--- title: "Dessert spots in North Vancouver | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/guides/dessert-spots-north-vancouver" last_updated: 2026-11-06 meta: description: "Ice cream, chocolate and doughnut shops in North Vancouver named by North Shore News readers in the 2023 Readers' Choice Awards." "og:description": "Ice cream, chocolate and doughnut shops in North Vancouver named by North Shore News readers in the 2023 Readers' Choice Awards." "og:title": "Dessert spots in North Vancouver" "twitter:description": "Ice cream, chocolate and doughnut shops in North Vancouver named by North Shore News readers in the 2023 Readers' Choice Awards." "twitter:title": "Dessert spots in North Vancouver" --- 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. See the 3 places 1. ![Earnest Ice Cream, from its own website](https://earnesticecream.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AboutUs-Hero-JoinOurTeam-3-740x463.jpg)Number 1 ### Earnest Ice Cream Ice cream shop 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](https://web.archive.org/web/20250116010009/https://www.nsnews.com/readers-choice/food-drink-winners-finalists) · reader award · 2023 (opens in a new tab) [Visit earnesticecream.com (opens in a new tab)](https://earnesticecream.com/) Photo: Earnest Ice Cream's website 2. ![Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates \& Patisserie, from its own website](https://www.thomashaas.com/cdn/shop/t/65/assets/logo.png?v=53094250260202198111790960677)Number 2 ### Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates & Patisserie Chocolate and pastry shop 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](https://web.archive.org/web/20250116010009/https://www.nsnews.com/readers-choice/food-drink-winners-finalists) · 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](https://web.archive.org/web/20250116010009/https://www.nsnews.com/readers-choice/retail-winners-finalists) · reader award · 2023 (opens in a new tab) [Visit thomashaas.com (opens in a new tab)](https://www.thomashaas.com/) Photo: Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates & Patisserie's website 3. Number 3 ### Honey Donuts & Goodies Doughnut shop 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](https://web.archive.org/web/20250116010009/https://www.nsnews.com/readers-choice/food-drink-winners-finalists) · reader award · 2023 (opens in a new tab) [Visit honeydoughnuts.com (opens in a new tab)](https://honeydoughnuts.com/) 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. 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 & Finalists](https://web.archive.org/web/20250116010009/https://www.nsnews.com/readers-choice/food-drink-winners-finalists)North Shore News · 2023 · web.archive.org · read November 6, 2026 2. [Retail Winners & Finalists](https://web.archive.org/web/20250116010009/https://www.nsnews.com/readers-choice/retail-winners-finalists)North Shore News · 2023 · web.archive.org · read November 6, 2026 **Found an error?** Tell the editors with the [corrections form](https://voche.me/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/report). [Read our standards](https://voche.me/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/about). MORE GUIDES ## More North Vancouver District guides [All local guides ](https://voche.me/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/guides) North Vancouver · 3 places ### [Butcher shops in North Vancouver](https://voche.me/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/guides/butcher-shops-north-vancouver) Butcher shops in North Vancouver that North Shore News readers named in the 2023 Readers' Choice Awards, with addresses. North Vancouver · 3 places ### [Coffee shops in North Vancouver](https://voche.me/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/guides/coffee-shops-north-vancouver) Coffee shops in North Vancouver that North Shore News readers named in the 2023 Readers' Choice Awards, with addresses. North Vancouver · 3 places ### [Delis and sandwich shops in North Vancouver](https://voche.me/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/guides/delis-sandwich-shops-north-vancouver) Delis and sandwich shops in North Vancouver named by North Shore News readers in the 2023 Readers' Choice Awards. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.