We don’t make the rules. All the best foods are circle-shaped: bagels, cookies, pies, pizza, pancakes, and doughnuts. That’s right, doughnuts – the nostalgic breakfast item we all know and love. We’ve scoured high and low for some of the best doughnut spots in Orlando. Whether you like them cakey, light, crispy, fluffy, or filled, there’s a circular-shaped bite of heaven waiting for you.
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Orlandough
242 E. South St.
Orlandough makes donuts for the people — the people with and without food allergies. Brioche, old-fashioned, raised vegan, and gluten-free cake donuts are made fresh daily. Although Orlandough doesn’t have a brick-and-mortar location, their donuts are available on Saturday and Sunday at Easy Luck Coffee & Bodega and The Heavy. Otherwise, make sure to place an order on Orlandough’s website.
Photo via Orlandough/FacebookDonuts To Go
1414 W. First St., Sanford,407-878-2856
Hot coffee and fresh, homemade donuts are available every day at Donuts To Go. Check out their Fruity Pebbles, Cap’n Crunch, or classic sprinkled donuts.
Photo via Donuts To Go/InstagramThe Salty Donut
3025 Corrine Drive, 407-960-6378
The family-owned donut shop always has new flavors to try out, but you can’t beat their year-round mainstays like brown butter and salt, maple and bacon, and white chocolate tres leches.
Photo via The Salty Donut/FacebookThe Glass Knife
276 S. Orlando Ave., Winter Park, 407-500-2253
The Glass Knife’s donuts are hand-crafted in small batches. Flavors change often, but the current favorites include a hot cocoa cruller, cherry Boston cream, coffee crème brûlée, and a signature sprinkle donut.
Photo via The Glass Knife/FacebookDG Doughnuts
16131 W. Colonial Drive, Oakland, 407-656-3869
Damn Good Doughnuts are a small-batch, family-owned shop. Their well-loved house specialties span from classic old-fashioned cake doughnuts to fluffy yeast doughnuts.
Photo via DG Doughnuts/FacebookDochi Japanese Mochi Donuts
3201 Corrine Drive and 1222 E. Colonial Drive
What do you get when you cross a Japanese rice dessert and an American donut? Dochi Japanese Mochi Donuts. These donuts are made with rice flour, which makes this Instagrammable donut light and crisp.
Photo via Dochi/FacebookEverglazed Donuts & Cold Brew
Disney Springs, 1504 E. Buena Vista Drive, 888-354-5293
The Florida “born and glazed” donut shop is an essential stop when visiting Disney Springs. Their donuts are made from scratch daily and include crowd-favorite flavors like the peanut butter explosion and Fruity Pebbles donut.
Photo via Everglazed Donuts & Coldbrew/FacebookErin McKenna’s Bakery NYC
Disney Springs, 1642 E. Buena Vista Drive, 855-462-2292
Erin McKenna’s Bakery NYC has been serving dairy-, gluten-, egg- and soy-free cakes and donuts since 2005. Flavors rotate daily, but some fan favorites include cinnamon sugar, cookies and cream, coffee crunch, and Samoa.
Photo via Erin McKenna’s Bakery NYC/InstagramDonuts Galore and More
233 Bellagio Circle, Sanford, 321-363-9111
”Enter as strangers, and leave as friends” at Donuts Galore and More. The shop can meet any breakfast demand, as its menu is filled with donuts, muffins, and egg sandwiches.
Photo via Donuts Galore and More/FacebookSmoke & Donuts BBQ
A La Cart, 609 Irvington Ave. (food truck), 407-476-1591
Established in 2016, Smoke & Donuts combines their oak-smoked barbecue with their hot donuts. If donut sliders aren’t your thing, you can always just enjoy them separately as a dessert or a side. Smoke & Donuts is available for delivery or pick-up at their food truck in A La Cart.
Photo via Smoke & Donuts/InstagramDonut King
Various locations, 321-316-4817
The Donut King has been serving “the best donuts you have ever tasted” since 2007. Their donuts are available 24/7, and there’s even a drive-thru for those in a hurry.
Photo via Donut King/InstagramDonut Central & Fuelspresso
495 N. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park , 407-821-3000
Check out Donut Central & Fuelspresso for all of your house-roasted coffee and specialty donut needs. Donuts like their maple bacon and chocolate Butterfinger are made fresh every day.
Photo via Donut Central & Fuelspresso/FacebookValkyrie Doughnuts
12226 Corporate Blvd.
Valkyrie Doughnuts has been creating egg-free, dairy-free, and vegan-friendly donuts since 2015. Their “fluffy and monstrous” doughnuts are so good that their recipe has been patented.
Photo via Valkyrie Doughnuts/InstagramSir Benji’s Donuts
426 W. Plant St., Winter Garden
Sir Benji’s is serving up hot and fresh mini donuts Thursday through Sunday. Sir Benji’s has a variety of glazes to top your mini donuts with, including toasted coconut pineapple rum, chocolate truffle, or bourbon bacon glaze.
Photo via Sir Benji’s/FacebookVoodoo Doughnut
CityWalk, 6000 Universal Blvd., 407-224-3663
Voodoo Doughnut has taken the doughnut world by storm since 2000. The Portland-based doughnut shop boasts a mammoth repertoire with 50 flavors, each of which can be created upon request.
Photo via Voodoo Doughnut/FacebookDuck Donuts
710 Centerview Blvd., Kissimmee 407-350-832
Duck Donuts was first established in Duck, North Carolina in 2007, and it has since opened over 200 stores in the U.S. Each vanilla cake donut is coated and topped just the way you like, with endless combinations available.
Photo via Duck Donuts/FacebookLittle Blue Donut Co.
Food truck, 407-575-0103
Little Blue Donut Co. is Orlando’s first made-to-order donut truck. Check out their social media for their next pop-up stop.
Photo via Little Blue Donut Co./FacebookMr. Puffs
Florida Mall, 8001 Orange Blossom Trail, 407-863-0833
This Montreal-based donut shop has been serving loukoumades, a Greek pastry resembling a donut hole, since 2004. Popular flavor toppings include cinnamon sugar, salted caramel, and hazelnut biscotti.
Photo via Mr. Puffs/FacebookThe Donut Patch
1333 W. Broadway St., Oviedo, 321-765-4091
Get the best of both savory and sweet at the Donut Patch. Custom-topped donuts and fresh bagels are available fresh every day.
Photo via The Donut Patch/FacebookShaka Donuts
225 E. Michigan St., 407-801-5066
Shaka Donuts has only been open for a year, but the SoDo shop has already amassed a devoted following. Their cake donuts always seem to sell out. Grab them while you can.
Photo via Shaka Donuts/FacebookJoffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co.
Various locations
Designated as Disney’s official specialty coffee spot, Joffrey’s is known for their artisan-roasted coffee, premium teas, and donuts.
Photo via Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co./FacebookLard Lad Donuts
CityWalk, 6000 Universal Blvd. , 407-363-8000
Springfield’s favorite donut has landed at Universal Studios. The iconic giant pink-iced donut from The Simpsons is available alongside D’oh-Nut sundaes, cupcakes, and more.
Photo via Universal Studios/FacebookSip n’ Dip Donuts
1001 13th St., St. Cloud, 407-892-1252
This donut shop is surely worth a drive, as Orlando foodies have flocked to Sip n’ Dip Donuts for nearly a decade.
Photo via Sip n’ Dip Donuts/FacebookBakery Plus
915 E. Michigan St., 407-849-1888
This “no frills” bakery has garnered its reputation as one of Orlando’s “best mom and pops donuts.”
Photo via Bakery Plus/FacebookThe Donut Hub
Food truck
Keep your eye out for The Donut Hub’s purple food truck, which carries a variety of hot and fresh donuts. Some of their most popular flavors include vanilla M&M, chocolate coconut, peanut butter and jelly, and the classic vanilla sprinkle.
Photo via The Donut Hub/FacebookKnockout Mini Donuts
20651 Highway 441, Mount Dora, 352-817-7707
Enjoy your own personal bucket of hot and fluffy mini-donuts at Knockout’s on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Photo via Renninger’s Mount Dora Flea Market and Antique Center/FacebookCrave Bakehouse
130 E. Fifth Ave., Mount Dora, 936-703-7912
All of Crave Bakehouse’s donuts are keto, paleo, diabetic-safe, gluten-free, and dairy-free, making this donut shop possibly the healthiest and tastiest in Central Florida.
Photo via Crave Bakehouse/FacebookSouthern Hill Farms
16651 Schofield Road, Clermont, 407-986-806
While partaking in the strawberry and sunflower U-pick season, try Southern Hill Farms’s hot and fresh donuts.
Photo via Southern Hill Farms/FacebookKrispy Kreme
Various locations
Yes, it’s a chain, but few people can resist that red neon HOT NOW sign. Krispy Kreme has been serving its uber-popular airy, sugary, glazed doughnuts across the U.S. since 1937. Grab a fresh iced, filled, or cake donut if glazed isn’t your jam.
Photo via Krispy Kreme/Facebook
