This location specifically is the best coffee shop in Lowell. Their fast service with quality food is what makes them stand out. All their breakfast food is good so you can't go wrong with any order. Their special drinks are on the sweeter side so just adjust to your liking. I got a pistachio cold foam and THAT was amazing read more

Top Donut - Pistachio cold foam - Donuts Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

I had to stop by when I saw the post about their new drinks. The banana cold foam was stronger than I expected but it was nice. It kind of overpowers the matcha a little though. The drizzle in the mocha had a little bit of a bitter taste but my bf liked it. We went through the drive thru and service was quick. read more

Top Donut - New drinks - Donuts Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

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This is my second time ordering from here, and the second time I ordered a donut. TBH this review is mostly to remind myself that the donuts here are NOT the light, airy type of donut I prefer and that I should not order donuts here again. If you like heavy, thick donuts with an obvious taste of the oil they were fried in, you will love their donuts. Unfortunately, it's sitting in my stomach like a rock and that's not an ideal feeling at breakfast time. Their apple fritter is dense and not filled with apples the way most are. It was more of an apple-infused batter, but I prefer the middle to have the pie filling. I'm sure there are people who love this style donut and if so, go here and grab yo self one! UPDATE: The maple bacon donut was indeed light and fluffy! read more

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I've been going to top donut since I was very young. It is such a staple on a Sunday morning before watching football. I took my partner there for the first time and he absolutely adored the donuts and all honesty, -I am not a sweet lover. I'm not a fan of donuts at all, but other donut places like Dunkin' Donuts, doesn't compare at all to the quality and taste of Top. The store itself is clean and looks like a small bakery. The service is extremely fast. The workers are always attentive. If anything there's at least two things that you must try from here ,the first being the marshmallow donut which has a decadent vanilla cream in the middle covered by a flaky yet rich, glazed donut. The second would be the apple fritter . Again,- I'm not a fan of a lot of sweet foods especially anything apple flavored, but it has such a faint taste of fresh apple. it tastes like an upgraded version of a fried dough mixed with apple pie. I've tried some coffee and bagels over the years as well and they are delicious. 10/10 would recommend . read more

Top Donut - Apple fritter, marshmallow cream, double chocolate, chocolate glaze stick - Donuts Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

A fantastic local donut shop, and the OG. Dracut location is NOT the same (only in name). Donuts, coffee, egg sandwiches, and moon cakes are all fantastic. Staff is wonderful in spite of "no tip" policy that is posted. They are happy to help and don't flip the register around for a tip. read more

This was my first time trying Top Donut as it's a little far from my home, and I never really pass by this part of Lowell much. I told the worker it was my first time here and she kindly suggested me drinks and showed me a variety of flavors. Because Dunkins is the closest to me, I usually get an iced coffee with French vanilla swirl and mocha swirl, so I wanted to see what the difference was over here. She told me the French vanilla was brewed, so that's definitely a difference. I got a French vanilla iced coffee with mocha and regular cream and sugar. To my surprise, it's not overly sweet at all, contrary to how I look at Dunkin customers who get 20 pumps of swirl knowing how sweet it is. There's no crazy after taste, the coffee is very smooth. If I ever (and I probably won't) try drinking coffee black, I would get it here. The donuts are so fresh and the perfect amount of sweetness. Glazed donuts are like a staple, and theirs is the best so far. It's huge, but fluffy and soft, and the amount of glaze is just right, compared to Donut Shack's overly sweet glaze. And you can tell it's freshly made everyday because of that slight taste of oil, unlike Dunkin' Donuts manufactured taste of their donuts. The shop is big enough for a bunch of folks to just hangout and sip on coffee and nibble on their donuts. Feels very homey on the inside. In conclusion, I'm going to have to travel the extra mile to get coffee next time! read more

Top Donut - French vanilla Iced Coffee with mocha - Donuts Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

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Donuts here are good! -3 stars because I ordered some other donuts which they put in a bag and found a hair in it. The guy told me "it's not my hair" instead of the usual apology. They should wear hairnets here! read more

Top Donut - Maple bacon donut - Donuts Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

My sister and I went to Top Donut to get some tasty treats and overall it was good. We got your standard strawberry frosting, glaze, Boston creme etc. Service was quick and friendly. I also got a hot chocolate that hit the spot! Recommend. read more

Top Donut - Donut - Donuts Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

coffee always taste burnt here and staff are unfriendly.. Dracut is only 10mins away its worth the drive.. TRUST ME DRACUT IS BETTER THAN LOWELL BY FAR!!! read more

$36 for 2 dozen mixed donuts. A little pricey to me but they were very good. The butternut ones are my favorite. Maple glazed are good too. read more

Top Donut - a variety of donuts in a box - Donuts Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

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I think the food is amazing, sweet and big donuts. Breakfast sandwiches are average, but the cafe sandwiches are very tasty. The service is 10/10, very polite and fast. I've never went inside, so I cant say anything about the ambiance. Overall, my favorite quick breakfast spot. read more

Very Friendly and prompt! Excellent service, the best donuts ever! Dunks has nothing on Top Donut! Used to come as a child! Its still as good as I remember! And I'm no sweet tooth! Great croissant sandwiches too! Cozy seating and space inside! Thanks Top donut for keeping it authentic and original! DELISH! read more

$5 for a coffee and a small donut? I don't think so. Go find another place! Very clean place though.

food is good but they get doordash/takeout orders wrong almost every single time i order they either send me the wrong item or make it incorrectly read more

Heavy dense donuts with wet thick glaze. A definite step up from Dunkin. The jelly was the best and the Boston crème was good. The old fashioned were a good try but just too heavy. read more

Went in at 3pm in a Saturday and it had a great selection of fresh donuts. The staff was super helpful. The store was clean.

2.5/5 Pros: -Inexpensive -Lots of options, including old fashioned donuts -Parking -Restrooms (though oddly, they are single stall requiring keys and yet still gendered. For maximum utility, they should be changed to "restroom 1" and "restroom 2.") -Seating -Nice staff Cons: -Some donuts are dry and the glaze is a little too sweet or has a sweet aftertaste -- Few patrons inside around 10:30AM and a short line on a Saturday. Staff recommendation: marshmallow filled, chocolate frosted, honey dip $8.50 for 6 donuts and a cinnamon twist Glazed Chocolate Cake Glazed chocolate cake donut. Light glaze with a slight crisp on the exterior and soft interior. In between dry and moist. Not overly sweet. Coffee Roll Yeast donut in the shape of a cinnamon roll, with cinnamon inside the layers. The yeast dough was light and fluffy. Light glaze that had a bit of an off-putting sweet aftertaste. Plain Glazed Glazed yeast donut. Also light and fluffy--similar in texture to a Krispy Kreme--but a bit too sweet. Boston Cream Chocolate frosted yeast donut with vanilla pudding inside. Good amount of filling, but couldn't really taste the chocolate. Glazed Old Fashioned Glazed old fashioned cake donut. Great texture--slight crisp on the outside and moist on the inside, but slightly too sweet. Chocolate Frosted Chocolate frosted yeast donut. Unfortunately this donut was super dry. Cinnamon Twist Pastry dough twisted with cinnamon filling. I thought this might be buttery after having a similar item at Honey Dew Donuts, but this was super chewy and dry and didn't taste buttery at all. It wasn't glazed, which I think contributed to some of the dryness. read more

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Drove here after seeing the local Dunkin Donuts had a line out to the street for it. The drive thru only had me and one car behind me around 10:15 am ion a Saturday. Service was quick, $8 for half dozen donuts. Donuts were a hefty size and delicious. I also got a Vietnamese coffee which a good Vietnamese coffee just brings me back to life. My only wish is that they listed all their flavors outside at the drive thru - but I can't complain as the ones I randomly listed on the top of my head were available: jelly, boston cream, blueberry, chocolate frosted with sprinkles, apple fritter, and plain glazed. Definitely 10x better than Dunks and plus you'll be supporting a local business. read more

The largest selection of delicious donuts! Friendly, clean & ample indoor seating, parking

Lousy service, mediocre donuts and terrible drinks. Why bother to stay afloat with all the other better places. They can't compete with so many newer and better places. Should just shut this place down and do something else if they still have any profits left. read more

Hubby brought home a box of six donuts for us to try. I LOVE lemon donuts, so I was excited to try this one. The lemon donut was actually very tasty. I also tried the jelly filled donut. That one wasn't as good. Normally, I like a lot of jelly, but this one just had too much, and the jelly was VERY sweet. I feel like it needed something in the jelly to counteract the sweetness. I took one bite and couldn't finish. Hubby also bought a plain glazed, a boston creme, a cruller, and a chocolate with sprinkles. He enjoyed the rest of them. I'd definitely go back to get the lemon donut. read more

Top Donut - Donuts Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

Top Donut has the BEST donuts and pastry in town. Don't waste your time at your local Dunkin' Donuts, where the donuts are made at some unknown location. Drive the extra mile to Top Donut and you won't be sorry. read more

After seeing so many pictures of donuts from all over on Yelp, I suddenly had my own "mmmm donuts" moment, exactly like Homer, so here we are at Top Donut for some yummy goodness! Donuts: Honey Glazed Donuts- Fluffy and sweet. I haven't had one of these in awhile so we devoured it within a minute! Apple Fritters- Popped these bad boys in the microwave for 15 sec and whoa baby! Tender, crisp and fruity. Strawberry Frosted Donut- I solely picked this because our half-a-dozen looks lame without a little color. It was okay but I wouldn't get it again. Boston Creme Donut- Pillow-soft texture with vanilla filling and chocolate frosting was delightful. Blueberry Flavored Coffee- My friend was so pleased with this drink. I'm not a coffee person at all but he made me try it out and I have to agree, it was pretty smooth and tasty. Hot Chocolate- It fulfilled my chocolate cravings. I would love to have tried something different but I only saw classic donuts here. Maybe next time! read more

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This is one of several locations of a small local Cambodian family-owned donut chain. As a previous review mentioned, this type of establishment is quite common in California, and I've never seen it on the East Coast before myself. This shop offers take-out, dine-in and drive-thru. The variety of donuts is small compared to what you'll see in California. They have just basics, such as chocolate dip, Boston cream, eclairs, maple, etc. No really fancy colorful icing styles. However - the quality is absolutely solid. Cambodian-American donuts have a less "rich" taste than typical American places, so it's easier to eat several at a time if you want to sample more. You don't feel as diabetic after eating these. I'm happy that they didn't charge tax either, even despite me paying with credit card. I hope Top Donut can expand beyond the Lowell area, but I totally understand if the owner is just trying to keep things small & local for now. These Mom & Pop businesses are a must-visit! read more

Top Donut - Half dozen donuts for $7, tax incl! Delicious - Donuts Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

Delicious donuts! I drove 30 minutes specifically to just to come here and get their old fashioned donut. So delicious and crisp with lots of crispy nooks and crannies! read more

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Top Donut is officially our new FAVORITE donut shop, hands down!!! There's ABSOLUTELY no comparison in overall quality and taste with the larger, "more popular" chains like DD's & KK. We were recommended to try Top Donut months ago and really didn't expect anything different from what we're used to. Well, HUGE surprise!! And, been loving it since, lol. Bright & clean atmosphere with friendly & pleasant staff. Sunny eat-in seating available. Terrific coffee too!! Our favorite donuts are; the delectable dark chocolate dipped, fluffy French Twist Crullers, the incredibly tasty Apple Fritters, and the Jelly Sticks that are LITERALLY heavy and oozing with filling. Top Donut has other fine locations, but the Aiken Street shop is our go-to. :) read more

I'm from California where just about all the donut shops are owned by Cambodians. And bar none to Cambodian making Donuts has become an art form. I refuse to get donuts at the big name franchises. But whenever I find a Cambodian owned donut shop I know I'll get the freshest best donuts one can buy. Well guess what folks when you come to Boston you don't have to settle for Dunkin. Go to Top Donuts they are a Cambodian owned franchise and much like CA you'll definitely be purchasing quality donuts! read more

This is a very clean establishment. The owner (I believe) also helps the employees day in and day out. The staff are very nice, but dismissive, which I totally get because there are a lot of strangers coming in and out of the shop. Their donuts literally melt in your mouth. I won't go anywhere else in Lowell for donuts. Dunks has nothing on Top Donut! read more

Today was the first I buy donuts and coffee at this place every single week that I return my son home and I use the bathroom because it's a 3 Hour Drive to bring him home today someone named Shorty would not let me use the bathroom at all and she's the first person ever to do this to me. And she wouldn't even give me her real name. read more

Before I start, there's something I've got to get off my chest: Top Donut makes the best apple fritter I've had anywhere, ever. It's the richest, greasiest, most glazed donut-related object I've swallowed, an all-hands-on-deck, nutrition-be-damned celebration of everything that's right about fried dough in all its forms. That said, here's my actual review: If you found it on any street corner in Los Angeles, Top Donut would be utterly unremarkable. It's the classic California donut experience, from the beautiful glaze-mongering, Dunkin-defying butterflied shape of their old-fashioned donuts (which you can get glazed, chocolate frosted, or maple frosted, in true West Coast fashion) to the cheery, strawberry and chocolate-frosted raised offerings. Most of the time, when I'm there, there are even, in the truest Californian style, remarkably friendly ladies behind the counter talking among themselves in Vietnamese. And, of course, there's that ungodly apple fritter, which nobody else back East has even come close to approximating. The thing that makes Top astonishing, and which earns it five stars, is that it's nowhere near the Golden State. It's in Lowell, which is about as far from California as you can get, both literally and figuratively. I have no idea how they've managed to avoid New England Donut Syndrome for so long, but I absolutely could not be more pleased that they've done so. read more

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Donuts. Nothing complicated about them, and there is nothing complicated about Top Donut. You see the whole world here, from librarians, to truckers, to the occasional biker, and assorted kids. All here for one thing, the great equalizer that brings people together...donuts. I love the jelly donuts and especially the coconut ones. Reasonably priced. So is the coffee. Nothing dressed up or fancy...just donuts. For me, though, I'll always stop here when in Lowell. It used to be a regular stop when I visited a friend who has since passed on. Every time I'd show up late, she knew what had delayed me...Top Donut. I got teased about that. I miss that teasing, and I think of her every time I visit Top Donut. read more

DONT go here! seen a mouse as i was going in to grab some donuts and when i informed the worker they told me the managers are aware and just don't care. DISGUSTING! read more

We drive way out of our way to get donuts here. It's not a boutique donut shop, it's a REAL donut shop. It smells like coffee and long forgotten dreams, but you can drown your sorrows in some amazing glazed selections, a delicious Boston cream, scrumptious jellies, and apple fritters you'd get in a knife fight over (a useless plastic knife, but still ... they're great.) Cash only (I'm 99% sure?), so keep that in mind, but they have an ATM right in there, so you have no excuse. The often brash/very authentic customer service is just part of the ambiance. Breathe it in and order your donuts, they're affordable and yummy. read more

When I'm looking for donuts, I am looking for GRASS ROOTS. HARDCORE INDIE DONUT SHOPS. Take your Dunkies and Honey Dew and Krispy Kreme infiltrators and PUT 'EM AGAINST THE WALL. Top Donut in Lowell offers homemade donuts, pastries and coffee that KILLS MAINSTREAM TRENDFUCKS and SUBVERTS THE DOMINANT PARADIGM. Seriously, the coffee is better than DD but only suitable for sugar-and-cream deployment, the donuts are sinkers in the best way possible, and you will get bubonic tsunami-onset diabetes within five minutes of biting into one of their raspberry squares. I like a small hot coffee (yeahhh paper cup!) and a coffee roll. read more

the staff are friendly and prompt with orders! lots of fun different coffee flavors here they even have blueberry.

My husband, Pete G., took me here. Merrimack Valley Donuts Represent! I was pretty much blown away by their raspberry square. It had about a pound and half of sticky, gooey, delicious raspberry filling between a buttery and flaky crust. It was possibly the most delicious breakfast pastry I have ever stuffed in my mouth. I didn't need to eat for a week. Top Donut I don't know if I'll be back (you are far!), but I'll always remember! read more

Top Donut's Marshmallow Donuts* are sublime. If you like donuts at all, you should try one because you won't be disappointed! *Actually, all of Top Donut's donuts are quite tasty. They are all homemade with love, and that shines though. read more

It's a little tricky to maneuver in and out of (considering the abundance of traffic on Aiken Ave), but you'll be happy you did. Driving into the lot, you'll notice plenty of parking for customers. It's adjacent to the parking for the local playground/baseball park/basketball grounds. I've come to this location for YEARS. There are a number of things that Top Donut is known for.. and each one is delicious and freshly baked. My absolute favorite baked goods are the blueberry muffins (always moist and scrumptious) and the chocolate coconut donuts (crispy and flaky on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside). The Irish Creme that's served at each Top Donut location is also really good- that is if you like your coffee extremely sweet (like I do). Moreover, the breakfast sandwiches are generously sized and, although they get a final nuking in the microwave, are great for the price you pay. DEFINITELY THE spot to go for quick, on-the-go treats while you're on "the other side of the river." Oh, and bring cash! read more

I've never been to one of Top's locations, but I had some of their donuts at a recent event I attended and I was floored. They do lovely boston cremes, sourdough, huge cream filled and glazed donuts, maple donuts, and dense, heavy apple fritters that make me feel a bit naughty just to look at. An excellent choice for an old school donut that's a whole lot heftier than its corporate chain store cousins. Worth the trek. read more

I went out of my way to visit this place, as I have yet to find a true donut shop in New England, of the Los Angeles tradition, meaning, Cambodian-owned or prepared as Cambodians are hands-down the best donut makers in the world. I found the place on Yelp, and sure enough there were Cambodians in the kitchen (I speak conversational Cambodian). I didn't talk to them. I was in too big a hurry to eat and get home. OK. So, I was a bit disappointed. Now, it might have been because it was in the afternoon, which is NEVER a good time to eat donuts if you want them fresh. I had an apple crueller. I'm sorry, but my teeth almost fell out after one bite. It wasn't hard, mind you. It was sweet. Too sweet. I mean, I don't think I have ever tasted a pastry as sweet as that. EVER. So, if you want a diabetic coma, then go there. I'm not likely going to return again for fear I'll lose all my teeth in one sitting. read more