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Best Donut Shops & Bakeries in Cork
Cork's sweet scene runs from big, bold doughnuts in the Huguenot Quarter to French-style patisserie, English Market cakes and warm churros, with plenty of local bakeries along the way. Here are the doughnut shops and bakeries we send friends to, grouped by neighbourhood so you can plan your route.
By the Underground Donut Tour team · Updated November 2026
Visiting for the holidays? See our Best Christmas Doughnuts & Baked Goods in Cork guide.
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CITY CENTRE & ST PATRICK'S STREET
Krispy Kreme Cork
The famous glazed doughnut has a Cork home right on St Patrick's Street. Grab an Original Glazed while it's warm, or a dozen box to share as you explore the city.
Donut Tour Recommends: Original Glazed
CITY CENTRE & ST PATRICK'S STREET
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Cameron Bakery (Parnell Place)
A much-loved French-style bakery turning out buttery croissants, pretty cakes and crusty baguettes from 7am. Our tours start their sweet run right here.
Donut Tour Recommends: Chocolate Chip Croissant
CITY CENTRE & ST PATRICK'S STREET
Bakestone Cafe
A big, bright scratch bakery and café where the pastries, breads and brioche buns are all baked in-house. The French toast is a proper crowd-pleaser.
Donut Tour Recommends: French Toast
CITY CENTRE & ST PATRICK'S STREET
Sonflour
A flour-focused Italian vegetarian café near the Coal Quay, loved for its airy focaccia and bakery-style lunches. Come hungry and grab a slice to go.
Donut Tour Recommends: Focaccia
HUGUENOT QUARTER & OLIVER PLUNKETT STREET
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Offbeat Donut Co.
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Cork's dedicated scratch doughnut shop, making big, bold, generously filled doughnuts with seating upstairs. Look out for Cork-only creations next to fan favourites like Caramel Crumble.
Donut Tour Recommends: Pistachio Cream Doughnut
HUGUENOT QUARTER & OLIVER PLUNKETT STREET
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Butter Bubble
A bright café and bakery that bakes its pastries and bread fresh every day. Pair something sweet from the counter with a milk tea, fruit tea or milkshake.
Donut Tour Recommends: Pastry & Bubble Milk Tea
HUGUENOT QUARTER & OLIVER PLUNKETT STREET
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Cafe Mexicana
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A colourful, long-running Mexican restaurant tucked into Carey's Lane in the Huguenot Quarter. Warm, cinnamon-sugared churros make a sweet Mexican twist on the doughnut.
Donut Tour Recommends: Churros
ENGLISH MARKET & GRAND PARADE
The Grumpy Bakers
An artisan bakery and café famous for slow-fermented sourdough and seasonal handmade pastries. The sweet Danishes have a loyal following.
Donut Tour Recommends: Rhubarb & Custard Danish
ENGLISH MARKET & GRAND PARADE
Heaven's Cakes
A favourite English Market stall for French-Irish patisserie, handmade tarts and mousse cakes. Pick up a slice and wander the market.
Donut Tour Recommends: Passionfruit Mousse Cake
ENGLISH MARKET & GRAND PARADE
The Alternative Bread Company
A long-standing English Market bread stall with a huge range of fresh loaves and patisserie. Grab a loaf for later and a sweet bake for now.
Donut Tour Recommends: Fresh Patisserie
SOUTH PARISH & DOUGLAS STREET
Cafe Moly
A tiny corner café that roasts its own coffee and bakes its cakes on site. The delicate Genoise sponge is the one to order.
Donut Tour Recommends: Genoise Sponge Cake
SOUTH PARISH & DOUGLAS STREET
Nádúr Deli
A garden-side deli at lovely Nano Nagle Place, serving house-baked sweet treats alongside lunch. The cream-filled brioche bun is a soft, pillowy cousin of the doughnut.
Donut Tour Recommends: Cream Brioche Bun
SOUTH PARISH & DOUGLAS STREET
Quay Co-op
Cork's pioneering wholefood co-op, with its own bakery turning out organic breads and plant-based bakes. Perfect for a wholesome loaf and a vegan sweet treat.
Donut Tour Recommends: Vegan Bake
DOCKLANDS & BLACKROCK
Dinky Donuts (Marina Market)
A cheerful Marina Market stall frying bite-sized mini doughnuts to order. Go classic with cinnamon sugar or load them up with warm chocolate.
Donut Tour Recommends: Cinnamon Sugar Mini Doughnuts
DOCKLANDS & BLACKROCK
Cameron Bakery (Blackrock)
Cameron's Blackrock shop brings the same French-style pastries, cakes and breads to the seaside village. A lovely stop before a walk by the water.
Donut Tour Recommends: Mille-Feuille
DOUGLAS & ROCHESTOWN
Zócalo
Village Green, Church Rd, Douglas
A lively Mexican spot in Douglas village serving fresh, happy Mex. Save room for warm churros with chocolate sauce for dipping.
Donut Tour Recommends: Churros with Chocolate Sauce
DOUGLAS & ROCHESTOWN
Hassetts Bakery
Douglas Court Shopping Centre, Douglas
A Cork family bakery since 1984, full of handmade breads, pastries and desserts. A classic apple tart from the counter never disappoints.
Donut Tour Recommends: Apple Tart
DOUGLAS & ROCHESTOWN
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BAKED by Applebee Bakes
Tramway Terrace, 1 East Douglas St, Douglas
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A charming cottage café packed with cupcakes, cookies and celebration bakes. The caramel latte muffin with espresso buttercream is a must.
Donut Tour Recommends: Caramel Latte Muffin
DOUGLAS & ROCHESTOWN
The Cinnamon Cottage
A family-run Rochestown favourite since 1994, known for home baking and takeaway treats. Pick up a cake for the table or a sweet bite with your coffee.
Donut Tour Recommends: Homemade Cake
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Cork Donut FAQ
Are these doughnut shops and bakeries ranked?
No. Every spot here is one we would happily send a friend to, so we list them by neighbourhood instead of ranking them.
Can I try several of these on one tour?
Yes. Our Cork Historic Doughnut & Guided Walking Tour visits Cameron Bakery, Offbeat Donut Co., Butter Bubble and Cafe Mexicana. Lineups can vary by day and season.
Where can I find churros in Cork?
Cafe Mexicana in the Huguenot Quarter and Zócalo in Douglas both serve warm churros, and Dinky Donuts at Marina Market fries mini doughnuts to order.
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