Discovering Delight: Vegan Donut Gelato

“ Delish donuts! Great service too! I'll have to come back earlier next time as they sell out towards end of the day ”

“ This place is very dangerous and it should come with a full disclosure warning. It is vegan crack for me, I love every donut that they sell but my favorite are the classic - old fashion and glazed. The donuts are just so perfect in every way - size, texture & of course flavor. ”

“ This is my laundry reward! They're only open Th-Sun, so no washing on Monday. I can get a matcha latte and a vegan Boston creme donut! So good. Their cake donuts are really fresh as well. ”

“ Staff is super friendly and welcoming. Maple icing, delicious. Walking distance from where I'm staying, amazing. Super fresh donuts with a variety of flavors and some specialty options (apple pie donut, fritters, cinnamon roll donut). Have already been back for a second visit! ”

“ I knew it was National Donut Day today so I made a plan to make sure I could get a donut today. Went out to the lake for a run with a friend and made our way over to VeganDonutGelato (although I think they are changing the name to DoveDonuts...does that mean DO VEgan?!?!). The shop was very clean and there were a few tables for us to sit down and dig-in! The clerk at the counter was very friendly and was happy to tell us the names of all of the pretty frosting colors we asked about. Blueberry, Guava, Matcha, Mango, and more. Maple is my FAV though so I went with the classic, then saw there was a maple with sprinkles! Bonus and extra-fun! My donut was delicious! My friend really enjoyed her donut as well. So many raised donut options, which I think are not as easy to find as the cake options. Looking forward to a return visit to try the guava, or the chocolate, or the coconut... ”

“ First time here and I really enjoyed it! The ambience has a nice modern chic but warm/inviting with the wood benches and the menu with movable type, even the fonts feel modern. But the donuts are the real deal. Thoroughly enjoyable as a non vegan. I tried: cinnamon crumb- very tasty, lots of textural contrast, even better than they look Donut holes: soft and fluffy, lightly glazed Guava: you know they're not messing around when they use guava frosting!!! Very surprising, I thought it was strawberry at first but delighted to taste guava. Chocolate glazed: as good as it looked Also special shoutout to Victoria the worker, she was super nice and friendly! My only wish would be if this place had more content on Instagram, even something simple and fun and relatable like the workers making lattes, I think it could be a lot more popular. So glad to find this gem! ”

“ Too Good To Go: vibe check! AND IT'S A GO FOR ME! If you haven't heard of TGTG the app, please do yourself a favor and download it. Vegan Donut/Gelato is a part of that community, and I loved that I could pick up a full bag of day-old donuts around their closing time for an extremely discounted price. Through the TGTG app, I got to taste their donut holes, regular sugar donut, blueberry icing donut, and maple old fashioned donut which were all SO DIVINE. Definitely on the sweeter side, but so melt-in-your-mouth decadent. The service was quick, pickup no issues, and street parking ONLY. They're located on a busy street, so I wonder how most people park if they're not from the neighborhood. Sweet service with a smile, and cute, clean interior. Def a local favorite with quick and easy to-go/takeout process. They also serve drinks like Vietnamese coffee and apparently gelato, but I didn't walk farther into the shop to explore since they were closing up. Highly recommend supporting your local and POC-owned small biz. Will def be back and look into the gelato as well. ”

“ Vegan Donut Gelato. Now those are three words you don't often see together. Why, I believe it would be an oxymoron were it not for the fact that somehow they do go together. It's been around for at least five years, and I have to admit the concept of sustainable donuts didn't strike me as a must-try. But hey, I admit I am somewhat donut obsessive, not in terms of quantity (thank goodness) but I'm always on the lookout for a new one. After circling Lake Merritt by foot, I convinced Jamie W. to walk the three short blocks on East 18th Street to come to the unassuming store. We were immediately entranced by the wide array of vegan donuts in the display case. So much choice but no pressure from the woman behind the counter who was friendly and basically said all of them were delicious. Settling on three to share, we went with the Green Tea (an obvious choice for me but probably the least of the trio), the Blueberry Cake (a glazed old-fashioned, quite tasty), and the Chocolate with Peanuts (the hands-down winner). Each was $3.50 and worth the calories (photo: https://bit.ly/3ApYSMy). Excuse us while we go around the lake a dozen more times. DONUTS - 4 stars...tasty guilty pleasures even though no animal was sacrificed for my hips AMBIANCE - 4 stars...it's all about the donuts...didn't even ask about the gelato SERVICE - 4 stars...very friendly TOTAL - 4 stars...a yumminess alert to donut obsessives in Oakland RELATED - Want a donut? Here's a collection of places I've tried and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2uuXEPg ”