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Holiday Donut Guides
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The most wonderful time of the year is also the most delicious. These are the holiday donuts, festive pastries and seasonal specials our guides line up for every winter, city by city. Think eggnog, gingerbread, peppermint and cranberry flavors, cookie-topped rings and holiday baked goods you can only get for a few weeks a year.
Menus change every season and many specials sell out early, so check with each shop before you go. Want to taste them with us? Book a holiday donut tour. Looking for year-round favorites? See all Donut Guides.
Best Holiday Donuts by City
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Austin (16 shops): Holiday season in Austin tastes like sufganiyot, rosca de reyes, pecan pie and bûche de Noël, 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 Austin Downtown Donut & Sweet Treats Tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Boston (16 shops): Boston gets festive fast, from North End bakeries piling up struffoli to donut shops frying sufganiyot and gingerbread rings. Here are the holiday treats we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood so you can plan your route.
- Best Christmas Doughnuts & Baked Goods in Brighton (15 shops): 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.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Charleston (18 shops): Holiday season in Charleston tastes like gingerbread biscuits by the City Market, stollen in West Ashley and Charleston Chewies by the pan. Here are the seasonal treats we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few favorites on our Charleston Historic City Market & Sweet Treats Tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Chicago (20 shops): Chicago does the holidays right, from century-old bakeries icing Christmas cookies to donut shops rolling out eggnog and gingerbread specials. Here are the festive treats we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood so you can plan your route.
- Best Christmas Doughnuts & Baked Goods in Cork (15 shops): Christmas in Cork tastes like mince pies from the English Market, festive doughnuts on French Church Street and yule logs from the city's family bakeries. Here are the seasonal treats we send friends to, grouped by neighbourhood, and you can taste some local favourites on our Cork Historic Doughnut & Guided Walking Tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Dallas (16 shops): Holiday season in Dallas tastes like bûche de Noël, sufganiyot, rosca de reyes and holiday pies, 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 Dallas: Lowest Greenville Donut & Sweet Treats Tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Detroit (19 shops): Detroit's holiday season tastes like rosca de reyes in Mexicantown, poppy seed rolls in Hamtramck, stollen in Grosse Pointe and handmade bon bons by the big tree at Campus Martius. Here are the holiday donuts and bakes we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few favorites on our Downtown Detroit Holiday Donut & Pastry Tour.
- Best Christmas Doughnuts & Baked Goods in Dublin (16 shops): Christmas in Dublin tastes like festive doughnuts by St Stephen's Green, mince pies in Phibsborough and stollen in Portobello. Here are the seasonal treats we send friends to, grouped by neighbourhood, and you can taste a few of them on our Dublin Festive Holiday Doughnut Tour.
- Best Christmas Doughnuts & Baked Goods in Edinburgh (15 shops): Christmas in Edinburgh tastes like mince pies in Stockbridge, panettone on Elm Row and festive bakes along the Royal Mile beneath the castle. Here are the seasonal treats we send friends to, grouped by neighbourhood, and you can taste a few of them on our Edinburgh & Royal Mile Holiday Doughnut Tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Knoxville (16 shops): Holiday season in Knoxville tastes like peppermint everything, cranberry beignets, king cake and cookie advent calendars. Here are the bakeries, donut shops and sweet spots we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few favorites on our Knoxville Sweet Treats Tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Las Vegas (19 shops): Las Vegas does the holidays big, from Pinkbox's Christmas and Hanukkah doughnuts downtown to yule logs, stollen, Colombian buñuelos and Lunar New Year treats across the valley. Here are the holiday donuts and bakes we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few favorites on our Las Vegas Downtown and Fremont Street Donut Tour.
- Best Christmas Doughnuts & Baked Goods in London (29 shops): Christmas in London tastes like mince pies in Borough Market, festive doughnuts under the Covent Garden lights, Chanukah doughnuts in Golders Green and galette des rois in the new year. Here are the seasonal treats we send friends to, grouped by neighbourhood, and you can taste a few of them on our London Small Group Holiday Tea & Doughnuts tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Los Angeles (22 shops): Holiday season in Los Angeles tastes like sufganiyot on Pico, bûche de Noël downtown and rosca de reyes in Boyle Heights. Here are the donut shops and bakeries we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few favorites on our West LA & Original Farmers Market Holiday Donut Tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Madison (19 shops): 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.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Miami (27 shops): Miami's holiday season tastes like Colombian buñuelos in Westchester, Venezuelan pan de jamón in Doral, bûches de Noël on South Beach and churros with hot chocolate whenever a cold front blows through. Here are the holiday donuts and bakes we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few favorites on our South Beach and Wynwood donut tours.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Milwaukee (17 shops): Holiday season in Milwaukee tastes like pecan fingers, marzipan stollen, kringle and sufganiyot, 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 Downtown Milwaukee Tour: Donuts, Sweet Treats & More.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Nashville (19 shops): Nashville gets merry with Southern holiday pies, cookie tins and festive donuts, and the fun keeps rolling with king cake treats once Carnival season starts. Here are the holiday treats we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood so you can plan your route.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in New Orleans (22 shops): New Orleans celebrates twice: Christmas brings Reveillon dinners, doberge cakes and festive beignets, and king cake season kicks off on Twelfth Night and runs all the way to Mardi Gras. Here are the holiday and king cake spots we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood so you can plan your route.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in New York City (27 shops): New York does the holidays big, from Hanukkah sufganiyot and Italian Christmas cookies to bûche de Noël in SoHo, and our Midtown Holiday Donut Tour tastes the season steps from the Rockefeller Center tree. Here are the holiday treats we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood so you can plan your route.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Philadelphia (18 shops): 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.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Pittsburgh (22 shops): Holiday season in Pittsburgh tastes like burnt almond torte, nut rolls, panettone and a cookie table that never ends. Here are the bakeries and donut shops we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few favorites on our Pittsburgh Holiday Sweet Treats & Walking Tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Portland (19 shops): Portland's holiday season tastes like gingerbread donuts, buche de Noel and fresh sufganiyot, with bakeries all over town going festive. Here are the holiday treats we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood so you can plan your route.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in San Antonio (15 shops): 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.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in San Diego (19 shops): Holiday season in San Diego tastes like festive donuts in Little Italy, bûche de Noël in Hillcrest and rosca de reyes from neighborhood panaderias in January. Here are the seasonal treats we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few of them on our San Diego Little Italy Holiday Donut Tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Santa Fe (17 shops): Holiday season in Santa Fe tastes like warm biscochitos, piñon caramels, stollen and bûche de Noël, all under the glow of farolitos. Here are the bakeries, cookie shops and chocolatiers we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few favorites on our Santa Fe Sweet & Spicy Tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Santa Monica (18 shops): Holiday season in Santa Monica tastes like festive donuts on Wilshire, peppermint ice cream on the Promenade and bûches de Noël across the Westside. Here are the seasonal treats we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few of them on our Santa Monica Holiday Donut & Walking Tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Savannah (17 shops): Savannah's holiday season tastes like warm pralines on River Street, eggnog ice cream on Broughton and yule logs, frosted gingerbread men and holiday pies all over town. Here are the holiday donuts and bakes we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few favorites on our Savannah Donuts & Sweet Treats Walking Tour and Savannah After Dark haunted tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Seattle (20 shops): Seattle's holiday season tastes like Norwegian julekaka, French bûche de Noël and fresh sufganiyot, and our Seattle Downtown Holiday Donut Walking Tour gets you right into the festive spirit. Here are the holiday treats we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood so you can plan your route.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Toronto (16 shops): 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.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Vancouver (25 shops): Vancouver's holiday season tastes like gingerbread old fashioneds downtown, stollen on Main Street, bûches de Noël in Kitsilano and Hanukkah jelly donuts on Granville Island. Here are the holiday donuts and bakes we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few favorites on our Vancouver Donut Tour through Gastown.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Victoria (17 shops): Holiday season in Victoria tastes like stollen on Fort Street, panettone in Oak Bay and festive donuts beneath the twinkling lights of the Inner Harbour. Here are the seasonal treats we send friends to, grouped by neighbourhood, and you can taste a few of them on our Victoria Scenic Holiday Donut & Walking Tour.
- Best Holiday Donuts & Baked Goods in Washington DC (22 shops): Washington DC does the holidays in style, with bûche de Noël in Georgetown, stollen and panettone up Connecticut Avenue and festive doughnuts all over downtown. Here are the holiday treats we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood, and you can taste a few of them on our Downtown DC Holiday Donut & Walking Tour.

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