Sweets in Detroit: Menu

If you like your sandwiches made for you, show up at lunchtime as the focaccia comes out of the oven. It might be topped with organic roasted zucchini, tomatoes, basil and Parmesan. Avalon has branched out from the baguettes and crusty peasant loaves that have brought bread-starved customers flocking for years. Now brioche, scones and cinnamon rolls expand the meaning of “bread.”

Baked goods, breakfasts and traditional Lebanese dishes.

How does a vegetarian restaurant weather almost a quarter of a century? Find out by visiting Om Cafe, where you'll find vegan, vegetarian and macrobiotic choices. And not only does the cafe; offer some fish dishes for your flesh eating (or vegetarian-cheating) friends, but all desserts are vegan, so everybody gets to have a sweet finish.

Located in the heart of downtown Ferndale, Pinwheel Bakery offers a variety of gourmet baked goods and desserts, from the just-made favorites you grew up with to exotic new flavors that will bring out the foodie in you. Stop in and sample the Indonesian spice cake, or some chai almond tea cakes, or a Key Lime tart, and grab a brownie and a s'more cookie to go. Come in the morning and choose from a variety of oven-fresh scones, muffins, and coffee cakes. We serve an assortment of beverages as well: coffee, tea, milk, juice, Izzy sodas, and fresh lemonade. The space itself is uniquely charming, with fun, seasonal window displays, great touches like the original tin ceiling, even a framed "apron of the week." A wonderfully-restored leaded glass window uncovered during building renovation runs across the front wall in the dining area, allowing the natural sunlight to stream in and giving the space an open, airy feeling. In addition to retail sales on site, Pinwheel Bakery also offers catering for both business and personal events. We make a wide variety of cakes for any special occasion, from birthdays to weddings, and everything in between. The staff is friendly and ready to help with any questions.

Richter’s Chalet is a throwback to those days before the Food Network, celebrity chefs, Neiman Ranch and Maytag blue cheese allegedly transformed American gourmands into gourmets. And its price structure also recalls another era when two people could enjoy dinner and drinks for $40. German-born Roland Richter Sr. founded his half-timbered restaurant a generation ago, the chalet seats 150 and serves a dozen German dinners, supplemented by several daily specials, both of which include soup or salad, averaging around $12. The desserts, none of which cost more than $3, are another one of Richter’s strengths. Chocolate cheesecake, hazelnut raspberry torte, and the classic schwarzwaelder kirsch torte (Black Forest cherry) are executed well.

Great ice cream.

Great ice cream.

Ice Cream Creator Scott Maloney has created over 110 flavors in the half year that Treat Dreams has been open. Venture out to satisfy your sweet tooth and wild imagination at the same time with flavors such as "Sunday Breakfast" and "Salty Caramel". 

Traditional European-style hearth-baked breads. Homemade pastries.