Best Donuts in Atlanta

"One of the first gourmet doughnut shops to hit the scene in Atlanta, Sublime is now a mainstay in Home Park and in Toco Hills. Who doesn’t love a 24-hour doughnut shop serving coffee and ice cream, too?. Order the A-Town Cream, a chocolate-glazed, A-shaped doughnut filled with custard or the ice cream-stuffed doughnut burger."

"This shop is known for a whimsical atmosphere with faux grass for carpet and big fluffy clouds for lighting fixtures, and of course, its doughnuts.Kid Favorite: Nestlé CrunchMost Unique: Salt & VinegarBest Seller: Fresh Strawberry N CreamLocation: North Druid Hills, 404-315-6899; Georgia Tech, 404-897-1801"

"If you’ve got a sweet tooth, Sublime Doughnuts has become the perfect place. With two locations in Atlanta, Sublime has become quite popular with celebrities and politicians. Owner Kamal Grant comes with big credentials."

"The sign says that it will come back better than ever — and you better believe it because it was signed, “Shaq.” Yes, that Shaq — as in Shaquille O’Neal — who owns the famed Krispy Kreme on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Midtown, which recently suffered a severe fire. The location, which opened in 1965, features a 24-hour drive-through window, is kosher-certified and donated more than 150 dozen doughnuts to Atlanta churches to help feed mourners after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral in 1968. Location: 295 Ponce de Leon Ave."

"These shops bake donuts using a secret yeast-raised doughnut recipe developed by a New Orleans French chef. When the red light is on – announcing the donuts are warm from the oven – customers line up at the original Atlanta location on Ponce and at others throughout the metro area.Kid Favorite: Cake BatterMost Unique: New York CheesecakeBest Seller: Original GlazedLocation: Multiple locations"

"We hadn’t either until we wandered into this unassuming little spot located in a Marietta strip mall. They offer nearly 40 kinds of donuts and flavors, as well as fritters, coffees, and more. While their seasonal offerings (like cranberry) are amazing, it’s their rich, creamy, cannoli donut that takes the cake..."

"Want those socks knocked off by blueberry and apple fritters studded with berries and apples?. Head over to Dough in the Box in Austell. There’s also customizable, cream- and jelly-filled doughnuts and croissants, too."

"The menu at Hero Doughnuts in Summerhill features over a dozen doughnut flavors, including a variety of cream-filled and cake doughnuts with toppings such as Fruity Pebbles or vanilla, chocolate, or pistachio glaze. Jam-filled doughnuts tend to change with the seasons. Hero also sells doughnut holes dipped in vanilla glaze, apple fritters, and cinnamon rolls."

"This shop has more than 15 flavors of doughnuts, hashbrowns, burgers, sandwiches and more.Kid Favorite: Cereal Milk Most Unique: Pistachio Best Seller: Boston Cream Filled Location: Summerhill, 470-369-6800"

"With a name inspired by Red Cross ladies who attempted to bring a taste of home to soldiers abroad, this Marietta shop has plenty of doughnuts to sate any craving. Husband and wife duo Chris and Anna Gatti, who met at the Culinary Institute of America, use either a 24-hour brioche dough (butter, milk, eggs) or cake batter as each doughnut’s base. Small-batch favorites include Lemon Lavender, Sea Salt and Caramel, and "The Mikey," a brioche bar filled with Jittery Joes espresso cream, topped with maple icing and an entire piece of candied applewood bacon."

"Hidden in the basement of Canvas Cafe in Marietta, Doughnut Dollies is where Anna Gatti creates “chef-driven” doughnuts. The treats at this shop are beautifully adorned and come in creative flavors like Cereal Bowl, topped with cereal milk frosting or the Sweet Jane, a 24-hour brioche stuffed with vanilla pastry cream. There’s a second location open on Howell Mill Road, too."

"Amazing local donut shop, everything is made by hand daily and the variety is perfect, always have the classics but the seasonal selections are to die for!"

"normally i would have posted a pic but food looked so good i couldn't stop. the service here is friendly. feeling here is like a restaurant in fort ..."

"Order hot or iced coffee and tea, try breakfast sandwiches, bagels and muffins, and of course, a delicious donut or cute MUNCHKINS donut holes.Kid Favorite: Any flavor with sprinkles.Most Unique: GuavaBest Seller: Chocolate FrostedLocation: Multiple locations. – Hayley Markowitz and Emily Webb"

"Made an order “in detail”, they repeated my order back to me and still could not get my drink right, after settling for a poorly made drink, I thought to..."

"Grab everything from classic cake doughnuts and jelly or creamed-filled doughnuts, to crullers and apple fritters at this Ray’s location on Candler Road. Order a box of dozen doughnuts to-go, along with hot coffee, cold brew, or Thai iced tea. Ray’s also serves croissant breakfast and bagel sandwiches, too."

"West Midtown may be a wonderland for gourmands but the bar options remain underwhelming. One exception is Ormsby's, a two-storey gastropub nearly hidden beneath the White Provision building (a 1910 meat-packing plant, recently refurbished as a posh urban market). The enormous tavern doubles as a lively adult playground, with two bocce ball courts, pool tables, skee ball, shuffleboard and darts."

"For something entirely different, head over to Ormsby’s, which is a classic neighborhood tavern on the west side of Atlanta. This is a comfortable and welcoming nightlife spot that has a speakeasy vibe, an awesome craft beer selection, and fun pub games to play. Spend your evenings with good friends here playing bocce ball, pool, darts, shuffleboard, and backgammon."

"The husband and wife owned eatery HobNob Neighborhood Tavern is opening another location in metro Atlanta. The newest spot will be in Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta. The new HobNob eatery is set to open its doors in early February 2021."

"Josephines Lounge is the place to be for north DeKalb County partiers who don’t have the time nor patience to travel downtown or to Midtown Atlanta. Josephines’ music is a strong luring point: DJs wax hip-hop, R&B, reggae and afrobeats all in one groove. One Google reviewer says: “I went to this club with some of my family members as a way to heal our souls from a family member funeral we attended the day before."

"Another brewery that has gone on to branch out into Atlanta’s West End, Wild Heaven Beer first opened its doors just outside of the city in Avondale Estates. While Wild Heaven flaunts an assortment of brews, their Emergency Drinking Beer is as abundant in Atlanta as traffic, strip clubs, and lemon pepper wings. In fact, this pilsner-style session ale pairs quite well with a 10-piece order of lemon pepper wet."

"With tallboy cans sporting labels printed to resemble old-school paper printouts, Halfway stands out spectacularly by not doing too much. Their Belgian-style lagers and ales are remarkably drinkable, and they’ve gained a devoted following that you don’t always see so quickly, especially for a brewery that opened only a summer ago. And sure, everybody’s been on a lager and seltzer kick for the past two years, but HC’s German and Italian pilsners, American and Belgian pale ales, and other specialty projects prove that you don’t always need a head-knocking high-ABV beer."

"Summerhill brewery Halfway Crooks Beer opened on Georgia Avenue in July 2019. The tech-themed brewery is owned by electrical engineer Shawn Bainbridge, Tim Kilic, and Belgium-born brewer Joran Van Ginderachte and produces a variety of Belgian and American ales and lagers as well as barrel-aged beers. Grab a seat on the covered rooftop bar above the main tasting room, which features a louver ceiling, TVs, and a separate ordering counter."

"Set on nearly seven and a half acres of green space and rolling terrain, the Park was created over a century ago…"

"Coming off I-75-85 to the Carter Center (and a few blocks up from Auburn Avenue) on Freedom Parkway is Homage to King, a sculpture by Barcelona artist Xavier Medina Campeny. The raised statue shows Dr. King with his arm outstretched, welcoming visitors to the city. Location: Freedom Park Trail"