Bakery

DIY-style vegan donut shop offering options to create your own donut or choose from the ready made selection. Est. 2013. Reported fully vegan June 2023. Open Mon-Thu 7:00am-9:00pm, Fri-Sat 7:00am-10:00pm, Sun 7:00am-9:00pm. May close earlier if sold out.


89 Reviews

First Review by ParkerPixie

Adrien.Iller

Points +61

Vegan
13 Sep 2018

california dreaming....

sometimes I find myself dreaming about my last years trip. this place always pops up. guess I've never been so satisfied with sweets anywhere else since then!

Pros: extremely tasty

Cons: may haunt you in your dreams😲

sb33333

Points +297

Vegan
01 Sep 2018

Delicious Vegan Donut Shop

Cute shop, friendly service, amazing selection of delicious vegan donuts!

hapyandhealthyvegan

Points +32

Vegan
23 Aug 2018

Awesome place !

Very friendly staff, and they have an awesome array of vegan donuts ! I tried the mint one and the coconut one and it was very good. I wish I had one in my state.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Friendly staff , Awesome donuts

TinaCheong

Points +485

Vegan
10 Jul 2018

Donut craving satisfied

I love this place! I always come here and get donuts whenever I’m craving for some vegan donuts. They have a variety of options and the best part about it is that everything is 100% vegan. Be warned though, sometimes the line for this place can get pretty long so be prepared to wait but I promise you, it’s worth it.

Pros: Lots of options

Cons: Parking

heidivzero

Points +130

Vegan
07 Jul 2018

best vegan donuts in the world

literally the best place i have ever been and i would (and have) travelled to LA solely to get them. i love the "custard front drive" and "strawberry lab" donuts the best. you can DIY which is great too so you get exactly what you want and super fresh. i can't recommend this place enough.

Hgirlrice

Points +580

Vegan
18 Jun 2018

Delicious!

Their donuts are amazing. The first time I tried one I couldn't believe it was all vegan. I find the glazed donut to be a bit sweet, but other members of my family don't agree. My all-time favorite is the Strawberry Lab, the Fudgegazi is also a family favorite. If you want to create your own, I love their lemon glaze. You also can never go wrong with a vegan ice cream donut sandwich!

Pros: Very vegan friendly, Small business

Cons: Can be a bit pricey compared to other donuts

RachelVictoria

Points +42

Vegan
18 Jun 2018

Incredible vegan donuts

If you are in need of a vegan doughnut then this is the ONLY place you should consider. So many insane flavor options and all of them are amazing. There is no going wrong here!

Mitchel

Points +292

Vegan
06 Jun 2018

Best vegan donuts on the planet.

Had a chocolate glazed donut stuff with cream and topped with strawberrys...INCREDIBLE.

vi'sbunbun

Points +124

Vegan
08 May 2018

Krispy Kreme of Vegan Donuts

My vegetarian (almost vegan) bf has had trouble giving up donuts until I finally dragged him here. He now refuses to eat them from anywhere else. “It’s ruined me for other donuts.” They’re light, airy, and just perfect. Their options consist of their signature donut with a variety of toppings and fillings, and don’t forget to try their donut ice cream sandwich for a sugar rush. The strawberry lab and strawberry so far (perfect strawberry flavor) are some of my faves.

barnyardbob

Points +427

Vegan
30 Mar 2018

Perfect Donuts

I got about a half dozen different flavors delivered so I can't speak to the physical store. But I can say the variety of flavor of the donuts is outstanding. We tried plain glazed, bacon 182, cherry 3, custard front drive, jets to basil, and husker blu. They were beautiful to see and beautiful to eat. Cannot recommend enough.

Pros: Beautiful presentation, Delicious flavors, Huge variety

R12345

Points +80

Vegan
27 Jan 2018

My anytime vegan donut fix!

I first went to Donut Friend with my family, long before I went vegan. We just all thought it was a great, hipster donut shop in the neighborhood!

Went back with a vegan friend just after we both converted and was reminded that the shop is fully vegan! What a great surprise!

After many trips, both planned and spur-of-the-moment, I have now tried most of their pre-configured donut options. I say “pre-configured” because they allow you to choose your own custom combinations with their ingredients. I haven’t had a bad donut, but by far my favorite is the Strawberry Lab! So delicious and no guilt!

Pros: Completely vegan in every way!, Great ready-made combos, Totally customizable!

Cons: Sometimes parking is a little tricky, Getting a little too popular! Not just my little s

martint

Points +9684

Vegan
09 Dec 2017

Wide selection of donuts

They offer a wide selection of vegan donuts. Even you can customize one if you want. All of them are very tasty, although a bit oily. Still worth of visiting the place.

Pros: wide selection

Cons: location

missesrain

Points +30

Vegetarian
05 Sep 2017

Well worth the hyperglycemic coma

Sweetness and deliciousness and choices all in one. I never knew donuts could be so empowering

Pros: Creative amazing flavors, Quality ingrediants, VEGAN!!!

Cons: they don't deliver to the west side

RonE33

Points +68

Vegan
13 Aug 2017

Best donuts vegan or not

We had a variety of donuts and each was as good as the next. Rich and delicious. The cold brew was also good. Staff was helpful and friendly. Bonus: saw a celebrity!

Pros: Delicious, Service, Selection

Cons: Pricey

LoneCrone

Points +222

Vegan
29 Jul 2017

The Best!

Nobody beats DF! Gourmet style donuts, the best around!

Pros: Gourmet Style, Fresh, Unique

Cons: Super sweet, A bit pricey

WolfPatrick

Points +115

Vegan
25 Jul 2017

Best Donut I've Ever Had. Period.

I got the chocolate custard and fresh strawberries and whipped cream ones. Best ever bar none!

chomp

Points +451

Vegan
23 Jul 2017

So much fun

This place is fun and the donuts are magical!
Make your own or choose one of their pre made ones.
All vegan. Amazing!

mep

Points +503

Vegan
18 Jul 2017

Scrumptious Fancy Donuts

The store is cute, but I actually ordered in advance for a special birthday order. They do custom orders (including letters!), and I will absolutely order from them again! The flavors were all so unique and the donuts looked as good as they tasted. I also thought their custom order pricing was very reasonable, and pick up was easy.

Pros: Delicious, unique flavor combinations, Super helpful with custom orders

ducks

Points +44

Vegan
06 Jul 2017

Sooooo goooood!

Amazing vegan donuts, heaps of options and friendly staff! My favourite was the donut stuffed with cookie butter and with a chocolate glaze - yum!

Stoned.Vegan

Points +36

Vegan
31 May 2017

Best VEGAN Donuts!

Each bite was HEAVEN!

CapybaRus

Points +308

Vegan
19 Feb 2017

Mind blowing!!!

You need this in your life and face. Never mind vegan, these are the finest donuts the world has ever seen. The choice is overwhelming, allow time for pondering and extra cash for a takeout box.

There are traditional, glazed / dusted and cream filled, they cost around $2.50 a piece but maybe more for a really fancy one. They are named with wicked music puns. I wonder if there is more to life than donut friend (there isn't).

Pros: THE BEST DONUTS, Choice of fancy ones

Cons: A little out of the way (for us)

Misanthropia

Points +2948

Vegan
04 Feb 2017

Mindblowing!

I have to admit that I never ate a donut before but if this is how they taste I really understand why they are so popular in the States.
I tried four different donuts and all of them tasted so good that I got a tingling sensation! If it wasn't unhealthy I would survive on those donuts for the rest of my life.

ColeSummers

Points +33

Vegan
28 Jan 2017

Best vegan donuts

This place is 100% vegan and has some of the greatest donuts I have had, including the many I had before I was vegan. The place offers a ton of options, and all the donuts are excellent. Many are light, fluffy and perfectly creamy, except for the more cake-like donuts (which are not made to be fluffy, and are still great). Overall this place is great, atmosphere is friendly (not a pretentious or overly bohemian environment), everything is vegan and they have coffee and juices to go with the donuts. Awesome.

Updated from previous review on 2017-01-28

Pros: Completely vegan, Peanut-friendly (donuts fried in soybean oil), Excellent food

Cons: Donuts are so rich and decadent , that it is difficult to eat more than 3, per person

chobesoy

Points +1104

Herbivore
11 Oct 2016

Transitioning to All Vegan?!

When we were there, apparently EVERYTHING was vegan including the nutella! I think some of the options you have with the make-your-own are not, but the ones in the display case were all vegan. So we died and went to indecision heaven!
My cousins and I got a few (yes few) boxes of donuts, almost getting one of each flavor, then getting a few more of our favorites we had already gobbled up to take home for later. I'm going to need that Sriracha PBJ donut again...Sugar crashed and already have withdrawals....:)

Pros: so many vegan options!, delicious, deadly

Cons: deadly

Pumpupthebeets

Points +22

Vegan
24 Sep 2016

get you some!

SOoo good!!! Love the names!

piffelina

Points +3608

Vegan
28 Jul 2016

Amazing - just amazing

I wish I could live in LA, just to be close to this place.

I try to stay off of sweets, but I make exceptions for donuts, esp. this huge, creative and amazing.

Cons: Not all vegan

MeagSil

Points +90

Vegan
29 Jun 2016

good

Very good. Love the different flavors. Lots of vegan options- choose the donut, topping, filling... Yum!

Pros: clean store, friendly staff, tasty donuts

Cons: neighborhood is ghetto




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