Art & Lifestyle 19 Feb 2021

Where To Get The Best Donuts In Hong Kong

Where to get your donut fix, from piping hot nutella-stuffed iterations to a pistachio cronut rendition

by Carina Fischer

Dough By Design

Dough By Design was created as a response to the inability to travel during COVID-19. The founders sought to recreate the flavours of their favourite donut spots in Tokyo and LA – Tokyo for their light and delicate textures and LA for their innovative flavours and XL sizes. Dough By Design successfully achieved both feats, with thoughtful and refined flavours brought together with perfectly fluffy bread. The unique flavour lineup includes dark chocolate raspberry, caramel apple and maple bacon amongst classics of sugar-dusted and original glazed.

Available for preorder at doughbydesign.hk

Flakes and Layers

Model turned pastry connoisseur Amanda Strang has updated the donut with Flakes and Layers’ unique rendition of the classic favourite. Coined the Oonut, flaky, crispy millefeuille is moulded into a traditional doughnut shape and filled with rich pastry cream. The innovative pastry was originally offered in three flavours – vanilla, chocolate and Yin Yang (coffee and tea) – and the line has since expanded to also include pistachio and strawberry.

Shop 350, Landmark, 15 Queens Road Central; @flakesandlayers

Donut Café

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Located next to the Donut Playground in K11 MUSEA, the aptly named Donut Café dishes up Instagrammable, donut-themed snacks and beverages, including the Donut Shake, which sees a thick, creamy milkshake topped with a picturesque miniature donut. The innovative café also offers a Donut Café AR game, which guests can explore while enjoying the gourmet food on offer.

B247, 18 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui; k11musea.com

J.CO Donuts

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Hailing from Indonesia, J.CO brings an expansive array of indulgent doughnuts to their three locations in Hong Kong. From sugar-glazed and chocolate-dusted classics to cream-filled cronut renditions, the creative options are endless. The Don Mochino is filled with light Cappuccino cream before being topped with dark Belgium chocolate, while Mr. Green Tea is finished with green tea icing and then coated in a crispy almond chunk.

Shop 1 & Shop 2, Ground Floor 55, Hennessy Road, Wan Chai; m.jcodonuts.com/hk

Bakehouse

With lines stretching round the block in both their Wanchai and Soho locations, Bakehouse needs no introduction. Opened by former Four Seasons executive pastry chef Gregoire Michaud in 2018, the artisan bakery quickly rose to cult status, with their famed sourdough egg tarts stealing the limelight as a signature baked good. However, Bakehouse doughnuts are not one to miss: fluffy bread gives way to a smooth, indulgent filling including decadent chocolate hazelnut, creamy vanilla custard, tangy raspberry jam or refined matcha cream.

14 Tai Wong St East, Wan Chai; bakehouse.hk

Dough Bros

Renowned for their delightful hand-rolled pizzas, Dough Bros also wows in the donut department, with an indulgent selection including nutella, vanilla custard, strawberry jam or sugar-dusted. Each donut is freshly fried and made to order, making for fluffy fried morsels of decadence that ooze piping hot fillings.

G/F, 25 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai; doughbroshk.com