Dude Donut City

I can't say enough good things about this bakery. I have a LOVE of crème brûlée donuts. They have a…read moregood one here. The glaze could be a little thicker but it's good as is. Our favorite things here are the fresh conchas. One day we lucked out and got warm conchas. Wow! The staff is always so nice. They've even made my crème brûlée donut when they were out. The ingredients are fresh and good quality. I have not had anything bad ever here. They even piped in fresh cream to some item as they are purchased. The Spinach feta bagel is stuffed and so delicious. I live the texture of the bagel. The bakery front is super cute and clean looking. They have 2 tables with chairs if you want to sit there and eat. I recommend getting here early. They sell out.

Hidden gem tucked away behind a Walgreens. Best scones I've ever had for this price. Everything is…read moresuper fresh, and they have a variety of doughnuts too. Not really dine-in bakery, but they do have coffee and tables for seating. Just saw they serve "giant doughnuts," so I'll be coming back in to get one soon!

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King Donuts

3.7(74 reviews)

2.7 mi

Had a great experience here! Just stopped in for a quick snack since I've driven by a couple times…read moreand it was super good. Not as many flavor varieties as other shops in the area, but the options they have they do very well! Service was also very attentive. Delicious, classic, quality donuts.

Having ate donuts for over 58 years King Donuts in Salem is the absolute best without a doubt…read more Their cinnamon roll and apple fritter is the biggest. Enjoy

$1.50 each or $16 for a dozen

DO NOT PARK THERE!! Not even for 5min!!! the donuts are not worth your time nor the tow!!!

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$1.50 each or $16 for a dozen

Maravilla's Bakery

4.4(55 reviews)

3.9 mi

Such good service and amazing cake. We used them two years in a row for graduation party. This year…read moreI did grab several other treats. They have a huge variety every thing I tried was delicious.

The bakery is a must stop. The people the food and the ambience was excellent. Everything we were…read morelooking for.

Coffee

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Bigwig Donuts

4.6(102 reviews)

3.6 mi

I am always so happy about gluten free donuts. Grateful this place exists. Fun to have 6 flavors…read moreand get to try them all. I do see what the bad reviews about texture are talking about- I do a lot of gluten free baking myself and I think the issue is these have so much rice flour they are almost like mochi? I would prefer them less gummy-feeling. (When I finished writing this, Yelp congratulated me for reviewing a vegan restaurant... now I get it. The texture is weird bc they're vegan. A lot of gf ppl need df too so this is important to have and I can't dock a star.)

When I was on my last trip to Salem I saw that I had Bigwig Donuts in my bookmarks and I was…read morelooking for a sweet treat and of course donuts always fits the bill. When I looked at the selection the donuts are donut holes in a wide variety and creative flavors. There were six different flavors (which rotate by the way over time so the flavors do change) so I got a dozen so Steve and I would be able to have one flavor a piece. They were all quite good. I couldn't pin down an exact flavor I liked more than another but they were all top notch and very good. The donut holes tasted fresh and were very satisfying! A good stop!

A box of heaven on earth

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Entrance

Daynight Donuts

3.2(126 reviews)

3.3 mi

If no one got me on a late night, I know Daynight donuts got me…read more Amazing donuts, they're all so good it's hard to pick a favorite. This place is a staple of Salem and the guy that runs it is super sweet. Took my friend here for the first time and he left with a free donut too! They also have coffee, ice cream, and other breakfast options. You can't go wrong with this place.

When I asked him to run pin based transaction and they refused. and they charged me the 3% where it…read moreis not allowed to be charged to the Visa and MasterCard transaction agreement that they have, and the manager was rude about it

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Bobadochi

3.6(44 reviews)

2.3 mi

I stopped in a little after 11am on a weekday, and was the only person there. Service was very…read morefriendly and patient with my questions, as this was my first visit. The donuts are self-serve with trays and tongs. They had a wide variety available. I selected a original glazed, a pretty in pink (strawberry glazed), a chocolate and a pandan. I also ordered two K-dogs (Korean-style elevated corn dogs), and a classic pearl milk tea with the standard brown sugar boba. My order was ready in less than 10 minutes. My drink was a pretty standard boba drink. Good, but nothing special. The drinks are very customizable, with ice amount and sweetness level just two of the options. The K-dogs were really tasty. I got an Potato Dog (which is a corn dog covered with crispy potato cubes and served with a fry sauce). The other dog I chose was the Gochujang Dog: their standard corn dog with Gochujang sauce. You have the option of having your K-Dog stuffed with mozzarella, a hotdog, or half hotdog and half mozzarella. I did half dog, half mozzarella on both. The cheese made the K-Dogs like huge fried mozzarella sticks. I enjoyed both, they were huge, and I ended up splitting them with a friend. I had both sauces on the side as my order was to go, and both complimented the rich cheese/dogs nicely. The fry sauce was rich and tangy, and the Gochujang a little spicy and a little sweet. The donuts were good too. This was my first time trying mochi donuts. The mochi flour gives the donuts a firmer and denser texture than your standard donut. I love other mochi desserts, but here I missed the lightness and melt-in-your-mouth quality of regular donuts. That is more of a personal preference, but something to be aware of, especially if you are sensitive to textures in food. It seemed like most of the individual flavors of each donut came more from the toppings rather than the donut itself. That isn't unusual with donuts of any kind. The service was awesome, and I was intrigued most by the K-Dogs. I will be back when I am in the mood for an different kind of treat.

Really surprised to see mochi donut here. Actually better some of the mochi donuts I had in LA or…read moreChicago Lots of choices and pretty elevated flavor Not a huge fan of the Dubai chocolate one. More just a stunt with the gold leaf and Dubai chocolate is not that much better than the other flavors. Not to mention it's twice to three times the price of the other flavors Favorite so far is the espresso Boba is ok. Not the same level as the ones in big cities but good enough in the small town

Cinnamon Sugar on the left and Original glazed on the right.

My selection of mochi donuts. Clockwise: Pretty in Pink, original, chocolate, pandan.

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Half Dozen Mochi Donuts

Willamette Minis

3.7(3 reviews)

5.1 mi

Where do I start?!? Andrea is AMAZING! I had her and her donuts at my wedding and it was the best…read moredecision I made. She was very quick to respond to my emails and she emailed me throughout the planning process so I knew I was on her mind. She is very fair with her prices and she was very professional. She offers a wide range of flavors and designs. I am so impressed by her and her donuts. I will recommend Willamette Minis to all of my friends and family for any and every event. Thank you, Andrea. We really appreciate everything you did for us and we really enjoyed you and your donuts!

My partner and daughter stumbled apon Willamette minis parked at the river front park and thought…read morethey were great! My daughter fell in love with their mini sprinkled donuts and they were really excited to see that they had vegan donuts, as we've been on a search for local vegan donuts for 2 years! That day they were completely sold out of vegan minis though, so the following weekend we all went back hoping to get some vegan ones. They weren't parked at river front any more so I tracked their number down threw yelp. Andrea who's the owner of the business was super friendly and even offered to deliver me 6 mini vegan donuts to wherever I was!!! Not only vegan donuts but delivered right to me! How awesome is that!?!? We met up later that day and her donuts were amazing!! This has to be the coolest little traveling donut shop ever!! I highly recommend their donuts whether your vegn or not! Super yummy and such sweet people!

Vanilla iced with sprinkles!

Menu Calling ahead if you want the vegan donuts makes sure you don't have to wait! Made from scratch and baked to order!

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Cinnamon sugar half dozen

The Easy Otter

4.7(142 reviews)

3.5 mi

Best breakfast place in Salem, Oregon! Fantastic vibe, amazing food, loved Xochitl, our waitperson…read moreand Lindsay the owner is so lovely and personable. A must!!!

Otters are easily one of my favorite animals and I absolutely loved the decor here. The walls are…read morelined with art depicting otters doing human things. Hanging from the ceiling are roughly a dozen colorful umbrellas. There is no shortage of visuals in this restaurant. The food: Beignets - we tried the classic and the Berry White. Both were great, but I'd give a slight nod to the original. The one buried in powdered sugar helps keep the texture of the Beignet. The Pickle Gambit - super thinly lengthwise sliced pickles in a light batter. Comes with chipotle aioli and ranch. Good portion size. One of the best fried pickles I've ever had. Ned's 5-Alarm Chicken - really good crust and very flavorful. One regret is we didn't go waffles with this. Lemon Poppyseed Slaw - tastes like a classic slaw. A little sweet and creamy. Goes really well with the heavier dishes that we got. The Shrimp Incident - small shrimp and sliced sausage with a Cajun cream sauce and crostini. We thought this was ok Country Mac - my favorite part was the fried chicken as it was very tender and flavorful. The shell shaped pasta was cooked al dente - it was firmer than I would like partly due to the pasta being on the thick side. The Mac is Cajun forward and not very cheesy. Staff was very friendly. We enjoyed our meal, but it was definitely on the heavier side and could have used something to balance it out.

Inside

So delicious

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Daynight Donuts

2.3(55 reviews)

3.8 mi

I grew up loving Daynight, so this comes from a heartbreaking place for me. This is the second time…read moreI've been to their location in the last year and the donuts were pathetically under filled. We ordered 3 boxes each go for about $20 now, and found that most of the donuts were under-filled. The one pictured was supposed to be blackberry filled glazed, the pastry itself was still good how I remember (on this donut anyway, the coconut creams tasted stale) but it only had about a teaspoon of filling- and the other two blackberrys had the exact same. Apart from jellies all other filled donuts we had were severely under-filled. I wish I could say the service was good instead but the lady at the counter was quite rude while waiting for our order making a grand statement about how she had things in the back to do (I've worked customer service, I understand being busy or understaffed but her tone was enough to send my mother out the door) we had a large order- it was going to take time, but her attitude was out of place. It did not feel like the daynight I used to know. Will be going to the other location and praying for better result- never coming back to this one.

I've tried giving this place chance after chance and it has consistently gotten worse. In the last…read moresix months, I have yet to receive a fresh maple bar. The last time I ordered one I asked if they were fresh and the counter person said, "they should be". I said, "I agree, but are they? ". She assured me they were, and they weren't. So I thought I'd try another route my next visit and order Boston cream. The cream tasted curdled and I threw it away. So maybe they should just change their name to "Day old donuts". Too many other places to get donuts to pay full price for day old donuts. Quit ripping off your customers with poor quality food.

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Day and night donuts

Word Of Mouth

4.5(2k reviews)

2.7 mi

Great service! The food is absolutely amazing. Love that they will randomly give out sweet treats…read moreon the house! Can't recommend enough:)

Took my partner here for their birthday and it was just as good as the reviews say. The food was…read moreamazing and the portions were huge. About average price for the amount of food you get. One meal was enough to feed me all day, and the Spanish coffee I got was mixed perfectly. Seats are extremely limited, but the service was super fast so even with a full plate you get in and out comfortably in under an hour. Other reviews mention rude service staff, but my experience was the total opposite. I wish I could've gotten her name to give her a shout-out. :) I do have to mention the lack of parking. There were still empty tables when the parking lot was already completely full. There were maybe eight parking spots altogether, but that would be my only complaint.

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the donut's were very tasty and the staff was also very kind even store was soo clean I highly recommend to visit this store because everyone deserves a donut read more

Clyde A.

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9 months ago

Never been back to that spot but just from word of mouth it's still operate in the most entitled disrespectful employees and a very friendly environment. read more

Stefania A.

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3 years ago

this shi gas asff!! trust this my favorite donut place ong and the service was good too

Mara B.

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5 years ago

great Donuts!! I wish they had cream filled. but goid people, good service!

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