DONUT FRIEND DTLA

Fantastic donuts and a huge variety! We don't like overly sweet desserts so we stayed away from donuts with a thick colorful glaze and toppings (although they looked fabulous!) but the traditional one with a jelly inside and the light glaze one were just perfection. And did I mention, all vegan? You wouldn't believe it!

An unique take on doughnuts that will leave you feeling good about eating a doughnut. These are vegan based doughnuts. I guess they maybe a bit healthier than regular doughnuts. The presentation of the doughnuts made the selection of doughnuts difficult because they looked so good. The doughnut taste was good and yummy. There is a something a bit different in the taste that I can't quite differentiate from the traditional doughnut. They also offer ice cream. On my visit they did not have coffee for sale.

My wife and I first visited this location seven years ago, and we absolutely fell in love with it. Returning now after all these years, we?re thrilled to say the donuts are just as amazing as we remembered! This place never disappoints, offering a wide variety of options, each one bursting with incredible flavor. We highly recommend it to anyone looking for a delicious treat!

First time here passed it many times. Finally stopped and well worth it! Parking isn?t great, and the area outside is dirty and full of homeless. Once inside very clean, and set up beautifully. Lots of fun options it was hard to choose. Delicious fresh donuts! Highly recommend and will definitely return. Friendly helpful staff.

The selection is incredible. It wasn't as sweet as I hoped. Not bad at all and I will try additional flavors.

wonderful, FULLY VEGAN and delicious donuts and sweet treats! The staff was lovely too ??????

Yum! Yum! Yum! I could eat here everyday. Wait, don't tell me they're plant-based!?! These tasty, melt-in-your-mouth delights are the best donuts I have ever had. They rival my favorite donut shop back home, but being healthier kinda wins my vote for being the best. The gals working today in the shop were just the nicest folks we met out here in LA. Recommend taking a box of these decadent treats home for later!

WOW. These donuts are some of the best I?ve ever had.

Everything we got from here was delicious. My favorites were the custard creme (top right), which was generously filled with vanilla creme, and the donut with blackberry and sweet cream cheese (not pictured).

I got the donut with some jam filling and sugar on top. Not bad, pretty much standard and what I expected.

??Downtown Donut ?? Kingdom! What a pleasant surprise to discover this place in the heart of the Historic Broadway Theater District! Very friendly service, modern, precisely clean & bright place. Tasty & Yummy ??????

I ordered two compassion fruit donuts and WOW, my expectations were FAR exceeded ! The donut itself is traditional and light, nothing too oily. The glaze is full-bodied and tart which pairs perfectly with the sweet donut base. Will definitely order this again and am excited to try other flavors !!

Heard about this place forever and only came in yesterday for my first time. The donuts they sell here are alright. I didn't know they were vegan; I got the sprinkle raised one and it left a weird aftertaste in my mouth. At almost $4 a pop, you're better off going to a Cambodian donut joint.

I've had my fair share of donuts here, with the holes being my favorite. Simple, I know, but the other flavors can be SUPER sweet and overwhelming. When they first opened my partner and I would get their shakes weekly, but ever since their prices almost doubled and the quality went down a little we've retired from the weekly shake life.?? The atmosphere is BEAUTIFUL though! They take decorating seriously and I REALLY enjoy their Holiday decor, especially Halloween. I added some pictures of my favs! The ser

I just came in for a doughnut and the staff was so friendly and kind one of the ladies went out of her way to make me my favorite donut and gave me a free one as well. I have an experienced customer service like this in a very long time. What an amazing establishment with amazing Management.

Maybe I didn't order the right ones for me and went at the wrong time, but the doughnuts were too dry/not fresh for my liking (I ordered the old fashioned and mint town).

Craving for a sweet treat, ordered a savory donut the Youth Br?l?e the sides were crusted with glazed sugar and the middle had heavenly cream filling. My favorite so far were the assortments of shakes, their recommendation was top notch I got the Stiff Little Butterfinger Shake was very satisfying tastes much superior than the name of the candy itself, but drizzled with chocolate, peanut butter, whip cream, and a cherry on top!

Vegan donuts taste worse than gas station donuts... These plant-based ones were the worst part of the food tour, and perhaps the worst dessert I have ever had. If you are forced to be on a vegan or plant-based diet, perhaps these would pseudo satisfy a person craving dessert, but after a few bites, the strange greasy plant bread and off tasting frostings, I promise the craving for more will go away. There are many creative flavors though, I'm curious what the creators could do if they were not limited to

Placed a pickup order and arrived ~15 mins later. Apparently the order just went thru so had to wait a couple minutes. No big deal. And the lady working (I assume it was the manager) was extremely gracious and threw in some extra donut holes and gave some peanut butter to my dog. Excellent customer service. I had to put the donuts in my backpack though because they were out of bags with handles, which is why they now look like that. But I ain?t trippin.

This place had delicious vegan donuts. I ended up indulging in so many different flavours and I would say I love them all! I hope one day they will make them gluten free aswell , then at that point that would just be perfect!

Good, clean establishment, friendly staff. Prices are DTLA prices, so not really for the faint of heart for a single donut. Regarding the donuts, they were tasty but to some degree overwhelmingly sweet depending on the selection. Especially the Samoa, it was just a sugar bomb. The maple old fashioned was like this to some degree too. Now you could say I'm nit picking, but I did go there twice to sample a variety while I was in the area that weekend, so I wanted to make sure I got a good taste of what they

Very impressed by this 100% vegan donut shop. It can?t get any better than this. Soooooo many options on their prefixed menu with options to customize your own donut with a bunch of toppings. The layout is very bright and vibrant. They even have little benches you can sit at inside. Customer service was great. The young lady provided suggestions on popular items and helpful tips based on my chocolate cravings. I tried a mini donut hole & X-Ray Speculoos filled with cookie butter. Multiple locations. Worth t

Was visiting LA and walked by this little gem. What a place. I felt like I was in an art gallery and donut was my muse. Anything with Strawberry really gave me good yums here. Eat and be joyful. YUM!

The kindest people run this place. I love it here! Best donuts in Cali!

Great employees! Great ice cream! And great donuts!

This place has to be the best vegan donuts I?ve every tried hands down. I tried the cr?me br?l?e donut today. That donut was so wonderful. The donut was soft and the cr?me tasted very good. I would recommend the Boston cr?me donut too. The restaurant was nice inside. Very clean. I definitely would recommend this place to fret and family. Come on a empty stomach to try a few different donuts.

We didn't realize at first that it was vegan. We stumbled on this place by accident and were so impressed we went back a second time (and we are not typically sweets people)! I had the Poppy Gandhi donut and it was amazing, my husband had the green tea- not as good! Then we went back for the x-ray milk shake....WOW!!!! For sure stop here when you are on Broadway, with an appetite!

Best donut in LA! the Youth Brul?e is the most popular flavor, soft dough, creamy custard in the center with crunchy caramel topping, if you want to buy someone a donut, this one can't go wrong. My personal ultimate choice is Old-fashioned, it has three flavor of it, chocolate, maple, vanilla glazed(the OG), so crispy outside and dense crwamy texture inside, you can taste their home raised dough with buttermilk. The others good choice of recommendation are Mint town, banana versary and Sense fall. for your

Small storefront on Broadway in DTLA that specializes in plant-based donuts, pastries and ice cream. Parking is a pretty big challenge, you have to luck out and find a spot, or park in a red zone with your hazards on and hope for the best. Nice clean cafe, everything I've had there has been delicious.

These are literally the best donuts I?ve ever had, hands down. And it?s all vegan. A friend suggested this spot while I was on a trip to LA. It?s been about two weeks since I went and I?m still thinking about this place. I was absolutely stunned by the number of delicious flavor options, it took me almost ten minutes to even decide what to get. I?ve been to many donut shops, vegan and non-vegan, and every time there?s a crazy flavor it just tastes like? a donut. These glazes were actually packed with FLAVOR

I need to go back because EVERYTHING we tried was absolutely delicious. The lemoncurd and Bavarian were my favorites the ice cream was to die for...we couldn't stop eating and were already full. Will definitely be visiting again ?? The Creme Brule is life changing....

Saw the Donut Friend cameo on Netflix's The Brothers Sun and needed to check this place out! Donuts are beautiful, but on the dry side so they looked better than they tasted. The creme brulee donut and apple fritter were ok; matcha felt short. Overall, happy I tried it. The person who helped me was so nice. Atmosphere inside the store was cute and modern, but outside was a little rough.

I love the donuts????. Seating options can be more comfortable.

I try to get a donut in every city I go to! I gave donut friend a try! The regular glazed was so so good, I have nothing but good things to say. The ?give up the toast? was also good but the crunch on top was as far too cinnamony, which is was a little bit more sweet crunch. I also got the strawberries and cream and the polar berry donut. The strawberries and cream was also good, but nothing too extravagant. Not my favorite strawberry donut. The polar donut was lemon glaze and it was super tart. Normally I

My boyfriend treated me to these donuts yesterday. We got the rosewater pistachio, orange lavender cake, espresso glazed coffee cake, and caramel cinnamon crumble (we also got a few donut holes but they only survived about 20 seconds in the car lol). My favorite was the orange lavender cake, and his was the caramel cinnamon crumble. A nice bright citrus and lil lavender flowers, the dough on both types were soft and sweet. The place is cute, there was nowhere to park so the store was pretty empty but nice d

This was my first time and I love it !?? Donuts are delicious and also they have hot beverages, I got the fruit tea and they added vegan honey, that was so bomb! ??% recommended, they are open Wednesday through Sunday! You must try it!

These are the most DENSE donuts I've ever had. They seem to be more cake-like than fluffy, unlike a standard original glaze. Things you should know: I. SERVICE No complaints. Accomodating even when we walked in right before closing time. II. QUALITY Outstanding. The options are unique here. I will say, the old fashioned maple was the best I've ever had and the compassion fruit was fun to try IV. CAPACITY Empty since we arrived right before closing, but they still had so many options to take home

Best donuts ever, especially since they?re vegan and delicious! Great service, friendly staff, classic donut options as all as a variety of flavors you don?t find elsewhere! Don?t sleep on the donut holes!!

I will forever remember this place. It was so good. I never thought vegan ice cream and donuts would taste so good. Go yall... just go.

Was ok, food looked very pretty but the donuts weren't very tasty. I ordered an affogato. The ice cream was good but the espresso was really poorly made. It was incredibly sour with weak coffee flavor, and only ruined the ice cream in the affogato.

Very solid donuts! Happy to see this shop is 100% vegan friendly :) Out of the four we got (Nutella, Danish, polar berry, and strawberry) I probably liked the strawberry and Danish the most. Just a warning: these donuts are very sweet! Not cloyingly so but more than the average donut. They weren't as dense as another reviewer had mentioned - ours were super light and fluffy. Maybe other flavors have a more dense cake-like texture, but these were just like any other glazed donut. This location also has a

The donuts here are exquisite, I came here for the first time. They had many different donuts that I had not seen in other donut shops before. I bought myself a donut filled with chocolate chips and it was delicious.

4-18-2025 What a big disappointment the cinnamon rolls were too hard and dry and when informing location of quality they never recoursed to make things right. WOW the staff was ultramazing and my Cinnamon rolls were perfection.

Delish! Got the Apple Fritter, Cream and Javabreaker donuts for Easter. Wish they had gluten free, vegan is great though:) The website says must order online, however when I got there people were walking in to the store and ordering so you can do this instead. They also had tons of vegan ice cream options which was great, $12 a pint. Slightly pricey, good quality.

The most amazing donut dessert spot for donut fiends and picky choosers. Add toppings to customize any donut you wish! They have all sorts of yummy unique toppings like chocolate chips, whipped cream, spices like cayenne pepper, fresh basil, fresh fruit - I even saw sriracha! Prices are listed on the displayed boards in super small writing. Milkshakes are $7.50 to $8.25, and a scoop of ice cream inside your choice of donut is $7.75. Steep, our donut came out to $8.40 for one scoop of ice cream. Although p

Deeeeeeliciously unique gourmet donuts, great customer service and the yummiest, creeeeeamiest Vegan "icecream" ever!!!!! I also love witnessing the reactions of the non-Vegan customers who can't believe the offerings are 100% Vegan!! I always have such a wonderful experience each time I go there and my little nieces LOVED the donuts, too!! ????

Truly great full that Donut Friend exists. I no longer live in LA. My bf brought me home some after he visited. I can't decide which one is my favorite but they are all delicious.

This place was REALLY good. I did not expect vegan ice cream and donuts to be this good. The facility was nice and clean. The customer service was awesome (thanks ruby) ?? and the prices are just up my alley. Definitely worth it. Hope I can visit again before I leave town.

Delicious vegan donuts with both classic and unique flavours! A smidge on the sweet side but goes nicely with coffee or tea. The donut holes were a nice surprise.

I didnt have to put my phone number to look up rewards, you could of used the coupon code i tried showing like a human being like i had everytime i had used a coupon code before then accused me stealing, didnt care about my business so i left without paying for what i ordered really just making it up as you go what a funny situation for a funny little purchase you should be grateful to have be in business when it is built on making people happy instead of saying ew and i dont care whatever honestly i think

Fun donut spot in DTLA. They have a good variety of specialty donuts. Definitely good quality and larger. Keep in mind these are not your crispy cream donuts. A dozen will cost you $45 easy. These are great if your buying 1 or 2 or if its a gift/party.

A variety of donuts for everyone?s tastebuds. Cr?me br?l?e and the strawberry shortcake are my favs. Parking isn?t the best because of it being downtown, but it?s worth it for me whenever I visit Los Angeles.

Extremely wide variety of delicious, uniquely flavored non greasy donuts. Excellent customer service.

My husband and I are in town visiting family and I had to leave a review because the donuts were insanely delicious. I didn?t even know they were vegan! The cr?me br?l?e donut is actually the best donut I?ve ever had. I was also highly impressed with the service we received tonight. A young beautiful girl served us on this cold and rainy day and she was just the sweetest person the entire time. I really enjoyed her energy and kindness. It was all so refreshing.

We got a few donuts to go and they included some complimentary donut holes in the box. The donuts were fairly expensive but large and very good. All options are vegan.

All the donuts at this location are plant-based. I highly recommend visiting this place if you are a donut lover. ?? Alex Ledesma Alpha.

The donuts are visually spectacular and also delicious. The cr?me br?l?e one (I forget the name) was incredible. They also have ice cream and shakes and coffee too. There?s something for everyone with a sweet tooth.

During a walk, stumbled on this gem, super cute bright, modern simplistic decor , clean & staff are super friendly. This place has gourmet donuts, ice cream and drinks. Highly recommend.

OH MY GOD! They have the most amazing vegan donuts that I have ever tasted. Such a lovely vegan dessert.

We were so sad to learn that Donatsu permanently closed in Little Tokyo (in L.A.), but then we learned about this other all-vegan donut shop: Donut Friend! It's just as good as Donatsu was with wonderful and unique vegan flavors, AND they have a donut ice cream sandwich ????!!

Step into a world of indulgence. The donuts will get you in the door, but did you know they have ICE CREAM TOO?!?! Yeayuuuuhh!! And their version of an ice cream sandwich is with two halves of a donut!

Cute and delicious doughnut shop in dtla. The store is clean and organized and they provide friendly service. I particularly enjoyed the apple fritters and carrot cake.

Amazing experience. This place has been on my bucket list for a while thanks to Instagram and it did not disappoint. The donuts were super tasty and fresh and the employees were extremely nice when I was being indecisive ??

Amazing! I was in the area and found this place through a quick Google search. They have so many flavors of ice cream and donuts which are all delicious! The coffee used in the affogato (spelled Off!gato) is brewed quite strong to contrast with the sweet and yummy ice cream. The variety of donut flavors is unique and tasty. I tried the passionfruit, mango, and strawberry flavors. Wish I could try the chocolate-y flavors too but I was full lol. The items are bit pricey but still reasonable/typical for a shop

Donut friend has THE BEST donuts and they happened to be vegan/cruelty free! The employees always seem happy to be there and are always professional. 10/10 will always recommend and will always show people when they visit! (Yes I took a bite before the review photo!)

Donut Friend is a real gem! Had an amazing vegan ice cream cone (corn again) and decided to get two fabulous/fancy donuts. What a find!

Donuts are the best sweets to have! They should be consumed for breakfast, lunch and dinner!! Donuts are life! Donuts are delicious! If there?s anything I miss most from good ol? Cali? it?s the deliciousness and amazingly tasty donuts from Donut Friend. These Donuts are legitimately made with love. Vegans beware? wear your stretchy pants!!! The bakery aesthetic is just sooo ?????? I?m in love with this place.. can you tell! ???? to the amazing people that work here. Y?all are da best! Y?all are amazing. And

The cinimon roll was a bit spicy and not soo good. They rest were amazing. The clerk was playing death metal which wasn't welcome. Incompatable for the beautiful store environment

Donut Friend is magical. It?s a rainbow for my belly every single time. Best overall donut in Los Angeles (vegan or not)

I love Donut Friend! The staff are always so courteous and this time was no different. My server went above and beyond to make sure I got exactly what I wanted including tips for a great photo opp of my donut! As expected for any downtown establishment, parking is nonexistent.

This place is delicious! I?ve missed my passionfruit donuts from DOUGH in NYC for 3 years and this is the first place I found in LA that not only has them but they taste incredible. I also couldn?t help myself and got the strawberry sandwich donut ??. Get here now!

Rolled up on this place and glad I did! I got a custom chocolate peanut butter donut and omg they didn?t hold back on the peanut butter and chocolate! That was an orgasm in my mouth that needs to happen when I go back to LA.

Loved all flavors: chocolate old fashioned, maple glaze old fashioned, strawberry one but the most surprising was for me that I actually loved the old fashioned donut without any glaze. That simple taste impressed me so much, so other donuts were not interesting to me that much lol

After having driven all the way to Highland Park in the past to try Donut Friend, I was excited to hear that they were opening a DTLA location. I was in the area a couple of months ago and stopped by. Compared to the Highland Park location, it wasn't quite as busy; that could also be because I went during the day, whereas at Highland Park I went at night. The donut selection is the same, aka really cool with lots of interesting varieties to try. This time, I was with friends and got some donuts to split

Lots of options, donuts are delicious at the perfect sweetness level. Clean store, great layout and amazing customer service.

Amazing donuts, best you'll eat in Los Angeles. Very clean shop and very friendly employees. Couldn't recommend more. Its fairly easy to stop in a loading zone to jump out and order.

A delicious experience, Fancy-Meets-Donut, it was hard to chose from their delicious selection to f gourmet donuts. Friendly and helpful personnel that take the time to explain every donut available. A must try and must come back to.

Best place to grab a donut, staff is super friendly and prices are good.

If your vegan or for my non-vegan people that love doughnuts. This is your place. Quiet impressive how good these doughnuts are. Very tasty and flavorful as they should. The only reason why i give it a 4 star rating ?? is because there?s never parking in downtown L.A

Wow. What to say except I love this place. The angry Samoa, I think about all the time. If I was on death row and it was my last meal, I would choose to eat only three angry Samoa?s. I live in Colorado now, but I wish I could be mailed my favorite donut because it truly is a one of a kind. Plus this handsome guy named Andy makes the best coffee ever. Was so nice and friendly. I?ve never had a bad donut from this store, the corn ice cream I fantasize at night about. I just love the vibez. I miss going here,

This was my friend food stop in LA. Needless to say I was not disappointed. I would say this would stand in my top 5 for donuts ever. The energy of this place was uplifting as well. I was a huge fan.

Incredible donuts! The cream br?l?e one will change your life. Highly recommend this donut shop.

This place is so good, we had to stop by twice before we left LA on our work trip! If they opened a Chicago location I would drive the hour it takes to get to Chicago from my house just for their donuts & ice cream! Not only are the donuts / ice cream absolutely delicious; they?re all vegan! You don?t find many bakeries as delicious as this that are vegan friendly. You also don?t have to be vegan to fall in love with these treats, you?ll be going back for more! Please come to Chicago, Schaumburg preferably!

Best vegan donuts in DTLA!

This place has a remarkable product. The samoa donut kept me full all day, and I have a terribly immodest appetite. It was as delicious as a short stack of fresh pancakes. Whoever created these recipes might be some kind of angel. Whoever makes the donuts is certainly an artist.

SO GOOD - JUST GO! I didn't see anything inside clarifying it's all vegan so I asked to make sure.

This place looks like a hole in the wall.. but when you walk in you are greeted with a smiling face and delicious treats! The young lady at the counter was so sweet and helpful! And we ton even get started on how delicious these donuts are!! We are in LA for 3 days and you can bet we will be back!

I?m not a vegan, and at first when I was told ?all these are vegan including ice cream? I thought about passing? BUT these doughnuts are super yummy. I want to go back for more ??