NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT · DESSERTS

Dessert spots in North Vancouver

This guide lists dessert spots in North Vancouver. Each one was a winner or a finalist in the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards, where readers cast almost 6,700 ballots. The awards covered the whole North Shore, and places in West Vancouver are left out. This guide was checked on November 6, 2026.

THE PLACES

Ranked by the number of outlets.

Ties go to the place written about most recently.

  1. Earnest Ice Cream, from its own websiteNumber 1

    Earnest Ice Cream

    Ice cream shop1 outlet

    127 W 1st St, North Vancouver

    Earnest Ice Cream won the dessert spot category of the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards. That year it also won the ice cream or frozen yogurt category.

    • “With almost 6,700 ballots cast, we are excited to share your favourite North Shore businesses in our 2023 Readers Choice Awards special feature.”

      North Shore News · reader award · 2023 (opens in a new tab)

    Photo: Earnest Ice Cream's website

  2. Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates & Patisserie

    Chocolate and pastry shop1 outlet

    North Vancouver

    Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates & Patisserie was a finalist in the dessert spot category of the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards. That year it also won the chocolate shop category. Its own website says its chocolates, pastries and desserts are made in Kitsilano and North Vancouver.

    • “With almost 6,700 ballots cast, we are excited to share your favourite North Shore businesses in our 2023 Readers Choice Awards special feature.”

      North Shore News · reader award · 2023 (opens in a new tab)

    • “With almost 6,700 ballots cast, we are excited to share your favourite North Shore businesses in our 2023 Readers Choice Awards special feature.”

      North Shore News · reader award · 2023 (opens in a new tab)

    Photo: Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates & Patisserie's website

  3. Number 3

    Honey Donuts & Goodies

    Doughnut shop1 outlet

    4373 Gallant Ave, Deep Cove, North Vancouver

    Honey Donuts & Goodies was a finalist in the dessert spot category of the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards. That year it was also a finalist in the sandwich bar category.

    • “With almost 6,700 ballots cast, we are excited to share your favourite North Shore businesses in our 2023 Readers Choice Awards special feature.”

      North Shore News · reader award · 2023 (opens in a new tab)

CITE THIS GUIDE

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voche.me editors. "Dessert spots in North Vancouver." voche.me, checked November 6, 2026. https://voche.me/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/guides/dessert-spots-north-vancouver

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QUESTIONS

Questions this guide answers

Which place won the dessert spot category of the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards?

Earnest Ice Cream. The paper listed Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates & Patisserie and Honey Donuts & Goodies as the finalists. The awards covered North Vancouver and West Vancouver. This guide lists only places in North Vancouver whose details could be checked.

How many people voted in the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards?

The paper said almost 6,700 ballots were cast. Readers picked their favourite businesses on the North Shore in many categories, from food and drink to shops and services.

Why does this guide use the 2023 results and not newer ones?

The North Shore News put its 2024 and 2025 category lists in its digital print editions only. Those pages could not be read as text, so this guide uses the newest lists that could be read and saved.

How were the dessert spots in this guide chosen?

Each one was a winner or a finalist in the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards. They are ranked by the number of outlets that wrote about them, with winners ahead of finalists. This guide lists 3: Earnest Ice Cream, Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates & Patisserie and Honey Donuts & Goodies.

Where is Earnest Ice Cream?

The North Shore News business directory gives its address as 127 W 1st St, North Vancouver.

Where is Honey Donuts & Goodies?

The North Shore News business directory gives its address as 4373 Gallant Ave, North Vancouver, in Deep Cove.

In which other 2023 Readers' Choice categories did Earnest Ice Cream appear?

Besides dessert spot, it appears in the ice cream or frozen yogurt category on the North Shore News winners and finalists pages for 2023.

In which other 2023 Readers' Choice categories did Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates & Patisserie appear?

Besides dessert spot, it appears in the chocolate shop category on the North Shore News winners and finalists pages for 2023.

In which other 2023 Readers' Choice categories did Honey Donuts & Goodies appear?

Besides dessert spot, it appears in the sandwich bar category on the North Shore News winners and finalists pages for 2023.

SOURCES

Every page this guide draws on

  1. Food & Drink Winners & FinalistsNorth Shore News · 2023 · web.archive.org · read November 6, 2026
  2. Retail Winners & FinalistsNorth Shore News · 2023 · web.archive.org · read November 6, 2026

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