I was up in Capitol Hill so I decided to stop in. Surprised that there are other locations because this feels very much like a carefully curated local hangout. Amazing atmosphere--could have sat here all afternoon reading. I ordered a cherry fritter. Solid choice. Nice chewy texture without being overly sweet. I was here later in the afternoon so the fritter wasn't fresh out of the over--I'd like to come back and try it when it is. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Next level ambiance. - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Super friendly staff, i've only been once and got a vanilla latte, it was good, the doughnuts looked fantastic, I cant wait to visit again. Good coffee, cute spot and good service can't ask for much for than that! read more

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Delicious fall donuts! The pumpkin spice latte was soooo flavorful, the best I've had so far this season. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Spice glazed apple cider donut & Cinnamon Sugar Cake & Pumpkin Spice Latte - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Heard that this place had amazing donuts, and they are indeed great! But nothing to rave or write home about, in my opinion. Coffee quality is par for the course in Seattle. We got a couple of their unique coffee offerings: Ovaltine latte and Opal Vietnamese style cold brew. Both were pretty tasty, but I think a little bit on the too sweet side. Service was fast though, they got the Vietnamese coffee out shortly after I signed the receipt and the Ovaltine latte out within 5 minutes. They were out of Marionberry fritters (seasonal June offering) even though I went at 10am. I guess they're super popular? Got a half dozen including: maple bar, bavarian cream bismark, apple fritter, lemon glazed old fashioned, valley girl lemon, and salted caramel old fashioned. All were chewy and doughy without a greasy mouthfeel. They also didn't make me feel physically terrible like your standard donuts would, which is a big plus. Loved the interior of the place. This would be a wonderful cafe to sit and work/read in because it feels very homey. I loved the appearance both interior and exterior. Took the donuts to go though because I was in a hurry to the airport. If I were a local Seattleite, I'd probably come here again because their donuts are yummy, the coffee is quality, and the vibes are great. But as it stands as a visitor, I wouldn't say this is a "must go" place to hit up if you're not from the area. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Left to right: Lemon Glazed Old Fashioned Apple Fritter Valley Girl Lemon Salted Caramel Old Fashioned Maple Bar Bavarian Creme - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Ready for a 5 star review? I have been to a few Top Pots and the donuts are always a hit due to consistency BUT the beverages are not. This place though, makes the best matcha latte! I am looking at the pic and reminiscing the taste LOL. The service was great especially since I showed up 30 mins before closing and I just hate being that person! The drive to Seattle sucks but I would do it again, especially with Spring arriving. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - 16oz matcha made with love - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Solid donuts, they have all the basics! Great for bringing to work as a sweet treat for the team! read more

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Cutest, quaint cafe in Cap Hill to come in and read or work with excellent service, and great coffee to sip on! It had very inspiring and unique ambiance with book shelves and library type set up. I spent my Thursday morning working on my laptop, at this cafe. It opens at 7 AM. The staff was very warm and friendly. Highly recommend it! read more

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Don't expect your coffee or tea to be churned out quickly, but the results are going to be far superior to the average coffee chain or shop. Kiddo and I popped in while waiting for friends to meet us at the vintage store across the street. The vibe is very mellow, with low lighting, floor to ceiling bookshelves covered in old encyclopedias and book series, and in mid February, aliens shooting heart lasers at other aliens amid spaceships. I loved it. There was plenty of seating at 4 on a Saturday, even with space between tables. A spectacular London Fog and cinnamon sugar raised ring set me back $7 and change before tip. Staff was really friendly. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Donut excitement - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Top spot is known for being one of the best donut shops in Washington and it didn't disappoint! They have at least a dozen different types/flavors to choose from daily. I loved the glazed chocolate old fashioned. Prices are pretty normal for a donut (around $3) and they also have drinks available. Great for a little afternoon pick-me-up! read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Chocolate Frosted Old Fashioned - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I have been here about a dozen times. The coffee selection is par for the course in Seattle. The fritters are rather doughty in the center. Thr chocolate frosted cake are tasry. I take off two stars for a very simple reason. I've lived in Seattle in over 25 years. Twenty years back i lived on the hill, queer,young, and thin. I'm older, fatter, and had the temerity to quip, "why not?" In an eager and enhusastic manner when asked if I wanted whip cream. The gentleman at the desk could not help but comment under his breath when he handed my cup to the batista. I did not notice, until the batista asked "what?" and the cashier (quickly and quietly) said "it doesn't matter." It is bad form to mock customers in such a way that they notice. I've worked customer service plenty, and waited until they were out of earshot. read more

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Everyone was nice and we were greeted us right away. We took a while to order and we were not pressured to rush. Drinks were great but the matcha was delicious. I wish this Top Pot was closer to me, I'd visit quite often! read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Iced 16oz matcha is tasty - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

For the love of doughnuts! I've made it my business to cut out sweets for awhile but I had to make an exception this time around. Parking is a little snugged around this location so be patient and be mindful not to block the driveway of the local residents. Once I was able to park, I walked half a block over this wonderful spot. Not only did I see a mouth watering display of donuts, I also saw decor that included books! (Blerd moment) What is better than doughnuts, books and coffee?! Nothing! (Ok, maybe some things but in this case, nothing!) The gentleman that assisted me that day was so delightful and upbeat (his name escapes me but he wore glasses and super helpful with my selections). It's impossible to walk out of this place without a smile on your face. I wanted only a couple of donuts but it made no sense to get anything less than half a dozen. The only one I will share that you have to try is the large original glazed... other than that, I recommend going crazy and trying as many as you like. I seriously cannot wait to go back! read more

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Totally maintain everything I said three years ago for this Top Pot but now that I've been living practically next door, it is truly my go-to. Love a seasonal doughnut - esp blueberry and pumpkin anything - but my real, regular joy is their coffee. Their drip is just so good, and the cold brew is a million times better than other nearby places. I'm mostly a black coffee drinker, but every time I opt for a latte it's delicious. One of the best things about this place is that everyone who works here is such a DELIGHT. They treat their customers like friends and neighbors and that just feels so rare in Seattle. read more

Friends are visiting from Bay Area, Top Pot is one of his request stops. I got blue berry cinnamon and maple. Cinnamon was sweet but not too sweet, donut was still soft not hard but not fresh if u come in the morning. I still like my maple donut! The staff was friendly and helpful. read more

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Not just a donut shop! I love this little spot. They have amazing donuts but they also have other tasty bake goods! The location for me is pretty convenient. I come to Swedish hospital weekly, and this is right across from Swedish first hill/ cherry hill campus. Or even Nordstrom tower. There isn't much choices in the area but this is one of the fun one. It's cute. Smell like sugar and butter! And I had my first actual, real donut! I've had mochi donuts before I've tried real donuts which was here. I was today's years old when I tasted my first real donut: 2021 years old. Place itself is cute, small, clean and inviting. Didn't realize how many choices there will be for donuts. But I went with raspberry glaze and chocolate rainbow. Super rich! Both of them. Even the dough itself: it's soft but chewy and sugary. And all the flavor explosion. Definitely a good stop when you need that sugar rush or donut craving! read more

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Thanks for the excellent service and of course, tasty donuts! You live up to your reputation of Seattle's best donuts!

It's nice, it's bright, it's quiet, it's okay. The coffee is just like warm, the donuts look stale. But nobody comes here for their 4 dollar drip or chocolate glazed. The coffee shop is a lot, facing the monorails. a great place to enjoy the sunset in Seattle while seeing monorails passing through every once in a while in complete quiet. The shop is decorated with 2 floor to ceiling book shelves filled with old dusty random books, it's clearly just the "the vibes", and it's doing that adequately. Bathrooms are locked behind passwords and clean. I don't regret spending a random 15 min of my afternoon looking out of the window sipping coffee but I don't think I can recommend it to anyone. Come in if you are nearby, and need a rest or snack, or if you need a restroom. read more

I had 4 different donuts during my visit to Seattle. I had the blueberry glazed, maple, chocolate cinnamon/sugar, and Oreo crumble. The donuts were the prefect level of sweetness but nothing I'd write home about. Out of the couple that I've tried, I would say the blueberry one had a nice crunch. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Oreo donut - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Sorry, needing to downgrade this to two stars after my latest experience. I can't help myself but need to occasionally get my doughnut fix. They're still good. But if you have three untrained vanity dogs yapping at each other, one of them literally trying to hump your leg and the owner trying to tell you "he's just curious" - no thanks! Gross. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Untrained yapping dog - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

You can't go wrong at Top Pot!! I stopped in it a quick latte & apple fritter and it was absolutely perfect. Great atmosphere, quick service, perfect location with plenty of street parking. I feel like the other locations always run out of donut options pretty quickly, or they aren't quite as fresh... This place on this day had a TON and they all looked amazing. There was a line to the door when I walked in, and lots of people sitting using the Wi-Fi, but my coffee came out really quickly, it was great! read more

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The donuts were pretty good. They have a decent range of options. Not my first choice for a sweet treat but not a bad choice.

Really great quality donuts that don't feel too oily / greasy. My favorite is the glazed old fashioned, with the apple fritter as a close second. I believe this cap hill location was the original (?). It could be a nice place to work but seats not at the window are a bit lacking in natural light for my tastes. Cute decor -- feels like a library. Really nice staff. Only problem is they don't have Apple Pay so make sure to bring your actual card. read more

Quick service and friendly staff. Everything tasted fresh. Love the ambiance!! There's plenty of seating so love that. They have a collection of the books (but we didn't stay long so not sure how those would work as far as checking out and checking in or just for reference purposes). Their maple bar is my favorite!!!! We also tried cookies and cream donut and that was ok. Maple bar is still my favorite! read more

We were headed back from our trip my partner and I wanted something sweet to eat for breakfast we are like why not doughnuts. Fast forward we got to this place love the environment it had a little library area, chairs and tables and the staff was very welcoming mask and all. There display cases looked nice and well stocked most expect for the one doughnut we wanted we settled on close to half of dozen and I will tell you this was the most we ever paid for doughnuts and unfortunately they were wasted because they were way too sweet and I am not saying that as a slash to the store but maybe as a friendly suggestion not to put so much filling in them. This coming from a sweets lover. Thank you for having us and we may be back if this is taken into consideration. read more

always serves a delicious hot or iced oat matcha! the spinach pastry runs out a bit early sometimes but otherwise there's a nice assortment of doughnuts. welcoming service as well read more

I mean, the doughnuts are bomb but this ovaltine latte is it! Reminds me of my grandma. I'll be here alot. Like alot alot.

This was my first time trying Top Pot, and I normally don't like cake donuts but I can definitely say I've changed my mind. Their cake donuts aren't dry at all, and you can get donuts with traditional glaze on top OR they have some with frosting which I had never seen before. I got an apple fritter which was fruity and delicious, I also tried a chocolate glazed cake donut (one of their best sellers, literally tasted like a brownie) and a "Samoas" donut with caramel frosting. All of them were amazing and I can consider myself a cake donut fan! read more

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So, I went looking for this Top Pot location because I had just wasted $4.75 on the worst apple fritter of my life at Mighty-O, and I was desperate for something much better. Anyway, I got here at noon and they were all out of apple fritters already () so I got a chocolate bar instead, and because it's National Donut Day she gave it to me for free!! Yay for Top Pot and their awesome donuts - and staff!!! read more

I have been to Top Pot several times and probably had hundreds of their donuts--and was surprised I had not reviewed them yet. Given that they always seem busy they hardly need the review, but figured I should. It starts with their donuts--and I think these are the best in Seattle and perhaps the best I have ever had. My favorite donuts are the Old Fashioned. I tend to rotate between the raspberry, the maple, and the regular glazed. I think I like the maple the most, but this time I had the raspberry. I usually take them to go, but this time I had the raspberry old fashioned with a chai tea. They complement each other perfectly. The atmosphere at the store is nice, with a big bookcase on the wall to make it more comfortable. The only challenge with eating at Top Pot is that it is difficult not to get more donuts. They also sell the donuts at QFC--but nothing like the experience of getting them at shop. Definitely worth checking out. read more

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This may not be the factory store or the shop that President Obama visited, but this is the original Top Pot Doughnut shop that started it all. Here was my experience on a lovely Sunday morning...yes rain was falling too. AMBIANCE: Parking: It is all street parking here generally occupied with residents so good luck with looking for a spot. Seating: There's some covered outside seating 3 small tables and more small tables inside. There's also some nice seats up in front of the window to simply people watch. The place can probably house 40 people total. Feels: The area is surrounded with houses and apartments, it's the less hustle and bustle side of Seattle. People come and go for the most part. The shop itself is lightly dimmed with some nice lite rock playing in the background. The books on the shelf makes me feel pretty studious. Wi-Fi is pretty consistent but there are no outlets. The vibes are mixed with tourists and locals. FOOD: Raspberry (Recommend) They are known for their handmade doughnut and boy it sure did feel soft. Flavor was sweet with a and moist. Classic Glazed (A-Ok) Another delicious donut with sweet simple buttery flavor. Seahawks Donut (A-OK I'm not bashing on this because I'm a Niners fan...(maybe) but this is for the most part an average Top Pot donut with the unique aesthetic Ovaltine Latte (Recommend) It's hard to describe Ovaltine for people that don't know it but it's a different taste to chocolate. This is pleasant to me because it brings nostalgia for me. CUSTOMER SERVICE: Service was excellent. Despite the busy line, we were able to maintain conversation TL; DR OVERALL: 4 Stars. Donuts are delicious, selections are great and the price is about right. I definitely dig the vibes here but if you were to study I would recommend the one in downtown. I am open to check out other spots as well but when in comfort, I'm sold to Top Pot. TIPS: * Free Wi-Fi but not outlets * Look into their seasonal donuts * Tourist Spot Alert!!!! read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Raspberry, original glazed, and ovaltine chocolate! - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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The donuts here are amazing! They have made quite a name for themselves and have several locations throughout Seattle. It would be the one local chain that I would recommend trying while in the area./ Service is wonderful, they have a great selection of donuts, always fresh and super tasty, Prices are about $3 per donut, not exactly a place to buy a dozen, but one or two along with a cup of their delicious coffee is perfect. Worth checking out. read more

When you're staying with friends nearby and after a long night, you get this hankering for something sweet and preferably filling to get your day started. It has to go with coffee obviously and be incredibly satiating...Top Pot comes to the rescue! You would normally expect an old-fashioned style donut to be dry and dense, but you are going to be pleasantly surprised to find a rather moist and cake-like texture. The flavors can be as simple as glazed which didn't disappoint, or maybe chocolate is your thing, or maybe you want something refreshing like lemon and raspberry? Either way, they are definitely the staples I'd start with, but I am a sucker for their cookies and cream. The apple fritter is definitely nothing to sneer at and the slightly denser consistency is really filling. While the balance of apple to a cinnamon flavor is well balanced. Check out their other seasonal specials that come through.Their coffee is pretty respectable and while not the best in Seattle (the competition is fierce), it definitely hits the spot and can warm your soul on a cold day. read more

Recommend this place for the friendly service, tasty donuts, and great vibe. We went there twice during our short time in Seattle and seems like a wonderful spot to chill with a book, meet up for an Ovaltine latte (yes, you read that right) or grab a donut or three. Try the apple fritter: it wasn't the first thing we ordered, but we loved it - so good! If we lived there, we'd be at Top Pot all the time. read more

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The maple bar is where it's at. The dough is good, but the frosting makes it perfect. Even more so with coffee. They nailed the maple flavor vs. sugar vs. texture perfectly. It's almost too sweet, but then you wash it down with a sip of coffee. Maple-flavored coffee. Coffee-flavored maple. And that chewy, doughy interior. And you'll find yourself repeating, until the donut is gone. Yum. read more

Made a special trip when someone told us Top Pot Donuts have safe donuts for people with nut allergies. Their website even says they keep nut pastries away from donuts, but we were sad to see the tray of nut pastries above the donuts, with nuts dropped onto the donut trays below. The employee working there offered to use different tongs to pick up donuts. Doesn't matter if the nut pastries crumbs are on top of donuts already. We had a very disappointed daughter as we left with no donuts. Looks like someone who doesn't understand allergies is running that store. read more

Top Pot Doughnuts - Claims to use precautions for nut allergies but that is not the case in this shop! - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Really cute little spot. Good donuts, had the cinnamon sugar old fashioned. It was the end of the day so I imagine it has more crunch if you get one earlier but still tasty, and a good cortado. Staff are very nice !! read more

This place is awesome and also I found out this is the original shop. the barista who helped us was very considerate knowing that we didn't know what We wanted. Having fun doing Seattle things read more

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Coffee is good! Love the atmosphere! Service and staff are great! But for the main event... I'm sad to report that the donuts I've had here are consistently underwhelming. The best one I've had so far is the old fashioned glazed chocolate doughnut. It is convenient to bring to the office for an event etc. but the freshness and flavor of these doughnuts could use a little boost from the doughnut fairies. I am a fan of their drip coffee and buy it to brew at home. This particular location has a cozy laid back vibe which is great for chatting with a friend, not many outlets for working so I would bring a book instead of your laptop. read more

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they were all super duper sweet:) the donuts are ALSO very sweet.. a little too much for my taste but i still enjoyed it. the guy working there was so kind. it's a really nice shop, too. really homey read more

If you like cake donuts this is your shop. They always have tons of donut options to choose from. Great coffee and friendly service! read more

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