The 11 Most-Recommended Donut Shops in Singapore
Sourdough bombolone, mochi rings and local flavours — counted across the lists.
Counted from 3 published lists as of 2026-09-06. 41 donut shops were named in total.
In short: Across 3 independently published Singapore lists of the best donut shops, Burnt Ends Bakery, Doughnut Shack and Nassim Hill Bakery are named most often — each on 3 of them.
We read 3 independently published Singapore food lists for donut shops, took only the venue names, and counted how many named each one. Venues on the same count are tied — shown with a verified NEA licence first, then alphabetically. We have not eaten at these places, we take no payment for placement, and we reproduce none of the sources’ writing. Every list we counted is linked at the foot of this page.
Burnt Ends Bakery
NEA ANamed on 3 of the 3 published lists we counted. Licensed in Outram.
| # | Venue | Lists | NEA grade | Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Choose a Time Out Market | 2 | — | — |
| 7 | Delish Hotel Pillow Donuts | 2 | — | — |
| 8 | Kobashi | 2 | — | — |
| 9 | Korio | 2 | — | — |
| 10 | Mister Donut | 2 | — | — |
| 11 | Simple Cafe | 2 | — | — |
About donut shops in Singapore
The donut in Singapore has quietly become an artisan bakery product. The dominant format now is the filled bombolone — a round, unholed, sourdough-leavened donut piped full of custard or curd — rather than the glazed ring, and several bakeries here are doing it as seriously as anyone in the region.
Local flavours are where it gets genuinely interesting: pandan, orh nee, ondeh ondeh, gula melaka. They are harder to balance than vanilla and are usually what a shop is proudest of.
What to look for
- Filled to order, or at least filled that morning. A donut piped yesterday has a soggy interior.
- Sourdough-leavened donuts are lighter and less sweet than commercial yeast ones — and shops that do it advertise it.
- Local flavours are the better test. Anyone can make a decent chocolate glaze.
Why we count instead of ranking
Every food list is one person’s palate on one visit. That is not a flaw — it is what makes food writing worth reading — but it does mean a single list tells you more about the writer than about the field. Counting across 3 of them cancels out individual preference and leaves the venues that different people, eating on different days, arrived at independently.
It is a deliberately narrow claim. This page does not tell you which donut shop is best; it tells you which ones Singapore’s food press keeps returning to, and exactly how many times. Where the count is close, the honest answer is that the field is close — and we would rather show you that than manufacture a ranking to hide it.
Of the 11 venues here, 1 matched a current NEA licence, concentrated in Outram. This site scores every HDB block in Singapore 0–100 for food access — how close hawker centres and licensed eateries actually are on foot — so you can see what living beside this food is worth.
What are the best donut shops in Singapore?
Across 3 independently published Singapore lists of the best donut shops, Burnt Ends Bakery, Doughnut Shack and Nassim Hill Bakery are named most often — each on 3 of them.
How is this donut shops ranking put together?
We read 3 independently published Singapore food lists, took only the venue names, and counted how many of them named each venue. 41 distinct venues were named in total; the 11 shown here appeared on at least 2. We do not taste, rank or accept payment for placement, and no source's writing is reproduced — every list we counted is linked below.
Are these donut shops verified as real businesses?
Each venue is cross-checked against NEA's licensed-premises register. 1 of 11 matched a current licence, 1 of them holding a grade A hygiene rating. The rest are shown without a grade — the register lists the licence holder's registered company name, which often differs from the shopfront brand, so no match is not evidence of a problem.
What is a bombolone?
An Italian filled donut — round, with no hole, deep-fried and piped full of custard, jam or cream after frying. It is now the dominant artisan donut format in Singapore, usually made with a sourdough or long-fermented dough rather than fast commercial yeast.
- Best Donuts in Singapore: 9 Shops for Irresistibly Fluffy Treats — thehoneycombers.com
- Best donut shops in Singapore we love a hole lot — honeykidsasia.com
- 16 Donut Shops In Singapore For Milo Dinosaur Doughnuts, Ondeh-Ondeh Bombolinis And More | Eatbook.sg — eatbook.sg
We counted venue names from these lists and linked back to every one. Their words, photographs, ratings and ordering are their own and are not reproduced here. Hygiene grades and licensed addresses come from NEA’s licensed-premises register via data.gov.sg. Contains information from data.gov.sg and OneMap, Singapore Land Authority.