Doughnuts are available in so many forms and sizes and, in our opinion, are one of the best desserts out there.
From classic Simpsons-style pink-iced doughnuts to totally outrageous and wild flavour pairings, Greek doughnuts, vegan doughnuts and even gluten-free doughnuts, OB真人视讯 has found the tastiest that Sydney/Eora has to offer.
Here are the best doughnuts in Sydney right now.
Grumpy Donuts
72 Pyrmont Bridge Road, Camperdown and 379B Princes Highway, St Peters
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Elise Honeybrook and her partner Scott Clark named Grumpy Donuts after two very special members of their family: their adorable Brussels Griffon dogs and their very grumpy faces. Their doughnuts are the real deal, using quality ingredients, toppings and custard fillings that are all made in-house.
They've got the classics as well as rotating specials with creative flavour combos like French toast and choc mint, but get in quick because they change every week. These bad boys can also be vegan-ised in every flavour, and you can to ensure you get the flavours you're craving.
Berliner
Online and various markets
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As much as we love a wacky combo and crafty concoction, sometimes you just need a good old-school doughy. Inspired by the produce and vibrant offerings at London's Borough Market, 's doughnuts are raised, formed and sugared to perfection. The flavours are absolutely classic: Nutella, vanilla custard, rhubarb and custard, and raspberry jam.
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Donut Papi
139 Marrickville Road, Marrickville
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This Filipino-inspired doughnut shop is a homage to owner Kenneth Rodrigueza’s dad, who bought him doughnuts almost every day growing up. As a result, flavours include pandan coconut glaze (their best seller), pineapple glaze, and ube topped with Filipino shortbread, and they do loads of seasonal and weekly specials.
There are always gluten-free and vegan options, and you can visit the store in Marrickville or including letters spelling out Happy Birthday, plus some naughty shapes...
Shortstop
15 Little Hay Street, Darling Square and Shop 3,23 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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This cult Melbourne-based doughnut store finally drifted up to Sydney in 2016. Using beautiful ingredients like pure vanilla bean, cultured butter and seasonal fruit, Shortstop doughnuts are made from scratch and in small batches throughout the day so you’ll always get to sample them fresh.
In terms of flavours, owner Anthony Ivey says the decisions are purely selfish: “The reason Shortstop exists is because we wanted to create our ideal coffee and doughnut bar. Every doughnut goes through weeks of trials and iterations until it's ready to be shared with our guests."
Sweet Belem
35B New Canterbury Road, Petersham
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This boutique Portuguese bakery is dedicated to both traditional and modern takes on Portuguese tarts and pastries—but when you’re not busy filling up on pastel de nata, you ought to give the doughnuts here a red-hot crack. Sweet Belem has been known to whip up dulce de leche and chocolate and hazelnut stuffed doughnuts, each bursting with filling and doused in a shower of sugar.
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Butter
6 Hunt Street, Surry Hills
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You might know them for their epic sneaker selection and golden fried chicken, but Butter also whips up an insane doughnut, available as a single ring, or the more appropriate five-pack. Fried to order so they're piping hot, these classic cinnamon rings really hit the spot—especially after a cheeky fried chicken sandwich.
Lukumades
Shop/2 Central Park Avenue, Chippendale
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is Australia's first franchise dedicated to loukoumades (Greek doughnuts, if you're not familiar). Also known as honey balls, these puffs of perfection are soaked in honey syrup and dusted with cinnamon and, yes, you’ll want to eat them by the handful.
Lukumades started in Melbourne and opened a Sydney store in 2019. Their loukoumades recipe is the combination of the traditional Greek method and tightly held doughy secrets. Think doughnuts topped with Biscoff, white chocolate and crushed Oreos, or pistachio spread and chocolate flakes.
Nutie
496 Marrickville Road, Dulwich Hill
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Taking hole foods to another level, these baked, fluffy doughnuts are fun and allergy-friendly, making it easy for everyone to eat, love and enjoy together. Nutie's doughnuts are 100% gluten-free, mostly vegan and made from high-quality ingredients. From rosewater pistachio to vegan cookie monster doughnuts, the team knows how to have fun in the kitchen.
The owner and chef Sina Klug, appeared on Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars and explains, “we’ve become really good at challenging ourselves and our team and feel like there are no restrictions [when it comes to] making plant-based treats. Baking gluten-free can be a bit harder and limiting sometimes, but we have a huge amount of baking tricks up our chef jacket sleeve by now".
Tuga Pastries
10/112 McEvoy Street, Alexandria and Shop 6/231 Clovelly Road, Clovelly
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If you’re a serious bakery bandit, you’ve most definitely heard the word that Tuga's pastel de Nata is some of the absolute best in Sydney. What you might not know, though, is that Tuga Pastries is a serious contender when it comes to frying up some of Sydney's best doughy halos too. This bakery has been known to whip up classic Nutella, raspberry jam, cinnamon and vanilla cream doughnuts, as well as the cheeky special, every now and again.
Demochi
2 Clarendon Place, Burwood
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What if doughnuts and mochi had a baby? Introducing , Australia's first mochi doughnut created in 2019 by husband and wife dream team Dennis Chan and Monique Chuong. Demochi blends the beloved American doughnut’s fluffiness with the chewy texture of Japanese mochi; sticky rice dessert dumplings with an ice cream filling, making their doughnuts even more delicious. Their special selection of flavours includes Thai tea, black sesame, match green tea glaze and lemon meringue—we're hooked.
Comeco Foods
524A King Street, Newtown
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When Yu Ozone found out she was allergic to gluten, eggs, milk and other additives found in various products, she had to change her lifestyle entirely. Stemming from this personal experience and a burning desire to create food that everyone could eat, she created .
Comeco Foods opened in 2020 and makes sourdough doughnuts that are fermented for 48 hours using a starter made with organic brown rice, kneaded with rice flour, and fried in rice bran oil. The fluffy yet crispy sourdoughnuts are fried to order and filled with a variety of flavoured custards and toppings like adzuki red beans, mocha coffee, matcha, passionfruit curd and more—all made with organic, locally sourced ingredients free of chemicals and food additives.
L.A. Donuts
Shop 2/328 King Georges Road, Beverly Hills
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' slice of doughnut utopia does not disappoint. Every treat is created to take you back to sweets crafted by mums, grandmas, nonnas, omas and babushkas. Serving up some seriously yum glazed and filled doughnuts, L.A. Donuts has heaps of tasty novelty flavours like their Golden Gaytime, Aussie pineapple, Snickers, Oreo cookies and cream, creme brulee, and bubblegum. Alongside these, you'll find a hefty selection of vegan doughnuts with flavours spanning the classic 'Homer', cinnamon sugar, peanut and jam, lemon-filled and lamington. You can visit their store, or order online—cut-off for next-day delivery is an easy 10pm.
Rude Boy Doughnuts
Online
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If you need vegan, nut-free, soy-free and Euro-style doughnuts—you’ve come to the right place. is an ode to all things simple and classic. Don’t expect gimmick flavours, the doughnut line-up here looks like fruity staples including strawberry and rhubarb jam and lemon curd. There’s also vanilla custard and chocolate ganache for good measure.
Rude Boy Doughnuts is currently takeaway only (order by 5pm and get next-day delivery) with regular cameos at markets—check their for details.
Dr. Dough
Online
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is a top-notch spot for all your doughy dreams to come true. Offering same-day delivery before 1pm Monday–Saturday, it’s bound to start a dangerous yet delicious doughnut addiction. Their fabulous flavour options include Smooth Criminal; a Nutella-smothered doughnut topped with crispy chocolate balls, 90s Kid; a pink-glazed doughnut sprinkled with Nerds and vegan flavours such as Biscoff Glaze, Choca Mocha and Blueberry Crunch.
Utilising the world's first certified food printer, Dr. Dough offers printed doughnut designs with themes like Barbie, Shooting Stars and Boujee. They even have Swiftie-themed colouring-in doughnuts that come with edible ink pens.
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