This is legit donut bakery. Everything we tried devoured because it was so tasty…read more Plus they have a wonderful selection of unique donuts like strawberry cheesecake, nutter butter, mint grasshopper plus all the traditional favorites. Kalamazoo has some incredible eateries! I'll be back.

We visited Kalamazoo for the KVBA showcase and stayed the night at TRU Hotel (separate review to…read morefollow) and the next morning we stopped at Sweetwater's for coffee and a few donuts...it's the day before Fat Tuesday and they were ramping up pazackis and king cakes, but they still had fresh donuts and fritters so we ordered an apple fritter. Perfecto! Exactly what we needed for the trip back to Macomb Township. Thanks for the nosh and we'll be back!

I've been coming to Tom's Donuts for over 30 years. It's a staple when at the lake. There is an…read moreample parking lot & also boat access. So many varieties of homemade donuts. They have added ice cream & other treats to the menu. Friendly service. Old school vibes. I love the old fashioned. The cinnamon rolls are huge & delicious. Long John's with maple frosting & chopped salted peanuts are amazing.

Saw sign on I69 - that was effective But at this date (09/24/25) - only open on weekends.read more

Best place in Kalamazoo ever. Inexpensive, fantastic donuts. Huge quantity with fun flavors.read more

I had my first Sweetwater doughnut in 2010 and have been hooked ever since. My husband and I came…read morein to get a half dozen doughnuts and a juice each. We got a Carmel Apple doughnut, a peanut butter cup doughnut, a glazed doughnut, a Boston cream doughnut, and two s'more doughnuts. We would honestly travel to Kalamazoo just for the amazingness that is this doughnut shop. We were a little slow to ordering because we hadn't come in for a few years but the employee helping us was patient. The half dozen doughnuts were $8.49 and our entire order was about $13, which for specialty doughnuts is not bad. We will definitely be back.

I love me a good doughnut, so when a coworker brought some to share, I was PUMPED to try one. I…read moregrabbed one of the blueberry doughnuts and it was so soft, as well as fluffy. My coworker said she comes quite a bit and the workers are always a 10/10. I am hoping to come out to the shop myself so I can try other things in the future as well as get some more doughnuts for people in my life so they can try them. I would definitely recommend coming out here for a baked good.

The best donuts in SW Michigan, no question. Staff is always friendly. The jams, salsas, and…read moreproduce are good as well! I love this little gem

Best donuts ever with unique flavors and lots of variety. Get there early though for best…read moreselection!

When you first walk in, you're not entirely sure if you walked in the right door, except it smells…read morelike fried bread (not necessarily donuts) and coffee. It has a small town community center vibe, and there are seating options available to enjoy your donuts once you purchase them. I love this rec-center vibe. The donuts themselves are pretty much what you would expect in terms of basic variety. There wasn't a huge variety available, but there were plenty of flavor options to choose from for even the pickiest of donut eaters. Strangely one immediate complaint that I have about the donuts right off the bat is that there's actually way too much icing or glaze. I got an old fashioned and two krulers, and some others, but there's so much icing on them that the donuts are completely lost and I'm literally crunching on pure chunks of recrystalized sugar on the old fashioned. I never imagined I'd have that complaint, but it is a bit overwhelming. I'll try the others later. I could not finish the old fashioned donut though because it was too sugary. (Took me 3 times to eat that one donut) There was a very tall gentleman in there that assisted me with my order. He was very pleasant and patient with me while I figured out what to put in my collection. Afterward, I sat down and ate part of my old fashioned donut to which he inquired about the quality. I told him it was good, but I should not have. I thought maybe I was just having a sugar issue with the old fashioned. I didn't realize it till I got the entire box home that they are all very heavily coated with the glaze. I thought the box was exceptionally heavy for 6 donuts... In any case, it doesn't really matter. Other than the Bit of Swiss business up the road, this is the only donut shop in town and I'm guessing the one you'll be stopping at when you roll through here as well. I love supporting local businesses and I'm glad this isn't a krispy kream, but I will say there's a little bit more that could be done in terms of enhancing the ambiance of their shop, as well as managing the overall glaze that coats the donuts. But the people were friendly and they were open early, so it was all good. *NEXT DAY I'm staying in an air bnb and Im actually going to take my donuts back. I took one bite of the kruler (yesterday when I got back to the b&b) and it was not good. All sugar on the outside, burnt exterior, but the inside was either raw or I don't know what. It was like wet bread. Literally. Pasty, gloopy, and so greasy/oily. Definitely an issue with the oil, and perhaps the recipe as well. Either way, I don't want to eat the rest and will take them back on my way out of town today. And by the way, it was like $20+ for a cup of coffee and 1 old fashioned, 2 krulers, 1 custard long-john, 1apple fritter, and a peanut butter filled. The long-john was okay, not enough custard and the pastry was dry, over-fried. The apple fritter was also a little burnt outside, but the apple ratio was good. It still was coated too heavily with sugar. I had to peel some of the thicker chunks off first. One bite of kruler and I won't eat that. Nope. I hope they have a better batch today. So, final thoughts... I just dropped off the bad donuts and the owner only refunded the 2 krulers even though I didn't eat the peanut butter one either, and that was after she got really defensive about her krulers (as if I'd never had one) and she refused to receive even the tiniest bit of feedback. Its obvious they were burned, over glazed, and raw in the center but she chose to make me feel badly about bringing them back, then she refunded me from her employee tip jar! What? She was so uncomfortable and unwilling to even listen to me that I felt angry leaving, even though I tried to be gentle. Whatever. My review was going to increase from 3 to 4 if they handled this well, but she didn't. Now it goes down farther than normal because customer service is important but was really lacking here by the actual owner, not the pleasant employee, though. She really put him in a strange position.

The BEST maple frosted cinnamon roll I have ever had!!…read more Inside eating area could use a refresh & deep cleaning. great service

I rated this place a 4.5 Service was friendly, coffee was…read moregood, the shop was clean and had several people sitting around enjoying themselves. The donuts: chocolate chocolate donut 7.5/10. Cream filled Long John 8.8/10, apple fritter a 8.5/10 (husband loved! A little greasy for me), sour cream 8/10. All were really yummy... I happen to be a donut snob and rarely give more than a 9. If you desire a donut in Coldwater this is an excellent choice.

Sweetwater's Doughnuts are worth driving Out of Your Way for. Lot's of choices, filled or cake. I…read morepicked out a half a dozen and it was about $10. Service was great and the doughnuts are Very Good.

Stopped in for a quick donut, the New York Cheesecake is SO GOOD. Definitely worth stopping in and…read moregiving a try.

love this place! best donuts in the entire country!…read morehands down! had donuts in many other states and none compare to sweetwaters!

We were road tripping our way to Chicago and we'd heard about the donuts at Sweetwater's, so it…read moreseemed like a logical place to stop for a break and snack. We decided to share the strawberry cream cheese filled donut and it was massive. Fortunately, it was also very delicious, so we had no problem wiping it out. It's sweet but not too sweet, and the filling is just right. It's a terrific donut.