Nashville, TN
For Donuts in Nashville, the local food press points to Five Daughters Bakery | Fifth + Broadway, East Park Donuts & Coffee, and Fox's Donut Den. Picks from Nashville Scene and Tennessee Crossroads (NPT), updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Nashville Scene and Tennessee Crossroads (NPT). Updated July 2026.
Five Daughters Bakery | Fifth + Broadway · 12 South
Five Daughters Bakery is a family-run local operation that has won the Nashville Scene readers' poll for doughnut, known citywide for its 100-layer croissant-doughnut hybrid and rotating seasonal glazes. It runs several locations across the metro, and the 12 South shop is the original.
East Park Donuts & Coffee · East Nashville
East Park Donuts & Coffee built its name on seasonal specials, from champagne doughnuts at New Year's to a King Cake version for Mardi Gras, alongside year-round brioche and cake doughnuts and a real espresso program. The Scene named its seasonal doughnuts a writers' pick.
Fox's Donut Den · Green Hills
Fox's Donut Den has sold classic cake and yeast doughnuts under its vintage neon sign in Green Hills since 1977, one of the longest-running doughnut shops in the city and a neighborhood landmark. Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads profiled the shop.
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