensive dessert menu, but don’t entirely overlook it. For instance, try the nam van — a blend of coconut milk, water chestnut tapioca jelly, jackfruit, longan, corn, honey dew, cantaloupe, and sweet basil seeds. A straw and a spoon are both needed for this dessert. Order online for takeout.