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Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in San Antonio
Holiday season in San Antonio tastes like rosca de reyes, buñuelos, bûche de Noël and pecan pie, with plenty of festive 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 San Antonio: River Walk Donuts & Sweet Treats Tour.
By the Underground Donut Tour team · Updated November 2026
Looking for year-round favorites? See our Best Donut Shops in San Antonio guide.
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DOWNTOWN & RIVER WALK
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Paris Baguette (Gunter Hotel)
Right on Houston Street by the River Walk, this bakery cafe dresses up for the season with holiday donuts like a peppermint mochi ring and a snowman cream donut, plus a bûche de Noël.
Donut Tour Recommends: Peppermint Mochi Donut
DOWNTOWN & RIVER WALK
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● Latino-owned
La Panadería Bakery Café
This beloved downtown bakery is a San Antonio go-to for rosca de reyes, in mini and full sizes, ahead of Three Kings Day in January.
Donut Tour Recommends: Rosca de Reyes
DOWNTOWN & RIVER WALK
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Voodoo Doughnut
The pink-box favorite on Houston Street has rolled out a holiday lineup in past seasons, with treats like a gingerbread doll, an eggnog old fashioned and a sugar cookie snowman.
Donut Tour Recommends: Holiday Half Dozen
DOWNTOWN & RIVER WALK
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Paciugo Gelato Cafe Riverwalk
Creamy gelato on the River Walk makes a sweet break between strolls under the holiday lights.
Donut Tour Recommends: A festive seasonal flavor from the case
DOWNTOWN & RIVER WALK
Saveurs 209
A modern French bistro and bakery on Broadway that takes orders for bûches de Noël each December.
Donut Tour Recommends: Bûche de Noël
MARKET SQUARE
● Latino-owned
Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia
Market Square's famous cafe and panaderia is decked out in Christmas lights all year, and its bakery case is stocked with pumpkin and sweet potato empanadas.
Donut Tour Recommends: Pumpkin Empanada
PEARL & MIDTOWN
Bakery Lorraine (Pearl)
The Pearl's much-loved bakery takes holiday pre-orders for bûche de Noël, whiskey pecan pie and limited-edition macaron boxes in flavors like eggnog and white chocolate peppermint.
Donut Tour Recommends: Bûche de Noël
ALAMO HEIGHTS & BROADWAY
● Women-owned
Bird Bakery
An Alamo Heights favorite famous for decorated holiday sugar cookies and cookie kits, plus pecan and pumpkin pies for the holiday table.
Donut Tour Recommends: Decorated Holiday Sugar Cookies
DECO DISTRICT & NEAR NORTHWEST
● Latino-owned
Bedoy's Bakery
A family bakery since 1961 whose founder is credited with baking some of San Antonio's first roscas, and the family still makes rosca de reyes from his recipe.
Donut Tour Recommends: Rosca de Reyes
DECO DISTRICT & NEAR NORTHWEST
Panaderia Jimenez
A friendly Fredericksburg Road panaderia where rosca de reyes and warm champurrado draw crowds in early January.
Donut Tour Recommends: Rosca de Reyes
DECO DISTRICT & NEAR NORTHWEST
The Buñuelo Factory
Crispy, cinnamon-sugar buñuelos are a Christmas tradition in San Antonio, and this shop is devoted to them.
Donut Tour Recommends: Buñuelos
WEST SIDE
Panifico Bake Shop
A West Side bakery known for rosca de reyes and buñuelos sold by the half dozen or the dozen during the holidays.
Donut Tour Recommends: Buñuelos
MEDICAL CENTER
Nadler's Bakery & Deli
A Medical Center bakery with Swiss roots, where holiday pies like bourbon pecan and Hungarian apple tart fill the case each season.
Donut Tour Recommends: Bourbon Pecan Pie
NORTHWEST SIDE & UTSA
Duck Donuts
Warm, made-to-order cake donuts with a holiday twist, including a Christmas cookie dozen with flavors like white chocolate gingerbread and chocolate crinkle in past seasons.
Donut Tour Recommends: Christmas Cookie Dozen
NORTH CENTRAL & STONE OAK
● Latino-owned ● Women-owned
Délice Chocolatier & Patisserie
Husband-and-wife pastry chefs Nacho Aguirre and Susana Mijares, both Food Network baking competitors, make traditional bûches de Noël and holiday pies like churro tres leches.
Donut Tour Recommends: Bûche de Noël
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San Antonio 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 San Antonio: River Walk Donuts & Sweet Treats Tour visits Paris Baguette, La Panadería, Voodoo Doughnut and Paciugo Gelato along the River Walk.
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