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Best Donut Shops & Bakeries in Edinburgh
Edinburgh's sweet scene runs from filled sourdough doughnuts and plant-based rings to Royal Mile bakehouses, Sicilian cartocci and some of Britain's best viennoiserie. 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 Edinburgh guide.
Want to taste the best of Edinburgh with a guide? See our Edinburgh food tours.
OLD TOWN & GRASSMARKET
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Pirlous
67 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2HJ
A cosy Grassmarket café just below the Castle, loved for its generous sweet buns, proper coffee and Biscoff hot chocolate. Pistachio, Kinder Bueno and cinnamon buns are piled high on the counter every morning. Our tours start right here.
Also on our tour: Edinburgh & Royal Mile Holiday Doughnut Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Pistachio Bun
ROYAL MILE & WAVERLEY
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Mòr Bakehouse
2 Hunter Square, Edinburgh EH1 1QW
Tucked beside the Tron Kirk just off the Royal Mile, this airy bakehouse turns out chocolate and jammy doughnuts alongside flaky croissants and Cornish pasties. Grab a seat with a cup of coffee and watch the Old Town bustle by.
Also on our tour: Edinburgh & Royal Mile Holiday Doughnut Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Jam Doughnut
ROYAL MILE & WAVERLEY
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Mimi's Bakehouse (City Art Centre)
1 Market Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DE
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A family-run Edinburgh favourite famous for towering award-winning cakes, gooey traybakes and some of the city's best scones. Settle in with a pot of tea and a warm scone heaped with jam and clotted cream for a proper Scottish treat.
Also on our tour: Edinburgh & Royal Mile Holiday Doughnut Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Scone with Jam and Clotted Cream
ROYAL MILE & WAVERLEY
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Room & Rumours Coffee
Arch 13, 25 East Market Street, Edinburgh EH8 8FS
A buzzing speciality coffee shop and doughnut haven tucked into the railway arches beside Waverley Station. Handmade doughnuts in flavours like Lotus Biscoff, milk chocolate and marshmallow, and salted caramel cheesecake sit alongside a daily vegan option, so arrive early.
Also on our tour: Edinburgh & Royal Mile Holiday Doughnut Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Lotus Biscoff Doughnut
NEW TOWN
Krispy Kreme (St James Quarter)
Unit C3, 35 St James Square, Edinburgh EH1 3AE
A city-centre Hotlight shop where you can watch Original Glazed doughnuts roll off the line warm and glistening. Pop in between shops at St James Quarter for a dozen to share or a single fresh-from-the-glaze treat.
Donut Tour Recommends: Original Glazed Doughnut
STOCKBRIDGE
Twelve Triangles (Stockbridge)
9 Comely Bank Road, Edinburgh EH4 1DR
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A sit-in Twelve Triangles café in leafy Stockbridge, serving slow-fermented sourdough, flaky pastries and filled doughnuts. A lovely spot to linger over coffee and something sugar-dusted after a browse of the Sunday market.
Donut Tour Recommends: Filled Doughnut
STOCKBRIDGE
● Women-owned ● Viral on social media
Lannan Bakery
29-35 Hamilton Place, Edinburgh EH3 5BA
Darcie Maher's celebrated Stockbridge bakery is famous for queues out the door and some of the finest viennoiserie in Britain. Expect glossy pains suisses, custard slices and fragrant cardamom buns on a menu that changes often.
Donut Tour Recommends: Pain Suisse
LEITH WALK & LEITH
Twelve Triangles (Brunswick Street)
90 Brunswick Street, Edinburgh EH7 5HU
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The original home of one of Edinburgh's most adored bakeries, just off Leith Walk. Pillowy doughnuts filled with house-made jams, custards and ricotta, in flavours like passion fruit ricotta and coffee custard, regularly sell out, so get there early.
Donut Tour Recommends: Raspberry Jam Doughnut
LEITH WALK & LEITH
The Sicilian Pastry Shop
14-16 Albert Street, Edinburgh EH7 5LG
A family-run Italian pasticceria where chef Franco Asiatico has been filling cannoli and frying golden doughnuts since 1995. The crema-stuffed cartocci are a local legend and taste even better with a strong espresso.
Donut Tour Recommends: Cartocci
LEITH WALK & LEITH
● Women-owned
The Babyfaced Baker
341 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 8SD
A joyful Leith Walk bakery bursting with bright buns, chunky stuffed cookies and over-the-top cruffins. Peanut butter and jelly and Biscoff cruffins fly off the counter, alongside dirty chai and banoffee buns.
Donut Tour Recommends: Peanut Butter & Jelly Cruffin
LEITH WALK & LEITH
Krema Bakehouse
21 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 8LN
A stylish Leith Walk bakehouse famous for luxurious cakes and chocolate-topped brioche. The Bueno and Biscoff brioche are indulgent crowd-pleasers, and the bento cakes make a charming gift.
Donut Tour Recommends: Bueno Brioche
SOUTHSIDE & NEWINGTON
Considerit (Sciennes)
3-5a Sciennes, Edinburgh EH9 1NH
An entirely plant-based chocolatier and doughnut shop where every ring is hand crafted daily and completely free from dairy. Rotating flavours such as Biscoff, white chocolate and honeycomb, and lemon ginger custard keep regulars coming back, and the ice cream-filled doughnuts are a must on a sunny day.
Donut Tour Recommends: Ice Cream-Filled Doughnut
SOUTHSIDE & NEWINGTON
Lady & The Bear
1 Hope Park Terrace, Edinburgh EH8 9LZ
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A warm Greek bakery and café near the Meadows, baking handmade filo pies and soft, aromatic tsoureki buns. The pistachio and ruby tsoureki bun is a beautiful twist on the classic Greek sweet bread.
Donut Tour Recommends: Pistachio & Ruby Tsoureki Bun
SOUTHSIDE & NEWINGTON
● Women-owned
101 Bakery
101 Newington Road, Edinburgh EH9 1QW
A colourful Southside bakery known for sticky cinnamon buns that are often the first thing to go. Glazed buns, custard-baked brioche and herby focaccia complete a counter that is impossible to walk past.
Donut Tour Recommends: Cinnamon Bun
SOUTHSIDE & NEWINGTON
Bits Bake Shop
38 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 5BS
A small Newington favourite for cream cheese-iced cinnamon buns, seasonal tarts and generous brookie sandwiches. Pair a bake with a chai for the perfect Southside pick-me-up.
Donut Tour Recommends: Chocolate & Pistachio Brookie Sandwich
MORNINGSIDE
Sweet Paradice Desserts
45 Comiston Road, Edinburgh EH10 6AB
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A bright dessert parlour serving crisp churros, waffles and indulgent ice cream late into the evening. The Biscoff churros, smothered in sauce and biscuit crumb, are the star of the menu.
Donut Tour Recommends: Biscoff Churros
PORTOBELLO
Twelve Triangles (Portobello)
300 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh EH15 2AS
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A seaside outpost of the much-loved sourdough bakery, perfect for picking up a filled doughnut before a stroll along the prom. Look out for seasonal fillings like vanilla custard and chocolate hazelnut beside crusty loaves and pastries.
Donut Tour Recommends: Vanilla Custard Doughnut
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Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh & Royal Mile Historic Doughnut Tour visits Pirlous, Mòr Bakehouse, Mimi's and Room & Rumours, with stories of the Old Town between bites. In the festive season, the Holiday Doughnut Tour visits the same favourites.
Where can I find vegan doughnuts in Edinburgh?
Considerit in Sciennes is entirely plant-based, and Room & Rumours by Waverley Station keeps a vegan doughnut on the counter every day.
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