A doughnut run has a way of becoming a group activity. Maybe someone wants a glazed ring. Someone else spots a fritter. Then a filled doughnut, a croissant hybrid, and something covered in sprinkles joins the box. By the time everyone makes a choice, at least one doughnut has usually disappeared before the car leaves the parking lot.
Across metro Phoenix, that ritual takes many forms. Some shops specialize in the classics, opening early for regulars who know exactly what they want. Others borrow from coffeehouse culture, pastry kitchens, and dessert bars, giving the familiar treat a different shape, texture, or sense of occasion.
These 10 shops offer a broad look at the Valley’s doughnut scene, from longstanding local favorites to newer concepts showcasing fried dough wonder.
Creampuff Donuts & Coffee
Welcome to the dessert side of Pretty Decent Concepts, who brings Creampuff Donuts & Coffee to Phoenix’s Warehouse District. The café is bright and polished, with pink pastry boxes, coffee, and a display that changes with the season.
Executive pastry chef Lucia Alferez uses the space to explore brioche doughnuts, layered pastries, house-made confections, and rotating specialties. Past doughnut flavors have included Crème Brûlée and Cookie Butter, though the changing lineup is part of what keeps the case interesting. Creampuff works equally well for a slow coffee break, a pre-event stop downtown, or a box brought back to the office. 101 E. Buchanan St., Phoenix, creampuffdonuts.com
Blooming Donuts
Blooming Donuts gives Tolleson families plenty to choose from before the day gets moving. The pastry case leans colorful, with character designs, bright glazes, and plenty of sprinkles alongside more familiar cake and raised doughnuts. The menu also includes breakfast sandwiches, smoothies, and boba drinks, making the shop useful when everyone in the car has a different idea of breakfast. 9820 W. Lower Buckeye Rd., Suite 107, Tolleson, no website
Chin Up Donuts + Coffee
The Old Town Scottsdale shop cold-proofs scratch-made brioche dough for 24 hours, building a richer, more substantial base for its rotating flavors of doughnuts. Here, the menu moves comfortably between sweet and savory. For example the rich umami found in the Brown Butter + Sea Salt doughnut, and the bagel shop inspired Everything doughnut. Locally roasted coffee, house-made syrups, and a bright café setting complete the visit. 7021 E. Main St., Scottsdale, chinupdonuts.com
Too Sweet Cakes
Founded by Shelbi Geyer in 2016, the bakery is guided by a mission to “love people well through pastries.” Its signature 100-Layer Croissant Doughnuts begin with house-laminated dough and come in core flavors such as Chocolate, Maple, and Boston Cream. Seasonal selections have included Piña Colada, Peach Cobbler, and Ice Cream Sundae. The bakery also offers separate gluten-free vegan doughnuts.
The Gilbert shop sits within the MAA apartment community near the roundabout, making it feel a little tucked away from the main road. A fifth Too Sweet Cakes location is also planned for Paradise Valley this fall. 1727 E. Pecos Rd., Gilbert, toosweetcakes.com
MochiDot
MochiDot keeps its Central Phoenix menu intentionally fluid. The small-batch shop rotates flavors each month rather than relying on a permanent lineup, so regulars can expect something different from one visit to the next.
Its segmented mochi doughnuts have a soft, chewy texture and pull apart easily into individual bites. Recent offerings have included Cannoli, Chocolate Earl Grey, Churro, and Ube Crema. The compact shop also serves drinks, making it a relaxed place to split a few flavors, compare favorites, and see what has changed since the last visit. 914 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 4A, Phoenix, mochidot.com
BoSa Donuts
BoSa Donuts has become part of the Valley’s everyday routine. Its boxes show up at offices, school events, family gatherings, and late-night kitchen tables across metro Phoenix.
The Arizona-based chain keeps the menu broad and familiar, with glazed rings, maple bars, twists, fritters, cake doughnuts, and filled varieties.
Breakfast and lunch sandwiches, coffee, smoothies, and boba tea give customers reasons to stop well beyond the morning rush. With more than a dozen locations throughout the Valley, BoSa is never far away for when that doughnut craving strikes. Multiple locations, bosadonutsaz.com
The Original Rainbow Donuts
Independently owned for 20 years, The Original Rainbow Donuts in North Phoenix shop serves all the classic favorites. Think raised-yeast and cake doughnuts, maple bars, crullers, fritters, twists, cinnamon rolls, and other breakfast items. While other shops with the moniker Rainbow Donuts have popped up, The family-run business makes a point of distinguishing itself from other shops using the Rainbow Donuts name, stating there is only one operation, and this is it. 15834 N. Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix, theoriginalrainbowdonuts.com
Outcast Doughnuts
This shop brings a fun, slightly unexpected twist to downtown Mesa’s dessert scene. The layered doughnuts start with croissant-style dough, giving them crisp, flaky edges and soft, buttery centers.
The flavors have plenty of personality, too. The Happy Camper is topped with chocolate, graham cracker, and house-made marshmallow cream, while How You Like Them Apples takes its cue from apple pie. The menu also includes breakfast sandwiches, coffee, small bites, and Dopecones, ice cream cones made from doughnut dough. On Fridays and Saturdays, the shop stays open until 10 p.m., making it an easy stop during a night out on Main Street. 104 W. Main St., Suite 103, Mesa, outcastdoughnuts.com
Randy’s Donuts
This popular doughnut shop brought a full dose of Los Angeles pop culture to Arizona in 2024. The original Inglewood locale, which dates to the early 1950s, is crowned by the enormous rooftop doughnut seen in movies, television shows, and music videos.
The Arizona shops may skip the giant rooftop landmark, but the doughnuts still know how to put on a show. Classic, Deluxe, Fancy, and Premium selections range from Glazed Raised and Cinnamon Crumb Cake to Apple Fritters and Matcha Tea. Then there are Randy’s Rounds, oversized doughnuts made for anyone who believes a standard-size treat simply will not do. Multiple locations, randysdonuts.com
Dutch Donut Factory
Dutch Donut Factory serves East Mesa from a straightforward neighborhood shop built around early hours and a wide breakfast menu. The bakery offers raised doughnuts, apple fritters, old-fashioned buttermilk bars, croissants, breakfast sandwiches, coffee, and smoothies. With early hours and a menu that covers both doughnuts and breakfast, it works equally well for a single glazed ring or a full box headed to work, school, or home. 1152 N. Power Road, Suite 106, Mesa, dutchdonutfactory.com
