Just Desserts Comes to Anchorage

Review
By Janine Daniels

With the dining scene rapidly growing in Anchorage, one of the remaining greatest edible deficits is excellent dessert restaurants. One business determined to remedy this is a trendy new dessert and gourmet coffee bar, Sugar Spoon - even the name is adorable!

Open lunch and dinner hours, Sugar Spoon is an ideal stop for mixing up your dining experience and eating dessert somewhere than where you ate your main course. With over 20 desserts on the menu (even a kid’s dessert menu) all under $7 each, there is something to please every taste: fluffy, perfectly whipped mousse drizzled with chocolate ganache and layered between thin cuts of sweet cake; sliced bananas resting on a scoop of peanut butter ice cream and melted chocolate; ginger crème brule with an extra crunchy sugar crust on top; several mouthwatering cheese cakes to choose from, including my favorite Dutch Apple Cheesecake with freshly baked apples; an entire display case of gorgeous layered cakes (available by the slice or the entire cake); and so many more! For those with a less-than-sweet tooth, there are also generous slices of quiche available. Finish off your sweet course with a cappuccino made to perfection!

Located in a brand new stainless steel and orange building just off of Spenard Road across from Bear’s Tooth and next door to Chilkoot Charlie’s, this perfect “just desserts” restaurant is centrally located in Anchorage and is a must visit. Cheers to more desserts!