The top spots in South Australia to snag a doughnut on National Doughnut Day
If you ever needed an excuse to spoil yourself to a sweet treat, today is National Doughnut Day. Here’s eight of SA’s best doughnut makers and what sets them apart.
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It’s National Doughnut Day on Friday and what better way to celebrate than to head to your favourite doughnut shop and grab a sweet treat.
We asked our readers what their favourite places were to snag a doughnut in South Australia and we have narrowed it down to the top eight.
If you’re looking for inspiration on where to grab a dozen or so doughnuts this Friday, look no further than our list of doughnut connoisseurs, as nominated by you.
Doughnut World Adelaide
Location: 1/474 Payneham Rd, Felixstow
This is truly what dreams are made of – there’s a Doughnut World in Adelaide.
Nestled on Payneham Rd, Doughnut World Adelaide makes 17 different varieties all lovingly curated and made by husband and wife team Wade and Tara Kelly.
Seeing a gap in the gourmet doughnut market in Adelaide, the Kellys took it upon themselves to start their business.
“Both of our backgrounds have nothing to do with food, I’m not a baker by trade but I learned and we learned and saw there wasn’t anything in Adelaide like a doughnut shop,” Mr Kelly said.
“There were bakeries doing doughnuts and things like that but no one specialising in gourmet doughnuts, so we gave it a crack.”
The business started from humble beginnings out of their home in 2019, where the couple would make and sell doughnut treat boxes.
“We just tried to start something and see whether it took off, and when Covid hit that actually boosted us because they were a delivery item and everyone was getting deliveries,” Mr Kelly said.
“We (the business) had to move out of home because we were getting too big … and then everyone wanted us to make a shop.”
And so, in 2021, the Doughnut World Adelaide store was born. The shop boasts flavours such as top seller red velvet, Biscoff, fairy bread and choc peanut butter.
“I will never say that I think our doughnuts are the best because I think out in Adelaide there are plenty of people doing good doughnuts … for me to say ours are the best diminishes everyone else’s hard work,” Mr Kelly said.
“Everyone’s tastes are different, so I hope that we make something that’s quality and that a lot of people love it and it puts a smile on their face.”
The Village Baker
Location: Burnside Village Shop 61 A and B Portrush Rd, Glenside and Shop 4, 715 South Rd, Black Forest
The secret to The Village Baker’s beloved doughnuts is that they are fluffy, buttery, and made fresh every day.
Owner of the bakery Ben Sachse said “the actual doughnut is the key”.
“What I find in a good doughnut is that it’s got to be nice and fluffy, and nice and buttery,” Mr Sachse said.
“A lot of people like to put a lot of decorations on top but I don’t like to make them too exotic, I try to keep the flavourings really simple.”
Chocolate and pink sprinkle doughnuts are the bestsellers, but for special occasions Mr Sachse said the bakery likes to mix it up and make Oreo or salted caramel doughnuts.
Brighton Jetty Bakery
Location: 83 Jetty Rd, Brighton
Brighton Jetty Bakery, who also made The Advertiser’s best Kitchener buns in SA list, also has come in on top for their doughnuts.
Owner David Matkovic said the secret to his doughnuts was the freshness.
“We bake in the morning and throughout the day rather than overnight, so when you get a doughnut at 7.30am, you’re getting a genuinely fresh product less than an hour out of the fryer,” he said.
“Our cinnamon doughnuts and blueberry pockets – a cinnamon doughnut with blueberry filling – are especially good when they’re still hot first thing in the morning.”
All the doughnuts at the bakery are vegan so everyone is able to enjoy them.
OMG! Decadent Donuts
Location: Adelaide Central Market, stall 12, 44-60 Gouger St, Adelaide
National business OMG! Decadent Donuts have certainly made an impression in Adelaide. The doughnut shop offers treats free from gluten, dairy, egg, wheat, nuts, yeast, sulphites and that are vegan.
Adelaide licensee Ashley Nuske said their doughnuts were the best as they were an inclusive treat that can be enjoyed by everyone.
“They are free from almost all allergens and we make them hot and fresh in front of our customers,” he said.
“They are soft, light and fluffy and dusted in a range of bespoke sugars made from real fruit, vegetables and spices.
“All natural and with nothing artificial; we call them the goodies with no baddies.”
On National Doughnut Day until June 4 OMG! Decadent Donuts will donate $5 from every box of 12 doughnuts sold to homeless charity Orange Sky.
Browns Barossa Gourmet Donuts
Location: 46 Murray St, Tanunda
There’s no shortage of decadence at Browns Barossa.
Their famous gourmet doughnuts have captured the hearts of South Australians, as well as people from interstate and around the globe.
Owner David Brown said out of the bakery’s 12 flavours, their vanilla bean custard-filled doughnut was their bestseller.
“Our tagline is ‘the best doughnuts you’ll ever have’, and there’s good reason for that,” Mr Brown said.
“We make everything from real local ingredients and we make them from scratch the old-fashioned way.”
Mr Brown said the bakery often had customers travelling from all across the state for their gourmet doughnuts, as well as interstate and international visitors telling him his doughnuts were the best they have ever had.
Port Elliot Bakery
Location: 31 North Terrace, Port Elliot
Known for their iconic Doughnut of the Month, Port Elliot Bakery was one of your top picks for where to get the best doughnut in the state.
The family owned business has been booming for 30 years, with more than 15 different family members working for the bakery.
It was part-owner Sharon Horrock’s daughter Chelsea who thought of the Doughnut of the Month concept, which has been one of the main drawcards for the bakery for years, with queues of people regularly snaking down the street.
The Fabulous Baker Boys Bakery
Location: 2 Montague Rd, Pooraka
The secret to The Fabulous Baker Boys Bakery doughnuts is keeping it simple.
Owner Paul Dittmar said he doesn’t really bother with all the fancy decorations seen on other doughnuts and sticks to traditional flavours.
“Nothing beats a plain chocolate doughnut,” he said.
“Ours are thick, light, buttery and fluffy and we’ve been using the same recipe for over 20 years.”
Mr Dittmar said the bakery makes about 100 doughnuts every weekday and about 300 a day on weekends.
“The first thing people notice about our doughnuts are the size, and we use the best ingredients and don’t cheap out,” he said.
Bradley’s Bakery
Location: Flaxmill Rd Shopping Centre, 9 Midhurst Ave, Christie Downs and 60 Babbacombe Dr, Moana.
You may have seen Bradley’s Bakery making waves online for their humungous jumbo doughnuts, as well as their vanilla slice doughnuts – which honestly, are also huge.
The bakery was also on our list of best places to snag a Kitchener bun, so you know they are serious about their dough.
“We’ve been serving delicious doughnuts since 1997, you can treat yourself to our signature vanilla slice doughnut or maybe get a jumbo doughnut,” owner Brad Miller said.
“Our local’s can’t get enough, that’s why we make them so big.”
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