A thick shake crowned with cream, lit against the dark

Est. Liverpool · Open till midnight

Sweet things, measured to the gram.

A Liverpool dessert lab where karak chai meets Belgian cocoa — thick shakes, mojitos, gelato and warm South-Asian specials, all built to order.

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Kinder Bueno shake✦Karak chai £1.49✦Dubai Chocolate gelato✦Gulab jamun & ice cream✦Rose & badam milk✦Biscoff cheesecake✦ Kinder Bueno shake✦Karak chai £1.49✦Dubai Chocolate gelato✦Gulab jamun & ice cream✦Rose & badam milk✦Biscoff cheesecake✦

Two traditions, one bench

We put the sweet you grew up with next to the one you fell for later — and finish both the moment you order.

The bench favourites

Signature specimens

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no.01
Dubai chocolate waffle

Dubai Chocolate Waffle

Pistachio cream, roasted kunafa, Dubai chocolate gelato.

£8.99
no.02
Brownie berry choco tub

Brownie Berry Choco Tub

Brownie, strawberries and chocolate ganache, layered.

£8.99
no.03
Dubai chocolate shake

Dubai Chocolate Shake

Pistachio and chocolate, finished luxuriously.

£6.99
no.04
Pistachio tiramisu

Pistachio Tiramisu

Mascarpone, pistachio sauce, crushed nuts.

£6.99
no.05
Pistownie

Pistownie

Chocolate brownie loaded with pistachio sauce.

£5.49
no.06
Biscoff bliss shake

Biscoff Bliss

Biscoff spread, sauce and crunchy crumbs.

£5.99
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Blue Moon mojito

Blue Moon Mojito

Blue citrus, lime and mint, over crushed ice.

£2.99
A hand cradling a clay cup of chai on a dark street Karak, poured in a kulhad

The lab notebook

A little bit Liverpool,a little bit home.

The Dessert Lab began with a stubborn idea: the after-dinner sweet you grew up with and the one you fell for later shouldn't live on opposite sides of town. So we put them on the same bench — karak chai beside Belgian-cocoa shakes, warm gulab jamun beside baked cheesecake.

  • Built to order — blended, brewed and plated fresh, never pre-poured.
  • Open late — because the best dessert run starts after dinner.
  • One small kitchen — a short menu, done properly.
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What Liverpool says

Loved across the city.

★★★★★
Best late-night dessert spot in Liverpool, hands down. The Biscoff cheesecake is unreal and the karak chai is the real deal.
Aisha K.London Road regular
★★★★★
A Kinder Bueno shake after dinner is my new ritual. Everything's made fresh in front of you — proper quality, proper generous.
Daniel M.Verified visit
★★★★★
Gulab jamun with ice cream is worth the trip alone — warm, soft, perfect. The staff are lovely and it's open when you actually want it.
Priya S.Google review

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The Dessert Lab interior at night

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Online ordering & card payments are on the bench — launching soon.

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