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Best Donut Shops in Boston
Boston loves a classic honey dip, and its donut scene runs from Financial District favorites and Boston Public Market stalls to brioche shops across the river in Cambridge and Somerville. Here are the donut shops worth a stop, grouped by neighborhood so you can plan your day.
By the Underground Donut Tour team · Updated November 2026
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DOWNTOWN / FINANCIAL DISTRICT
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Kane's Donuts
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A family-run New England classic since 1955, now serving its handcrafted donuts at International Place in the Financial District. The famous Honey Dip shares the case with Maple Bacon, Crème Brûlée, French Crullers and a full gluten-free line.
Also on our tour: Historic Boston Holiday & Delicious Donut Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Honey Dip
DOWNTOWN / FINANCIAL DISTRICT
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The Well Coffee House
A cozy nonprofit coffee house on the Freedom Trail, tucked into the historic Tremont Temple next to the Omni Parker House. Pair a gooey cinnamon roll or pastry with a Crème Brûlée latte, knowing each month's sales support a local charity.
Donut Tour Recommends: Cinnamon Roll
FANEUIL HALL / GOVERNMENT CENTER
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Union Square Donuts
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Brioche donuts made by hand every day, with house-made glazes, jams and creams in flavors like Sea Salt Whiskey Caramel, Vietnamese Coffee and Brown Butter Hazelnut Crunch. This Boston Public Market stall comes from the Somerville favorite, with daily vegan options too.
Also on our tour: Historic Harvard Square Delicious Donut Tour; Historic Boston Holiday & Delicious Donut Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Sea Salt Whiskey Caramel
FANEUIL HALL / GOVERNMENT CENTER
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Red Apple Farm
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A fourth-generation orchard from Phillipston brings its farm stand to the Boston Public Market, frying warm mini cider donuts to pair with hot cider or a cider slushie. Fudge, apples and handmade goods round out a sweet taste of the countryside.
Also on our tour: Historic Boston Holiday & Delicious Donut Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Mini Cider Donuts
FANEUIL HALL / GOVERNMENT CENTER
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The Boston Chipyard
Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall Marketplace
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Warm, fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies served from the Quincy Market colonnade since 1977. Choose from Traditional, Fudge, Walnut or Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, or grab a bag of minis to snack on while you explore Faneuil Hall.
Donut Tour Recommends: Traditional Chocolate Chip
NORTH END
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Bova's Bakery
A North End institution founded by Antonio Bova in 1926 and famous for its late hours. Still family-run, it turns out Florentine cannoli, pastries, cakes, rice balls and late-night treats.
Also on our tour: Boston Haunted Donut Tour: Sweet Treats & Spooky Stories; Historic Boston Holiday & Delicious Donut Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Florentine Cannoli
SEAPORT
● Asian-owned ● Women-owned
Flour Bakery + Cafe
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Joanne Chang's beloved bakery fills sugar-rolled brioche donuts with house-made raspberry jam or vanilla pastry cream on weekend mornings. Locations span Boston and Cambridge, and the sticky buns are legendary too. Asian-owned and women-owned.
Donut Tour Recommends: Raspberry Filled Donut
SEAPORT
● Black-owned ● Women-owned
Grace by Nia
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Jazz and soul supper club on Seaport Boulevard where Sunday brunch means warm brown butter beignets and live music. Black-owned and women-owned, from Roxbury native Nia Grace.
Donut Tour Recommends: Brown Butter Beignets
SOUTH BOSTON
Doughboy Donuts & Deli
A Southie favorite with a drive-through, turning out classic donuts from early morning to late at night. Go for the maple frosted, a blueberry honey dip, a jelly stick or a Fruity Pebble, plus hearty deli sandwiches.
Donut Tour Recommends: Maple Frosted
BACK BAY
Greco
Fast-casual Greek spot on Newbury Street known for loukoumades, golden Greek honey donuts made in-house. Try Yaya's with hazelnut praline and Oreo, or Tasos with sea salt caramel, tahini and toasted sesame.
Donut Tour Recommends: Yaya's Loukoumades
FENWAY
Back Door Donuts
The Martha's Vineyard late-night tradition comes to Lansdowne Street, serving donuts after dark from a side window at Loretta's Last Call. Look for the neon sign and order a giant apple fritter, Boston cream or maple bacon, all baked fresh daily.
Donut Tour Recommends: Apple Fritter
MISSION HILL
Mike's Donuts
A Mission Hill fixture since the 1970s, right by Roxbury Crossing station, with a kiosk inside Forest Hills station too. The honey dip is the one to order, along with breakfast and plenty of neighborhood warmth.
Donut Tour Recommends: Honey Dip
JAMAICA PLAIN
Brassica Kitchen
A creative Forest Hills restaurant whose weekend brunch doughnuts change with the seasons, from white chocolate apricot to berry cream cheese and pumpkin seed caramel. Pair one with Fazenda coffee and a lingering brunch.
Donut Tour Recommends: White Chocolate Apricot Doughnut
WEST ROXBURY
Anna's Hand Cut Donuts
A cozy 18-seat corner shop where regulars have been dunking hand-cut donuts in their coffee for generations. Jelly sticks with black raspberry jam, honey dips, coconut and crullers are the classics here.
Donut Tour Recommends: Jelly Stick
CENTRAL SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE
Donut Villa Diner
A donut-obsessed diner serving playful creations alongside brunch dishes built around donuts, like the Donut Benny, donut French toast and maple donut bread pudding. Sister diners are in Malden and Arlington.
Donut Tour Recommends: Donut Benny
HARVARD SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE
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● Women-owned
Blackbird Doughnuts
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Brioche and cake doughnuts with monthly rotating flavors, from the Boston Cream Bismarck to the signature vanilla-glazed Blackbird. This Harvard Square shop is inside the Smith Campus Center, and the original is in the South End. Women-owned, from Rebecca Roth Gullo.
Donut Tour Recommends: Boston Cream Bismarck
HARVARD SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE
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Saloniki Greek
Chef Jody Adams's lively Greek spot serves golden Greek donuts with your choice of toppings, plus Greek frozen yogurt in flavors like honey and baklava. Our Haunted tour visits the Beacon Hill shop.
Also on our tour: Boston Haunted Donut Tour: Sweet Treats & Spooky Stories
Donut Tour Recommends: Greek Donuts
WEST CAMBRIDGE
● Women-owned
Sofra Bakery & Cafe
A Middle Eastern bakery whose weekend donuts are worth an early start, like the Persian spice brioche and a tahini brown butter donut with milk chocolate sesame ganache. A second Sofra is on North Harvard Street in Allston. Women-owned, from pastry chef Maura Kilpatrick and chef Ana Sortun.
Donut Tour Recommends: Tahini Brown Butter Donut
DAVIS SQUARE, SOMERVILLE
Davis Square Hand Crafted Donuts & Bagels
A friendly neighborhood shop steps from the Davis Square T, making donuts and bagels by hand every day. Favorites include Butternut Crunch, Maple Bacon, Somerville Cream and Nutella filled.
Donut Tour Recommends: Butternut Crunch
EAST BOSTON
La Sultana Bakery
Colombian bakery and cafe in Maverick Square, baking since 1992, with cinnamon sugar churros and buñuelos, the round Colombian cheese fritters that are crisp outside and fluffy within. Pair them with pan de bono and a café con leche.
Donut Tour Recommends: Buñuelo
ALLSTON
Mochinut
Chewy, pull-apart mochi donuts made with rice flour in flavors like taro, matcha, pistachio and Nutella, served inside Gong Cha on Harvard Avenue. Add a Korean rice flour hot dog and a bubble tea to make it a full Allston snack run.
Donut Tour Recommends: Taro Mochi Donut
ROXBURY
● Black-owned ● Women-owned
Suya Joint
West African kitchen in Nubian Square where golden, pillowy puff puff, the beloved fried dough balls of Nigeria and Ghana, sit alongside smoky beef suya and jollof rice. Women-owned and Black-owned, from chef and owner Cecelia Lizotte.
Donut Tour Recommends: Puff Puff
CAMBRIDGEPORT, CAMBRIDGE
Greedy Cow Donut Factory
A Cambridgeport donut shop frying hand-cut donuts from naturally proofed dough every morning and finishing them with house-made glazes, fillings and toppings. Look for six gluten-free varieties every day, from chef and restaurateur Paul Rungta of Brooklyn Bagel Factory.
Donut Tour Recommends: Apple Fritter
Taste Boston's best on one walk
Skip the guesswork. Our guides pick the best of the best at each stop, with stories along the way.
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Historic Boston Holiday & Delicious Donut Tour →
Boston Donut FAQ
Are these donut shops ranked?
No. Every shop here is one we would happily send a friend to, so we list them by neighborhood instead of ranking them.
Where can I find gluten-free or vegan donuts in Boston?
Kane's Donuts makes a full gluten-free line, and Union Square Donuts has vegan options every day.
Can I try several of these on one tour?
Yes. Our Historic Downtown tour visits Kane's Donuts, Red Apple Farm, Union Square Donuts and Bova's Bakery, and our Harvard Square tour stops at Union Square Donuts, Blackbird Doughnuts and Saloniki Greek. Lineups can vary by day and season.
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