Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Dough Joy

    4.5 (125 reviews)
    ModerateDonuts
    Closed 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

    Order Dough Joy Takeout or Delivery

    Dough Joy Photos

    Business Info

    You might also consider

    Recommended Reviews - Dough Joy

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Pride
    Diana C.

    LOVE! Stopped by when I saw a glittery rainbow donut and it was DELICIOUS. The glitter clings to everything though and is very difficult to remove after two rounds each of hand sanitizer and washing lol. Worth it and honestly who doesn't want free glitter lip gloss. My partner liked the French toast donut he had too. Highly recommend - we didn't even realize they were vegan until after the fact.

    Amazing place, expensive but amazing
    Chase M.

    OK, I'm gonna be real honest here normally I'm not a big fan of fancy donut places. I like a nice Asian donut place like I grew up with in Southern California. I've never understood the appeal of 5 or 6 dollar donuts when oil boy those 1.50 donuts hit the spot just perfect. That said whenever I'm in a place I'm not familiar with. I do like to check Groupon and other coupon sites to give me a little bit of courage if you will. You know, sometimes you don't wanna bet a big ticket price and be disappointed. I have found some of my favorite spots this way and I will tell you these promotions do work because they retain customers if your product is good and if it's not you just laugh out onto some money but unfortunately that's the game. With that said, I think we might've found a new donut place for when we are in Seattle for our yearly trip This place has a bunch of wild donuts and some of them are pretty over the top while others are classics We got a half dozen for four of us and most all of us tapped out being full by the end of them, which says a lot. Their fritters were great and their raise were even better and I don't mess with no cake.donuts Everything we had was great, so just picked your flavor profile and love it, and I will say the enthusiasm from the staff how they went into depth and detail describing each donut that we asked about really made a big difference beautiful shop, beautiful people working there and a beautiful product

    Chocolate Oreo and a handsome young man
    Matthew W.

    Stopped in for a quick pre-dinner bite and was delighted at the assortment of donuts still available at that point in the evening. We spoke with the donut-tender and asked for some of their recommendations--they suggested a few with some input about our preferences, and I was pleased to find that I absolutely loved the chocolate cookies and cream donut. Cute little shop, would definitely stop by again

    1/2dozen
    Meme R.

    We love Cute and Yummy doughnuts I have been here twice I got the everything doughnut Omg it's so rich and hits the savory sweet spot.

    Peachy dreams.
    Teresita C.

    People at my office have a problem with maple bars. The problem is they are addicted and when anyone brings in donuts,it's 70% maple bars. So when we chose,we gor one maple and one peach. If possible, the peach was even better than the maple. It's all in the dogih, it's fluffy and chewy and perfect. Service,the donuts is top notch.

    Poptart donut.
    Darrion H.

    I thought i knew all the donut spots in town, but today I learned other wise. This place is ok the outskirts of caphill/first hill and should not be overlooked by donut lovers in the area. The interior screams dessert shop that has its ish together. When you walk in you can't help but notice all of the donuts to choose from. Not the largest selection in the area, but definitely not the smallest. The teller was so friendly and nice I feel lucky. I was able to have a quick chat about all of their donuts before I decided on the pop tart flavor. No It didn't exactly taste like a pop tart. Honestly it tasted like a typical sugary donut with strawberry gel filling. Lots of tasty filling so I cant complain.

    Raised donuts
    Maggie L.

    Delicious donuts, and super friendly customer service. Inside is cute and spacious, with a clean bathroom. As for donuts, I prefer the fritters and cake donuts, but also really enjoyed the cinnamon sugar donut holes. My toddler ate almost the entire blueberry glaze donut. The only downside is there are only 6 bar seats available for indoor seating. Oh and parking is not fun (I recommend parking a few blocks away in the residential neighborhood) , unless you don't mind paying $5-6 for an hour in the lot right next to the store.

    Donuts: Apple Fritter, Chocolate Old Fashioned, Powdered Sugar & Chocolate Drizzle, 4x Cinnamon Donut Holes
    Albert T.

    Dough Joy is a pretty good vegan donut shop. Donuts are ~$4 a pop. I'm still adjusting to Seattle pricing, given that I'm coming from the Midwest where you can still get good donuts for $1-2. I guess the pricing is partly due to the location, and partly due to being vegan. I won't go into each donut in detail, but just will say the following: The yeast/raised donuts are soft and fluffy, but still have good heft to them. The glazed donuts are closer to the mom-and-pop donut bakery sweetness level than to not-too-sweet. So yes, too sweet for me, almost cloyingly so, but also possibly not as sweet as the typical extremely sugar-laden donut. The donuts with a cake base (in this case the donut holes and old fashioned) are great, with a good crust on the outside and a crumbly yet moist interior. The powdered sugar & chocolate drizzle donut doesn't have the best construction; placing the drizzle on top of the sugar leads to it easily falling off. By the time I got home, all of the drizzle had disintegrated. Overall the donuts are quite heavy in weight and I was surprised at the heft when I lifted the bag. I don't normally eat vegan, but I will say that you won't miss the milk/eggs/lard in these donuts. Honestly, if I hadn't seen all the signs inside stating these are vegan, I probably wouldn't have noticed.

    Packaging
    Myrnie T.

    When you find out you have serious diet restrictions, there's going to be that one thing that you would risk a reaction for eating. Donuts were mine. Do I eat a lot of donuts? No. But they have always been that treat that happens on special days, when someone is willing to go out early and get a box to share. Realizing that all donuts have dairy, even the weird shelf stable ones at the grocery store was a big kick! On a short trip to Seattle, my husband and I decided to purchase the same three donuts (maple bar, Boston cream, and apple fritter) from the three donut shops we could find that sold dairy-free donuts. Dough Joy knocked them completely out of the water. One shop sold us donuts that were either raw inside or over-cooked. The other inexplicably seasoned everything with nutmeg. Why? I couldn't tell you. But their donuts tasted like stale grocery store donuts, we took a few bites and threw them out. Dough Joy sold us donuts that are just GOOD. Really good. The Boston cream had so much filling we had to hold it like a taco, and the frosting was delicious. The apple fritter was perfect with lots of crags and apple chunks. The maple bar was fantastic (although my husband wished the maple flavor was a LITTLE stronger.) But seriously. Except for Chuck's maple bars in Renton, because honestly no one can compete with their whipped frosting it's life changing, these are just exceptionally good donuts. Fingers crossed that someday they can open a shop on the Eastside because crossing the bridge for donuts is a bit ambitious even for us! But for these donuts.... I'd consider it. (We also appreciated that each donut got its own little waxed paper bag, so nothing mashed together in transit.)

    Alyssa A.

    Stumbled across Dough Joy while looking for a donut later in the evening. DELICIOUS fresh, unique donuts - so pleasantly surprised by how tasty their blueberry donut was. Staff here are so pleasant and friendly, and service was great. Definitely a stop for your donut fix.

    Blueberry Donut
    Mat A.

    We got there a little late so the choices were limited. The blueberry donut caught our eye, and it was pretty good. Nothing too special. I'm sure there might have been better options, but we won't know until we try it again. Would still recommend, though.

    Old fashioned pumpkin and strawberry milkshake
    Jon T.

    Dough Joy is one of the best donut experiences I've had in a long time. I walked in not really knowing HOW good the donuts would be. But they are really stellar. First, I was delighted that they had some pumpkin varieties, as that's my radar at the moment. Fortunately, they had both an old-fashioned style pumpkin and another pumpkin variety with chocolate filling on the inside. These were both exceptional. But beyond that, the shop itself and the associate working the counter were great. The shop is small but full of fun, bright colours. The associate was incredibly friendly and really made my partner and I feel welcome. I will definitely be coming back here anytime I'm visiting Seattle!

    Amazon doughnuts options
    Andy N.

    An absolute donut gem here in Seattle! Amazing for plant-based eaters and just as good for those that consume anything... seriously! Dough Joy offers donuts, drinks, and a wonderful ambiance. Staff was super friendly and welcoming. We purchased a coupon online for a donut/drinks special, so definitely look for one before coming here to save! Their old fashioned donuts are amazing as well as their puffy brownie/rainbow ones, fitting for the area. Their Lavender Chai was also one of the best I've ever had and the extra donut bites thrown in are a wonderful touch. Let this place bring you joy because it certainly does for me every time I visit Seattle.

    Maple bar

    See all

    3 months ago

    Helpful 4
    Thanks 1
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    3 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    3 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    30 days ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Meme R.
    1
    74
    63

    8 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 4
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 4
    Thanks 1
    Love this 4
    Oh no 0

    3 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Andy N.
    1115
    2650
    7118

    2 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 2
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    3 months ago

    We LOVE some Dough Joy! Brilliant service, super fun ambiance-- all around a delightful space to be in!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Lisa
    0
    5
    1

    5 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0
    Photo of E G.
    0
    6
    2

    9 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 13
    Thanks 2
    Love this 16
    Oh no 0

    Page 1 of 4

    Ask the Community - Dough Joy

    You might also consider

    Mighty-O Donuts - Welcome to Mighty-O Capitol Hill.

    Mighty-O Donuts

    (266 reviews)

    $

    Capitol Hill

    Mighty-O Donuts seems to be one of the few vegan donut shops that actually tries to make yeast…read moredonuts - most places are cake only. We decided to drop by after eating lunch in the area for a sweet treat afterwards, then ended up picking up a whole dozen... Some notes for a couple that I tried: Maple Bar ($4.99) - Hmm.. Not that fluffy or light. Instead or being airy, it's more dense and has a kind of springy chew. The glaze is sweet and gives off a heavy maple fragrance, an indication they use real maple syrup in the glaze. Maple bars from other places are usually disgustingly sweet with basically no maple flavor - this one is sweet but more well balanced. I think the texture is definitely different from a typical yeast donut. I wonder if it's just because it more difficult to make vegan yeast donuts vs cake donuts? It's a different type of yeast donut, but still very good. (4/5) Chocolate Peanut Butter ($4.45) - Good peanut butter flavor in both the topping and glaze. I think the donut base is also peanut butter but it could be contamination from the glaze. The base isn't very sweet and is kind of almost savory in flavor. The donut is dense but not crumbly and instead very moist. Not really crusty, so not too much textural difference. I think it's baked rather than fried. Still very sweet. (4/5) Devils Playground ($4.45) - The donut base is dense with rich chocolate flavor, and coated with a chocolate ganache of just the right thickness. I hate it when donuts just have a smear of topping to make the donut look attractive, but does barely anything flavor wise. This one, on the other hand, is richly flavored. (4/5) Chocolate Raspberry ($3.65) - This is my favorite, same chocolate cake donut base as above but with bright berry notes and specks of seeds. The tangy berries do wonders to temper down some of the sweetness. (5/5) French Toast ($3.65) - My least favorite by far. Covered with peanuts (which is fine), but the cake donut base or perhaps the glaze tastes heavily earthy, like an overload of cinnamon and nutmeg. (2/5) People who expect the exact same texture as a non-vegan donut, both the cake and yeast types, will probably be disappointed. If I just think of these donuts as their own thing, they're actually quite good. There's another donut shop that I prefer down the street, but Mighty-O Donuts certainly isn't a bad choice for a sweet treat.

    I love cake donuts! And Mighty-O has the best cake donuts, ever. Period…read more I love a good fresh warm cake donut, not too dense. Fluffy with a perfect touch of sweetness. Raspberry Riot is our favorite. The perfect balance. Open until 4:00 pm but plus side also sold at PCC (until sold out). Plenty of indoor tables. Coffee & tea sold there too. Great friendly service from the tram. A must try!

    Doce Donut Co - Tres leches donut , passion fruit crème brûlée , tiramisu and Mexican hot chocolate

    Doce Donut Co

    (70 reviews)

    Denny Triangle

    I only tried a single donut from Doce Donut Co, but if the rest were like the one I had, this…read more5-star review is certainly well deserved. I tried the passionfruit creme brulee donut, and though a bit pricey ($6), it was worth the money. The top of the donut had that perfect creme brulee torched top, and the passion fruit inside was perfectly tangy, which offset the fattiness from the donut itself. It wasn't very sweet, but I kinda liked that. The other flavors on the menu also looked great. I hear they rotate their menu often. There is nowhere to sit here, so be prepared to take your donuts to go. The shop does sell some beverages, like water or milk, to help you get in the donut mood. The service on my visit was fine. The gentleman working was nice enough, but nothing to write home about. Overall, a good donut shop if you're looking for speciality donuts and don't mind the higher price tag.

    Decided to try Doce again. Their Tres Leche will always be my favorite! The whip cream is light but…read moresweet and I love the hardened chocolate at the bottom of the donut. The crème brûlée with passion-fruit inside was not good to me... There was a weird/bitter aftertaste which I did not enjoy. The tiramisu wasn't great as well. Very strong coffee flavor at the top. I forgot what the pink one was but it was pretty good! Sweet and definitely enjoyable. The ambiance is decent. The art on the walls are nice. The service was good. We had the donuts prepped quickly and our questions answered.

    Daily Dozen Doughnut - donuts

    Daily Dozen Doughnut

    (1.2k reviews)

    $

    Downtown

    We stopped by Daily Dozen Doughnut and ordered a Maple Bacon doughnut along with a 16oz Vanilla…read morelatte, and both were absolutely delicious. The doughnut was perfectly warm and flavorful, and the latte had the right balance of sweetness and smoothness--such a great combo to start the morning. The pricing was reasonable, especially considering the quality, and the customer service was amazing. The staff were friendly, quick, and made the whole experience feel welcoming. Location-wise, it's super convenient. As soon as you enter Pike Place Market, it's right at the beginning on the right side, making it an easy and worthwhile stop. Overall, it was the perfect little pick-me-up to kick off our day.

    My friend craved donuts & this place delivered. There was a line, but it moved rather quickly. We…read moresplit a half dozen, which came out to be $7.50. The menu isn't the most expansive, but there are different flavors to choose from such as maple bacon, maple, powdered, plain, and cinnamon. They also offer coffee and teas. We got to watch them make fresh donuts as we waited. We ordered two maple bacon and one cinnamon apiece and enjoyed them by the water. They're minis, so they're super easy to eat. You could definitely just snack on them as you explore Pike Place. Our favorite was the maple bacon. They were perfectly sweet and salty, and the cinnamon-covered bacon bits at the bottom of the bag were like a little extra treat lol. We only wished they were warm. They weren't warm at all. Side note: The tip jar made me laugh because it caught me so off guard.

    Bober Tea & Mochi Dough

    Bober Tea & Mochi Dough

    (134 reviews)

    Capitol Hill

    While walking around Seattle, we randomly came across Bober Tea and thought we should try it out…read more The decor is super cute, with a whole wall full of mochi donuts along with a neon sign. We were the only customers at the time, so we could really choose where we wanted to sit. We went to order and were redirected to the large screen to put our order through. I forgot to take pictures of our drinks, but we got a milk tea and black tea with 25% sugar. The drinks were fairly good and the boba was a bit chewy. It was also nice that ordering 6 mochi donuts came with a Thai iced tea, which I really liked! The mochi donuts were all good with a chewy and firm texture to them. None of them were too sweet, but some flavors were leaning more on subtle. Overall, it's a decent spot to check out if you're in the area!

    As I crave boba a lot and like to try new places, this is one of the newer boba shops in the…read moregreater Seattle area, located in Capitol Hill up in Broadway where a handful of good restaurants are. Location is excellent as you can go here as a dessert after your meal, but naturally this means parking can be a pain to get. I showed up around 7pm for boba, and I noticed that they already fully sold out of mochi donuts this early in the day. The store is really cute with lots of mochi donuts on the wall and a pink aesthetic that is perfect for friend hangouts or dates. I got the chizu matcha latte with stir fried boba, which came out to almost $9 total. Bold of them to charge a convenience fee on top of sales tax to make the drink super expensive. I opted for 50% sugar and there is absolutely no option to request less ice. A supposedly regular had to verbally flag to the worker to not add ice, which I probably should do, but at least please add it as an option so that it is more convenient. I guess they want to cut costs and give us less drink? For 50% sugar, I don't think they respected the customizations as I saw the worker just pour premade matcha latte to the cup and then added the cheese foam on top. When I tasted my drink, it was grossly sweet. Boba was undercooked so I ended up having to toss a lot of the boba out, and the boba was not cheap at $0.95 for the topping. Fortunately, when I got my drink, they had a few mochi donut circles I got to sample, and I am glad they sold out of the mochi donuts as the mochi donuts did not have the chewy texture that is present in mochi donuts. I dodged a bullet from committing to a pricey $4+ mochi donut - like other places charge way less for one for better quality

    Half and Half Doughnut Co. - Exterior

    Half and Half Doughnut Co.

    (240 reviews)

    $

    Capitol Hill

    Bought a variety of donuts from Half and Half, couldn't wait to dig into the bismark so I ate it in…read morethe car before I even buckled my seat belt (shared a bite with Rudy and he approved). Ate a plain cake donut on the road home. Immediately evident that these are not your typical donut. I loved them, but I wanted a second opinion (Rudy doesn't count, he loves everything). Shared parts of 3-4 donuts with a well regarded expert on baked goods, she called them the best donuts ever. Again this style might not be for everyone, but for me they were a hit.

    After eyeing this place for ages, I managed to convince a friend to pick up Half N Half before…read morework. They were out of the mini-filled Marocchino Bombas, so they upgraded it to a Bismarck free of charge which was very sweet. Will definitely be back to try their pineapple fritter. The Georgette (3.25/5): I wanted this to be fluffier and moister on the inside. It ended up eating a bit dry and I'm normally a sucker for cinnamon sugar options. Bananas Foster Bismarck (4.25/5): Caramelized banana flavor comes through beautifully and cream is fluffy and soft. Not sure if it's quite as pillowy as The Flour Box, but I definitely prefer the flavor profiles here. Marocchino Bismarck (4.5/5): This one is a sleeper hit. Same comment on the dough as above, but the super luscious coffee cream and extremely light sugar glaze made this my favorite option. Vanilla Old Fashioned (4.25/5): This was surprisingly delicious! I usually do not love old fashioned, but this wasn't dry at all. Glaze had good vanilla flavor and probably as good as this gets.

    Dough Joy - donuts - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...