My favorite donuts of all time is the maple long John here. When I'm able to get there early in the morning to get one fresh it's automatically a good day. I have driven almost three hours more than once to get one. I want to sing and cry and rejoice. Best ever. read more

They had very fast service. I was in and out in about 3 minutes! They also had signs posted for COVID and were very kind when I entered. Obviously the donuts are delicious. My favorite is the maple covered long johns! read more

I have NEVER had a better long john! Every time I go to Winona I make sure to stop at Bloedows :-)

The rudest business I have even been in. They were busy cleaning up, so I thought maybe they were closing. No. It was almost 2 hours before they closed. Acted put out when we asked if they could slice the bread and then they slung it on the counter. Never even a thank you. read more

Best donuts around. Time your visit right and you won't have to wait in line. On Saturday they have coconut donuts which are by far my favorite. Quick and friendly service. Cant recommend enough. read more

Best donuts around! A reason to come to Winona. Classic small town shop. The best custard donuts.

I have had A LOT of donuts in my life (please don't judge - you likely have too)... this place is bar none!!! It has the most delicious, mouth watering donuts you will ever get... the maple long johns are to pass out for! Especially the coconut maple long johns ones! I mean, you get there at the butt crack of dawn because if you don't you may wait in a line that occasionally is around the whole side of the building... I grew up here... and still drive 4 hours back, on occasion, just to get some of their donuts! Let me tell you - I've had Krispycreme, Dunkin Donuts, Periwinkles, Sweet Perfections, Simply Cinnamon, Panera (not necessarily donuts but still), Costco, Walmart, Pick n Save, Honeydip, Greenbush, Stella's, Lazy Janes, Sara Janes... you name it... BLOEDOWS - that's all I gotta say!!! If you are ever in this little town of Winona - STOP HERE! You won't regret it! read more

I have lived in several states and I have never eaten donuts that come close to Bloedows. It is the cream of the crop. The maple long john is pure heaven, the glazed are incredible, the cookies are to die for. If you are within 50 miles of Winona, you should hurry to Bloedow's and buy, buy, buy. 5 stars. read more

Gosh I love this place! I come here every time I am in this area. They have great cinnamon rolls

They make the best glazed donut in the country (possibly the world). Light and yeasty, with delicious glaze. Get there early though, they do run out later in the day. Bismarks, twists and cinnamon rolls also very good. Good value too! They also have a nice selection of bars, scones and cookies and breads. read more

Close your eyes and open your taste buds... Imagine the best possible tasting frosting, now imagine the best tasting dough and finally imagine what it would taste like to have them together. If you want to live this fantasy in real life, all you have to do is come here. Honestly, bet doughnuts ever! If it's a Saturday you should be ready to wait outside, because the lines usually get pretty long. I typically would suggest a certain doughnut you should try but here you literally cannot go wrong just make sure you have some milk close by. read more

Bloedow Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Winona, Minnesota

This bakery is the best; hands down. I don't know of any other bakery that's more well-known for their excellent pastries at very reasonable prices. Our favorites are the Danishes, the bacon maple long johns, and any of their sweet rolls. You really can't go wrong with anything you get. A true Winona institution. read more

Bloedow Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Winona, Minnesota

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They put out a great product. Long Johns and Danish are my favorites.

Pronounced Play-Doh but with a B. I probably say it wrong in my southern accent. However, after picking up a box of Bloedow donuts and a bag of Kwik Trip milk, I'm always happy that I crossed the Mason-Dixon line. Great place and a must visit for bakery delights if you are in Winona. To help out, right now, the filled Donut Schedule is (our favorite is the Bavarian): Monday - Bavarian Cream Tuesday - Lemon or Whip Cream Wednesday - Apple Thursday - Bavarian Cream Friday - Lemon or Whip Cream Saturday - Bavarian Cream or Blueberry read more

Bloedow Bakery - Bavarian Cream and Glazed Donuts - Bakeries Near Me - Winona, Minnesota

As my husband says, if you haven't had Bloedow's donuts, you haven't lived. Legit...these are the best donuts I've ever had. If you make a visit, plan to go early or risk them selling out of what you want. Plan for a wait, sometimes out the door, on weekends. This place is well respected in the area and everyone knows this is the place to go for a sweet treat. The long johns, cake donuts, and croissant donuts are unbelievable. Light, fluffy, and just crispy enough on the outside. They seem to melt in your mouth. They do have some specialty flavors like maple, bacon long johns. They also have some breads and cookies to select from. They have a schedule posted on their website of what flavor filled donuts they carry each day, if you want to plan your visit. But rest assured, you'll find something to try no matter when you stop in! read more

We recently visited Bloedow's Bakery due to a trip to Winona and all of the hype surrounding it. First of all, there are no signs on the items describing what they are, and no prices, so you have to ask. When there are lots of people behind you in line, you feel pressure to hurry. We got 3 donuts and an apple turnover. The turnover was dry and had very little apple filling. (We visited Ferguson's Apple Orchard in Galesville during the same trip and their Apple turnovers were AMAZING! SO much better!). The donuts were just OK. Didn't taste different than a grocery store's. So much hype that this bakery didn't live up to for us. read more

Rude and unprofessional employees there. It doesn't matter if covid is affecting business operations. You shouldn't treat your customers any different because of a pandemic. read more

No donut on this EARTH will compare to a donut at Bloedow's. TRUST ME. There is a reason why this place got voted best donuts in MN. Why it didn't get voted best donuts in the US is beyond me!! This is a staple to Winona. I think the best part is that they put Krispy Kreme out of business in no time. read more

The best of the best! No close second. The best donuts on the planet. If you could bottle the smell of walking into the bakery, the result could be world peace. A toasted coconut chocolate frosting donut is in the running for best food item ever. Everything they make is delicious or better. read more

This was a great find. We were in Winona for the first time. I google bakeries snd we found this gem. They had all kinds of donuts snd many interesting flavors like bacon maple long john, peanut butter raspberry donut, cinnamon rolls, and many more. The donuts were so good because the dough was the best. There was no line, was still busy. Try it, you'll love. read more

The food and service was amazing! There are many different selections and lots of variety's!

Great neighborhood bakery. Go early. Maple long johns are a specialty. Bread loaves are terrific- prices very reasonable. Call in an order if you are going later- they tend to sell out. read more

Most amazing donuts I've ever had. A MUST if you're traveling through Winona. The people working there are wonderful and no matter what you buy, you won't be disappointed. read more

Best bakery for miles! Famous for their glazed donuts, but everything is awesome. It's a Winona tradition.

other than the donuts, RUDE employees, wasn't pleased with how they talked to me. NO STARS at all would highly recommend them to get trained on customer service cause clearly they don't have it. Very dis pleased with this place and will not be contributing anymore to them. read more

I heard this was the place for donuts in Winona, so during our visit we checked in out. 12 donuts for around $12 is a steal where I am from. Terrific variety and very fresh. Good crowd, and they get them in and out quickly. Definitely very good stuff. read more

The donuts here are always incredible!!! The prices go up very often but I suppose it is worth it. I definitely recommend the date cookies, sugar raised and glazed croissants. The last time I came here I asked for like 3 donut holes and it was totally fine and she gave me 3, but this time she said I could only do 6 or 12. It caught me off guard because the last time they just gave me how much I wanted. Almost like they turned into Dunkin' Donuts, but I promise they are better than dunkin. read more

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Anytime I see a shop claiming to have the world's best doughnuts, I try them, just to see if they can stand up to this place. So far, nothing has even come close to Bloedow's. Nothing. The pastry itself is spectacular, but it's their light yet rich frosting that really sets this bakery apart. The signature dish is the maple long-john; it must be tasted to be believed. The prices here are absurdly low. If this were shop were located in a bigger city, it could easily charge many times the pittance they ask for their wonderful fare. If you have tried Bloedow's and found better doughnuts elsewhere, please let me know. Until I learn otherwise, I think Bloedow Bakery is the best in the world. read more

Bloedow's was established in 1924 and hasn't changed much in the 84 years since. This is not a bad thing as they have always had the best baked goods around. Fresh baked bread, buns, cookies, donuts, long johns, and bars fill the cases of this little home-town bakery. Everything to fill your sweet tooth. Personal favorites include the maple long johns and the apple bars (an inch of creamy white frosting over a savory layer of apple filling and crust). The only con is their limited bread selection. I'm hoping some day that they'll add a nice foccacia. If you can't get to their main location on Laird Street, the Kwik Trip on Huff offers Bloedow donuts in their bakery section. An old fashioned bakery that has lasted 84 years because of good quality, good price and great taste. read more

I've been eating Bloedow's my entire life...my parents' first apartment (long before I was born) was across the street (look for The Ramona Apartments if you go and think of Thelma and Elroy). Every Friday is Bloedow's day at work. But I must address an urban myth that the maple long johns or the glazed are the best of the crop at Bloedow's...that honor belongs to the chocolate frosted cake doughnut. I have been known to serve Bloedow's chocolate cake doughnuts and bacon for breakfast. A word about the bread at Bloedow's...it is not meant to be artisan bread. It is good soft white bread (even the hard rolls are soft inside) with a perfect thin crust. The bread and rolls make awesome sandwiches. If you are going at prime time before 10:00am the line may snake out the door. Fear not...they move fast. They also do not tolerate fools well when they are busy so look at the doughnut list/prices as you wait in line and decide what you want. They will also want to know how many doughnuts you want so they know how what size box they need for your order...so let them know up front about how many you are ordering. This is a great place and highly recommended by locals. I have flown with a Bloedow's box on more than one occasion for friends and family who need a fix. read more

I've never had a bad donut from bloedows. Definitely a classic Winona experience! You will not be disappointed.

I have lived all over the US and lived in 3 foriegn countries, and can say that nothing comes close to Bloedow's donuts. The maple long john is the standard by which all other donuts should be measured, though I wouldn't turn down the raised sugar donut. It breaks my heart that I have to travel to my small-town hometown of Winona Minnesota for such a treat, but I would, and have, gladly crossed oceans for just a taste. Keep it up Bloedows! read more

Sweets are my passion and calling, and I'm a snob. I've lived all over the country and Bloedow's are the BEST yeast donuts I've ever had. Light and fluffy, almost a melt-in-your-mouth texture. It takes a lifetime of skill and a great recipe to pull that off! Most of the time my philosophy about sweets is: the bottoms are just a delivery mechanism for the frosting, but in this case, the frosting (especially the Maple frosting on their famous long john) is literally the icing on the already fantastic cake. If you are anywhere near Winona, it's totally worth the trip in. But go early, or call ahead and ask them to save you a few. Note: they also have cake donuts, but they are not transcendent like the raised donuts! read more

Can I just say, full disclosure, that I hate chocolate, and I hate cake-type textures of foods. This means I'm just not really a dessert person. I don't like pies, cakes, donuts, and anything involving chocolate. So I went into this "must try" bakery expecting to not like anything. WRONG. whatever sweet magic they make their donuts with, I'm obsessed. I'm sure I'll never like any donuts anywhere else ever again. It was like fluffy, and moist, whereas I always think of donuts as being cake-y and dry... The white icing was INSANELY good, and I immediately regretted not ordering more when I left. the line was hella long, out the door, which I'm not crazy about and it seems like they have limited hours and it's not always open. BONUS: You can't beat these prices and that white icing. So much yum. read more

Absolutely love this bakery! It's a great local option to support small businesses, but it's also very good!

I think of Bloedows as a cornerstone of deliciousness in Winona. They have a great variety of doughnuts and the one that tops them all is the distinguished Maple Long John. Mmmmmm Maple Long John's (Homer Simpson voice). From the thicc (TWO CCs) layer of maple frosting to the delicious dough, this doughnut is unmatched. When back in grade school and a kid would bring these in for their birthday or just to gain d-nut clout, everybody's mood would change from boredom to utter glee. Next thing you know everybody in class would be bouncing off the walls with a sugar high comparable to a 3 day coke bender. Even Charlie Sheen could not reach the Long John d-nut high. Now, years later, I have revisited these maple delights with pure joy and mouth watering delight every time until recently... Now I don't know who decided to diminish my future d-nut HOF candidate but the luster is slipping.. Recent Long Johnnie's have been hard and scorched to the point where one batch looked burnt. How could you do this to something so magical? I bet you snap the horns off of Unicorns too. Even worse than the hardened dough is the frosting... The God damn frosting... I don't know if someone there is some kind of masochist but the maple frosting has been the thinnest ever in Bloedows history. The balance has shifted. I hope it's just the evil year of 2020 that is messing with us but to inspire any kind of hope we need to get back to a thicc (TWO CCs) layer of maple frosting. I will never give up on Bloedows and fight through the frosting that is as thin as Trevor Lawrence's mustache and the dough that's as scorched as the hills of California after a gender reveal party. I'll always praise Bloedows and enjoy every other product they produce but help a Long John STAN out. read more

Best bakery in the Midwest!! I promise you won't be disappointed! Try the maple long johns or some of their sugar cookies! read more

I had heard about this place for years from my wife who used to live in Winona...they were very busy on a Saturday morning but I have had better baked goods in the Twin Cities... read more

I've been living in Winona for more than a decade, and try as I might, I just can't quit Bloedows. Having gone gluten free several years ago, and really re-commiting to that recently, I just can't say no to a beautiful, light, decadent maple long john (now with more bacon!) from this delightful local bakery. There is a local rumor that they put Krispy Kreme out of business in the area; we are a proud town that is ruthlessly loyal to our local bakery mainstay. Phenomenal. I'm going to miss it. read more

Oh my goodness, only three words count here = MAPLE!!! LONG!!! JOHNS!!! (Or is that actually two words - "longjohns"?) In any case, just eat these fat babies and I promise you'll be in HEAVEN! Bloedow's makes the best in the world... read more