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Best Donut Shops & Bakeries in Charleston
Charleston's sweet scene runs from powdered-sugar beignets and square brioche doughnuts to warm biscuits, hand-made pralines, mochi donuts and churros. Here are the donut shops and bakeries we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood so you can plan your route.
By the Underground Donut Tour team · Updated November 2026
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FRENCH QUARTER & CITY MARKET
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Toast! All Day (Meeting Street)
127 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401
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A downtown all-day breakfast favorite steps from the City Market, serving Lowcountry classics from early morning. Pillowy New Orleans-style beignets dusted in powdered sugar sit alongside shrimp and grits and stuffed French toast. Our tours start right here.
Donut Tour Recommends: Beignets
FRENCH QUARTER & CITY MARKET
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● Women-owned
Callie's Hot Little Biscuit (City Market)
188 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401
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A beloved Charleston biscuit counter turning out award-winning, hand-made biscuits all day. Tender buttermilk biscuits come plain, stuffed with ham or pimento cheese, or with sweet toppings, all perfect for eating while you stroll the market.
Donut Tour Recommends: Buttermilk Biscuit
FRENCH QUARTER & CITY MARKET
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● Latino-owned
Tinto y Crema
6 Vendue Range, Charleston, SC 29401
A cozy French Quarter cafe just off Waterfront Park, known for house-made gelato and sustainably sourced coffee. Scoop up a creamy cup of gelato, then wander over to the Pineapple Fountain.
Donut Tour Recommends: House-Made Gelato
FRENCH QUARTER & CITY MARKET
High Cotton
199 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401
An elegant East Bay Street dining room famous for its lively weekend brunch. The bacon, apple and bourbon-glazed donut holes are a decadent must-order to share around the table.
Donut Tour Recommends: Bourbon-Glazed Donut Holes
FRENCH QUARTER & CITY MARKET
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Carmella's Cafe & Dessert Bar
198 E Bay St Ste 100, Charleston, SC 29401
An award-winning European-style cafe and dessert bar on East Bay Street. Its glass cases overflow with house-made gelato, cannoli, cakes and pastries, perfect for a late-night treat with an espresso.
Donut Tour Recommends: Cannoli
KING STREET & MARION SQUARE
River Street Sweets (King Street)
351 King St, Charleston, SC 29401
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A classic Southern candy kitchen in the King Street shopping district, where pralines are made by hand and warm samples are part of the fun. The creamy pecan pralines are the star, joined by chocolate-caramel-pecan Bear Claws and glazed pecans.
Donut Tour Recommends: Pecan Pralines
UPPER KING & NOMO
Welton's Tiny Bakeshop
684 King St, Charleston, SC 29403
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An award-winning tiny bakeshop on upper King baking with local, seasonal ingredients. Hot honey danishes, veggie-topped focaccia and rotating seasonal artisan doughnuts fly off the shelves each morning, so arrive early.
Donut Tour Recommends: Seasonal Doughnut
UPPER KING & NOMO
The Harbinger Cafe & Bakery
1107 King St, Charleston, SC 29403
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A sunny upper King cafe and bakery loved for scratch-made pastries, bagels and its famous Best Friend chocolate chip cookie. On Sundays the bakers turn out brioche donuts that regulars line up early to claim.
Donut Tour Recommends: Sunday Brioche Donut
CANNONBOROUGH & WESTEDGE
Sugar Bakeshop
59 1/2 Cannon St, Charleston, SC 29403
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A charming neighborhood bakeshop making small-batch treats fresh every morning since 2007. Beyond its beloved cupcakes and cookies, seasonal doughnuts like chai and apple cider pop up throughout the year.
Donut Tour Recommends: Apple Cider Doughnut
CANNONBOROUGH & WESTEDGE
BKeD SHoP (WestEdge)
99 Westedge St Ste 1950, Charleston, SC 29403
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A bright, plant-filled cafe making signature square doughnuts from scratch every day with yeast-raised brioche dough and seasonal flavors. There is always a lineup of vegan doughnuts too, so everyone gets a treat.
Donut Tour Recommends: Cereal and Milk Doughnut
EAST SIDE
Mercantile & Mash
701 E Bay St Ste 100-1, Charleston, SC 29403
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A gourmet food hall in the historic Cigar Factory with coffee, a butcher shop and a bakery case full of goodies. Gourmet doughnuts rotate through the pastry lineup alongside seasonal baked treats.
Donut Tour Recommends: Gourmet Doughnut
WEST ASHLEY
Duck Donuts (West Ashley)
1812 Sam Rittenberg Blvd Ste 16B, Charleston, SC 29407
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Warm, made-to-order vanilla cake donuts that you customize right at the counter with coatings, toppings and drizzles. Watch your donuts come fresh out of the fryer, then build your own creation.
Donut Tour Recommends: Made-to-Order Vanilla Cake Donut
WEST ASHLEY
Krispy Kreme (Savannah Highway)
1491 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29407
When the Hot Now light glows, it is time for melt-in-your-mouth Original Glazed doughnuts straight off the line. Watch the glaze waterfall through the window, then grab a warm dozen to share.
Donut Tour Recommends: Original Glazed
NORTH CHARLESTON
● Women-owned
The Junction Kitchen & Provisions
4438 Spruill Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405
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A cozy Park Circle brunch spot serving creative comfort food. The Buzzed Doughnut piles coffee-rubbed bacon, an over-easy egg and crispy hashbrowns onto a biscuit doughnut with a mocha dip.
Donut Tour Recommends: The Buzzed Doughnut
NORTH CHARLESTON
● Black-owned
Daddy's Girls Bakery
2021B Reynolds Ave Ste 102, North Charleston, SC 29405
A family bakery run by Nate and Chasity Brown since 2011, beloved for its famous Charleston Chewies, gooey brown sugar bars with a brownie-like bite. The case also brims with cupcakes, banana pudding cake and cheesecakes.
Donut Tour Recommends: Charleston Chewies
MOUNT PLEASANT
Paris Baguette (Mount Pleasant)
656-G Long Point Rd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
A bright, spacious bakery cafe with a full case of French- and Korean-inspired treats. The donut lineup includes chewy mochi donuts plus a coffee custard croissant donut, great with a Korean iced milk coffee.
Donut Tour Recommends: Strawberry Mochi Donut
SUMMERVILLE
DonutMakes
205 Grandview Dr Unit H, Summerville, SC 29483
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A Summerville favorite for classic handmade doughnuts, opening early for sunrise cravings. Expect light glazed yeast doughnuts, rotating seasonal flavors and savory kolaches and breakfast sandwiches.
Donut Tour Recommends: Glazed Yeast Doughnut
SUMMERVILLE
● Women-owned
Dulce Churros, Ice Cream + Cocktails
1264 Nexton Pkwy #201, Summerville, SC 29486
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A colorful dessert parlor where warm, sugar-dusted churros are made to pair with scoops of ice cream and creative milkshakes. The menu also offers non-dairy scoops, crepes and grown-up dessert cocktails.
Donut Tour Recommends: Warm Sugared Churros
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Charleston Donut FAQ
Are these donut shops and bakeries ranked?
No. Every spot here is one we would happily send a friend to, so we list them by neighborhood instead of ranking them.
Can I try several of these on one tour?
Yes. Our Charleston Historic City Market & Sweet Treats Tour starts at Toast! All Day on Meeting Street and visits Callie's Hot Little Biscuit, Carmella's and Tinto y Crema, with stories of the Holy City between bites.
Where can I find beignets and churros in Charleston?
Toast! All Day on Meeting Street serves New Orleans-style beignets, and Dulce in Summerville makes warm churros to pair with ice cream.
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