The 10 best donut shops in Boston
Donut shops in Boston run from cash-only counters that have fried honey dips for decades to brioche bakeries that change the menu every month. This list covers ten places inside the city limits, from West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain to the Seaport and Fenway, for anyone who wants a box for the office, a late-night apple fritter or one good donut with coffee.
The list favors locally owned shops that make donuts on site, plus two bakeries and a Greek counter where the donut is a side specialty. Few of these shops post prices online. Flour Bakery lists filled donuts at $4.50 each, and at least one old-school counter takes cash only.
How we chose
The list is alphabetical, not ranked. Each shop is inside the City of Boston and was checked against the business’s own website and recent coverage from Boston magazine, Time Out Boston, CBS Boston, WBZ NewsRadio and the Mission Hill Gazette. Places that showed up across several independent sources, have long local track records or hold named, dated awards were favored. National chains were left out.
Hours and prices below come from each business and change without notice. Call ahead if you are making a special trip.
Anna’s Hand Cut Donuts
West Roxbury’s donut counter on Centre Street has a sign out front that reads “est. 1965,” according to Boston magazine, and a short row of counter seats inside. The donuts are cut by hand and made in the shop each day. Time Out Boston points to the coconut, the honey dip and an oversized jelly stick. Ownership changed in 2025: WBZ NewsRadio reported on June 1, 2025, that Chaufan Bun, who had worked at Twin Donuts, took over from longtime owner Konstantinos Keskinidis. Bring cash, because both Boston magazine and Time Out Boston describe the shop as cash only.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: 2056 Centre St., West Roxbury, MA 02132
Why they made the list
- WBZ NewsRadio reported that the shop has 18 seats and opens at 6 a.m. daily.
- The City of Boston gave the shop a certificate as an age- and dementia-friendly business in March 2025, according to CBS Boston.
- Boston magazine and Time Out Boston both include the shop in their Boston donut guides.
Back Door Donuts
Late-night donuts on Lansdowne Street come out of a side door at Loretta’s Last Call in the Fenway. Back Door Donuts started in Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard and arrived in the Fenway in 2023 as a pop-up with no announced end date, according to Boston magazine. The order here is the apple fritter. The Boston menu on the company’s website also lists Boston cream, buttercrunch, buttermilk glazed, maple bacon, honey dipped and raspberry jelly. The window opens at 7 p.m., so this is an after-dinner or after-game stop, not a breakfast one.
Hours: Daily 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Address: Loretta’s Last Call, 1 Lansdowne St., Boston, MA 02215
Why they made the list
- The company website lists 16 donut varieties on the Boston pop-up menu.
- Time Out Boston includes the pop-up in a Boston donut guide dated May 26, 2026.
- Fritters and cinnamon rolls can be shipped nationwide, according to Boston magazine.
Blackbird Doughnuts
Blackbird Doughnuts began in the South End and now has seven shops, four of them in Boston: the South End, Fenway, Brighton and Beacon Hill. The bakery makes raised doughnuts from brioche dough along with cake doughnuts, and the doughnut and drink menus change on the first of each month. The everything bagel doughnut, filled with cream cheese, is the long-running oddity on the menu, and Boston magazine singles out the Boston cream Bismarck. The Tremont Street shop shares space with Sally’s Sandwiches, so lunch and dessert can come from the same counter.
Hours: South End: Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Address: 492 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02116 (South End); also 20 Kilmarnock St. (Fenway), 100 Holton St. (Brighton) and 175 Cambridge St. (Beacon Hill)
Why they made the list
- Boston magazine named Blackbird a Best of Boston winner in 2016, 2019 and 2024.
- The Fenway and Beacon Hill shops close at 4 p.m. and the Brighton shop at 2 p.m., earlier than the South End shop.
- The company also sells doughnut cakes, according to Boston magazine.
Brassica Kitchen + Cafe
Across from Forest Hills station in Jamaica Plain, Brassica Kitchen + Cafe is a dinner restaurant that also makes donuts in house. Boston magazine describes a slow-fermented brioche base and a flavor list that keeps changing, with past rounds including berry cream cheese, pumpkin seed caramel and white chocolate apricot. Time Out Boston says about six kinds are usually on hand at weekend brunch. Those donuts tend to sell out early, so arrive near the 10 a.m. opening. Brunch plates and a full dinner menu are the rest of the reason to come.
Hours: Brunch Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dinner Wednesday to Saturday 5 to 11 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Address: 3712 Washington St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Why they made the list
- The restaurant’s website says the cafe serves homemade donuts.
- Last brunch seating is 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday, according to the restaurant.
- Both Boston magazine and Time Out Boston name the restaurant in their donut guides.
Doughboy Donuts & Deli
Doughboy Donuts & Deli sits on Dorchester Avenue in South Boston and has been open for more than 40 years, according to Time Out Boston. The business runs two menus: a donut shop menu of donuts, coffee and sandwiches, and a deli menu with salads, sandwiches, pizza and dinners. Time Out Boston names the maple frosted, honey dip, Boston cream, Fruity Pebble and crullers, and Boston magazine adds a blueberry honey-dipped donut and a jelly stick. The shop has a drive-thru, and the website lists the counter opening at 5 a.m. every day. Posted closing times differ between the counter, the drive-thru and the deli, so check before a late run.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: 220 Dorchester Ave., South Boston, MA 02127
Why they made the list
- The donut shop and the deli have separate phone lines and separate menus.
- Deli hours on the website run Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Boston magazine’s donut guide, updated in March 2025, includes the shop.
Flour Bakery
Pastry chef Joanne Chang’s Flour Bakery sells sticky buns, cookies and sandwiches all week, but the filled donut keeps a tighter schedule. The Fort Point bakery’s online ordering page lists a vanilla filled donut and a raspberry filled donut at $4.50 each, both marked as available on Saturday only. Both were sold out when the page was checked on November 13, 2026, so order ahead or come early in the day. The rest of the week, the Farnsworth Street counter has the full run of pastries, sandwiches and coffee.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: 12 Farnsworth St., Boston, MA 02210 (Fort Point)
Why they made the list
- The ordering page shows donuts on sale one day a week, not daily.
- Pickup orders can be placed online through the Fort Point bakery’s ordering page.
- At $4.50, a filled donut costs less than the $5.25 sticky bun on the same menu.
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Greco
Greek donuts count too. Greco is a fast-casual Greek restaurant group, and the menu has a section for loukoumades, the fried dough puffs soaked in honey. The Classic comes with Greek honey, walnuts and cinnamon. Yiayia’s version swaps in hazelnut praline, Oreo cookies and powdered sugar. Boston magazine and Time Out Boston both put Greco in their donut guides for these. The Seaport restaurant on Pier 4 Boulevard is open until 10 p.m., which makes loukoumades a workable dessert stop after dinner elsewhere. The menu can vary by location, according to the company.
Hours: Seaport: daily 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Address: 200 Pier 4 Blvd., Boston, MA 02210 (Seaport); also 225 Newbury St., 1 Milk St. and Hub Hall at 80 Causeway St.
Why they made the list
- Greco has four Boston locations: Seaport, Back Bay, Downtown and Hub Hall at TD Garden.
- The Downtown restaurant on Milk Street is closed on Sunday, according to the company website.
- Greco is a concept of Xenia Greek Hospitality.
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Kane’s Donuts
Kane’s Donuts opened in Saugus in 1955, by the company’s own account, and the Delios family has owned the business since Peter and Kay Delios took over about three decades later. The downtown Boston shop is at 90 Oliver Street in the Financial District. Start with the honey dip, the donut the company treats as the signature. Time Out Boston also points to the maple bacon, the Turtle and a flavor that changes monthly. Kane’s Gluten Free, a line launched in 2014, means a mixed box can cover gluten-free eaters. Pickup orders can be placed online for the Oliver Street shop.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: 90 Oliver St., Boston, MA 02110
Why they made the list
- Boston magazine named Kane’s a Best of Boston winner in 2009 and 2018.
- The four Delios children now own the company, according to the Kane’s website.
- Time Out Boston counts more than a dozen gluten-free varieties.
- The original Lincoln Avenue shop in Saugus is now the dedicated gluten-free kitchen.
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Mike’s Donuts
Mission Hill has had Mike’s Donuts on Tremont Street for more than 50 years, according to a Mission Hill Gazette profile published January 2, 2026. Owner Maria Weinograd runs the shop; her husband, Bruce, started working there more than five decades ago, and the couple later bought the business. The Gazette singles out the old-fashioned donut, which regulars eat with orange marmalade, and Boston magazine recommends the honey dipped. Sandwiches, soups and salads fill out the menu. The shop is steps from the Roxbury Crossing MBTA station, according to Boston magazine.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: 1524A Tremont St., Mission Hill, Boston
Why they made the list
- The Gazette describes the shop as a neighborhood gathering spot with a vintage look.
- Boston magazine reported in March 2025 that Mike’s also ran a weekday kiosk inside Forest Hills station.
- Coffee comes in a 20-ounce Mike’s mug that customers can take home, according to Boston magazine.
Union Square Donuts
Union Square Donuts started in Somerville and sells in Boston from a stall at Boston Public Market on Hanover Street, plus a counter at Time Out Market in the Fenway. The donuts are made by hand from scratch each day, and the glazes, jams and creams are made in house, according to the market’s vendor page. Boston magazine describes them as large and airy and names maple bacon, sea salt whiskey caramel and raspberry lime rickey among the flavors. The market stall opens at 8 a.m. daily.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St., Boston, MA 02108
Why they made the list
- Boston magazine named the company a Best of Boston winner in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021 and 2023.
- The company website lists four locations: Somerville, Brookline, Boston Public Market and Time Out Market.
- Boston Public Market is open daily, until 6 p.m. Sunday to Tuesday and 8 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday.
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