I ordered about four dozen of their fresh hot donuts this morning to feed a hungry construction crew. Fresh and delicious doesn't begin to describe how good they were. The apple fritters were just getting out of the warm oil, and the cinnamon twist were equally as good. The service was excellent as I was a half hour early. They were not ready and that's fine because the donuts were fresh. read more

Happy Donut makes me one happy girl! It was pouring rain outside and the thought of a nicely warmed fritter enticed me. We called ahead to ask if they had any more in their case, and to our surprise, they had three: apple, blueberry, and banana! We quickly made the drive and were greeted with a sweet aroma that filled the air. We decided on the blueberry and banana crumb cake donuts, blueberry fritter, and were lucky enough to try the banana fritter as well. All of them were super duper tasty. My personal favorite was the blueberry fritter since it was my first time having one. We will definitely be back to try other offerings, such as the classic apple fritter and various cronuts. The lady working, Sylvia, was so so kind. We had a nice conversation with her and she informed us that they also operate Rainbow Donuts, which we have visited before and loved. Thank you Sylvia for the wonderful hospitality! :) Come here for some of the best donuts in East Bay! read more

Happy Donut - Donuts & fritters - Donuts Near Me - Albany, California

My job loved the donuts. The variety of toppings. Quality is excellent. No doubt I will return soon read more

Happy Donut - Donuts Near Me - Albany, California

Open whenever you pass by. Finally stopped in, 8pm, only doordash driver came/in out while I was there. The owner running the counter was polite but not patient. He seemed mildly annoyed to have to serve a customer? Fine but odd. It was my first time trying this donut shop. The "fancy" ones are all $3.75, the twists $2.75 to $3.00. I got 1 each twist, chocolate covered buttermilk bar, cinnamon swirl round and apple fritter (they didn't have the other varieties of fritter that I've read about in reviews). Everything tasted made-same-day but since I came in later at night it was understandably not fresh out the fryer. This shop has been here decades for a reason. Reliable, open when you want it and very convenient. read more

Came here on a whim last night, and honestly it's the best donuts I have ever had. It's fluffy and airy and doesn't have that raw dough taste I find it a lot of donuts I've tried. Also the donuts aren't overly sweet which makes them taste even better imo. The lady, Sylvia was very kind and gave great recommendations. We will definitely be back! read more

Happy Donut in Albany has an excellent selection of tasty donuts. The woman who helped me was very nice and friendly. She offered to fill the maple and chocolate bars for me. I ordered a banana fritter and maple and chocolate old-fashioned donuts. So, so, so delicious! I have gone back and ordered the blueberry fritter, a glazed buttermilk bar, chocolate and glazed raised donuts, and glazed donut holes. They were excellent! You really can't go wrong! I now consider myself a regular customer. Happy Donut is open from 5am until 10pm so you can have donuts right when you wake up or after dinner for dessert. Parking is super easy and free on the street or in the parking lot. I highly recommend Happy Donut in Albany for all of your donut cravings and needs. Two thumbs WAY UP!!! read more

I really appreciate that their oil was fresh. The last few donut places I've tried have had bad oil. The donuts were fresh and fluffy. The toppings are sweeter than I prefer. But, overall, this is the best I've tried. read more

Bomb breakfast sandwiches and donuts are delicious, my favorite local donut place to go to

Last night, my daughter and my wife and I decided to treat ourselves to a really nice dessert after dinner we decided to go again to happy donut. We have our faves there. I decided to treat everyone and my choice was I have to say that they make the best apple fritter anywhere and having a cuppa coffee in the morning may sound like a bit of a sugar overload but it's my happy place . we didn't stop there. I also bought regular donuts bars and cream puffs and you just get started. You can't stop.. It's locally owned and operated and the quality always seems to be there and they seem to be sold out if you go there too late of all the faves that everyone likes so it's a pretty popular place for people to show up . Fortunately we got everything we wanted and we're very happy. read more

Good glazed donuts at a very reasonable price. Caring owner. Would get a donut again.

I've had catering for two kid birthdays in a row. The service and execution was great. They were great with communication and custom requests. The donuts are so tasty! A hit all around. read more

Coffee is always on point using local grinds, sweets are always solid. The owner is super generous and courteous. Good music btw!! read more

Happy Donut - Donuts Near Me - Albany, California

The maple bacon donut was soooo good! The customer service was also so great. Definitely come back again! read more

Happy Donut - Maple bacon donut. Couldn't wait lol & the caramel macchiato which was also really good ! Slightly strong but great for a true coffee lover - Donuts Near Me - Albany, California

When I've seen the sign for this or any of their numerous locations, I've asked myself the probing question what would make a donut happy. After all, the donut is presumably the victim of a happy donut eater, and it would be mere residue in the digestive tract, wouldn't it? However, I didn't trouble the proprietress of this shop with my rhetorical inquiry. She just wanted to know which dozen I plan to order. It likely disappointed her that I ordered just one, a nice plain $1.35 Ube Donut (photo: https://bit.ly/39zQ3H4) with a small $1.40 cup of coffee (photo: https://bit.ly/3G51xON). It didn't diminish her good humor though. There wasn't any indoor seating, so I took my donut and coffee to the parking lot to imbibe them. That made me a Happy Donut Eater. DONUT - 4 stars...I like ube, not overly sweet AMBIANCE - 3 stars...well, it's a typical shop in the chain SERVICE - 4 stars...the owner was a stitch TOTAL - 4 stars...well, the donuts are happy RELATED - Exploring Albany? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/3ebRKbk read more

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I wanted to pickup donuts for some co-workers and found this place on the way with good reviews! Before I came, I called to confirm they were open and that the cost of a dozen donuts was $13. The service is quick, but it's not very friendly. I felt very rushed and it was hard to understand questions because they were getting muffled and spoke so quickly. In the end, I was given a lecture by the employee about not listening, which was not a great way to start the morning haha. I was told at the register that the price for the dozen was $13, but my card ended up being charged $18. I should have checked more closely when I was being rung up, but I wasn't even offered a receipt. The cake donut I tried was nice and moist and my co-workers really enjoyed the donuts, but I'm not sure I would come back here again because of the service. read more

Happy Donut - 1 dozen donuts - Donuts Near Me - Albany, California

Fresh donuts always for years and breakfast sandwiches are good recommend the bacons egg and cheese breakfast sandwich

This is the best no-frills donut place in Oakland/Berkeley/Albany. The raised donuts are soft and puffy, yum!

Service was quick and owner is friendly. Small little shop that's opened 4am and closes at 8pm. The longest open donut place I know of. Most donut places close before 3pm. read more

STILL one of the best spots to get a croissant breakfast sandwich. They fry the egg on the griddle, same with the bacon. Other places just throw the egg in the microwave. Best local spot for a greasy breakfast, average coffee, and donuts. read more

Super great donuts, the classic glazed is the way to go! Really friendly folks and owners as well

Such a long overdue review but we had the very best experience and Service ordering over hundred donuts for a party! We had delicious, well decorated, and fresh donuts where our guests were HAPPY to take with them. read more

Best kept secret in the East Bay! This donut place refreshes their donuts frequently and they have UBE DONUTS. Alert! They have ube donuts! Exquisite delightful ube goodness. Forget Bob's Donuts in San Francisco. Do they have ube donuts? No! Love Bob's but I love ube more! Ube is greater than non Ube. Period. read more

Happy Donut - a large doughnut with sprinkles - Donuts Near Me - Albany, California

I really have my mouth watering for this everything bagel with bacon, egg, and cheese. I always used to come here but for the past couple of times I've been coming. It has definitely not been the same about two weeks ago I came and I ordered two sandwiches and when I got on the freeway, both of the sandwiches eggs were burnt and it does not taste good with burnt eggs so I was a bit upset because I don't live out here. I was on my way to Vallejo so for me to spend $25 and my breakfast was horrible yeah I'm pissed so now today I come from San Francisco on my way home to Vallejo. I stopped by here and there's kids in the kitchen and I told them what happened to my sandwich prior to coming today and today when I got the sandwich, the bagel was burnt and then the kids asked me what was wrong with it. You can clearly see that the bagel is burnt. I say this to say to the owner, please come to work and don't have kids doing your job because it's not the same read more

| Review during COVID times - yes they're open with masks, hand sanitizer, and social distancing !! Support your local businesses :) | I wanted to buy two dozen donuts for my clinic and was SO happy to find out Happy Donut was open! I'm not much of a donut person myself, so I've never been to this cute shop although I'm from around here! I was pleasantly surprised by the plethora of options including RED VELVET, BLUEBERRY, and UBE flavors !! $12 for a dozen regular donuts (indicated by the one with holes, although some specialty donuts might be $0.50-$0.75 cents more like the maple bacon for ex.)! They even sell half a dozen! In regards to specific flavors, I was excited to try the ube. Unfortunately I didn't really taste the ube flavor even though the purple color inside was vibrant - that's okay though, still tasty! I loved the maple bacon donut :) Sweet & salty with a fresh warm and soft interior, mmmmmm! A no fuss donut spot with FRESH delicious donuts ?! Get your donuts here while also knowing you're supporting a local shop, especially during these arduous times of COVID ! Plenty of parking in this plaza too ! read more

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Came in at 7:20am, just served me the oldest stale ass donut I've had in a long time, too bad my other donut shop was closed I had to go here rip off read more

This was the best donut I have ever had, served up from a friendly young lady who steered me in the right direction. I just wanted a little sweet treat after a long day at work. I asked her advice between a maple old fashioned, and the maple buttermilk. Without hesitation she steered me towards the buttermilk. I walked out and realized the bag was warm. Holy smokes, a warm donut at around 8 o'clock on a Sunday night? Perfect crisp edges, a fluffy interior, with that maple glaze to put it over the top. So good. Thank you Happy Donut! read more

Happy Donut - Donuts Near Me - Albany, California

5 stars for: Cake donuts: ube, red velvet both w crumb toppings. 4 stars: Cake donut w chocolate frosting (not a very chcolately flavor) Glazed donuts: tall and fluffy , not quite sweet enough. 3 stars: old fashioned glazed & chocolate frosted. These fell short for me as there was slightly overpowering cinnamon or cardamom flavor to donut which I didn't expect. I would return for the cake w crumb topping and regular glazed donuts again. read more

Happy times. Happy places. Happy donuts. Great service, great donuts and great way to grab what you want and go. Quick and efficient. Staff takes care of each customer well, in a timely manner. Unless ordering a hot item, may be a short wait time but beside that the donuts are delicious with the variety of amounts to choose from. Fair prices for good quality donuts, smiles all around when eating a donut from Happy Donuts . It's a must read more

Happy Donut - Variety of a donuts - Donuts Near Me - Albany, California

I've been in a couple of times, and they have amazing donuts for affordable prices. The parking lot can be tight during the morning rush hour, but there is street parking. The staff pays attention to the number people inside so social distancing is enforced. Usually people are in and out quickly. They have extensive menu of donuts, that go quickly but thankfully I like my donuts simple. I like chocolate or regular glaze. I often come here to buy donuts for work events and their dozen is the probably the most affordable in the local area. Customer service is always great and the people are sweet! read more

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Yummy donuts, generous staff with good service! Little small shop opens late to satisfy the cravings!

You wanna know what makes me happy? DONUTS! Those sugary glazed pieces of heaven can make me happy anytime of the day. How about a donut shop that's open 24/7? Nope... you're not dreaming. This donut shop is open all day, errry damn day! No donut craving shall go unsatisfied here. The best part is; their donuts are gooood!!! Often times when I hear about "24/7" anything, I kind of get a little leery about the freshness of their food items. I am not in the business of eating crusty old donuts... just sayin'! But after coming here around 9 pm to satisfy my donut cravings, I'm happy to report that these donuts were still nice and fluffy! I ended up having 3 donuts here; custard filled, glazed twist, and a regular glazed. Yes, I'm a fatty but who can only eat ONE donut at a time??? Not I! These donuts were the bomb diggity! The glaze was perfect and they were nice and soft. The custard one was probably my favorite! It was filled with the creamiest vanilla cream... mmm. I'm envisioning it now... and now, I want one. The shop is conveniently located off of San Pablo Ave right next to 938 Crawfish, and there's plenty of parking available in the lot. They keep donut stocked up! I was surprised to see so many donuts out after 9 pm at night. The inside was very clean and well lit. In addition to donuts, they as also carry pastries and a ton of different popular breakfast pastries. Service was super fast! They have a $5 minimum to use your card, but you def need to get more than one donut when you come here. Their prices are also really reasonable as well. I'm not always in the area, but it's nice to know that I can come here to fulfill my donut cravings anytime that I want to. read more

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Their apple fritters are the bomb! We literally ate on it for two days. We wanted a sweet treat around 10 o'clock Thursday night went and they had a great selection. Will come back and try more donuts. read more

Morning lady has a really bad attitude. She was rushing me to order and wasn't friendly. I noticed that the other lady wasn't happy with her coworker's attitude but maybe she can't say much. Maybe it is better at different times but I didn't have a good experience. read more

I came to Happy Donut during a blackout (power outage) to get a couple of doughnuts for breakfast when I lived in Albany. I chose to come here because I walked past the shop on my way to the Albany branch YMCA many a morning and it always had people in it. Occasionally bakery aromas from the store wafted across the street as I was walking to/from my workout and that added to my desire to try some of the doughnuts. Additionally, with no electricity the garage door would not open so I was left to choosing a breakfast option within walking distance that would not be affected by the blackout on a cook-to-order basis. Happy I decided to come to Happy Donuts! The doughnuts were huge and delicious. I was hungry so I got two bigs ones: an apple fritter and a chocolate frosted creme/custard filled doughnut. I ordered a round creme/custard filled but got a rectangular one by accident. Not a big deal, still tasted great and to be fair I didn't check until I got home what doughnuts I had gotten. I ate both doughnuts in one go they were so good. Even forgot to take a picture before I finished devouring them, yes I am still sad about this... Also, this may seem like common sense but to some it is not, bring cash if you go someplace and want to buy something during a blackout. Not all electronics work when the electricity is out which can severely limit payment options. read more

Update 2022, the donuts are still fresh and the people are still crazy nice. Yesterday she waited patiently for me to select my fresh donuts, then even slipped me an extra donut. I had no idea until I got home. So touching. Also they have UBE donuts now. Delish. read more

Fresh donuts and the best service ever!!!! I order from here every time I'm in mood for donuts.

This place is always open and has fresh bagels and donuts. Very nice stuff but they do take longer than most places even be calling. That thing is sometimes it's not the best salmon when you're going in even if it's during the daytime. They have made all operations and taking all precautions during this Covid scare protect the employees and clients read more

This place is a little hidden gem! Huge selection of fresh donuts, amazing no-nonsense breakfast sandwiches, and fast friendly service. I think I've always received a couple complimentary donut holes with my order too. By far the best thing is the glazed ube donut - super moist, fluffy cake donut with a gorgeous bright purple interior. Super thankful for this place whenever we're craving some classic donuts. read more

What an absolute gem! This Happy Donut is the perfect donut shop. Convenience-store vibes, hot coffee, fresh donuts, excellent selection of all the classic donuts (old fashioned, glazed, sprinkles, yeasted, maple bar, etc.) plus they make a blueberry donut that sets this donut shop apart from every other donut shop. GET THE BLUEBERRY DONUT! ...every time I've been here, at least one of the donuts that I purchased was so fresh it was still warm! read more

Happy Donut - Blueberry donut in the wild - Donuts Near Me - Albany, California

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Love this spot, especially right before a night shift. They're open late and serve decent coffee and donuts. Actually, the donuts are amazing. I always get their apple fritters because, damn, do they know how to make an apple fritter. Their donuts taste fresh, even at 11pm. The service is friendly and quick (although I've only gone late nights). read more