This is always a difficult choice for me. I usually opt for the souffle, however. My sister got mad at me when I said Roy's pineapple upside down cake was the best I'd ever had ("Better than mama's? ).

I also enjoy the Chocolate Storm from Flat Top Grill in Chicago (made from scratch triple chocolate fudge brownie topped with a heaping scoop of homer's homemade french vanilla ice cream, bittersweet chocolate sauce, homemade whipped cream and chocolate shavings).

Salted caramel butterscotch pudding from the Yard House

Sharing a crepe from just about any street vendor in Paris (ambiance of evening walks with my Babe may have something to do with this one)

Coconut panna cotta in Jakarta (can't recall the dive) or just about anything mango-related

Chocolate cake from just about any cafe in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Duke's Hula Pie Lihue (Kauai), HI

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I am usually disappointed by most puddings in restaurants. My mothers is a good cook, but she is an excellent pudding maker - I grew up thinking it was entirely normal to have an elaborate made from scratch pudding of some kind (rich chocolate cakes, lemon meringue pie, apple crumble, cherub nectarines, pave au chocolat, poached pears etc) with most meals. A lot of them were fruit based as we had a tone of fruit trees / bushes in the garden (although she can keep the goosberry and rubarb based ones, not a fan!)

So normally I skip pud altogether (or have cheese, I love cheese!) or there are a few options I will consider - I love a good creme brulee, and I enjoy good ice cream as well. It is exceedingly rare I will order anything cake based in Canada or the US, I am not a fan of the texture / tase of most cakes I have here (I do like cakes in Europe tho, as a rule).

And Keoki's in Poipu- same owners.

Speaking of Kauai - the Dolphin's home made butter mochi with a lilikoi glaze and Lapperts vanilla bean ice cream!

For me most of the desserts at the restaurants are simply too sweet. But if, I always go for:
1. Green Tea Matcha ice cream (Japanese restaurants)
2. Mango sticky rice (Thai)
3. Fig tart with dark chocolate (Malta)
4. Pancakes with fresh strawberries and ricotta cheese (home made!)

Let's try to figure this one out. If you can vaguely recall which neighborhood, I'll take a guess.

Indeed, some of my favorite desserts hail from Indonesia too. In Jakarta, notable items that you can find include kue lapis, panekuk (a pandan-flavored "pancake" wrapped around shredded coconut), cucur, and onde-onde.

The tasting platter at Maximilien Restaurant in Seattle. 4 - 5 selections, just a bite or 2 of each.

The Key Lime pie at Marker 88 in the Florida Keys. Genuine old Florida style, still topped with homemade meringue!

Had Roy's chocolate souffle again last night. My partner had insisted that Merriman's chocolate purse (phyllo dough shaped like a purse (and baked?) with molten chocolate inside) was better. After last evening, he agreed with me.

Also, just remembered Harrod's Pizzeria's Tiramisú! Even the waiter, Gianluca, agrees it's the best (other than mama's in Milano)!

I've made Roy's souffle at home with great results.

And because its not in my nature to ever cook a recipe without fussing with it

~put a few pieces candied ginger and the sugar into a food processor and grind it up before adding to the recipe

~add a Tbs or so of gingerbread spice

~ add 1 Tbs cinnamon, 1 tsp chili powder, and a sprinkle of cayenne