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!!
I need to check it out!!! ASAP. I’ve heard a lot about it but haven’t been there yet!
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Pana Donuts. One just opened in Fishers and there is one in Franklin Township.