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If you’ve got a sweet tooth, this list is for you.
Here are all the new shops serving desserts and caffeinated beverages that the Greater Long Island team covered in 2023. Keep scrolling to see them all.
Cookies
- Insomnia Cookies announces first location on Long Island
- Chip City opens in North Babylon, Merrick, East Northport and downtown Huntington
- Now open: Thin Cookies is dishing soft and chewy creations in Hicksville
- Cookie Kneads takes over Amanda’s Bakery in Bay Shore
- Crumbl Cookies opens in Levittown, Port Washington and Massapequa Park
Frozen treats
- Up from a mall kiosk, the TikTok-famous Dolce Bella will open in Oceanside
- Long Island gets its first Abbott’s Frozen Custard
- Roger’s Dessert Bar opening in old Duchess Cookies space in Patchogue
- All about Beach Side Sweets, the new dessert shop in Blue Point
Doughnuts
- NoFoDoCo opens third location, this one in Massapequa Park
- Duck Donuts has opened its doors in East Meadow, marking its 4th LI spot
Bakery
- Tous les Jours brings French-Asian baked goods to LI with new Great Neck location
- Sunflower Cafe & Bakery to fill former Le Soir space in Bayport
- Sister duo to open Nothing Bundt Cakes bakery in Commack
Coffee and tea shops
- LI buddies off to the races at Dark Horse Coffee & Kitchen in Sayville
- Milano Bean Café is now open in downtown Bay Shore
- YAAAS Tea opens a location in Patchogue and Great Neck, has three more in the works for LI
- Kismet Coffee Co. opens on Bay Shore’s Main Street
- Ciao! Cafe Bella gets set to open its doors in Massapequa Park
- Tea-loving family unites to reopen Robinson’s Tea Room in Stony Brook
- The Bean of Patchogue rebrands to CoHo, offering both coffee and cocktails
Top: Cafe Bella employee holding up some sweet treats. (Credit: Instagram)
