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Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Philadelphia
Philadelphia's holiday season tastes like Italian Christmas cookies in South Philly, German stollen and springerle in the Northeast and Chestnut Hill, and festive doughnuts all over Center City. Here are the holiday treats we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few of them on our Philadelphia Holiday Donut & Walking Tour.
By the Underground Donut Tour team · Updated November 2026
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CENTER CITY & READING TERMINAL MARKET
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Beiler's Doughnuts
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Beiler's brings Pennsylvania Dutch doughnut making to Reading Terminal Market, with dozens of flavors fried fresh all day. The case changes with the seasons, so look for festive flavors around the holidays. Do not skip a classic glazed while it is still warm.
Donut Tour Recommends: A festive seasonal flavor from the case
CENTER CITY & READING TERMINAL MARKET
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Miller's Twist
Miller's Twist hand-rolls soft pretzels right in Reading Terminal Market, and they are best warm out of the oven. A cinnamon sugar twist is the perfect snack while you browse the market during the busy holiday season.
Donut Tour Recommends: Warm cinnamon sugar pretzel
CHINATOWN & MIDTOWN VILLAGE
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Mochiatsu Donut (11th Street)
Mochiatsu makes chewy mochi doughnuts in creative flavors just steps from Chinatown. The rotating lineup keeps things fresh, and the pull-apart rings are perfect for sharing at holiday parties. It is a great stop during Lunar New Year celebrations too.
Donut Tour Recommends: A rotating seasonal mochi donut
QUEEN VILLAGE & SOUTH STREET
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Dottie's Donuts (South Street)
Dottie's Donuts is a beloved vegan doughnut shop with fluffy yeast-raised rings and rotating flavors. Seasonal specials keep the case exciting all winter, and nobody can tell they are vegan.
Donut Tour Recommends: A seasonal vegan doughnut flavor
NORTHERN LIBERTIES, FISHTOWN & KENSINGTON
Federal Donuts & Chicken (Northern Liberties)
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Federal Donuts pairs crispy fried chicken with hot fresh doughnuts and fancy glazed flavors. Past holiday lineups included Eggnog, Sugar Plum and Gingerbread Man doughnuts, so check what is in the case this season.
Donut Tour Recommends: Gingerbread Man doughnut (past seasons)
NORTHERN LIBERTIES, FISHTOWN & KENSINGTON
● Black-owned ● Women-owned
DreamWorld Bakes
DreamWorld Bakes is a Fishtown bakery known for creative pastries and a menu that changes every few weeks. Expect cozy flavors once the weather turns cold, and follow along on social to catch the latest holiday drop.
Donut Tour Recommends: The latest seasonal pastry drop
NORTHERN LIBERTIES, FISHTOWN & KENSINGTON
● LGBTQ+ owned ● Women-owned
Cake Life Bake Shop
Cake Life Bake Shop is a colorful Fishtown bakery famous for its cakes and cupcakes. Holiday cookie boxes with sugar cookies and gingerbread men are a seasonal favorite and make a sweet gift.
Donut Tour Recommends: Holiday cookie box
NORTHERN LIBERTIES, FISHTOWN & KENSINGTON
Fiore
Fiore is an Italian cafe and bakery in Kensington with dreamy bomboloni and cream-filled maritozzi. Its Taste of Italy Christmas cookie box has been a past holiday highlight.
Donut Tour Recommends: Taste of Italy Christmas cookie box (past seasons)
SOUTH PHILLY & ITALIAN MARKET
Termini Bros Bakery
Termini Bros has been a South Philly icon since 1921, and its Christmas Eve cannoli line is a holiday tradition all its own. Italian Christmas cookie trays and fresh-filled cannoli are the stars. Go early in December.
Donut Tour Recommends: Italian Christmas cookie tray
SOUTH PHILLY & ITALIAN MARKET
Isgro Pastries
Isgro Pastries has been baking near the Italian Market since 1904. At the holidays, look for torrone and pignoli cookies alongside the famous cannoli and cassata cakes.
Donut Tour Recommends: Torrone (holiday only)
SOUTH PHILLY & ITALIAN MARKET
● Women-owned
Second Daughter
Second Daughter is a sister-run bakeshop in the Bok Building, known for beautiful pies and galettes. The holiday season brings festive pies that are worth ordering ahead.
Donut Tour Recommends: Holiday pie (pre-order)
NORTH PHILLY
● Black-owned ● Women-owned
Denise's Delicacies
Denise's Delicacies is a family-run North Philly bakery famous for its sweet potato pie, the top seller this time of year. It is the pie Philly families plan their holiday tables around.
Donut Tour Recommends: Sweet potato pie
WEST PHILLY
● Latino-owned ● Women-owned
Jezabel's
Jezabel's is an Argentine bakery and cafe in West Philly with empanadas, medialunas and sweet treats. Its chocolate-dipped alfajores with rose petals have been a holiday cookie standout.
Donut Tour Recommends: Rose-petal alfajores (holiday season)
NORTHWEST PHILLY (CHESTNUT HILL & MT. AIRY)
● Women-owned
Bredenbeck's Bakery & Ice Cream Parlor
Bredenbeck's has been a Chestnut Hill bakery since 1889. German holiday cookies like springerle, pfeffernüsse and cinnamon stars fill the cases, and gingerbread house kits make a fun family project.
Donut Tour Recommends: Gingerbread house kit
NORTHWEST PHILLY (CHESTNUT HILL & MT. AIRY)
● Women-owned
Night Kitchen Bakery
Night Kitchen Bakery is a Chestnut Hill favorite for cakes, cookies and pies. Its decorated yule logs are a holiday showpiece, and the holiday pies are a hit too.
Donut Tour Recommends: Yule log (bûche de Noël)
NORTHWEST PHILLY (CHESTNUT HILL & MT. AIRY)
Downtime Bakery
Downtime Bakery in Mt. Airy bakes with heritage grains, and its holiday pies come in flaky spelt crusts. Everything tastes homemade in the best way.
Donut Tour Recommends: Spelt-crust holiday pie (seasonal)
NORTHEAST PHILLY
Holmesburg Bakery
Holmesburg Bakery is a family-owned Northeast Philly classic, and stollen is its top seller every holiday season. The rich German Christmas bread is packed with fruit and dusted with sugar. Grab a few cookies while you are there.
Donut Tour Recommends: Stollen
NORTHEAST PHILLY
● Women-owned
Haegele's Bakery
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Haegele's is a fourth-generation German bakery in Northeast Philly, and Christmas is its specialty. Springerle, pfeffernüsse and lebkuchen fill the trays, along with holiday butter cookie mixes. A true old-school Philly tradition.
Donut Tour Recommends: Springerle cookies
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Philadelphia Donut FAQ
Are these holiday spots ranked?
No. Every bakery and donut shop 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 show up from late November through New Year's, and Christmas Eve is the busiest day at the Italian bakeries. 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 Philadelphia Holiday Donut & Walking Tour visits Beiler's Doughnuts, Miller's Twist, Mochiatsu Donut and Dottie's Donuts, with the Comcast Center holiday show along the way. Lineups can vary by day and season.
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