Review Johnny Doughnuts - San Francisco

Stephen Spencer

I brought these doughnuts as a treat for a corporate event and everyone loved them. I loved the apple fritter and the old fashioned maple the taste and texture were unmatched.

Jerry Ratigan

Respectable donuts…. not as outlandish as they could be. Seems they were out of some options when we went. Many vegan varieties. No seating available….

Alison Barnes

Amazing coffee and doughnut shop in the Hayes district of San Francisco. They have a huge range, and the vegan doughnuts are delicious! in my experience it’s good to get in early for the vegan doughnuts as they sell out fast. Loved the music choices being played. Coffee is good too, but the doughnuts are better !!

Y S

Great people, atmosphere and most of all immense flavor. The people behind this business care about their customers and ingredients. Their cronut is better than Dominique ansels bakery in New York. If you are unhappy that cruffins no longer exist in SF, this is the place to go instead!

Andrew Dugowson

Fantastic vegan donuts. These donuts are fluffy and light and delicious. The typical vegan donut is cakey and dense and ultimately flavorless. I always get the donuts with chocolate icing, but I'm sure the other flavors are equally good. The only downside is that the donuts are basically $5; unfortunately, though, that's just the price of buying vegan food in SF.

Jolee E.

We had a great experience here with friendly staff and plenty of selection. The old fashioned caramel chocolate donut was delightful, and perfect for splitting between two people. Americano was smooth and very drinkable.

Keri Campbell

So many options! Love the flavor and pure satisfaction from all the mouth watering donuts! I’m a huge fan of the chocolate chip cinnamon roll.

Julie Taeko

I really wanted to try the wheat free option, but they were sold out by the time we got there around 5:30 PM. Makes sense. Instead, we got the cronut, with delicious custard filling. It was so delicious! Definitely have to come back here again and try more things.

Rose Peterson

UNIQUE FLAVORS MIXED WITH CLASSICS. Vegan and gluten free options I got salted caramel chocolate and I tasted every flavor the cake itself was rich, hearty. $4.25 for an old fashioned donut is s not ridiculous however..these are substantially better way more ‘gourmet’ than the SF donut powerhouse Bobs which is only $1.25 I also loved the space so much I wonder if they allow event hosting it’s spacious and to serve these wonderful gourmet donuts...that’s my kinda party. -IG Masturplater

Brent Seals

Always fresh and delicious! They have so many donuts to choose from but the raspberry fritter with sea salt is a must try!

Walter C

Ok here is a follow through on my last post the picture of the crodough from Johnny donuts. I went back to SF wanted to buy some but it was close to closing time and sold out. I told them that I was there just for their crodough and the staff made it happen. Big shout out to the Staff. Thank You guys. Great selection, Clean. Crodough doughnut was really good. didn't post a picture because I ate before I could take one.

Alicia DiGiammarino

In my review of dynamo donuts I suggested they were tied with Johnny doughnut for the best in the city but that could not be farther from the truth. Johnny Doughnuts far outshines any other option in the city. I am head over heels for all the “old fashioned” flavors including the chocolate salted caramel. Tourists and locals alike should be flocking here if they are not already. Elsa (picture) sadly missed out on the full experience preferring to eat just the frosting on top. 🙄

Sera Yang

My group and I were actually waiting for the restaurant next door, grumbling about how cold and hungry we were because we foolishly forgot to set a reservation during restaurant week. The employees were closing up inside, and they very generously gave us their leftover doughnuts for the day for free! Made the wait for dinner much better :)

Kessashun Arthur

I've been to over 100 doughnut shops and this one is amongst the most unique ones. They use a potato-based dough that gives extra density to their raised donuts, while maintaining the delicacy you'd expect from them. If you like raised donuts that are light as air, these might not be for you, but personally I love the extra chew. Their cake donuts incorporate some excellent spices in the base, and they're also pretty thick. One of the best donuts I've had in recent memory was their cinnamon roll, with lots of spices and a subtle amount of raisins (which I didn't expect to love). They also make vegan raised donuts/cinnamon rolls, which suprisingly don't sacrifice any quality of taste compared to the rest of the donuts. Lastly, they do a daily "crodough." They are pretty good, but that's where I'd prefer to have the light, buttery texture of cronuts I've had elsewhere, instead of the extra density. Overall, this is an excellent donut shop that you shouldn't overlook!

Maria K

The donuts are made in an open kitchen. You can watch the magic happen while you wait in line to decide. The dough is dense and rich. There are unique flavors, like passion fruit. The atmosphere is nice. There are tables with good lighting to enjoy your pastry. I also like that the espresso drinks are sweetened with donut glaze! That's so interesting and fun. There's also wifi and metered parking nearby. Sunday mornings are a good time to hit this place up.

Julia Enthoven

Shockingly good! Loved the blueberry donut. Cute decor in the shop too.