Pirlo’s Dessert Lounge is a seated dessert café on Coventry Street in Birmingham’s Digbeth area. Its high ceilinged, contemporary interior is designed for groups, dates and celebrations as well as a spontaneous sweet stop. Later opening on selected nights makes it particularly useful when conventional cafés have finished serving.
Fresh waffles and crepes form a large part of the menu, layered with fruit, chocolate, nuts, biscuits and scoops of gelato. Warm cookie dough offers a softer, richer alternative, with milk chocolate, white chocolate and vegan versions among the choices. Customers can also build combinations around preferred sauces, toppings and gelato flavours.
Sundaes, cheesecakes, cakes and meringue based desserts broaden the selection beyond food cooked to order. Many dishes are intentionally generous and can work well for sharing. Seasonal specials introduce occasional savoury and sweet combinations, while eggless and vegan choices give diners more than one route through the dessert menu.
Milkshakes, hot chocolate, tea, coffee, juices and soft drinks support the lounge’s alcohol free format. Afternoon tea provides a more structured experience with sandwiches and cakes when available, contrasting with the late night waffle and gelato trade. Pirlo’s is best understood as a full dessert destination rather than simply a takeaway counter.
Address: 6 Coventry Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 5NY, United Kingdom