Bakery

DIY-style vegan donut shop opened 2019 in downtown across the arcade building. Offers options to create your own donut or choose from the ready made selection. Open Mon-Sun 10:00am-8:00pm.


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79 Reviews

First Review by ryancthompson

Akari000

Points +559

Vegan
03 Jan 2025

We’re addicted🤯🍩

We’ve been visiting here so many times, their donuts is the best donuts I’ve ever had:) 🍩
I tried almost every flavors. My favorite is old fashioned but I like everything. 😊

1AP1

Points +916

Vegan
19 Oct 2024

Great donuts + ice cream

Stayed nearby and went everyday, dangerous for the waistline

takenspiderlady

Points +186

Vegan
14 Oct 2024

Nice

The ice cream was delicious!! I got their pumpkin one and was the right amount of pumpkin flavor. The donuts were good but not crazy good. My favorites were the mochi donut and the one with whipped cream and strawberries in the middle.

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-14

NicoleParks

Points +2298

Vegan
11 Oct 2024

yum!

huge variety of donuts and ice cream. the “give up the toast” donut (raised donut, maple glaze, and cinnamon crumb) and pistachio ice cream were delicious

Pilot.lj

Points +1445

Vegan
02 Oct 2024

A delight

Great indulgent treat and alllllll vegan!

sayurii

Points +390

Vegan
25 Aug 2024

Amazing

Amazing donut, great ice cream and staff is so kind!

CalypsoKorkikian

Points +90

Vegan
13 Aug 2024

Great donut variety

Fully vegan donut shop.lots of original options.

ghoulishboy

Points +70

Vegan
21 Jul 2024

Super Sweet Donut Goodness

If you know me, you know that I love vegan donuts. And believe me when I say that this is up there with some of the best flavors and widest selections of any donut shop I've ever been to. Nearly every time that I'm in Los Angeles I try to make a stop there to grab a few donuts. My only suggestion: these donuts are SUPER sweet, and I don't recommend having them first thing in the morning! I learned that the hard way.

Pros: Selection , Hours

Cons: Sometimes too sweet

Forakora

Points +574

Vegan
19 Jul 2024

Creative

Very creative and fancy flavor donuts. Hard to pick

adalea

Points +1151

Vegan
07 Jul 2024

good donuts, bad chai

i liked the donuts! crème brûlée and the danish especially stood out, but the nutella one could’ve been better. would go again

seal

Points +880

Vegan
03 Jul 2024

delicious donuts

Donut Friend is consistently yummy. They have both classics and creative donuts, something for every taste. Also donut holes. Hooray for raised vegan donuts!

BurakDemir

Points +612

Vegan
06 Feb 2024

Insane donuts

A great place, bombs of vegan donuts

·X·

Points +22294

Vegan
11 Jan 2024

Donut Friend

Yes, we you can be my donut friend!!! The Angry Samoa donut was so delish!

Eidolon

Points +409

Vegan
09 Jan 2024

Virgin Voyage

This was their first location I tried. It was clean, not busy, and the doughnuts were delicious. My fave is the strawberry lab, but I have easily dropped $50-$75 on doughnuts here.

Pros: Amazing doughnuts, Clean, Great service

Cons: Downtown

vegandinosaur

Points +387

Vegan
26 Dec 2023

Unbelievably vegan

The strawberry shortcake is the best thing I have had in my life. This place is amazing and I don’t understand how it’s vegan

divyaj

Points +700

Vegan
17 Dec 2023

Raised donuts!

We dined in at this store in the morning. Every donut looked great. We got one of the raised ones, and the other probably a cake donut. The raised donut was exceptional, soft and airy plus the frosting on top blended in beautifully. The denser donut came with exciting toppings like candied walnuts and chocolate chips, and it was superb. It was served with 2 donut balls apiece, and those were amazing as well. We also got the chai tea here, seems to be from the brand Tea Pigs and was strong and refreshing

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-13

Huraiquire

Points +9763

Vegan
16 Dec 2023

When food makes you cry 🥹🥰

The lavender donut gives me life. Sweet, but not diabetic-coma-inducing, fresh lavender topping, simple and beautiful. A muuuust for lavender lovers.

Kimya369

Points +319

Vegan
25 Nov 2023

Fantistic Coconut and Lime Doughnut

Really delicious coconut/lime doughnut. They almost had too many options to choose from. If I lived in LA, I'd go back all the time. Very kind staff as well!

burnsria

Points +1139

Vegan
27 Oct 2023

Love this place

I first went here in 2019 when I was in LA for my birthday. The Donuts are amazing and Strawberry Lab donut was my favorite and was one of the best donuts I've had in my life. I do think that the highland park location has better quality though. When I went to this location this past August I did not enjoy the location as there was nowhere to sit and eat and no parks nearby either.

Pros: Fluffy Donuts, Creative Flavors, Cute names

Cons: Location

ChrisJacobs7

Points +188

Vegan
16 Oct 2023

Vegan donuts

Great selection of vegan donuts. The strawberry lab was my favorite.

24kgould

Points +284

Vegan
14 Oct 2023

Must try the ice cream!

We went for the donuts and ended up with ice cream (and donuts). I didn’t catch the name of the woman working, but she was so friendly and let us try what seemed like every flavor of ice cream. The ice cream uses a soy milk base and is the creamiest I’ve ever had! Every flavor I tried was incredible: mint chip, cookies and cream, orange creamsicle and banana.

Updated from previous review on 2022-10-20

Pros: Soy based ice cream, Large variety , Samples of ice cream

Cons: Hard to choose what to get!

DavidBrewster

Points +326

Vegan
09 Oct 2023

Heavenly Donuts

Great donuts. I can’t wait to come back for some more!

FancyFoodie

Points +1209

Vegan
20 Sep 2023

Delicious

A variety of donuts for everyone’s tastebuds. Crème brûlée and the strawberry shortcake are my favs. Parking isn’t the best because of it being downtown, but it’s worth it for me whenever I visit Los Angeles.

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Points +1141

Vegan
04 Jul 2023

Donut heaven

Broad selection of donuts. The apple fritter was our highlight.

AngelesZen

Points +121

Vegan
24 Jun 2023

GIMMIE MORE

Had already tried these donuts at Creamo and I had to get more! My brother said these are the best donuts he’s had in LA and he isn’t even vegan. I had the Give Up the Toast previously and it was sooo yummy I was scared to be disappointed, but I got the Apple Fritter and it was actual perfection. I triple checked the website to make sure they are plant-based. Seriously so good, please go here. 😋

Pros: All vegan, So many options, Taro Ice Cream

Cons: I don’t live in LA 😢

HMilton87

Points +172

Vegan
30 May 2023

This place is amazing

The doughnuts here are out of this world. I stayed nearby and literally had breakfast here every morning, absolutely amazing.

Updated from previous review on 2023-05-30

Kylee_Hanae

Points +30

Vegan
19 May 2023

AMAZING

So many options and every one of them are incredible! Got three different types of donuts and tried all the ice cream and even my non vegan friend was impressed! The woman working was so welcoming and happy to let us try different flavors

Pros: So many different options , Fair prices , Friendly staff

Cons: Not in the best neighborhood




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