If you love donuts and live in Seattle, you’re in luck. The Emerald City is home to some truly standout donut shops. We’ve tried our fair share of Seattle donuts and created this guide to highlight the very best in the city. Some of these Seattle donut shops require pre-orders or waiting in line for their unique confections, while others are old reliables for a classic, no-fuss donut. One donut shop on the list is even entirely plant-based. Whatever your donut hankering is, this guide will steer you in the right direction.
Here are the best donut shops in Seattle:
9th and Hennepin Donuts
9th and Hennepin Donuts aren’t the easiest donuts to get your hands on, but many Seattleites swear they’re the best in the city. The flavors rotate weekly but there are always four kinds of donut: a filled brioche, a fruit fritter, a cake donut, and a fourth wild card.
Their pickup location in West Seattle is only open three days a week—and although they save some donuts for walk-ins, your best bet is to pre-order online. You can also follow them on Instagram to see where their food truck is popping up next. Either way, you’ll get these donuts the way they’re meant to be enjoyed: hot and fresh from the fryer!
📍Address: 5604 Delridge Wy SW, Seattle, WA 98106 (and various food truck locations)
🕛Hours: Fri-Sun, 8:00 a.m. to noon
The Flour Box
Speaking of donuts that are difficult to acquire, The Flour Box is a donut shop and bakery in Hillman City that often has a long line—but return customers insist they’re worth the wait. The Flour Box specializes in airy brioche donuts filled with unique flavors that rotate regularly. Past flavors have included coconut pandan, passion fruit cream, everything bagel, and durian. They also offer other baked goods such as cookies and brownies, as well as espresso and seasonal drinks.
Hot tip: they often post on their Instagram Stories when there’s no line.
📍Address: 5520 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
🕛Hours: Thurs-Sun, 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or sellout
Raised Doughnuts
Raised Doughnuts makes donuts fresh from scratch every day (except Wednesdays) in Seattle’s Central District. Their donut flavors rotate every month, but they always have a dog-friendly donut made for your pup. They also offer whole cakes and cake slices. Sometimes they sell out and close early, but you can pre-order donuts on their website to ensure you get some!
📍Address: 2301 E Union St Suite L, Seattle, WA 98122
🕛Hours: Weekends 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (closed Wednesdays)
Doce Donut Co.
Doce Donuts opened in Seattle’s Fremont/Wallingford area but now also has locations in Bellevue and South Lake Union. This family-owned donut shop makes their donuts out of 24-hour raised brioche dough and then infuses them with Latin American-inspired flavors. They have rotating specials every month.
📍Address: 4106 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA
🕛Hours: Wed-Sun 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or sellout
Dough Joy
Dough Joy has three locations in these Seattle neighborhoods: Capitol Hill, West Seattle, and Ballard. This LGBTQ-owned donut shop offers 20 creative flavors every day in addition to a full coffee bar. Best of all, they’re extremely allergen-friendly: all of their donuts are free of eggs, dairy, and nuts. They offer gluten-free donuts as well.
📍Address: 1316 E Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122
🕛Hours: vary by location
Family Donut Shop
If you ask longtime Seattleites where to find the best donut in the city, chances are they’ll say Family Donut in Northgate. This family-run donut shop has been in Seattle since the early ’90s. They open at 5:00 a.m. every day except Tuesdays and serve up classic donuts that are light and fluffy.
📍Address: 2100 N Northgate Way, Seattle, WA 98133
🕛Hours: 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (closed Tuesdays)
Daily Dozen Doughnuts
You can’t go to Pike Place Market and not get a brown paper bag filled with hot, fresh mini donuts from Daily Dozen. They’ve been a staple of the market since 1990! They operate every day starting at 8:00 a.m.
📍Address: 93 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101
🕛Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily (closed at 4:00 p.m. Sundays)