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Golden Bell Donuts

4.5 (181 reviews)
InexpensiveDonuts
Open 4:30 am - 2:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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Glaze twist, maple classic, and cinnamon bun.
Michael A.

The best donuts in this region of the Bay Area. Most everything is incredible but what stood out to me was the GLAZE TWIST. Now, trust me, I'm not a glaze person usually; I always thought it was kind of a boring way to approach donuts and it appears I've been wrong for a long LONG time. I just haven't had the pleasure of consuming one on this level yet. Crisp outside with a soft and fluffy inside, you can't go wrong getting anything here but the glaze twists will make your day better. Just be aware, they tend to run out of them after 12pm. I went back 3 times during my week stay in San Mateo JUST for the glaze twists here. Get it, you won't be disappointed.

Dank G.

$12 for the Mega Sando (sausage, bacon, ham, egg, cheese & Jalapeno). 1 lb. Yes, it weighed a pound and was easily over 1000 calories. If you are about quantity over quality, stop here. The ingredients are decent, but the value is all there. Order at the counter, wait for the item. Sit there in 1 of a few tables or take it to go. If you get there between 7 and 9, the small parking lot may be packed. There's a heavy stream of work truck coming and going.

Delicious donuts almost gone! Buttermilk glazed was so moist and yummy! The fritter was was really good.
Trisha R.

We door dashed donuts and I didn't have high expectations. This place was awesome! The Buttermilk glazed was so good! Moist and delicious! The fritter was great and I was generally not expecting how good this place was going to be! Every donut we had was perfect! Will definitely be ordering from them again!

Ally W.

I came here to order several dozens of donuts for an event. The store doesn't look like much on the outside, but it's pretty busy on the inside. I generally don't like old-fashioned donuts. I like the bourgeois new-age flavored donuts (please don't throw tomatoes at me), but got an assortment of old-fashioned donuts here. I think the blueberry donut is my favorite; it's crispy on the outside and cakey on the side, with full blueberry flavor. Parking is the only thing I don't like about the location (1 star off), so anticipate waiting a little bit until someone leaves his or her spot. The staff is efficient, allowing the parking turnover to be tolerable for bourgeois-donut-loving people.

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Classic donut and coffee spot. The line on weekends speaks for itself. Will be back!!

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A lot of variety donuts to choose. Service was good and fast ambiance nice and clean

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Great breakfast sandwich and cream puffs, but park on the street or at the shops a block down the road.

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Best donuts on the peninsula. Always fresh always delicious. Highly recommended. Parking is tough, but worth it.

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Best doughnuts ever!! Love it, highly recommend the breakfast sandwiches too! Can get on a croissant or bagel!

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Cruel Donuts - Strawberry shortcake donut

Cruel Donuts

4.8(321 reviews)
3.2 mi
$$

A donut/coffee/ice cream shop in the corner of a strip plaza in San Mateo. We had just finished a…read moremeal and were looking to follow up with something sweet so popped in here. They don't have a huge selection of donuts but you can get your classics here as well as some more unique options, such as mochi donuts, or donuts with unique flavors, like blood orange and raspberry. We decided to get a lemon mochi donut, a blood orange mochi donut, a classic chocolate, and a chocolate "cruellar" donut. All the donuts tasted freshly made, had a soft dense interior, and were very delicious. The chocolate ones in particular paired very well with a cup of coffee the next morning. They also have unique ice cream flavors here. We look forward to trying those on our next visit.

No line on a Saturday afternoon. Can and ordered the donuts with no problems. Inside is just take…read moreout and doesn't feel the cleanest but gets the job done. The strawberry shortcake donut was delicious. The strawberries were a little too tart but the glazed donut was delicious. Mochi donuts were ok but I probably wouldn't get again. Tried a chocolate donut log with egg custard. Do not recommend the custard filling. It isn't done lengthwise and wasn't tasty. Donut itself was soft and fluffy. Overall, I'll come back for a sweet treat. I think service at this one was better than the other cause just less customers.

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Happy Donuts - Vietnamese Coffee

Happy Donuts

4.5(435 reviews)
4.3 mi
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Kronuts! Vietnamese…read moreIced Coffee! Apple Fritter! Three things that bring me back periodically!

DONUTS 5 STARS I've…read morebeen coming to this donut spot along with a lot of my coworkers for awhile now & it's my family's go to spot! Love love love their crumb donuts, Vietnamese coffee, cronut holes, and custard filled long bars. THE 1 STAR IS STRICTLY FOR ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, ONE OF THE SISTERS: One of the sisters is super sweet & nice, I love when she is working! The other one on the other hand... she is NASTY & responds very rude to customers. I've encountered it several times now trying to let it slide but it's out of hand & hence this long awaited review.... CUSTOMER SERVICE DEFINITELY CAN RUIN A BUSINESS. I'd suggest the business owners have a talk to her about her personality and mood. One time she talked about my elderly father & made him feel bad - he didn't want to come back and said she's mean. Another time I asked her a simple question about a donut and felt like I was being scolded by my mom about frickin donuts! Talk about kill joy... who gets riled up about donuts?! She just is miserable and her negative energy & facial expression exudes - "I hate being here" Contemplating after today's instance of her taking the knife to open the donut box and rudely show me about my donut selection instead of just validating my order, that this is the last time dealing with her nasty attitude. It'll be disappointing if this is my last time supporting this business despite how good their donuts are, but customers shouldn't start their mornings or afternoons with a RUDE & MISERABLE EMPLOYEE, PERIOD. Sending her warmth because she definitely could use some

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Apple Fritter - The whole shabang

Apple Fritter

4.1(1.8k reviews)
1.7 mi
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Hipster vibe
Vegetarian friendly

We visited Apple Fritter on Easter Sunday on a whim, and it was SO WELL WORTH IT! This stop was…read moreabout halfway between SF and where we were staying in Cupertino, so it was perfect before our long SF exploration day! We stood in line to order for about 20 min, and everyone told us it was worth waiting on! It turned out to be VERY true! The food was out of this world, the donuts were SUPER yummy and we the service was wonderful! I can only speak for my plate, but I ordered the "Amazing Breakfast Sandwich" and it was DELICIOUS!!! Let me break it down for you: 1. The bread was sourdough - but it was SO MOIST and SQUISHY! Unlike your harder, toastier sourdough bread. 2. the turkey bacon and cheese were tasty and hearty on this sandwich 3. the arugula was fresh and added a clean taste to the bite 4. The garlic aioli was the PERFECT sauce to go on this sandwich. It gave it the aromatic flavor it needed! (I took off the fresh tomato due to allergy!) I still think about this sandwich!!! The hashbrowns were good, they were a solid choice. They make it on the crunchier side which I LOVE! Pictured there are the cinnamon bun and the maple cake donut, which both were SO GOOD - especially the cinnamon bun. The bun was a perfect balance of the cinnamon, glaze, brown sugar and dough. The maple donut was comparable to some of my favorites! The donut dough was not my favorite, but the maple glaze made up for it! I topped off my meal with an iced tea! :) I want to go back to San Francisco JUST for this breakfast again! Highly!!! Recommend!!!

Tried this charming breakfast, brunch place for the first. Never knew a restaurant like this was…read moreright off Fashion Island Blvd near 92 exit. The Awesome Breakfast sandwich with choice of protein, bread and a side for $16.25. I chose cheesesteak, multi grain and hash browns. The dish was very filling. Will likely come back to try a few other dishes in the future!

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Antoine's Cookie Shop - 9/1/25

Antoine's Cookie Shop

4.7(1.2k reviews)
0.9 mi
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First time trying this out, my friends told me these cookies are delicious... well they were right,…read morethe cookies were so good! This shop is small, the service was great and I liked how they also write down on their menu if they are low on cookies and how many are left. They also have a small oven where you can WARM UP YOUR COOKIE(S)! Such a great idea, highly recommend checking this place out for their cookies.

Ambiance: A small cookie shop located on one of the side…read morestreets in Downtown San Mateo. The shop has a small seating area upon walking in with mainly a counter and the cookies on display for you to pick what you would like to refer. Wait time: Practically no wait time waiting in line or for cookies after placing your order. Service: The workers were nice and greeted upon entry and were quick to put the order together. Order via worker standing behind the counter. Cookies: The 66% chocolate chip had big chunks of chocolate which the bitterness helped balance the cookie. The cookies n cream was a little sweet for me but had again pieces of Oreos inside with a nice texture. The chocolate peanut butter again had both chocolate and creamy peanut butter which didn't leave the mouth dry. The honey comb was a unique and different taste with the honeycomb providing a less common sweetness but can be overpowering. The toffee cookie had bits of toffee which again provided texture without being overly sweet. The oatmeal chocolate walnut cookie was my second favorite after the 66% dark cocoa due to the oatmeal again balancing the sweetness of the chocolate with the saltiness of the walnuts. Overall would recommend for a solid cookie with a fair price and the day olds were also extremely cheap for a better quality than you could get at other places.

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Suavecito Birria & Tacos

Suavecito Birria & Tacos

4.5(615 reviews)
0.7 mi
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Must-try birria spot - I keep coming back for a reason…read more This place is on my list of must-tries for Mexican food, and I've been here countless times at this point. The beef birria tacos are SO good like the flavor, the birria consomme, the sauce, the meat. Everything just hits right. This is a legit hole-in-the-wall kitchen, and that's exactly what makes it special. No frills, just really good food that keeps you coming back. Every time I'm craving birria (which is often), this is where I go. The quality stays consistent every single visit, which is huge. You know exactly what you're getting and it never disappoints. For the price and taste, the value is excellent. You're getting authentic, flavorful birria without paying sit-down restaurant prices. If you're in the area and craving some birria tacos, do yourself a favor and try this place. It's the kind of spot that turns into a regular rotation real quick. Trust me, I'm proof of that.

Summary: Flavorful, but HEAVY…read more Details: They just opened up a new branch in SF, but we wanted an excuse to hit up San Mateo, and Latin American is always a good enough excuse. While photos of their SF location suggest some seeing, this OG location is pretty much pickup/delivery only: a fairly literal hole in the wall, located along a random quiet street. Most folks would probably opt to take home or eat at one of the "nearby" parks, but we've gotten in the habit of just eating in the car, which... not so great for something as messy as birria lol. I'll say that for most folks, this would probably easily be more a 4 star spot, while for us, it's more a 2 star since we're unlikely to come back. That's not to say the food was bad: on the contrary, the flavors were quite good, and the consomme was less salty than some of the others we've tried. But their food is HEAVY. Not just the birria itself, but also the burrito we got, and heavier than other places we've been for some reason, with the birria sitting in a pool of oil soon after we picked it up. This probably isn't a deterrent for most people though, so take this as you will. Accessibility: Not too relevant since this is really just a pickup spot, with the pickup window being at the usual height you'd find elsewhere.

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Suavecito Birria & Tacos - Grand Dining Hall

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