079 - Doughnuts 🍩

Jan 23, 2020

With our New Year’s Resolutions fading and the PM pushing #ShopLocal, we figured now’s an opportune time to devote a list to London’s doughnuts. There may be a T*m H******s on almost every corner of this city, but we’ve also got a growing number of local entrepreneurs and pastry chefs bringing it.

Looks Good, Tastes Good 📸

Operating out of Commonwealth Coffee Co., BoxCar Donuts may have some of the most Instagrammable doughnuts in town. Here’s the thing: they taste just as good as they look.

Donut Worry, Be Happy 😁

What brings more happiness than a doughnut? Doughnuts from HAPPINESS Café, that’s what.

Small, but Mighty 🔬

Mini-doughnuts, mega-fun. That’s not The Donut Diva’s official slogan, but it could be. These mini-doughnuts make their way around town in a pink truck you can’t miss... but they’re a steady fixture at the corner of Wonderland and Riverside on Sundays alongside some of our other favourite food trucks.

Friday I’m in Love 😍

Every day of the week is worth a visit to Locomotive Espresso...but on Fridays they have Doughnuts!! Brought in by North Moore Catering, they’re the perfect way to get ready for the weekend. Be warned: they go fast.

Since 1950 🍁 🥓

What’s a list of local doughnuts without mention of Spicer’s Bakery?! They’ve been around longer than anybody else in town (for good reason) and serve a—wait for it—maple bacon doughnut.

Bonus 👇👇

Though not “technically” doughnuts, we’d like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to The Fritter Shop’s fritters and the cruffins at the Black Walnut Bakery Café.

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