The sweet treat which has taken over our instagram feeds, afternoon snacking and replaced the traditional cake at special occasions – the doughnut. We have rounded up the five top doughnuts in London you need to try…
Our obsession with doughnuts – and the reason for our difficulty picking the five best for our list of top doughnuts in London begins over a decade ago, back in the 90s. Oh the 90s. Gone are the days when a doughnut was a 12 for £2 snack from a funfair that you begged your mum for, along with about a kilo of candy floss that she’d understandably regret an hour later when you were bouncing off the walls. Although, we’ll admit we reminisce for those doughnuts at times, the ones that were warm – melted in your mouth almost instantly and were bathed in cinnamon sugar – like mini fried dumplings of happiness – we revelled in these morsels and adored every bite.
Fast forward to 2018 and doughnuts have taken a different turn and become the latest Instagram accessory. The original Doughnut Time in Australia, went pretty quickly from a tiny counter in Sydney’s Topshop to an international sensation that now boasts over 230k instagram followers internationally, and collabs with some of the biggest influencers around. They’re named after cult movie lines and characters, filled with favourite spreads and they’ve pretty much become as creative as you can imagine – I’m not sure what’s next, but one thing’s for sure – London has lost it’s mind over Doughnuts and it doesn’t look like it’ll stop anytime soon.
But where are the top doughnuts in London? And what ones are all insta hype but no delivery? Here at Seen in The City, we’ve rounded up the best five doughnuts that the capital has to offer and if you make it to the end of this article without drooling, well done…
Bellatwix Lestrange @ Doughnut Time
It wouldn’t be a top doughnuts in London list without an addition from Doughnut Time, one of the main culprits behind London’s doughnut filled craze of 2018. Through all the constant winners and instagram worthy treats they serve up – the current winner is obvious, meet Bellatwix Lestrange. Combining Harry Potter with a doughnut was always going to be a winner, but the Bellatwix boasts a chocolate glaze on their signature dough, is topped with a biscuit crumb, chocolate flakes a caramel drizzle and yep – an actual twix. It’s basically the thing of all your gooey, caramel, chocolate covered dreams and it’s bloody wonderful.
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Dulche de YES PLEASE @ Vicky’s Doughnuts
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Sea Salt Caramel Banana @ CrossTown
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The Zebra @ Dum Dum
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Oreo Cheesecake Crodough @ Rinkoff’s Bakery
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So the only question remains – which one of our top Doughnuts in London are you trying first? Let us know in the comments below…