Dessert
I'm modest, except when it comes to dessert---the only area where I often prefer things produced by myself.
Here is a list of desserts by others that are, however, worth getting. These are first on my to-do-list, for the cities I frequent with some regularity. Let me know if I'm missing your favorites!
- Paris: Alain Ducasse (comparative advantage: pralines)
- Copenhagen: Democratic Coffee (almond croissant @7am), Grød (plain w/ caramel), any bread any bakery
- Sydney: Edition Coffee (soufflé pancake, miso banana bread)
- Canberra: Monster
- New York City: Cosme (the corn husk meringue)
- San Francisco: Craftsman & Wolves, Kantine SF, Black Sugar
- Stockholm: Vetekatten
- Varberg: Kvantum (smågodis, chokladboll, smörgåstårta), Veras (snickerskaka)
- Göteborg: Café Husaren (best and largest cinnamon bun)
- Park City: Harvest (breakfast parfait)
- Geneva: Läderach (only at the train station)
- Kittery: Lil's (cruller)
- Los Angeles: Teddy's Red Tacos (I know, but I'd skip dessert for these)
- Lisbon: Nannarella (tangerine sorbet), Bettina & Niccolo Corallo (chocolate)
- Cambridge: Oleana (baked Alaska), Curio (waffle -- trust me)
- Berkeley: Lavender Bakery, Yi Fang Boba
(The most important aspect of fika is not the coffee, but also see this list of excellent coffee shops)