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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Post and Courier. Updated August 2026.
La Tapatía · Hanahan
La Tapatia is acclaimed for its donas, a Mexican doughnut fried and sugared like the American version but made with a yeasted dough and very little sugar. A Post and Courier food critic singled it out in a dedicated doughnut roundup, calling out the yeasted dough as the detail that sets it apart.
BKeDSHoP · WestEdge
Founders Chris and Keila Gargate started BKeDSHoP out of a food truck a decade ago before opening their first storefront at WestEdge in 2018. The Post and Courier covered the opening of a fourth location in 2026, and Charleston City Paper's readers' poll named the shop runner-up for Best Doughnut Shop that same year.
Girl Nextdough · James Island
Caitlin Schumacher, formerly of FIG, launched this concept as a food truck in September 2021 before opening a brick-and-mortar bakery on James Island four years later. The Post and Courier covered the storefront's debut, describing it as a big hit for doughnuts, bagels and other sweets on Maybank Highway.
DonutMakes · Summerville
This locally owned Summerville bakery makes its doughnuts in house alongside breakfast sandwiches and coffee, and is listed by the Post and Courier's Lowcountry Parent section as a National Donut Day pick. It is also recognized by Summerville's downtown business association as part of the town's small food and retail scene.