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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in San Diego Reader and San Diego Magazine. Updated August 2026.
Best Donuts · Mount Helix
A Mount Helix neighborhood shop whose weekend "Charlie Brown" twist of raised and chocolate dough earns the name on the sign.
Devil's Dozen Donut Shop · Little Italy
Little Italy's brioche-dough shop, the benchmark the Reader's donut critic measures others against.
Donut Bar & Bakery · Downtown San Diego
San Diego's viral oversized-donut shop, now down to a single downtown flagship.