Top 5 cupcakes in Toronto
Published October 17, 2025 at 2:51 pm
The top cupcakes in Toronto come in creative flavours that are inspired by their diverse surroundings, with flavours that run the gamut from rich and sweet to fresh and fruity.
Cupcakes in Toronto can be found at bakeries that are as cute and pretty as the goods they serve. Perfect for when you don’t need a whole cake but still want something sweet, these single-serving treats are sure to brighten the day of anyone with a sweet tooth.
Here are some of Toronto’s top spots for cupcakes.
5 – Bom Dia
You may not automatically associate Portuguese bakeries with cupcakes, but this one with locations on the Danforth and in Parkdale makes some really, really good ones. They’re very sizeable, with that generous topping of frosting that everyone wants on a good cupcake.
Their strawberry cheesecake cupcakes are some of their most popular, but they also make other very inventive cupcake flavours that are different from most other places, like banana red velvet and chai spicy pear. The strawberry cheesecake has a base of very sweet strawberry cake and is topped with rich cream cheese frosting that just happens to look super cute as well.
4 – Almond Butterfly
You might not think a gluten-free bakery would make some of the best cupcakes in town, but this bakery with a bistro on Dundas West and a cafe on Harbord begs to differ. They make cupcakes that cater to all kinds of allergies, and they’re just as good as any other cupcake that doesn’t.
They come in fun flavours like caramel brownie, chocolate espresso and funfetti, and they’re always decorated to the nines, proving that even those with allergies definitely deserve special treats. Their lemon cupcakes are packed with bright, fresh lemon flavour, especially in the dense but creamy frosting.
The cupcakes here are cutely decorated as the interior of this darling spot on Gerrard East. Find flavours like s’more, Biscoff, lemon and even ube and matcha.
These cupcakes are perfect for those who like their decorations and toppings larger than life, their cake moist and their frosting thick, smooth and sugary.
2 – Bobbette & Belle
Locations of this bakery in Leslieville and on Yonge serve the lightest, fluffiest cupcakes topped with the perfect amount of airy, tasty buttercream. A chocolate hazelnut flavour is rich and ultra nutty while still light and delicate.
They also have carrot, red velvet, salted caramel, pina colada, orange creamsicle, salted caramel, peanut butter and many other creative and delicious flavours.
1 – Sweet Flour
You can’t just walk into this wholesale bakery and expect to find a pastry case full of cupcakes, but they’re worth placing an advance order for delivery or pickup. Moist, flavourful little cakes are topped with the most decadent icing that strikes the perfect balance between achingly sweet and deliciously dense, without going overboard.
Unlike many places, they make a ton of delicious filled cupcakes, like vanilla and retro chocolate with vanilla centres, pink lemonade filled with lemon raspberry curd, and a peanut butter and chocolate variety with peanut butter in the middle.