No matter what time of year it is, everyone loves a good donut. Whether it’s the beginning of a new week or you’re diving into the weekend, there’s no better way to treat yourself than with the best donuts in Phoenix. We have done our research of donuts all over the Phoenix area and put together this guide for amazing donuts that we’re confident will not disappoint.SEE ALSO: Top 10 Donut Shops in Los Angeles
5. Welcome Chicken + Donuts
Fried Korean Chicken and Donuts. This combination might sound weird, but it is amazing. The combination of food actually started in California and is becoming more popular throughout America. The chicken is perfectly crisp and juicy, but let’s focus on the donuts. These Donuts are plain delicious, but there is nothing plain about them. The dough is made from scratch daily along with the glazes. They have different unique flavors like Prickly Pear, Chocolate Pistachio Rose, and Maple Bacon. They even offer vegan donuts! Of course they have classics like glazed, cake, and their famous apple fritters. Whatever you chose to eat, your taste buds will enjoy the visit to WCD!
Welcome Chicken and Donuts
4. The Original Rainbow Donuts
Not to be confused with Rainbow Donuts, The Original Rainbow Donuts is a small family-owned business that is dedicated to making the best donuts in Phoenix for their costumers. From fillings, toppings, doughs, and batters, this shop has donuts to satisfy everyone’s cravings. They have a large selection of filled donuts from cream, fruit, and custard fillings. Along with glazed donuts, croissants, fritters, and so much more. Truly the options are endless. One of our favorites was the blueberry filled powdered donut. And for all you cake donut lovers out there, get the old fashioned glazed donut. Trust us.
The Original Rainbow Donuts
3. Beignet Babe
Beignets are hard to come by, but they shouldn’t be overlooked as an amazing donut! Beignet Babe is a mobile bakery that can be found at farmer markets and shops throughout the Phoenix area, or you can call to place your own personal order for pick up. Now let’s talk about the beignets. Filled or not, the beignets are the perfect balance of sweetness. The Dulce De Leche filling and Lemon filling are their most popular flavors and we loved the Nutella filled as well. And while you’re trying some beignets, do yourself a favor and get some of Beignet Babe’s crullers while you’re at it!
Beignet Babe
2. BoSa Donuts
Surprise, Surprise, BoSa Donuts made the list of best donuts in Phoenix! We have heard so many good things about BoSa donuts, and were pleasantly surprised when we finally got to try some of their amazing products. BoSa Donuts is a local chain throughout Arizona that has 20+ locations. You take one bite into the fluffy dough and immediately understand the hype. They are there to bring you the classic donuts with high-quality taste. There most popular flavors are the original glazed, apple fritter, and the Boston cream-filled donut. This is the place to go for the classics!
BoSa Donuts
1. The Local Donut
The Local Donut knows how to do donuts. This shop isn’t afraid to experiment in the kitchen, which leads to amazing creations. They are known for their crème brulee donuts and their cronuts that are available on the weekends. They are always bringing out new flavors that go along with the season. We were lucky enough to try the pecan pie donut that came out during Thanksgiving and man, that was a literal piece of heaven in our mouth. You can tell that the workers and owners put a lot of work into their products to make them absolutely perfect. Be sure to get there early during the weekend because they tend to sell out before lunchtime. It isn’t any secret that these are some of the best donuts in Phoenix!
Alexandra McEntire
Hi! My name is Alex and I own the woman-owned donut + coffee shop Chin Up Donuts. We were voted “Best Donuts in Phoenix” in the Phoenix New Times, and have two super cute shops in Scottsdale. I would love to be featured in this list!