Didn't like the Chocolate Old Fashion or Apple Fritter.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Mat Lit
Enjoyed the chocolate vanilla cream Bismarck (filled donut). It was filled substantially with a ridiculous amount of a light vanilla cream. The dough is somewhat more toothsome and chewy than more conventional donuts (like Bob’s), which is neither a good or bad thing. It’s also quite a bit more expensive than a normal donut, so it works well as a special treat. Looking forward to trying an old fashioned next time.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
Dianna
The unglazed cinnamon old fashioned is pretty good if you want a less sweet option. Fresh and crisp outside.
Recommended dishes: Donuts, Doughnuts
Kelsey Cowles
Drove 30 minutes in the pouring rain to get here to get the vegan donuts they advertise having because we had to be somewhere early. They had no vegan donuts. Guess it’s wise to call ahead and see if they’re going to make them that day at all.
Oliver Pe
December 2025 American small chain doughnut shop with a wide variety of donut types and flavors. Particularly loved the old fashioned type of donut with its interesting texture. The longer on stays in the store the higher possibilities ✨️ for getting a box 📦 🙃
Service counter is friendly and accommodating
The place has a classic old time charm with polished modern brightness 🌞 and simplicity
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
john garcia
I've been searching for the best maple bar in SF for a while, one with the perfect combination of thick sweet maple layer and nice texture to the dough, Im here to announce i found it! Thanks Johnny's doughnuts for changing my life! See you soon
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Warning
ideally only need 1-2 donuts per person. very good. some of the best in SF
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Donuts, Doughnuts, Apple Fritter
Samuel Butler
The chocolate salted Carmel old fashioned donut was really good.
Christine W.
Very tasty cronut
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sa Nja
I went to try their famous Croughnut there, It was pretty good, I also tried the strawberry donut and regular sugar donut. The donuts were really soft and pretty tasty, no bad word about it, I can see why people are loving it.
Loved they offer some vegan donuts. The guy at the counter was very nice and it looked nice and clean inside. I would love to see more creative or fun vegan flavors. Today the vegan options were: glazed, chocolate, and fall spice. I ordered the glazed and fall spice. Fall spice was interesting and not too sweet. Although I wish they had a vegan Cronut! That one looked very yummy and the lime poppyseed also looked fun. Would love to come back and see if there are different fun vegan flavors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Huyen Tran Nguyen (Vysturbed)
Really love the size of these doughnuts and tasty too! Not a huge selection, but at least got some classics like glazed you can't go wrong with. We also went in the next day and they had a new mocha maple flavor for vegan options 😋 Also got plant milk options for coffee, though with an upcharge
Alex DeMartino
Extremely tasty balls of sugar. We got the crodough and the brown sugar glazed cinnamon roll. The crodough was a cronut filled with a vanilla cream. The brown sugar glaze was tasty and a different taste then normal but not something i would want all the time.
Lidia Nájera
This happened in October 2023, during a visit to San Francisco from Mexico. We were strolling through the city when we came across the most charming little donut shop. Naturally, we were excited to step inside and try some of the delicious-looking treats.
But as we walked in, we learned the shop hadn’t officially opened yet—they were still running tests and getting ready for their grand opening the next day. We asked if we could buy something anyway, but they kindly let us know they were closed for the day.
A bit disappointed, we turned to leave. Then, to our surprise, someone came after us and handed us three free donuts. It turned out the owner had noticed we were tourists and realized we might not be around the next day to come back.
That small act of kindness truly stayed with us. It’s not every day that someone goes out of their way like that—especially for strangers. It was a simple gesture, but it meant a lot.
Thank you for that moment and for those delicious donuts. I hope to come back someday and visit again!
Gordon M.
Quiet, bright little coffee spot with a modest but delicious, creative selection of doughnuts.
We were in town for an appointment and had some time to kill coming in around 10am. The staff was lovely and we got a couple of doughnuts and simple coffee drinks. The doughnuts were delicious and exactly what we expected for the simple flavors we ordered. Real good for like a 6 dollar doughnut but nothing to rant and rave about. Before we left we got a blueberry matcha drink that was highlighted on some signage and that thing was goooood.. bright, tangy, not too sweet, exquisite. There's limited seating but a few spots to get cozy but not the best for those that want to hang out all morning unless you're outside.
If we lived nearby or are back in the area one morning, we'll be back.
Didn't like the Chocolate Old Fashion or Apple Fritter.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Enjoyed the chocolate vanilla cream Bismarck (filled donut). It was filled substantially with a ridiculous amount of a light vanilla cream. The dough is somewhat more toothsome and chewy than more conventional donuts (like Bob’s), which is neither a good or bad thing. It’s also quite a bit more expensive than a normal donut, so it works well as a special treat. Looking forward to trying an old fashioned next time.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
The unglazed cinnamon old fashioned is pretty good if you want a less sweet option. Fresh and crisp outside.
Recommended dishes: Donuts, Doughnuts
Drove 30 minutes in the pouring rain to get here to get the vegan donuts they advertise having because we had to be somewhere early. They had no vegan donuts. Guess it’s wise to call ahead and see if they’re going to make them that day at all.
December 2025 American small chain doughnut shop with a wide variety of donut types and flavors. Particularly loved the old fashioned type of donut with its interesting texture. The longer on stays in the store the higher possibilities ✨️ for getting a box 📦 🙃
Service counter is friendly and accommodating
The place has a classic old time charm with polished modern brightness 🌞 and simplicity
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
I've been searching for the best maple bar in SF for a while, one with the perfect combination of thick sweet maple layer and nice texture to the dough, Im here to announce i found it! Thanks Johnny's doughnuts for changing my life! See you soon
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ideally only need 1-2 donuts per person. very good. some of the best in SF
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Donuts, Doughnuts, Apple Fritter
The chocolate salted Carmel old fashioned donut was really good.
Very tasty cronut
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I went to try their famous Croughnut there, It was pretty good, I also tried the strawberry donut and regular sugar donut. The donuts were really soft and pretty tasty, no bad word about it, I can see why people are loving it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
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Loved they offer some vegan donuts. The guy at the counter was very nice and it looked nice and clean inside. I would love to see more creative or fun vegan flavors. Today the vegan options were: glazed, chocolate, and fall spice. I ordered the glazed and fall spice. Fall spice was interesting and not too sweet. Although I wish they had a vegan Cronut! That one looked very yummy and the lime poppyseed also looked fun. Would love to come back and see if there are different fun vegan flavors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Really love the size of these doughnuts and tasty too! Not a huge selection, but at least got some classics like glazed you can't go wrong with. We also went in the next day and they had a new mocha maple flavor for vegan options 😋 Also got plant milk options for coffee, though with an upcharge
Extremely tasty balls of sugar. We got the crodough and the brown sugar glazed cinnamon roll. The crodough was a cronut filled with a vanilla cream. The brown sugar glaze was tasty and a different taste then normal but not something i would want all the time.
This happened in October 2023, during a visit to San Francisco from Mexico. We were strolling through the city when we came across the most charming little donut shop. Naturally, we were excited to step inside and try some of the delicious-looking treats.
But as we walked in, we learned the shop hadn’t officially opened yet—they were still running tests and getting ready for their grand opening the next day. We asked if we could buy something anyway, but they kindly let us know they were closed for the day.
A bit disappointed, we turned to leave. Then, to our surprise, someone came after us and handed us three free donuts. It turned out the owner had noticed we were tourists and realized we might not be around the next day to come back.
That small act of kindness truly stayed with us. It’s not every day that someone goes out of their way like that—especially for strangers. It was a simple gesture, but it meant a lot.
Thank you for that moment and for those delicious donuts. I hope to come back someday and visit again!
Quiet, bright little coffee spot with a modest but delicious, creative selection of doughnuts.
We were in town for an appointment and had some time to kill coming in around 10am. The staff was lovely and we got a couple of doughnuts and simple coffee drinks. The doughnuts were delicious and exactly what we expected for the simple flavors we ordered. Real good for like a 6 dollar doughnut but nothing to rant and rave about. Before we left we got a blueberry matcha drink that was highlighted on some signage and that thing was goooood.. bright, tangy, not too sweet, exquisite. There's limited seating but a few spots to get cozy but not the best for those that want to hang out all morning unless you're outside.
If we lived nearby or are back in the area one morning, we'll be back.
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