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Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Madison
Holiday season in Madison tastes like stollen, Bûche de Noël, cardamom rolls and candy cane pie, with warm honey donuts and festive mochi donuts in between. Here are the donut shops and bakeries we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few favorites on our Madison Holiday Sweet Treats & Walking Tour.
By the Underground Donut Tour team · Updated November 2026
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CAPITOL SQUARE
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● Women-owned
Ancora Cafe + Bakery
107 King St, Madison, WI 53703
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Ancora's King Street cafe and bakery is a cozy, festive stop right off Capitol Square, with house-roasted coffee and a bakery case made for chilly winter afternoons.
Donut Tour Recommends: A festive seasonal pastry from the case
CAPITOL SQUARE
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Wonderstate Coffee
27 W Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Wonderstate's downtown cafe pours some of the most creative seasonal drinks in town, perfect for warming up between holiday stops around the Square.
Donut Tour Recommends: A holiday latte like the Nutmeg Fig Cappuccino, when it is on the menu
CAPITOL SQUARE
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Lucille
101 King St, Madison, WI 53703
Lucille dresses up for the season on King Street, a festive stop just steps from the State Capitol and its famous holiday tree.
Donut Tour Recommends: A festive seasonal treat
STATE STREET
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● Asian-owned
TeaMoji
502 State St, Madison, WI 53703
TeaMoji's chewy, colorful mochi donuts are a guest favorite on our holiday tour, and the bright flavors feel extra festive this time of year.
Donut Tour Recommends: A festive seasonal mochi donut flavor
STATE STREET
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● Minority-owned
Ellipse Coffee & Crepes
430 State St, Madison, WI 53703
Ellipse turns out sweet crepes and waffles on State Street, a cozy warm-up after a stroll past the Overture Center.
Donut Tour Recommends: A sweet crepe from the seasonal menu
STATE STREET
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Parthenon Gyros
316 State St, Madison, WI 53703
A State Street classic, Parthenon fries up loukoumades, warm Greek honey donuts that are pure comfort on a cold December night.
Donut Tour Recommends: Loukoumades (warm Greek honey donuts)
CAPITOL EAST & WILLY STREET
ORIGIN Breads
931 E Main St #1, Madison, WI 53703
This East Main Street bakery is known for naturally leavened breads and flaky croissants, and its holiday menu brings cookies, pastries and cinnamon and cardamom rolls.
Donut Tour Recommends: Cardamom rolls from the holiday menu
CAPITOL EAST & WILLY STREET
Madison Sourdough
916 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703
A Williamson Street favorite for bread and French pastry, Madison Sourdough makes a showstopping holiday Bûche de Noël with chocolate cake, hazelnut and chocolate mousse, sugared rosemary and cranberries.
Donut Tour Recommends: Bûche de Noël (pre-order)
CAPITOL EAST & WILLY STREET
Batch Bakehouse
1402 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703
Batch is a beloved Willy Street bakery for pies, cookies and morning pastries, and its holiday pre-orders of cakes, pies and cookie boxes go fast.
Donut Tour Recommends: Holiday cookies and pies (pre-order)
EAST SIDE
Greenbush Bakery (East Side)
5225 High Crossing Blvd, Madison, WI 53718
The East Side outpost of Madison's famous kosher donut bakery brings the same tender sour cream old fashioneds, plus festive holiday-shaped donuts in season.
Donut Tour Recommends: Holiday-shaped donuts
REGENT STREET, MONROE STREET & UNIVERSITY AVENUE
Greenbush Bakery
1402 Regent St, Madison, WI 53711
Madison's legendary kosher donut bakery has been a late-night favorite for decades, and its holiday-shaped donuts are a sweet seasonal tradition.
Donut Tour Recommends: Holiday-shaped donuts
REGENT STREET, MONROE STREET & UNIVERSITY AVENUE
Bloom Bake Shop
1851 Monroe St, Madison, WI 53711
Bloom's charming Monroe Street bakery goes all in on winter flavors, with cozy holiday cakes, cupcakes and cookies.
Donut Tour Recommends: Gingerbread Cake or Chocolate Peppermint Cake
REGENT STREET, MONROE STREET & UNIVERSITY AVENUE
Pasture and Plenty
2433 University Ave, Madison, WI 53726
This University Avenue market and cafe celebrates local Wisconsin food, and its December bakeshop stocks a rolling supply of holiday-themed treats.
Donut Tour Recommends: A holiday treat from the December bakeshop
REGENT STREET, MONROE STREET & UNIVERSITY AVENUE
Duck Donuts
3308 University Ave, Madison, WI 53705
Warm, made-to-order cake donuts with your pick of coatings and toppings, plus a festive lineup of holiday flavors each season.
Donut Tour Recommends: A seasonal holiday donut
MIDDLETON
Clasen's European Bakery
7610 Donna Dr, Middleton, WI 53562
A Middleton institution for European baking, Clasen's fills its cases each December with Christmas cookies, Zimtsterne, Bûche de Noël, stollen and chocolate-covered gingerbread.
Donut Tour Recommends: Holiday stollen
MIDDLETON
Miggy's Bakes
6712 Frank Lloyd Wright Ave, Middleton, WI 53562
Miggy's is a cheerful Middleton bakery known for decorated cakes and cookies, with Christmas tree cakes, sugar cookies and cookie cups for the season.
Donut Tour Recommends: Christmas sugar cookies
MIDDLETON
Grace Coffee Co
1824 Parmenter St, Middleton, WI 53562
Grace's Middleton cafe has a full bakery, and its holiday case brings melted snowman cookies, peppermint silk pie and festive cookie tins.
Donut Tour Recommends: Melted snowman cookies
MIDDLETON
Hubbard Avenue Diner
7445 Hubbard Ave, Middleton, WI 53562
Famous for pie, this Middleton diner rolls out holiday flavors like candy cane, gingerbread and eggnog pie, plus decorated holiday sugar cookies.
Donut Tour Recommends: Candy cane pie
MIDDLETON
Lane's Bakery
2120 W Greenview Dr, Middleton, WI 53562
Lane's is a classic family bakery for donuts and sweet rolls, and at the holidays its decorated cutout cookies and fruitcakes are a local tradition.
Donut Tour Recommends: Holiday cutout cookies
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Madison Donut FAQ
Are these holiday spots ranked?
No. Every donut shop and bakery here is one we would happily send a friend to, so we list them by neighborhood instead of ranking them.
When can I find these holiday treats?
Most holiday specials appear from late November through the New Year, and many bakeries take pre-orders for pies, cookie trays and holiday cakes. 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 Madison Holiday Sweet Treats & Walking Tour visits Lucille, Ellipse Coffee & Crepes, TeaMoji and Parthenon Gyros around Capitol Square and State Street, with a stop to see the Christmas tree in the Capitol Rotunda.
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