One dessert, one house
Signature Desserts
Some desserts are so tied to a house that ordering them anywhere else feels like a forgery. Here they are, with the story, the taste profile and a version you can attempt on a Sunday.
Le Meurice, Cédric Grolet
The sculpted fruit
Paris · Since 2015
Ritz Paris, François Perret
The Ritz madeleine
Paris · Since 2016
Ritz Paris, François Perret
The marble cake
Paris · Since 2016
Pierre Hermé
Ispahan
Paris · Since 1997
Plaza Athénée, Angelo Musa
The mille-feuille, Musa style
Paris · Since 2016
Four Seasons George V, Michael Bartocetti
The vanilla dessert
Paris · Since 2019
Cheval Blanc Paris, Maxime Frédéric
The honey dessert
Paris · Since 2021
Yann Couvreur
The mille-feuille à la minute
Paris · Since 2016
Philippe Conticini
The Paris-Brest
Paris · 1910, reinvented 2009
Stohrer, since 1730
The baba au rhum
Paris · Since 1730
Angelina, since 1903
The Mont-Blanc
Paris · Since 1903
L’Éclair de Génie, Christophe Adam
The éclair
Paris · 1850s, reinvented 2012
Sadaharu Aoki
Bamboo, the matcha opera
Paris and Tokyo · Since 2001
The Ritz London
The Palm Court scone
London · Since 1906
The Berkeley
The Prêt-à-Portea biscuits
London · Since 2006
Maison Mullot, Monaco
The fougasse monégasque
Monaco · Traditional
Burj Al Arab and the palace hotels of the Gulf
Umm Ali
Egypt and the Gulf · Traditional
Ca’n Joan de s’Aigo, Fornet de la Soca
The ensaimada
Mallorca · Since the 17th century
The island’s kitchens
The gató d’ametlla
Mallorca · Traditional
Valldemossa and Deià
The coca de patata
Valldemossa, Mallorca · Traditional
Confiserie Sprüngli
Luxemburgerli
Zurich · Since 1957
Confiserie Teuscher
The champagne truffle
Zurich · Since 1947
Dominique Ansel Bakery
The Cronut
New York · Since May 2013
Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery
The Suprême
New York · Since 2022
Palace Hotel Tokyo, Sweets & Deli
The strawberry shortcake
Tokyo · Since the 1920s
Hidemi Sugino
Ambroisie
Tokyo · Since 1991
Hotel Sacher
The Original Sacher-Torte
Vienna · Since 1832
Hotel Imperial
The Imperial Torte
Vienna · Since 1873
Café Luitpold and the Munich Konditoreien
The Prinzregententorte
Munich · Since the 1880s
The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Peninsula egg custard mooncake
Hong Kong · Since 1986
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
Scones with rose petal jam
Hong Kong · Since the 1960s
Raffles Boutique
The pineapple tart
Singapore · Traditional Peranakan
Let the wheel decide
Dessert Roulette
Thirty-two signature desserts on a wheel; filter by city or category, spin, and eat what it says. If you disagree, spin again.