If the dessert menu is the first thing you flip to in a restaurant and you often forgo an appetizer just so you have plenty of room for a sugar fix, then you’re in good company: According to Marc Forgione’s pastry chef Ashton Warren, up to 60 percent of New Yorkers order dessert when they go out to eat — even during bikini season.
Sure, there are endless places to indulge a sweet tooth in this city — from doughnut shops to fancy French restaurants with delectable dessert trolleys — but even restaurants known mostly for their main meals offer surprising standout options. At the following five spots, the sweet treats are so good you’ll be tempted to try more than one — or just skip the apps and entrées altogether. Go ahead. Indulge.