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Best Donut Shops in Philadelphia
Philadelphia's donut scene runs from Pennsylvania Dutch classics in Reading Terminal Market to all-vegan shops, chewy mochi rings and century-old neighborhood bakeries famous for their cream donuts. Here are the donut shops we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood so you can plan your route.
By the Underground Donut Tour team · Updated November 2026
Visiting for the holidays? See our Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Philadelphia guide.
Want to taste the best of Philadelphia with a guide? See our Philadelphia food tours.
CENTER CITY & READING TERMINAL MARKET
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Beiler's Doughnuts
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Pennsylvania Dutch doughnuts made fresh all day inside Reading Terminal Market, with dozens of flavors in the case at once. Pillowy yeast rings, cream-filled favorites and fritters keep the line moving from open to close. Our tours start right here.
Also on our tour: Philadelphia Holiday Donut & Walking Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Glazed Apple Fritter
CENTER CITY & READING TERMINAL MARKET
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Miller's Twist
Amish-style soft pretzels hand-twisted and baked right in front of you in Reading Terminal Market. Buttery, golden and warm, with pretzel dogs for heartier appetites. The perfect salty break between donuts on our tour.
Also on our tour: Philadelphia Holiday Donut & Walking Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Classic Soft Pretzel
CHINATOWN & MIDTOWN VILLAGE
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Mochiatsu Donut (11th Street)
Bouncy mochi donuts made with rice flour and glazed in bright flavors like ube, matcha and black sesame. Pair one with a bubble tea for the perfect chewy, sweet snack. A colorful stop on our tour.
Also on our tour: Philadelphia Holiday Donut & Walking Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Ube Mochi Donut
CHINATOWN & MIDTOWN VILLAGE
Tiffany's Bakery (Center City)
A family bakery since 1977, famous for the DOYO, a steam-baked donut that is light, tender and fun to customize. It comes in more than a dozen flavor and topping combinations.
Donut Tour Recommends: Red Velvet Doyo
CHINATOWN & MIDTOWN VILLAGE
M Kee
A Chinatown Cantonese barbecue favorite whose golden youtiao, the long Chinese fried dough cruller, is crisp outside and airy inside. Dunk it in a bowl of congee for a classic Chinese breakfast.
Donut Tour Recommends: Youtiao (Chinese Fried Dough)
RITTENHOUSE
● Latino-owned ● Women-owned
El Merkury
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Central American street food and crispy, cinnamon-dusted churros from a Guatemalan-born chef and owner. The churros come with dipping sauces, and churro bouquets make any celebration sweeter.
Donut Tour Recommends: Churro Cake
RITTENHOUSE
Mochiatsu Ring (Rittenhouse)
Chewy, pull-apart mochi ring donuts in bright glazes, plus bubble tea and Korean rice dogs. A fun, colorful stop a few blocks from Rittenhouse Square.
Donut Tour Recommends: Matcha Mochi Donut
OLD CITY
Mochinut (Old City)
Old City's home for mochi donuts, the chewy rings in playful flavors like ube, churro and strawberry funnel cake. Korean corn dogs and matcha drinks round out the menu.
Donut Tour Recommends: Strawberry Funnel Cake Mochi Donut
QUEEN VILLAGE & SOUTH STREET
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Dottie's Donuts (South Street)
100% vegan donuts just off South Street, with flavors that change daily and sell out fast. Fluffy, generously glazed and every bit as good as the classics. Our tours finish right here.
Also on our tour: Philadelphia Holiday Donut & Walking Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Vegan Boston Cream
NORTHERN LIBERTIES
Federal Donuts & Chicken (Northern Liberties)
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Philly's homegrown donut and fried chicken shop, with hot, sugar-dusted donuts made to order and creative fancy flavors. Grab a donut and a piece of twice-fried chicken for the ultimate combo.
Donut Tour Recommends: Cinnamon Brown Sugar Hot Fresh Donut
FAIRMOUNT
● Asian-owned
Manong
A Filipino American restaurant and daytime cafe whose brioche donuts come with playful rotating fillings like raspberry and calamansi. Pair one with an ube or pandan latte.
Donut Tour Recommends: Brioche Donut
FISHTOWN & KENSINGTON
Dottie's Donuts (Fishtown)
The Fishtown home of Philly's beloved all-vegan donut shop, with a daily lineup of glazed, filled and fritter favorites. Grab a coffee and a box to go.
Donut Tour Recommends: Apple Fritter
FISHTOWN & KENSINGTON
● Black-owned ● Women-owned
DreamWorld Bakes
A dreamy bakery from an award-winning baker, famous for whimsical cakes and buttermilk donuts with inventive fillings. Expect toppings like yuzu curd, blueberry ginger jam and chocolate glaze.
Donut Tour Recommends: Buttermilk Doughnut
SOUTH PHILLY
Frangelli's Bakery
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A family-run South Philly bakery where hand-cut, hand-filled donuts are the stars. Home of the Franolli, a donut stuffed with cannoli cream and chocolate chips.
Donut Tour Recommends: Franolli
SOUTH PHILLY
● Women-owned
Okie Dokie Donuts
A completely gluten-free donut shop with tender cake donuts in creative flavors like orange cardamom and Earl Grey lemon. There are plenty of vegan options, and new seasonal flavors keep regulars coming back.
Donut Tour Recommends: Orange Cardamom Donut
SOUTH PHILLY
Ringo Coffee & Donuts
A bright neighborhood coffee shop with build-your-own donuts: pick a base like buttermilk or honey cornbread, then add a topping like honey pistachio or brown butter maple. Great coffee too.
Donut Tour Recommends: Buttermilk Pancake Donut
SOUTH PHILLY
● Women-owned ● Latino-owned
Kouklet Brazilian Bakehouse
A Brazilian bakery on East Passyunk known for sonhos, plump brioche donuts filled with rich custards and seasonal fruit fillings. Stay for the bolo de rolo and other treats from Brazil.
Donut Tour Recommends: Sonho de Goiaba
SOUTH PHILLY
The Bakery
A neighborhood corner bakery and coffee shop carrying on a donut recipe more than a century old. The powdered cream donuts are the local favorite, and the crullers are a close second.
Donut Tour Recommends: Powdered Cream Donut
WEST PHILLY
Dottie's Donuts (West Philly)
The original Dottie's shop on a leafy West Philly corner, serving all-vegan donuts with flavors that change every day. Glazed gingerbread and apple fritters are neighborhood favorites.
Donut Tour Recommends: Glazed Gingerbread Donut
MANAYUNK
Tiffany's Bakery (Manayunk)
The Main Street outpost of a Philly family bakery that has been going since 1977, serving its signature steam-baked DOYO donuts. Light, tender and topped in flavors like lemon poppy and chocolate.
Donut Tour Recommends: Lemon Poppy Doyo
NORTHEAST PHILLY
Holmesburg Bakery
A family-owned Northeast Philly institution that has been baking for well over a century. Its powdered and sugared cream donuts are packed with sweet filling and loved across the city.
Donut Tour Recommends: Powdered Cream Donut
NORTHEAST PHILLY
● Women-owned
Haegele's Bakery
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A fourth-generation family German bakery with hand-rolled donuts every day. On Fat Tuesday the whole neighborhood lines up for its famous fastnachts.
Donut Tour Recommends: Fastnacht
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Philadelphia 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.
Can I try several of these on one tour?
Yes. Our Philadelphia Historic Donut & Walking Tour visits Beiler's Doughnuts and Miller's Twist in Reading Terminal Market, Mochiatsu Donut and Dottie's Donuts, and so does our holiday tour. Lineups can vary by day and season.
Where can I find vegan donuts in Philadelphia?
Dottie's Donuts is fully vegan at all three of its shops, and Okie Dokie Donuts has plenty of vegan options alongside its all gluten-free menu.
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