Seattle Donut Tour FAQ

Our Seattle Downtown Delicious Donut Walking Tour is a food tour from Belltown to Pike Place Market, mixing fresh donuts with local history, hidden corners and a stop by the Amazon Spheres. From Black Friday through December, the holiday tour adds festive lore and a hot chocolate stop.

Our name is a playful nod to discovering a city's hidden donut gems, so our tour is a walking donut tour through downtown and Pike Place Market rather than a tour of Seattle's historic underground. The two make a great pair, though, and many guests do both on the same trip.

Yes! Our Seattle donut tour has been awarded Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Best of the Best, recognized among the best food tours in the United States. The Underground Donut Tour has been named a Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Best of the Best winner for eight years in a row, an honor reserved for the top 1% of experiences on Tripadvisor.

Our Seattle Downtown Delicious Donut Walking Tour visits some of the city's most-loved donut shops: Top Pot Doughnuts at its flagship cafe on 5th Avenue, Doce Donut Co. for brioche donuts with Latin American flavors, Dahlia Bakery for its made-to-order Dahlia donuts, and Daily Dozen Doughnut Co. inside Pike Place Market for hot, fresh mini donuts. On Mondays and Tuesdays, Marination's Hawaiian-style malasadas take the place of Doce. Lineup may vary depending on the day of the week or the season. Along the way you'll walk beneath the Seattle Monorail, stop by the Amazon Spheres (and their free banana stand), and explore the history, hidden corners and views of Pike Place Market.

Every stop has its fans, and every tour brings out new favorites. Guests love the maple bar, glazed old fashioned and chocolate raspberry at Top Pot, the tres leches, passion fruit crème brûlée and guava con queso at Doce, the warm Dahlia donuts with seasonal preserves and cream at Dahlia Bakery, and the minis served hot from the fryer at Daily Dozen. On Mondays and Tuesdays, guests love the warm malasadas at Marination with toppings like coconut.

Our bakery partners love to get creative, so the lineup changes throughout the year. Flavors vary by day and season, but here are a few guest favorites. Fall favorites include pumpkin old fashioned, caramel apple fritter, apple cider donuts and apple butter raised rings at Top Pot, pumpkin tiramisu at Doce, and seasonal preserves like apricot on the Dahlia donuts. Winter favorites include gingerbread fritter, candy cane crunch and orange cranberry fritter at Top Pot, Mexican hot chocolate and coquito at Doce, and maple shoyu malasadas at Marination. Spring favorites include cherry blossom flavors, peach fritter and lemon poppyseed cruller at Top Pot, and mango vanilla at Doce. Summer favorites include paradise fritter (pineapple, coconut and lime), blueberry fritter and bananas foster fritter at Top Pot, strawberry shortcake and blackberry lemon at Doce, and fresh strawberry, blueberry and strawberry rhubarb preserves on the Dahlia donuts. All year long, guests enjoy maple bar, tres leches, Dahlia donuts and hot mini donuts from Daily Dozen.

See our guide, Best Donut Shops in Seattle, for local shops worth a visit beyond the tour. Some of Seattle's most-loved donut shops are on our tour, including Top Pot Doughnuts at its 5th Avenue flagship, Doce Donut Co., Dahlia Bakery for made-to-order Dahlia donuts, and Daily Dozen Doughnut Co. for hot mini donuts in Pike Place Market. Lineup may vary by day and season.

Your guide hand-picks a lineup that shows off each shop's specialties, often including a seasonal flavor, so you get to try donuts you might not have ordered on your own. At some stops, your guide may even invite the group to help pick a flavor. Many guests discover a brand-new favorite this way.

Plenty! You'll enjoy shareable tastes of full-size donuts at our first two stops and warm, made-to-order treats at our last two, plus a complimentary drink at the start. Portions are designed so you can try a wide variety without getting too full, and many guests take extras home to enjoy later. If you'd like a little more at any stop, just ask your guide.

The tour starts at Top Pot Doughnuts' flagship cafe on 5th Avenue in Belltown, right beneath the Seattle Monorail tracks. Top Pot has several locations around Seattle, so be sure to head to the one on 5th Avenue. Your first stop includes a complimentary drink, so arriving a few minutes early is a great idea. The tour wraps up in Pike Place Market, a perfect spot to keep exploring after your tour. Your guide is always happy to share recommendations for lunch and other things to see and do in the city.

The tour starts at Top Pot's flagship cafe on 5th Avenue in Belltown, beneath the Seattle Monorail, passes the Amazon Spheres, then heads down Virginia Street into Pike Place Market, where Post Alley and the covered market arcades await.

About two hours of walking, tasting and Seattle history. Our holiday tour runs a little longer.

Our guides know the shadiest paths through downtown and the Market and make the most of indoor and air-conditioned spots along the way. You can refill your water at several stops. We recommend bringing a water bottle, sunscreen and comfortable shoes.

Yes, we run all year, rain or shine. A little Seattle drizzle is part of the experience, and our guides know the covered spots along the route, from indoor seating at our stops to the sheltered arcades of Pike Place Market. We recommend a rain jacket and comfortable shoes. If conditions ever become unsafe, we'll reach out to help you find a new date.

Yes! From the day after Thanksgiving through December, our holiday tour adds festive Seattle holiday history, seasonal holiday flavors from our partners, and a warm hot chocolate stop in Pike Place Market, where the holiday decorations make the perfect backdrop. It runs a little longer than our regular tour.

Please let us know about any dietary needs when you book. This route has limited gluten-free availability, but with advance notice we can arrange gluten-free treats such as a jam biscuit and mochi donuts. Doce offers delicious vegan brioche donuts, though vegan options at our other stops are limited. Our partners are bakeries, so we can offer gluten-friendly options but can't guarantee a gluten-free environment.

Please tell us about any allergies when you book. Our guides regularly arrange substitutions for nut, egg, dairy and other allergies, swapping in a different treat at the same stop. Since our partners prepare their treats in shared kitchens, we can't guarantee against cross-contact.

Absolutely. Families join us all the time, and kids love the hot mini donuts at Daily Dozen, grabbing a free banana at the Spheres, and the fish tossing and quirky shops of Pike Place Market. Strollers are welcome too.

The tour covers about two hours of walking on downtown sidewalks, including a downhill stretch toward Pike Place Market, and the Market can be busy on summer weekends. We've welcomed guests using wheelchairs, walkers, canes and scooters, and our guides are happy to adjust the pace and find seating along the way. Please contact us with any questions before you book.

Definitely! Local guests tell us they feel like tourists in their own town, learning new stories about Belltown, the Spheres and Pike Place Market and discovering tucked-away spots like the Market's hidden garden. It's a fun date, a great staycation activity, a wonderful gift experience, and the perfect way to show visiting friends and family around.

Absolutely! Many of our guests join us right before or after an Alaska cruise, and it's a delicious way to see the city in just a couple of hours. The tour ends in Pike Place Market, close to the waterfront, so just leave yourself plenty of time to get to your ship.

Donut lovers from all over the world join us in Seattle, from across the US to Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Mexico, along with plenty of locals. Many guests are in town for a cruise, a game, a concert or a conference, and many have taken our tours in other cities and add Seattle to their list.

Yes! Birthdays, anniversaries, honeymoons, engagements, graduations, bachelor and bachelorette parties, and Mother's Day and Father's Day outings are some of our favorite tours to lead. Let us know you're celebrating when you book, and your guide will help make it extra special.

Yes! We host private tours for schools, summer camps, community groups and company teams. Contact us to plan a tour for your group.