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Best Christmas Doughnuts & Baked Goods in Brighton
Christmas in Brighton tastes like frangipane mince pies in North Laine, panettone in Seven Dials and warm doughnuts on the twinkling Palace Pier. Here are the festive treats we send friends to, grouped by neighbourhood, and you can taste a few of them on our Brighton & The Lanes Holiday Doughnut Tour.
By the Underground Donut Tour team · Updated November 2026
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NORTH LAINE
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Love Gelato
2 Gardner Street, Brighton BN1 1UP
Silky Italian-style gelato on Gardner Street, proof that a scoop is never out of season, even in December. It is a stop on our Brighton & The Lanes Holiday Doughnut Tour.
Donut Tour Recommends: A festive seasonal flavour from the case
NORTH LAINE
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Bird & Blend Tea Co.
41 Gardner Street, Brighton BN1 1UN
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A colourful North Laine favourite where warming blends like Gingerbread Chai and Hazelnut Praline make the cosiest stop between treats. It is a stop on our Brighton & The Lanes Holiday Doughnut Tour.
Donut Tour Recommends: Gingerbread Chai
NORTH LAINE
The Flour Pot Bakery (Sydney Street)
40 Sydney Street, Brighton BN1 4EP
Famous frangipane-topped mince pies and glossy panettone. The almond frangipane makes them softer and nuttier than the usual kind.
Donut Tour Recommends: Frangipane Mince Pie
NORTH LAINE
Infinity Foods
The co-op's in-house bakers make proper mince pies that sell out fast, plus stollen for the fruit-and-marzipan crowd.
Donut Tour Recommends: Mince Pies
NORTH LAINE
GAIL's Bakery (North Road)
Crumbly, buttery mince pies with a tangy Bramley apple filling, plus panettone and festive gift boxes.
Donut Tour Recommends: Bramley Apple Mince Pie
SEAFRONT & CHURCHILL SQUARE
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Doughnuts on the Pier
Brighton Palace Pier, Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1TW
Hot doughnuts made in front of you, rolled in cinnamon sugar and eaten under twinkling pier lights. It is the final stop on our Brighton & The Lanes Holiday Doughnut Tour.
Donut Tour Recommends: Warm Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts
SEAFRONT & CHURCHILL SQUARE
The Flour Pot Bakery (The Beach)
85-90 Kings Road Arches, Brighton BN1 2FN
The seafront branch of a Brighton favourite, with frangipane mince pies and chocolate orange panettone to enjoy beside the waves.
Donut Tour Recommends: Chocolate Orange Panettone
SEAFRONT & CHURCHILL SQUARE
Boho Gelato
6 Pool Valley, Brighton BN1 1NJ
Christmas pudding turned into gelato, in classic and vegan versions, plus festive flavours like stollen and gingerbread cheesecake.
Donut Tour Recommends: Gelato Christmas Pudding
SEAFRONT & CHURCHILL SQUARE
Cocoa Corner Cafe
11-12 Pool Valley, Brighton BN1 1NJ
Brazilian chocolate craft meets Christmas, with fudgy brigadeiros tucked into panettone and handmade bonbons stacked into tiny trees.
Donut Tour Recommends: Brigadeiro Panettone
SEVEN DIALS & QUEENS ROAD
Julien Plumart
48 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XB
A French pâtissier making an elegant yule log in the week before Christmas and a buttery galette des rois to see in the New Year.
Donut Tour Recommends: Yule Log
SEVEN DIALS & QUEENS ROAD
Ricci's Deli
A Seven Dials Italian deli institution, family-run since 1990, for proper panettone and pandoro to slice up on Christmas morning.
Donut Tour Recommends: Italian Panettone
KEMPTOWN
Open Bakery
34 St George's Road, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1ED
A Kemptown favourite for brilliant pastries, where festive workshops let you roll up your sleeves and build a gingerbread house or a yule log.
Donut Tour Recommends: Chocolate & Raspberry Yule Log
LONDON ROAD & THE LEVEL
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Glazed Next Level Donuts and Coffee
25 Ditchling Road, Brighton BN1 4SB
Fluffy vegan doughnuts piled high with Biscoff, Oreo and Dubai chocolate, plus seasonal specials when the lights go up. It is the first stop on our Brighton & The Lanes Holiday Doughnut Tour.
Donut Tour Recommends: A festive seasonal flavour from the case
FIVEWAYS & PRESTON
The Flour Pot Bakery (Fiveways)
1 Kings Parade, Ditchling Rd, Brighton BN1 6JT
The Fiveways branch turns into the neighbourhood's Christmas party, so grab a frangipane mince pie and browse the festive treats.
Donut Tour Recommends: Frangipane Mince Pie
HOVE
Stoneham Bakehouse
A friendly community bakery in Hove where December means a stollen-style festive bun and saffron-gold St Lucia buns.
Donut Tour Recommends: St Lucia Saffron Bun
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Brighton Donut FAQ
Are these Christmas spots ranked?
No. Every bakery and doughnut shop here is one we would happily send a friend to, so we list them by neighbourhood instead of ranking them.
When can I find these Christmas treats?
Most festive specials appear from mid November through to New Year, and some, like galette des rois, carry on into January. Menus change every season, so check each shop's site or social before you go.
Can I taste some of these on a tour?
Yes. Our Brighton & The Lanes Holiday Doughnut Tour visits Glazed, Love Gelato, Bird & Blend Tea Co. and Doughnuts on the Pier, passing the Royal Pavilion and The Lanes on the way to the seafront. Tour dates fill up fast in December.
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