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Best Donut Shops in Nashville
Nashville pairs its music with seriously good donuts, from flaky layered doughnuts in SoBro to 100 Layer Donuts and old-school shops that have been frying since the 1970s. 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 / SOBRO
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Parlor Doughnuts
Famous layered doughnuts with a flaky, buttery crunch, topped with flavors like bourbon caramel, churro, raspberry pistachio and strawberry shortcake. A bright, cheerful stop in SoBro, with vegan and gluten-friendly options in the case too.
Donut Tour Recommends: Bourbon Caramel
DOWNTOWN / SOBRO
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Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken
Fluffy Southern biscuits, crispy righteous chicken and warm, sugar-dusted beignets, just a short stroll from Broadway. A downtown favorite for a hearty breakfast with a sweet finish.
Donut Tour Recommends: Cinnamon Sugar Beignets
DOWNTOWN / SOBRO
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● LGBTQ+ owned
D'Andrews Bakery & Cafe
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A modern bakery with Southern sensibility from Nashville native and pastry chef David Andrews, known for the D'onut, a sugared brioche filled with vanilla cream. Buttery croissants and pecan cinnamon buns round out a beautiful pastry case. LGBTQ+ owned, run by David Andrews and his husband and business partner Matt Paco.
Donut Tour Recommends: The D'onut
DOWNTOWN / SOBRO
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● Women-owned
Five Daughters Bakery
5036 Broadway, Ste C-224 (Assembly Food Hall)
Home of the 100 Layer Donut, a croissant donut hybrid that takes three days to make, now inside Assembly Food Hall at Fifth + Broadway. The family bakery started in Franklin and also makes vegan, gluten-free and paleo treats. Founded by Isaac and Stephanie Meek and named for their five daughters.
Donut Tour Recommends: 100 Layer Donut
DOWNTOWN / SOBRO
Shipley Do-Nuts
The flagship Nashville Yards shop for the classic Texas donut brand, with more than 40 varieties and the signature glazed donut. Savory kolaches with sausage, cheese or egg make it a great breakfast stop too.
Donut Tour Recommends: Glazed Donut
DOWNTOWN / SOBRO
Beignets & Brew
New Orleans style beignets fried to order and buried in powdered sugar, right beside the historic Arcade. Go classic or try flavors like Nutella, turtle and cinna-swirl, plus beignet sundaes and chicken and beignets. Open early and late, so it works for breakfast or a sweet nightcap.
Donut Tour Recommends: Turtle Beignets
THE GULCH
● Women-owned
Biscuit Love
The Gulch flagship of the beloved Southern brunch spot that began as a food truck in 2012. Bonuts, fried biscuit dough served with lemon mascarpone, are a must. Founded by husband and wife Karl and Sarah Worley, with a second shop in Hillsboro Village.
Donut Tour Recommends: Bonuts
THE GULCH
Paris Baguette
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Chewy, bouncy mochi donuts in rotating flavors like cookies and cream, plus filled cream donuts and croissant donuts in a sunny bakery cafe. Seasonal drops keep things fun, from spider mochi donuts at Halloween to strawberry pistachio in spring.
Donut Tour Recommends: Mochi Donut
12 SOUTH
● Latino-owned ● Women-owned
The Salty Donut
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Small-batch donuts from Miami with flavors like brown butter and salt, white chocolate tres leches and strawberry shortcake, plus house-roasted coffee for the patio. Latino-owned and women-owned, from Cuban-American founders Andy Rodriguez and Amanda Pizarro-Rodriguez.
Donut Tour Recommends: Brown Butter & Salt
12 SOUTH
The Butter Milk Ranch
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A bright bakery and brunch spot whose brown butter beignets taste like a donut and a funnel cake met in the fryer. They land on a pool of lemon curd under a snowy dusting of salty brown butter sugar. Pastries sell out, so come early and grab a croissant for the road.
Donut Tour Recommends: Brown Butter Beignets
GREEN HILLS
Fox's Donut Den
A Green Hills institution since 1973, frying classic glazed, chocolate iced and cake donuts every day. The apple fritters are legendary, and the croissant donuts are a sweet surprise.
Donut Tour Recommends: Apple Fritter
EAST NASHVILLE
East Park Donuts & Coffee
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A cozy East Nashville cafe making brioche and old-fashioned cake donuts by hand each morning, with more than a dozen rotating flavors. Vegan, gluten-free, paleo and keto-friendly donuts sit alongside espresso drinks and breakfast sandwiches. Family-run by the team behind Sam and Zoe's in Berry Hill.
Donut Tour Recommends: Vegan Blueberry Glazed Donut
EAST NASHVILLE
● Women-owned
Five Daughters Bakery East Nashville
The East Nashville home of the 100 Layer Donut, with flaky layers and fillings in flavors like chocolate sea salt and maple. Open into the evening, so a late-day donut run is always on the table.
Donut Tour Recommends: Chocolate Sea Salt 100 Layer Donut
EAST NASHVILLE
● Black-owned ● Women-owned
Shugga Hi Bakery & Cafe
A warm bakery and cafe where the case often holds doughnuts, fritters and cookies next to famous boozy cakes like Bailey's Irish Cream. Southern brunch plates with biscuits and pepper gravy make it a full feast. Black-owned and women-owned, from sisters Kathy Leslie and Sandra Austin.
Donut Tour Recommends: Bailey's Irish Cream Cake
MADISON
● Women-owned
McGaugh's Donuts
An old-school, hand-cut donut shop just north of East Nashville, owned and run by Mack and Renee McGaugh since 1991. Glazed, coconut iced and cherry iced donuts, plus bear claws and butterfly rolls, start rolling out at 4 AM with a handy drive-thru.
Donut Tour Recommends: Big Cinnamon Twist
SOUTH NASHVILLE
Krispy Kreme
Catch the Hot Light here from 8 to 10 AM and 5 to 7 PM for Original Glazed doughnuts straight off the line. Open late with a drive-thru for an anytime treat.
Donut Tour Recommends: Original Glazed Doughnut
SOUTH NASHVILLE
Viet Tea Cafe
Chewy, colorful mochi donuts in flavors like taro, pistachio, Dubai chocolate and strawberry Pocky, made to pair with boba and Vietnamese coffee. Pho and banh mi make it easy to turn a donut stop into a full meal.
Donut Tour Recommends: Taro Mochi Donut
SOUTH NASHVILLE
La Espiga Bakery
4536 Nolensville Pike, Suite H
A classic Mexican panaderia on Nolensville Pike where the cinnamon sugar churros go fast. Grab a tray and tongs and load up on churros, conchas and other pan dulce.
Donut Tour Recommends: Churros
AIRPORT (BNA)
Voodoo Doughnut at BNA
The famously fun Portland doughnut brand inside Nashville International Airport, served at Kitty Hawk Eat + Drink in the BNA Marketplace. Grab a Voodoo Doll, a Portland Creme or an apple fritter before your flight, with plenty of vegan options in the case.
Donut Tour Recommends: Voodoo Doll
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Nashville 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 vegan or gluten-free donuts in Nashville?
East Park Donuts & Coffee makes vegan, gluten-free and paleo donuts, Five Daughters Bakery has vegan and gluten-free treats, and Parlor Doughnuts offers vegan and gluten-friendly options.
Can I try several of these on one tour?
Yes. Our Downtown tour visits Parlor Doughnuts, Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken, D'Andrews Bakery & Cafe and Five Daughters Bakery. Lineups can vary by day and season.
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