East Orlando’s Sweet Tooth: Ranked Scoops, Awarded Pie, One Address in Transition
Valhalla's PETA-listed Key lime pie, Bacio's No. 2 ice cream ranking at 92.2, DUO58's pastry case — plus an honest note on the new creamery announced for Bacio's Lee Vista address.
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Dessert on the east side comes with credentials. East Orlando holds the No. 3 bakery in Orlando and the No. 2 ice cream shop in Orlando, plus a community cafe whose pastry case punches above its weight — a sweet bench deep enough to plan an afternoon around. Here is the honest map, including one address where the story is changing.
The bakery: Valhalla
Valhalla Bakery, at 5565 Old Cheney Hwy, ranks No. 3 in our Best Bakeries in Orlando rankings at 92.7. Everything is vegan — doughnuts, cakes, cupcakes, bars and pies made without eggs or dairy — and in March 2026 PETA put Valhalla’s Key lime pie on its first statewide Kind Lime Pie list, citing the bright citrus filling, graham cracker crust and dairy-free whipped cream, in mini and full sizes. This is the east side’s first dessert stop, full stop; our Valhalla profile covers the bakery, its Old Cheney address and its Wednesday-to-Sunday rhythm in detail. The bakery category’s winner is profiled in our winner feature.
The ice cream: Bacio, with an asterisk worth reading
Bacio Ice Cream Shop, at 8734 Lee Vista Blvd in the Lee Vista neighborhood folded into this portal, ranks No. 2 in our Best Ice Cream in Orlando rankings at 92.2 — the highest-ranked dessert address in East Orlando. The format that earned it: generous scoops turned into events, with sundaes, a sizzling brownie, banana boats, milkshakes and parfait-style builds, in a bright, kid-friendly room. The ice cream category’s winner is profiled in our winner feature on Sampaguita.
Now the asterisk, because accuracy beats enthusiasm: 418 Creamery, a small-batch Orlando creamery, currently announces on its own site that it is “coming to Vista Lakes” at 8734 Lee Vista Blvd — Bacio’s exact address — while other current listings still show Bacio at that address with afternoon-to-evening hours. One of those listings will win. We have flagged the conflict for our rankings team rather than guessing, and the practical advice is simple: check Bacio’s current channels before making a special trip to Lee Vista, and know that the address appears destined to stay in the ice cream business either way.
The cafe finish: DUO58
For the sweet ending that comes with coffee and a place to sit, DUO58 Community Coffee Bar & Cafe at 2842 S Alafaya Trail — No. 10 in our coffee rankings at 91.5 — keeps a pastry case with gluten-free options and house-syruped drinks that double as dessert, the matcha and specialty lattes included. It is the linger option: sofas, communal tables, and a philanthropic mission behind the counter. Our Alafaya coffee guide gives DUO58 and Vespr the full treatment.
Nearby, and labeled as such
Two more stops sit just beyond this portal’s core, in the planned communities down Alafaya that have their own pages in this magazine. In Waterford Lakes, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice layers its signature gelati — Italian ice layered with soft ice cream — a format built for Florida heat and a long-standing local favorite in the town center. And back on the corridor itself, Vespr Coffee Bar’s rotating seasonal drink creations, from its butterscotch matcha to its brown-sugar lattes, function as dessert in a cup for the coffee-first crowd; our coffee guide covers the current-rotation logic. Neither is ranked in our dessert tables, and we will not imply otherwise — they are the bench behind two genuinely ranked starters.
The sweet route
Run it as a progression: Valhalla in the morning for doughnuts and a pie to take home, DUO58 for the afternoon coffee-and-pastry pause, and Lee Vista in the evening for scoops — with the Bacio check done before you drive. All three stops are pinned on the Top Spots Map, and all three sit inside the wider picture in Where to Eat in East Orlando.
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