Phoenix, AZ
For Donuts in Phoenix, the local food press points to Blooming Donuts, Dutch Donut Factory, and Chin Up Donuts. Picks from Phoenix New Times, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Phoenix New Times. Updated July 2026.
Blooming Donuts · Tolleson
This Tolleson shop proves you can keep it simple and still stand out, with an irresistible array of classic glazed, sugared, and sprinkled yeast and cake doughnuts. The cake versions hold a crisp exterior over a genuinely moist crumb, and the shop also pours coffee, boba, and Thai teas.
Dutch Donut Factory · Mesa
Where trendier shops chase toppings and novelty dough, Dutch Donut Factory stays classic, with pillowy raised rounds and expertly fried apple fritters. It is an east Mesa shop that earned its reputation on technique rather than gimmicks, and the fritters sell out early.
Chin Up Donuts · Scottsdale
A Scottsdale shop with a prior award to its name, known for unusual savory-sweet flavors including a popular Everything Bagel doughnut. It is the go-to for a genuinely weird flavor rotation rather than a straight glaze, and the lineup changes often enough to reward repeat visits.
Outcast Doughnuts · Mesa
Signature layered doughnuts that come out moist and flaky, from a downtown Mesa shop that doubles as a bar in the evenings. The lamination gives the doughnut a shattering, buttery texture closer to a cruffin than a standard fried ring.
The Local Donut · Scottsdale
A creative flavor lineup led by a standout creme brulee doughnut, a soft, pillowy yeast round finished with a torched sugar crust. It is the Scottsdale shop to hit for a dessert-course doughnut rather than a breakfast one, and the flavors rotate with the season.
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