Just for the sake of memory in case I am back in Seattle, this was hands down the best apple fritter I have ever had. The other donuts we got were good, but I can't stop thinking about that apple fritter. read more

Stopped by for a midday snack, and left with a big bag of donut holes! This was a fun spot with an ample selection, even later in the day. Kind service who had no problem assisting a first timer. A fun spot! read more

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Top Pot is "the" stop whenever I'm in Seattle. Love the freshness, selection, and the coffee... plus the locations I've been in are fantastic. Love the one downtown that's old school with a 2nd floor to chill in with your donut and nom-nom's. This location is super chill with high ceilings and windows for days... super relaxing!! Our service was super quick, even with the lone person helping everyone. She had a great system and got has pushed through. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Donut case - Donuts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

$23 for two 16-oz coffees and two donuts felt steep, especially given the experience. Unfortunately, I didn't even get to enjoy my coffee after spilling it while rushing to catch the ferry. There was only one staff member handling the register, donut case, and coffee bar during the morning commute near a major transit area. He took my order, set the cups aside, and then continued helping several customers who arrived after me. I ended up waiting so long that I nearly missed my boat, and I wasn't about to leave $20 worth of coffee behind. I understand staffing challenges happen, but when a business chooses to operate with minimal coverage during peak hours, it has to balance efficiency with customer service. In this case, both suffered. read more

When Seattle, drink coffee or tea as in my case. Also great add on donuts. Service and decor is fantastic! read more

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Yummy doughnuts and perfect coffee. Good place to recharge and warm up in this cold Seattle weather. Friendly service. Right on the bridge across the ferry terminal. Highly recommend read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Cookies and cream doughnut - Donuts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Conveniently located near the train and ferry system, they have delicious donuts and excellent coffee. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Half dozen - Donuts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

These folks know how to treat customers and make the most scrumptious hand forged donuts! Got these for a crowd. Called ahead and picked up they had everything ready in an easy to carry giant bag for my watch party event. Could not have gone smoother or tastier! Thanks! read more

Some of the cheapest priced donuts around. Other spots we hit were $7-8 a donut. Here they were a few bucks. This place is above the street and can be easily missed. Had the apple fritter (was huge!) Pretty close to the train station. Staff was friendly and the place was clean. Recommend stopping here if you're in the area. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - a bag of doughnuts - Donuts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The coffee is really good. The weekend coffee maker is abit rude. But other than that. It's great

Awesome spot and the barista's were amazing. We were waiting for our ferry so we went and got some coffee and a donut since we stumbled across this hidden gem. At first search this place did not come up we literally walked up on it and to our surprise it was fantastic. Thank Top Pot for being located so conveniently right mid-way across the bridge 2nd level. Best, Big Papa... read more

Stopped at Top Pot for a coffee and donuts. Good selection of - from cake to raised. Had a twist raised donut and a vanilla latte. Both every good. The location is one floor level up from ground - you can take stairs or an elevator. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Twist donut and vanilla latte - Donuts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Top Pot Doughnuts came in handy in the downtown Seattle area when we needed a quick bite & coffee for breakfast. In addition they open at 7am for early risers! The store is beautiful with a few tables for dining in and book shelves along the wall. There was a great variety of donuts & coffee and the prices are very reasonable. Customer service was wonderful and there wasn't a long wait because they had a couple of cashiers and a few people making coffee. Donuts were average but tasty and we visited several times during our stay in Seattle because it was close to our hotel. Definitely worth visiting if you like donuts. read more

Affordable donuts I had a raspberry frosted chocolate cake. It was not crowded and service was good. read more

Sleek looking store with no seating. I was hoping to sit and read a book during my friend's procedure, but it wasn't meant to be. I had the lemon filled donut which was quite good. Considering I was wearing black, choosing a donut dusted with powdered sugar wasn't the best choice. My bad. The dirty chai was average, but why are they always just so lukewarm? It's just an observation from multiple coffee places. OK, rant over. Very nice friendly staff! read more

Mentioned restroom was out of soap and TP. Zero acknowledgemeant and zero action taken. Otherwise coffee is good. wish they had GF options. read more

This location is located above street level on the ramp to the ferry. There is an elevator or stairs. Arrived 3 minutes after they opened on a Friday. Unfortunately I was not impressed by their selection of donuts and they did not look very fresh. I got a blueberry scone and squash bread. The scone is big and not very sweet, it was also lacking blueberries, see pic where there was bite after bite of plain dough. The squash bead is delicious but the edges were a bit dry as evidenced in pic. I also bought a small can of red bull. Total for 3 items was a little over $12. Customer service is 5 stars. I was greeted and not rushed. I was asked if I'd like the end or middle slice of bread, I've never been asked this option at any other bakeries before. If their selection was a bit more diverse and especially fresh this would be a 4 or 5 star review. read more

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Walked about a block and a half form our hotel after finding this spot in Google and so glad we did. What a great spot! First off this spot is so cool and modern, very interested spot architecturally. Taylor Swift is in town this weekend and it was kinda cute that they had Swifty themed donuts. They girls were lining up for their donuts! I had a double chocolate and an Apple fritter, both were amazing! The staff was very friendly and the location has a super cool feel. read more

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I've been to a fair share of Top Pots... Queen Anne, Capitol Hill, West Seattle, multiple ones downtown... I know all their donuts and even lived across from their flagship location, so I feel like I'm a fair judge. This location may be my new favorite, at least for now. The gal working was incredibly nice and in a great mood. The windows (akin to their 5th Ave. location) are huge and let in tons of light. The front of the building is strewn with branches, and you get to watch the ferry foot traffic outside. Looks like it would make a cozy spot to get some work done. It was very quiet late morning on a weekday. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Super cute location on the ferry walk-up route - Donuts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I am over joyed that this location, right off the ferry, reopened. I swore that if it reopened I'd get a coffee and donut with each passing. They are featuring Opal, a Vietnamese Coffee. It's super strong and yummy, made with condensed milk for that extra sugar buzz. Also limited time get a blueberry fritter! OMG! The staff is amazing and you can people watch knowing every 35 minutes (longer with ferry delays these days) you can watch the flood of ferry people from Bainbridge. :-) read more

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Generally we love top pot. Best donuts in town. This location has a sanitation issue in that the case and donut storage doesn't get closed up, so flies are all over the donuts. Please fix this. Hot weather only makes it worse. Also, with longer hours, Sunday pm crew needs a second person so the current staff member can be more pleasant. Having worked understaffed myself, it's not great when 20 customers come in and order complex iced drink concoctions. Help a team member out. read more

First time there and I can confidentially say that Top Pot is a great place for that classic donut taste. I got 4 different flavors and types of donuts. I got the raspberry filled donut, cinnamon twist, glazed old fashioned and maple cake donut. My least favorite was the raspberry filled one but all the others were pretty good. I honestly don't like donuts that much but will be coming back here when I crave them again! Random note: Kinda hard to find. Go up the stairs. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Cinnamon Twist, Maple Cake, Glazed Old Fashioned and Raspberry Filled Bismark - Donuts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

We came in right off the ferry at around 4pm. Most of the case was picked over, but we still got a few things we wanted. The staff was nice and helpful and didn't give me too much grief for the Starbucks cup in my hand. We were the only ones in there at the moment so we took a little time deciding what we wanted and settled on an Oreo, raspberry glazed chocolate and a maple chocolate. The kid also got hot chocolate which he claims is the best he's ever had then he promptly ate two donuts on the way to our hotel. The donuts were good. I want to go back again and get one that isn't chocolate based since chocolate based donuts seem to be a bit denser, but we enjoyed what we got. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Oreo donut. Really good! - Donuts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Top Pot Doughnuts is probably the most well known local chain of doughnuts in Seattle. They have 18 locations around the area. One of the mornings while we were visiting we wanted to pick up something quick to eat while we waited to do touristy things. So we stopped by this location of Top Pot. This location is kind of weirdly placed. It's in more of a business district area, but also we had to take a bunch of steps up to it. The elevator was broken and there was no street entrance at least that I saw. It's kind of hidden from everything. I got a couple doughnuts and a apple juice. The doughnuts were actually really good. Not the best doughnuts I've ever had but definitely really good. I will say that I am normally not a fan of cake doughnuts, but I like the one I got from here. They have yeast doughnuts, cake doughnuts and apple fritters. So regardless of your preference of doughnuts, they will have one for you. They also have a full case of juices and other drinks. They also have coffee & espresso that I unfortunately did not get to try out. This location was very clean and everyone who worked here was super nice. If you just want a quick place to grab some breakfast to go or even to sit down momentarily and get some guaranteed good doughnuts. I would suggest swinging by here. read more

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First time trying out Top Pot, our "second breakfast" on a chilly Seattle morning the day after Christmas. We hung out here until the Victra Verizon store around the block opened. I did bit know what to expect from the Official Donuts of the Seattle Seahawks. President Obama visited one of these back in 2010, so it must be special indeed. The selections seemed limited to be with a handful of unique flavors (eggnog donuts, pumpkin old fashioned). I ordered pumpkin old fashioned for the parents, an apple fritter to share, and raspberry glazed for myself. Overall pretty decent donuts, with soft spongy interior. Sweetness was just right for the raspberry glazed but a bit too high for the fritter. I was surprised that the cashier recommended the maple bar as one of the most popular items. Not sure why, but I'm willing to come back next time and try, especially if they load bacon onto it! read more

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Very okay doughnuts. This honestly depends on what type of donuts you like. If you like the cakey type -- this is your place! If you do not, would recommend you don't come here. As someone who is more of a fan of the melt-in-your-mouth donut like hot fresh Krispy Creme, the donuts were alright. Flavorful, but a few bites left me full and ready to toss it. read more

Great location, clean & friendly. They had donuts in afternoon which was great. The one on 3rd & Columbia has not donuts?! Location feels tucked away & nice place to stop for fresh donuts & coffee. We had a large group for a special event & the staff was nice. Did not seem inconvenienced at all. read more

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These doughnuts are SO GOOD! We took a free walking tour of Seattle as it was the first time I've been there and the tour guide recommended this shop. Needless to say, I definitely went back to try them and the dough they use is really good even the next morning! I highly recommend this place and love the unusual history of this establishment read more

I love this Top Pot location. If you're coming here to get the full, "famous" Top Pot Doughnuts experience, go to their flagship location. This smaller location is like a donut counter and cafe. There is no kitchen here. The doughnuts are not made at this location--they are delivered from another location. I love this location because it tends to stay a little more chill than their other spots. And I don't mind at all that the doughnuts aren't made here. They make awesome americanos and chai lattes. And their raised doughnuts are totally where it's at. But for all you Old Fashioned/cake-style doughnuts people--they have you covered, too. read more

We bumped into this location after our ferry adventure to Bainbridge. There's a pedestrian walkway that passes by the entrance of Top Pot. I remember liking their donuts on a previous trip to Seattle. I gushed about it to my boyfriend so we bought a donut. Plus, I don't turn down sweets haha. This location is quaint and very clean. We pretty much bought a donut and bottled waters then went about our merry way. read more

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We stumbled in here after a long night looking for some sugar and caffeine. To say these are the best donuts Iv ever had is an understatement. Coffee is top notch too. read more

How I heard of this place: It was nearly a decade ago when I was first introduced to Top Pot by a good friend and cafe-frequenter, who not only enjoyed their donuts and coffee, but was overly enthusiastic about free wi-fi (a big deal at the time!). Type of cuisine: Traditionally, Top Pot was focused on doughnuts and coffee; they offer tea, Italian sodas, other bottled sodas, salads & sandwiches from Mike's Deli. And now, they have also boast house-made ice creams. Come for a sweet breakfast, stay for lunch, and take a dessert home for post-dinner enjoyment! Ambiance: Cozy and warm, with books for all ages lining the walls, floor to ceiling. Light colored wooden furniture with classic 1950s fonts on menus and signs. Spacious and seemingly more-so due to the high ceilings that house more seating in the loft (indoor balcony space) and well-lit through the floor-to-ceiling windows that face 5th Avenue. Come to study, share coffee and conversation with a friend, meet up with your book club, or pack up and take away a dozen donuts for your colleagues! The establishment is comfortable and easy-going enough to support any number of activities. What I ordered: Throughout the years, I have sampled most every Top Pot doughnut - from the Valley Girl Lemon to the chocolate rainbow, from the apple fritter to the maple and chocolate bars, from the pink feather boa to the lemon old fashioned to the Bavarian cream and the bullseye. On this spontaneous visit, my husband and I shared two doughnuts and indulged with two shared beverages. The blended mocha and the large hot chocolate helped us wash down the Salted Caramel Old Fashioned doughnut and, one of my all-time favorites - the Bavarian Cream. On a visit to the newest Top Pot location, the day it opened, Tuesday, April 29, 2014: Having walked by the day before and noticed the Grand Opening sign, I knew that it would be the perfect spot at which to start our day! I took my husband and parents-in-law across the pedestrian foot bridge, from the Ferry Terminal to Top Pot to enjoy a little treat before our ride to Bainbridge Island. We were delighted at the open floor plan, the extremely tall ceilings and windows on all sides! I was especially delighted to see a good friend, still working for the company and generous beyond measure. She offered each of us anything we wished to have, on the house! Yay for grand openings and getting in within the first six hours! We made our selections, graciously served to us by Adam, the new store's manager, and made our way to our seats to indulge! What I loved: The baristas take coffee seriously. Great care and attention are paid to the timing of pulled shots, the temperature of the milk and the fancy designs that are made each customer's coffee order. I love the sweetness of the blended mocha, even on a blustery, cold, winter's day. But it's the doughnuts that really keep us coming back for more! Why I loved it: The coffee is consistently fresh and served with guaranteed quality. The teas are loose-leaf, ordered locally and brewed to order (from Market Spice). The staff friendly and interested in knowing their customers, the regulars and newbies! Cost: Average for coffee beverages ($3-$4.50) and specialty pastries ($2-$3 per doughnut) read more

Before we left for Seattle one of my friends literally yelled at me "ohmygosh you need to try the Maple Bar from TOP POT!" Sooo on our last full day in Seattle I set out to find a Maple Bar from one of Top Pot's many locations. This particular location is a tiny bit tricky to find... considering its on the 2nd (?) floor of an apartment building. It has its own entrance but it blends in so well to the residential building that you don't immediately see that donut logo. Once upstairs I picked out three donuts to try... First up was the Raspberry Frosted and it was lovely. Nice and doughy and the sweet raspberry frosting that wasn't overwhelming. Next up - the Seattle themed sprinkled donut. Chocolate cake base with rich vanilla frosting and green/blue sprinkles. A-ok cake donut. It was considerably smaller than the raspberry frosted and the cake was a little dry. Usually cake donuts are my favorite... not here. And then there was the Maple Bar. Ooooh yes, the Maple Bar. It was so worth the trip. Doughy yeast donut with a generous amount of rich delicious maple frosting. I probably should have skipped the other two and gotten a second maple bar. read more

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Love this spot! No real issues, so still 5 stars, but I really think if you only offer card payment options, you should offer "Tap" payment as well. read more

The raspberry donut was delicious. Not oily and not too sweet. I liked the regular donuts more than the cake donuts. The cookies and cream cake-donut was ok. The donuts went well with the unsweetened chai latte. Mmm.. read more

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Fiancé and I decided to give this place a shot over our daily Starbucks for coffee based off the reviews and convenience to our building...sadly, we were extremely disappointed. Great service, terrible coffee. Fiancé had the glazed cinnamon twist, the donut was just okay, nothing mind blowing... A ton of grinds at the bottom of both of ours coffees, extremely gritty. Sorry Top Pot- we'll make that extra walk around the corner to Starbucks for now on... read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Abundance of gritty grinds at the bottom of both our drip coffees... - Donuts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Good location, walking distance from my hotel. Great coffee, but to the donuts. Large donuts well glazed or iced but for the basic glazed donut, way too dense. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Donuts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

This is a long the way to the ferry which is nice. The donuts are good. The service not so much. I never get a "thank you" from anyone. They just say "sign this" and turn away from you. read more

I popped by Top Pot Doughnuts on Saturday around 4PM for a quick pick me up/snack. I was leaving the ferry terminal craving something sweet and ran into Top Pot. To be honest, I didn't have the highest expectations since doughnuts tend to be better and fresher in the morning. I was totally wrong! The doughnut selection by the late afternoon is a little slim but I decided on a maple bar and an Americano. I'm usually not a maple bar fan but I may be a convert. The bar was so tasty, and the coffee was piping hot-- just what I needed to satisfy my sweet tooth on a cold Saturday. Pros: - Friendly staff (She explained that doughnuts from Top Pot are all made by hand-- no machines at all. How cool!) - Clean tables and floor; staff were actively cleaning while I was there - Yummy doughnuts - Delicious coffee Cons: None :) read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - I was so distracted by the yumminess that I didn't take the photo until I was about 80% finished with the maple bar - Donuts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I was super happy about getting another chance to try a donut at this place touted by so many as the best Seattle had to offer (my last visit found this shop completely sold out). I settled on a chocolate old fashioned, although many caught my eye. It was more cake-y than I prefer and lacked that sugary sweetness that makes your mouth crave more (some people may prefer that). I don't eat donuts often but when I want one, I'm sticking to a warm, just-off-the-conveyor belt Crispy Creme one. They are second to none. On donut alone, I'd probably give 4 stars, but this is the 2nd time I've been in this shop and the second time I've gotten a "don't make me work/ ringing you up is bothering my I'm so bored time" attitude by the staff. read more

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