A momentous occasion is on its way, Toronto. This Friday, June 4th is National Donut Day. It’s a pretty big deal, y’all. To celebrate, we’re hitting up all the best donut shops around Toronto. From creative flavours to vegan eats to bite-sized options you won’t be able to get enough of, there are plenty of places you’ve just got to check out for the holiday.
Here are 10 of the best donuts to celebrate National Donut Day in Toronto.
BLOOMERS
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This Toronto spot is famous for its creatively flavoured vegan donuts. With options ranging from tiramisu to birthday cake to London fog to match, there’s a little something from everyone. Plus, they’ve got a delicious rotating menu of seasonal specials. We recommend sinking your teeth into a Campfire S’more Donut. With a dark chocolate glaze, homemade graham cracker crumble, and a massive toasted marshmallow, there’s really no going wrong.
Where: Find your nearest location here
COPS
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Next on our list, we’ve got the mouth-watering minis available at COPS. This incredible spot offers bite-sized deliciousness in three awesome flavours: Classic Cinnamon Sugar, OG Sour Cream, and a rotating weekly special. Fair warning – a visit here is sure to lead to seconds and thirds.
Where: Find your nearest location here
GLORY HOLE DOUGHNUTS
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The creative flavours at this spot are sure to get you talking. This menu highlights include delicious options like Mexican Hot Chocolate, Ferrero Rocher, Toast and Butter, and Carmelita. Plus, they’ve got a National Donut Day special running, where you can choose between two specialty curated boxes available for pre-order right now.
Where: 1596 Queen St W & 1505 Gerrard St E
DIPPED DONUTS
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This gourmet donut shop in Kensington Market makes its delicious creations using only the freshest ingredients. The hand-crafted donuts are available in a range of tasty flavours. We’ve got to recommend the Carrot Cake or the Maple Spiced Pecan Crumble. They’ve also got some vegan options available too!
Where: 161 Baldwin St
MACHINO DONUTS
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Another plant-based pick on today’s list has got to be the delicious vegan donuts available at Machino Donuts. These scrumptious creations are full of flavour. Some of the menu highlights include Sourcream Orange, Filled Blueberry Cheesecake, Oreo Truffles, and Caramel Apple Fritter. Plus, they even have custom donuts available for pre-order.
Where: 823 Bloor St W
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THE ROLLING PIN
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Can we talk baked goods without mentioning The Rolling Pin? We don’t think so. This Avenue Road spot does donuts right. Their tasty creations are available in all kinds of creative creations. For National Donut Day, they’ve offered a delicious 6-pack loaded with incredible treats. The pack comes with donuts inspired from around the world, including the Tahini Caramel (The Middle East), Watermelon Kiwi (India), Iris (Sicily), Baklava Donut (Israel), Ginger Chocolate Rum (Jamaica), and Tres Leches (Chile). Yum!
Where: 1970 Avenue Rd
JOUGHNUTS DOUGHNUTS
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This next pick is out in Mississauga, but trust us it is worth the trek. Joughnuts Doughnuts is your source for carefully crafted vegan donuts. Their 100% plant-based creations are available with a wide range of delicious toppings. There are too many incredible picks to list here, but some of the highlights include the Oreo Cookies & Cream, The Dunkaroo, and the limited-edition Rainbow PRIDE donut.
Where: 5915 Atlantic Dr, Mississauga
TORI’S BAKESHOP
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This plant-based cafe offers loads more than just donuts. They’ve also got tarts, cookies, cakes, and other baked goods available. Everything is made in small batches, with natural and organic ingredients. As for the donuts? Those come in tasty flavours like salted dark chocolate, vanilla, and season picks.
Where: 2188 Queen St E
FUGO
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The donuts at this next spot are so adorable you almost don’t want to eat them. Almost. This incredible Toronto spot offers mini versions of all your donut faves. We’re talking classics like Boston Cream and Jelly Donuts. Plus, out-there flavours like The Great Canadian Pig (maple bacon) and the Creme Brûlée. These bite-sized bits of deliciousness are too good to miss.
Where: 265 Queen St W
TINY TOM DONUTS
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You probably know this spot for its iconic stand at the Canadian National Exhibit. Well, since we’ll be missing out on these goodies for a second year in a row, we’re taking matters into our own hands and hitting up the Markham location of the incredible donut vendor. Tiny Tom keeps it classic with fried dough covered in cinnamon sugar. The mouth-watering minis are just a short drive from the city.
Where: 7323 Woodbine Ave, Markham
So celebrate National Donut Day in style with these delicious options. We know we’ll be placing an order at a few of these spots this week.
