Spot Dessert Bar

13 St. Marks Place

(between Cooper Square and Astor Place)

A tapas dessert bar? You betcha! And the desserts offered are whimsical and delicious.

It’s $9.75 per dessert, but they offer Tapas Sets, which I highly recommend.

We ordered the 3 tapas set for $25.45, which was perfect for two to share.

And we went for three of their signature desserts:

First up the Chocolate Green Tea Lava Cake (warm dark chocolate cake filled with green tea ganache, green tea ice cream). Probably the most sophisticated of the three we ordered. And the fact that the “lava” is both the dark chocolate and the green tea ganache is pretty cool!

The second dessert was the Golden Toast (crispy honey-buttered toast, fresh strawberries, whipped cream, condensed milk ice cream), which is basically ice cream with French toast. But the condensed milk ice cream is what made this dessert. Could eat a whole pint of it!

The must-try option would have to be The Harvest (layers of berries, soft cheesecake, meringue kisses, raspberry sorbet, black rose milk tea). The presentation is everything. And when the dessert is placed on the table, the server tells you to water the plant with the black rose milk tea (LOL!). Very fun!

It looks like you're eating dirt!

They don’t offer alcohol, but they do offer Bubble tea! I ordered the Spot Milk Tea (which can also be served hot) and I drank it to the last drop.

My friend ordered the Bubble Tea Iced Green Tea Latte (which can also be served hot). But don’t think she liked it much as she still had over half her drink left in her glass.

Please note that it might be easy to miss the dessert bar, as you have to walk down a few steps to get in.

There’s also another Spot Dessert Bar on the same block (I guess to handle spillover from the primary location?), located a little further west, but this “spot” has a bit more character and personality. There’s also another Spot location on the top floor of the Food Gallery 32 in Koreatown, which I must try as well.

Pros:

Great dessert options.

Cons:

Small restaurant, which fills up quickly.

No alcohol (as some of the desserts would pair well with a red wine).

Final Thoughts

Will definitely go back as I want to try every item on their menu!