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Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Toronto
Toronto's holiday season tastes like Hanukkah sufganiyot on Harbord Street, Italian panettone on Queen West and Lunar New Year treats in Chinatown. Here are the holiday donuts and bakes we send friends to, grouped by neighbourhood, and you can taste a few favourites on our Toronto Donut & Sweet Treats Tour.
By the Underground Donut Tour team · Updated November 2026
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ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
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COPS Doughnuts (Adelaide St)
COPS fries its mini doughnuts fresh to order and showers them in toppings while they are still warm. Seasonal flavours rotate through the menu, so see what festive spin is on the board in December. It is a stop on our Toronto Donut & Sweet Treats Tour.
Donut Tour Recommends: A festive seasonal flavour from the board
QUEEN WEST
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bloomer's (Queen West)
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bloomer's is a plant-based bakery and donut shop that nobody would guess is vegan. Their holiday donuts have included gingerbread cake, candy cane and cranberry orange, alongside peppermint mocha treats. It is a stop on our Toronto Donut & Sweet Treats Tour.
Donut Tour Recommends: Gingerbread or candy cane vegan donuts
QUEEN WEST
Sud Forno (Queen West)
Sud Forno, from the Terroni family, bakes its own panettone with a long, slow natural rise. Pick up a Classico with orange and raisin or a chocolate version, both make an easy holiday gift.
Donut Tour Recommends: House panettone
KENSINGTON MARKET & CHINATOWN
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Dipped Donuts (Kensington Market)
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Dipped Donuts serves brioche donuts with flavours that change with the seasons, and the Kensington shop is a cozy stop on a winter walk. See what festive flavour is in the case. It is a stop on our Toronto Donut & Sweet Treats Tour.
Donut Tour Recommends: A seasonal flavour from the case
KENSINGTON MARKET & CHINATOWN
Bunner's Bakeshop
Bunner's is a vegan and gluten-free bakeshop in Kensington Market. Their Peppermint Nanaimo Bars have been picked by Toronto chefs as one of the city's best holiday desserts.
Donut Tour Recommends: Peppermint Nanaimo bars
KENSINGTON MARKET & CHINATOWN
Mashion Bakery
Mashion Bakery on Spadina is a Chinatown favourite for fresh egg tarts and pineapple buns. Around Lunar New Year it is a great place to pick up sesame balls and other festive treats.
Donut Tour Recommends: Sesame balls for Lunar New Year
KING WEST
Forno Cultura
Forno Cultura is an Italian bakery that takes panettone seriously, with styles like a classic with blood orange and a dark chocolate version. It sells through the holidays into the New Year.
Donut Tour Recommends: Panettone
HARBORD VILLAGE & KOREATOWN
Harbord Bakery
Harbord Bakery has been a neighbourhood institution for decades, known for challah, rugelach and babka. For Hanukkah, their jelly-filled sufganiyot are a must.
Donut Tour Recommends: Sufganiyot for Hanukkah
HARBORD VILLAGE & KOREATOWN
Isabella's Donuts (Koreatown)
Isabella's makes chewy mochi donuts in pretty pull-apart rings, and the holiday season brings festive decorations and flavours. They are as fun to look at as they are to eat.
Donut Tour Recommends: Holiday-decorated mochi donuts
ROSEDALE & LEASIDE
Nadège Patisserie
Nadège is a French patisserie known for its colourful macarons and elegant cakes. For the holidays its Yule log collection is the star, a beautiful centrepiece for a holiday table.
Donut Tour Recommends: A Yule log
ROSEDALE & LEASIDE
Bomou Artisanal Bakery
Bomou Artisanal Bakery in Leaside bakes gorgeous breads and pastries. Holiday highlights have included a Black Forest bûche de Noël and a cashew stollen.
Donut Tour Recommends: Black Forest bûche de Noël
THE JUNCTION & DUPONT
Noctua Bakery
Noctua Bakery in The Junction bakes panettone in several varieties for the holidays, plus a marzipan-coated stollen. It is worth the trip west.
Donut Tour Recommends: Panettone or marzipan stollen
THE JUNCTION & DUPONT
Mattachioni
Mattachioni is a cozy Italian spot on Dupont known for great bread and sandwiches. At the holidays it sells naturally leavened panettone and pandoro.
Donut Tour Recommends: Naturally leavened panettone
NORTH TORONTO & NORTH YORK
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The Rolling Pin
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The Rolling Pin is famous for its over-the-top donuts, and the holidays bring some of its best. Look for Hanukkah sufganiyot in flavours like strawberry, lemon and Nutella, plus festive gingerbread and eggnog donuts.
Donut Tour Recommends: Hanukkah sufganiyot
NORTH TORONTO & NORTH YORK
Kiva's Bagel Bakery
Kiva's is a North York bagel bakery that goes big for Hanukkah, with around ten kinds of sufganiyot in past years. Grab a mixed box for the table.
Donut Tour Recommends: Sufganiyot
ETOBICOKE
SanRemo Bakery
SanRemo Bakery is an Etobicoke favourite known for its horsetail donuts. The holidays bring festive donut flavours like rum eggnog, plus Yule logs and gingerbread houses.
Donut Tour Recommends: Rum eggnog donuts or a Yule log
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Toronto 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 neighbourhood instead of ranking them.
When can I find these holiday treats?
Most holiday specials show up from late November through New Year's, sufganiyot follow the Hanukkah calendar, and Lunar New Year treats arrive in late January or February. 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 Toronto Donut & Sweet Treats Tour through Kensington Market and Queen West visits favourites like COPS Doughnuts, bloomer's and Dipped Donuts. Lineups can vary by day and season.
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