If you have a sweet tooth, love a lolly or like to indulge in milkshake, then you’ll want to add these cafes to your list of places to visit. With cabinets full of tarts, muffins, blondies and cakes or a gourmet ice cream you’ll satisfy those sweet cravings in no time.
UB’s Milk Bar
We’ll start our sweet journey off with a visit to UB’s Milk Bar. Ipswich’s original gourmet ice creamery still honours it’s roots with decadently different ice cream flavours. But they’ve also added poffertjes, waffles, sundaes and milkshakes to the menu.
The ice cream flavours include strawberry balsamic, dark chocolate and mandarin, Dutch spice, lavender honeycomb and peanut butter.
Fourthchild Restaurant and Cafe
Fourthchild Cafe and Restaurant hand-craft their cakes and slices as well as decadent desserts. Choose something yummy from the cake cabinet out the front or order off the menu, settle down on the back deck and enjoy.
The Soul Nook Collective
Take a drive to the charming country town of Marburg and visit The Soul Nook Collective boutique. Inside is a coffee machine and cake cabinet which stocks Baked by Brooke sweet treats including Biscoff blondies.
Special Branch Collective
Coffee, cake and gifts are the reasons to visit Special Branch Collective in Marburg. If you do stop here, try the melting moments.
Elderflower Cafe
The cake cabinet is always changing at Elderflower Cafe as they create delicious new recipes. Almond croissants, muffins, cakes, slices and more change with the seasons as different ingredients are available.
And don’t forget to checkout the dessert specials, at the time of writing they had come up with a Biscoff crepes recipe served with chocolate mousse, chocolate sauce, fresh berries and fairy floss!
Dancing Bean
A mid-week or weekend visit to Dancing Bean Espresso Bar calls for milkshakes, muffins and French toast. While you’re there try out the locally roasted coffee blends.
The Lagoon Cafe
What’s better than a dip on a hot day? An ice cream after! When you visit the Orion Lagoon stop in next door at The Lagoon Cafe for fresh scoops of ice cream.
Wild Rose Cottage
Decadently dense slices, buttery biscuits, moreish cakes, tasty tarts and great coffee can be found at Wild Rose Cottage. They also have gifts for sale…
Rafter and Rose
One of Ipswich’s most famous cafes, Rafter and Rose makes the most amazing cakes adorned with edible flowers. Go on the weekend for loaded croissants, filled donuts, tarts and sweet pies.
Ruby Chews
Located next to Limelight Cinemas is Ruby Chews Burgers and Shakes. We love the loaded sundaes with mix-ins for days…and special flavours including peanut butter.
Queens Park Cafe
Queens Park is home to a cafe with a wide veranda and well-stocked cake cabinet. You’ll find all manner of pastries and cakes here at Queens Park Cafe. Lookout for specials, including unicorn pancakes on the ever-expanding menu.
Ipswich Jets
Inside Ipswich Jets Leagues Club you’ll find a cafe nook with delectable cakes and desserts. They also create some amazing milkshakes and iced coffees.
Brothers Leagues Club
Finns Cafe, inside Brothers Leagues Club punches above it’s weight when it comes to sweet treats. The cake cabinet is always stocked with delish desserts and crave-busting cakes.
The Retro Diner
With a retro-inspired decor The Retro Diner offers up homestyle baked treats with scones, waffles, cupcakes and more on the menu.
Chai House
Two words Banoffee tart. It’s the reason I keep coming back to Chai House Cafe. Their cakes cabinet is full of yummies great for lunch-dessert, morning or afternoon tea.
Coffee Guru Brookwater
Sticky date pudding with a secret butterscotch sauce, yes please! This is but one of the yummy desserts on offer at Coffee Guru Brookwater. They also have cakes, muffins and pastries on offer.
The Girls’ Coffee Bar
The Girls’ Coffee Bar are known for their hand-made special recipes like the choc ginger cheesecake. It’s a reason to stop by, but so are the lamingtons, muffins and slices.
Tommy Smith Cafe
Set behind the historic Woodlands of Marburg mansion you’ll find Tommy Smith Cafe. Here they stock the cabinet with seasonal desserts, from pies and tarts to cakes and slices – they also do amazing loaded milkshakes which are worth the drive.
Baked by Joseph and Ann
One of Ipswich’s newest bakeries is one that specalises in sweet treats. Baked by Joseph and Ann make all manner of decadent desserts from cakes to macarons and tarts. While you can’t eat in, grab a pack for the journey home.
