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When you wake up with a sweet tooth craving after your Sunday afternoon siesta, where do you head to? Namita Gupta takes you on a journey full of sweet temptations
Boca Grande
A brick version of a social networking site is what would describe Boca Grande the best. This lounge with an unusual name, which means 'Big Mouth' in Spanish has inviting interiors and a menu that says 'Go Berserk'.
 Spread over two floors, it has a separate lounge area for smokers, and a play area for the little ones too. The restaurant has on offer a vast range of foods across cultures, from cheesey appetizers, mouth watering pizzas, crunchy salads, scrumptious steaks and pastas, different flavoured sodas and cake shakes besides the regular cappuccino and cold coffee.
But what bowled us over were their desserts starting from a wide range of ice creams, brownies, cakes, fresh fruit and a variety of sauces. Try the Choco Mambo, which is a moist chocolate concoction with two types of chocolate and Belgian cocoa powder. And if you can never have enough of chocolate, try the Frozen Mocha Mud Pie, a rich dark Belgian chocolate ice cream smothered with delicate coffee almond mousse with chocolate crumble. The Oooozy Goooozy rules the list of chocolate desserts. Crisp on the outside, gooey on the inside, this mud pie made of dark Belgian chocolate is a short cut to heaven. Place your order, give them baking time of 20 minutes and dig in. The crepes and cheesecakes are some of Boca Grande's signature desserts.
Where: 606, 8Th Block, Near Bethany High School, Koramangala.
Ph: 4110 5183.
Wallet factor: Rs 60 to Rs 185
Mama Mia
This is an Italian gelateria has a variety of yummylicious ice creams. Order a chilled Fresh Alphonso Sorbetto or a Fresh Watermelon Sorbetto. A scoop of Orange Yogurt Gelato, a refreshing combination of fresh natural yogurt and swirls of tangy orange coulis; or Strawberry Yogurt Gelato, a creamy gelato made with succulent fresh strawberries, is the perfect refresher.
Mama Mia Fruit Gelatos are 100 per cent fat free. Mama Mia also has Dialite sugar free flavours, specially created for diabetics.
Where: No 302, 6th Main, 4th Cross, Indiranagar.
Ph: 4114 9423
Wallet factor: Sorbets and gelatos are priced between Rs 55-59 a scoop.
Cooling off...
At Corner House, try the Hot Chocolate Fudge Magnum, Fresh Mango with Cream and Ice Cream, Cake Fudge and Death By Chocolate.
At Daily Bread, try the amazing range of cheese cakes and ice creams.
At Richie Rich, sample Elvis Presley, who is served up in bowls filled with dry fruits, nuts and ice-cream.
Cream and Fudge Factory is known for cold-stone ice-creams topped with chocolate chips, hazel nuts and candied fruit.
Movenpick on St Marks Road has a variety of of yummy Swiss ice-creams.
Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly flavoured one, such as some cheeses. The word comes from the French desservir, which means 'to clear the table' and 'to serve'. Common desserts include cakes, cookies, fruit, pastries, ice cream, and candies.
Ecstasy
Pastry chef Mickaël Besse conjures up a divine Le Chocolatier, made of the finest Valrhona chocolate; POC made with cardamom flavoured white chocolate mousse, and apple and cinnamon biscuits. His classic plated dishes like crème brûlée au chocolat guanaja and poached figs in mulled wine are to die for. Bite into a Maloni (whole melon and honey mousseline on flaky biscuit) and feel the flavours ooze onto your tongue or try the half-cooked Jivara cake, with its molten chocolate centre. You simply can't go wrong with their tiramisu either.
Where: Ecstasy, Collection Mall, UB City
Wallet factor: Rs 100 to Rs 280. | 
