Happy Donuts

I've already made a mental note to revisit this cool donut shop the next time I'm in the neighborhood. The inventive combos, friendly staff, and the sheer addictiveness of their donuts make it a must-visit spot. If you're a donut enthusiast or just someone looking to treat your taste buds to something extraordinary, do yourself a favor and check out this delightful gem. You won't be disappointed!

Visiting Oakland and looking for cake donuts? This place was amazing! Great selection of both cake (our favorite) and yeast donuts. Try the mochi donut! It's yummy. Super friendly service AND you can get lottery to start your day off right! 🍩👍

From top left: French cruller (glazed), cinnamon roll, glazed donut, maple glazed, blueberry, apple fritter. Total cost: $11.55

This was my first time at Happy Donuts and I’ll definitely be coming back! Service was friendly, helpful, and very quick. The man behind the counter tells me that he also makes a great espresso, so I’ll have to go back if only to try.

The yeast donuts (glazed and maple glazed) were incredibly soft and pillowy. The glaze on both were perfect; not too thick and not overly sweet. A great complement to the actual donuts.

The cruller was great, as were the blueberry and the danish, but the standout for me was the apple fritter. The edges were crisp, while the interior was very soft and moist, with this veins of cinnamon and almost custard-like apple throughout! So, so good!

Can't go wrong with a sausage egg and cheese croissant. The donuts are donuts. Try them all great variety and consistent quality.

The staff here are kind and always chat with customers/remember your order if you're a regular. Honestly, such great workers here (special shoutout to the weekday morning crew). My students (and staff) love the doughnuts. There is a wide variety of options ranging from vegan to cronut to old fashioned sourdough, but also all the classics. Don't skip on the breakfast sandwiches either! Really appreciate this local spot and the workers who make it happen.

My Brother told me about this place and let’s just say… It’s Where Every Person should be getting there early morning coffees and donuts or even a nice little after noon snack 🫡💯 It’s TOP Notch 💪🏽

Great prices, good service. Breakfast sandwiches, good selection of donuts with vegan option coming soon. Cheaper coffee than most places.

Now that I have these donuts in-hand, they're definitely 5/5 on the taste and value. The owner or worker was a younger Asian guy and super friendly - we chatted briefly about what was just on the news. He let me take my time to decide between a dozen and a half dozen donuts, and helped me with a lotto ticket too.

The price for 6 donuts, one special, and one very kindly added baker's dozen, came out to $9.00 which is an amazing deal for the area. Noticed coffee is cheap here too; however, I did not get the chance to try it -- about $2.75 for a large iced coffee. Sodas and various drinks appeared to be a dollar per can.

He offered the option for an extra bag in-case the donuts got squished, though I declined and opted for just the box for the 7 wonderful carb rings.

Upon arriving home, I tried the chocolate buttermilk, classic sugar puffy one, and the blueberry donut. They were brilliantly crispy and light. Zero excess notes on the palate -- just nice, lightly sweet, crispy exterior, fluffy interior. The blueberry donut probably highlighted this the best; though, the chocolate glazed buttermilk had a fine balance between dense (as it should be) and fluffy and crumbly yet moist.

Poorly labeled business hours aside, this will be my new go-to for donuts provided I can reach them before noon. Next time, I'll grab an ice coffee or even bagels (!!) and update with those goodies.

tl;dr - go before the afternoon since they close early, but fantastic donuts and prices are cheap

Good donuts, good bagels, good sanwiches, cool staff. Wish they were open a little later and on Sundays. 👍

My friend always stops here to get the donuts. He loves the ones with fruity pebbles on them.

Best donuts in town. Never a long line and donuts always taste fresh.

Ultra solid no frills donut shop! My first experience was wandering around the new ‘hood on national donut day and popping in… they were really gracious and offered a free donut because of the “holiday”. It’s been my go to ever since. They usually have a terrific selection, reasonably priced and super nice… I’m torn- I’ve hesitated to write this review because I hate when someplace I love gets so popular I can’t go there anymore, but I also want to support this great small business…

Excellent! Everything one would expect and more from a quaint little donut shop.

My favorite donuts in Oakland! Great taste, great price, friendly staff

Such a nice family owned bakery with excellent donuts

When folks say you have to go somewhere, you sometimes question yourself, but this is one of those times you should listen to everyone you know.

Always delicious donuts. I've tried a few different ones but my the classic glazed, the maple glazed and the chocolate twist have to be my top three.

Service here is excellent as well!

Best doughnuts in Oakland. Innovative, delicious, fresh, and reasonably priced. Against my better judgment, I decided to try some of their interesting flavors (I usually prefer the plain, old school style donuts). Every bite of every choice was awesome. Now I can't wait to try all of them! So happy I found my donut shop in my new neighborhood!

Very good donuts and very friendly people!

My favorite was the cronut. I went later in the day and they were out of apple fritters so I tried the new orange fritter - it was very good! Definitely for those who have an extra sweet tooth :)

I own a donut shop and FL and always come here when I am in town. They are great donuts and breakfast sandwiches. Great donuts

As someone who lives alone.. I can only ever order their 6pack because I WILLLLL eat every single donut in two days… every single flavor I’ve tried is delicious. Must try!