The Best Donut Places in Indy and Beyond

Do you know what goes best with doughnuts? Kids! Do you know what goes second best with doughnuts? Coffee! And since I enjoy both, here is a list of Donut Shops all over the Indy Metro area where you can take your kids to enjoy the best donuts. Also, keep your calendar open for the annual Indy Donut Day.

Best Donuts in Indy

There’s no question in my mind or in my taste buds that the best donuts in Indy are on this list.

PANA Donuts Coffee & Boba Tea

Multiple Indianapolis and Central Indiana Locations

This locally-owned business consistently has the best donut reviews for its 14 central Indiana locations. And they offer so much more than donuts! PANA Donuts Coffee & Boba Tea also offers a full menu of specialty coffee drinks, real fruit smoothies, frappuccinos, milk teas, iced drinks, boba, and breakfast and lunch sandwiches.

Long’s Bakery

1453 N Tremont St, Indianapolis
2301 E Southport Rd, Indianapolis

Two locations and probably one of the most talked-about and iconic Indianapolis bakeries. I cannot count the times someone would bring a box of Long’s donuts into the office.

Taylor’s Bakery

6216 Allisonville Rd, Indianapolis
8395 E 116th Street, Fishers

A 4th-generation family bakery with two Indy area locations. We love Taylor’s Bakery for our annual King Cake purchase.

Boyden’s Southside Bakery

3953 S Meridian Street, Indianapolis

Located on South Meridian Street and baking up an assortment of yumminess.

Hart Bakery

7030 E. 10th Street, Indianapolis

The third-oldest bakery in Indiana, this family-owned bakery is a local favorite for special events and daily donut pickups. Pecan Sticky Buns, Coffee Cakes, Fruit Strudels, Apple Fritters, Danish Dandies, Bear Claws, and Old Fashioned Sweet Rolls are just a small selection of what you will find there.

Best Donuts in Hamilton County

Titus Bakery

820 W South Street, Lebanon
17471 Wheeler Road, Westfield
Titus Bakery and Deli at Reynolds, 1451 E 276th St, Atlanta

Located in Lebanon, Atlanta, and Westfield. And they have a party room at their Westfield location, which is perfect for birthdays!

 

White House Donuts

Hand-cut doughnuts made Tuesday-Saturday in Westfield. This family-owned and operated donut shop is the oldest running donut shop in the community.
212 E Main Street, Westfield, Indiana

Best Donuts in Hancock County

Tim’s Bakery (Temporarily closed as of 4/2026)

6087 W Broadway, McCordsville

Find this quaint little donut shop, and you’ll have stumbled on a treasure. They are known for selling out fast on the weekends and decorating donuts for special holidays.

Sweet Shop

1309 W Main Street, Greenfield

Early risers in Greenfield can stop in as early as 4 am each day, and they make giant-sized doughnuts in the shape of numbers that are perfect for birthdays.

Best Donuts in Hendricks County

Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg

804 E Main Street, Brownsburg

This traditional donut shop is a local favorite that has all of the classic donuts.

Best Donuts in Bloomington

Square Donuts in Bloomington

3866 West 3rd Street, Bloomington
1280 N. College Ave, Bloomington

Your kids will think eating a square donut is crazy. Find them at two locations in Bloomington.

Indiana Donut Chains

Rise N’ Roll Donuts

Multiple Indiana and Central Indiana locations

This popular bakery sells donuts, cakes, pastries, and typical Amish staples. Our family loves the peanut butter-filled donuts and the donut holes. You can find Rise ‘N Roll in 16 Indiana locations.

Jacks Donuts

Multiple Indiana and Central Indiana locations

Now available in 9 Indiana locations. They brew Harvest Café Coffee, a locally roasted coffee. Everyone loves Jack’s Donuts ‘ donut-making class for kids.

Dunkin Donuts

Multiple Indiana and Central Indiana locations

Don’t quote me on this, but I think there are eleventy-billion locations here in central Indiana, so you have no excuse for not getting your sugar and caffeine fix.

We love donuts so much that we teamed up with WIBC to make this Indy Donut Day Video.

Donuts!! Or is it doughnuts?! Either way, my mouth is watering. I’m not a huge sweets person, but it’s hard to resist a good donut – and luckily (or unluckily, for my waistline), Indianapolis has plenty of delicious options to choose from. Whether it’s a plain cake donut or a dark chocolate bacon donut, Indy has something for everyone. Are we missing your favorite doughnut shop? Let us know, and we’ll add it to the list!

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    Quack Daddies in Pendleton is soooo good! Cake donuts that you decide glaze and topping so there are a ton of combinations. Highly recommend!!

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