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October 12, 2023

Who Makes the Best Donuts in Pittsburgh?

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Who Makes the Best Donuts in Pittsburgh?

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It's cider donut season! To celebrate, we're bringing back one of our tastiest episodes, when the City Cast crew tried 21 different donuts from all corners of Pittsburgh. From old standards like cinnamon sugar and glazed to more creative fare like huckleberry and buckeye, tune in to find out which we crowned our favorites.

**This conversation originally published June 1, 2023.

Special thanks to all the shops we sampled, plus those we missed that were recommended by our Hey Pittsburgh readers:

  • West End: Better Maid (Crafton Heights) and Big Daddy’s Donuts (Crafton)
  • East End: Olivers (Lawrenceville), Kaibur (Polish Hill), Dana's (Homewood), Stoeckleins (Penn Hills)
  • South Hills: Just Good Donuts (South Side), Party Cake (Brookline), Grand View Bakery (Mt. Washington), Duck Donuts (Upper St. Clair), Madsen (Castle Shannon & South Fayette)
  • North Hills: Father & Son Family Bakery (Observatory Hill), Lincoln Bakery (Bellevue), Oakmont Bakery (Oakmont), Oram's (Beaver Falls)

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