Wow, their Mango Sticky Rice doughnut was out of this world good! Cafe au Lait hit the spot too. So glad I came up on this spot while out in the wild in Little Italy. read more

Devil's Dozen Donut Shop - Mango Sticky Rice doughnut - Donuts Near Me - San Diego, California

My daughter took us here and we should have stopped earlier in the morning to taste their specialty . She bought me the vanilla bean donut and when I ate it in the afternoon it tasted as good as if I ate it in the am. It was fresh and delicious . I will try the specialty donuts before leaving San Diego. read more

I don't know what happened in the span of three months but this morning I'm like the second customer in line and already some girl with a bandanna and green shirt had the most atrocious attitude. The donuts are still amazing and fresh and I don't wanna discredit the people making them but whoever you have at the counter needs to seriously check themselves. I'm sorry you're miserable at your job at a donut shop, but please don't take it out on everyone else. I wouldn't be so mad if it weren't for the fact that I was bringing these back to a friend whose sick and that was enough to throw off my morning. We all have bad days, but if you can't come into work, then don't show up. read more

Devil's Dozen Donut Shop - I'm boring! Vanilla and chocolate - Donuts Near Me - San Diego, California

I'm usually a simple guy when it comes to donuts. I'll stop by my local corporate donut shop by my house but this morning I dropped wifey off at the airport at 7am and had the day off so I decided to treat myself to a cup of something hot and sweet and stumbled upon this little donut shop. I almost passed it on 2001 Kettner. I threw the VDub in reverse and parked in back. I chose a hot chocolate and kept it basic with a chocolate glaze and vanilla bean glaze. They both were delicious! Handcrafted with top shelf ingredients. The hot chocolate was spicey, just the way I like it. My favorite part though was chilling on their second story patio with a view of the harbor. read more

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Staff isn't overly friendly and parking is a beast. But you will not be disappointed otherwise! Grab some donuts and head to the top deck for a relaxing morning. Beautiful view and great coffee. I highly recommend the donut glazed with vanilla called the 'vanilla bean.' Go early because it sells out! read more

I expected something amazing for the premise. And line. And it was good not great. Nothing fancy. Nothing amazing. Good. Not wow.

Went after 10am on a Sunday, and it wasn't too busy. Had one person in front of us. Ordered an Americano and cortado, which they use James Coffee for. They were reasonably priced for coffee. Got 3 donuts - one guava, a chocolate old fashioned, and I can't remember what they called the other one, but it was a chocolate cake donut with vanilla icing. The donuts were solid - nothing super special, but good. I didn't feel like they were pumped with a ridiculous amount of sugar like some. Enough to be sweet, but not have a sugar high after. The wait was pretty short, and the service was friendly. If it had been a sunny day, we might have enjoyed the rooftop, but we took them to go. I'm not a huge donut fan in general, but worth a try if you are in the area. read more

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Yummy donuts! I'd recommend coming early enough as they seem to sell out quickly. We went at 10 on a Tuesday and had limited options. The menu changes weekly so be sure to check back! They have a walk up window to order and a super cute seating area upstairs! The chocolate ganache on the s'mores donut was soooo rich and good! I also enjoyed the vanilla sprinkled donut holes. read more

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Popped over to visit this donut shop on Kettner Boulevard recently. We got the Homer donut and some coffee. The donut itself was a little dense for my taste, I'm used to the fluffier more airy type. These reminded me a bit more of funnel cake. Still tasty but not my favorite donut personally. Coffee was well-made and strong. I think I loved the branding and artwork for this place more than anything though! Definitely want to support anything devil themed. LOL. read more

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Owned by the SDCM Restaurant Group behind Kettner Exchange Devil's Dozen debuted in 2015, a Little Italy address predictably generating lines that the shop's limited size continues to struggle with now. Narrow across the alley from KEX, a single window beneath the rooftop patio in charge of selling fried Dough plus elaborate Lattes to the Soy or Oat Milk crowd, guests can expect to wait, wait and wait some more while one guest has their whole six-drink order prepared even though others just desiring Pastries could easily be addressed in the meantime. Thirty minutes to move three orders, the online ordering system never once operational across two days, those with persistence will find the Donuts themselves mostly-well constructed, the raised options light and springy regardless of toppings while the Old Fashioned is unfortunately a bit dry. Prone to frequent change, Gluten-free choices available on weekends for those feigning an allergy, do consider the "Cosmic Brownie" if available as the Brioche ring marries semi-cooked Batter to airy Whipped Cream and Sprinkles. read more

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Lots of fun and creative donut options here, but I fell in love with the chocolate old-fashioned and especially, the vanilla old-fashioned. So much so, that I came here twice during my 3-day trip. The cafe au lait is also delicious. read more

Donuts are great but I've been there 3 times where I ended up leaving without being acknowledged by the workers. I realize that orders ahead of me are being prepared but at no time was I told I'll be with you shortly. Each time I was there at least 5 minutes and ended up leaving. read more

Usually sold out by 12pm so i recommend coming early to get a fresh batch of the brown buttery berry or even the guava cheese! The service was great and helpful with all my questions. This place is a cute little shop great for pictures and overall an aesthetic look. Definitely worth waking up early for in my opinion;) read more

Cute donut spot! Get here early as they always sell out! If you can get here on a week day you will have more luck skipping the line. They have a really cute patio up top if you want to sit and vibe. The passionfruit orange guava donut was my favorite. The chocolate raspberry cheesecake one was super tasty as well. The devils brown butter is a little too buttery for me. The blackberry banana muffin combo didnt work for me. The almond joy was just ok. Glad i tried a bunch of flavors. My favorite 2 were the ones i expected. The passionfruit one was soooo yummy. Oh i didnt try the caramel latte donut but was told it was delish! read more

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Hands down the best donuts I've ever had. Their toppings taste REAL and fresh. Not the typical insanely sugary chocolate or other toppings you find at other donut shops. I've taken many of my friends here. They have been skeptical of me saying it's the best donut shop--until they try them, and then they agree. The upstairs is very cute and a nice place to sit. You can just see the water. The staff is always kind as well. Make sure to get there early because there can be a line and certain flavors will sell out! Check their IG for new or seasonal flavors. One of my faves is the guava one. read more

I had heard great things about this place and had it on my list from the last time we visited San Diego, so I was very excited to check it off. I was surprised that it was a walk up counter, but they had some great seating options on the side of the building. The donuts were super rich so I would definitely recommend sharing, but found them to be delicious! Overall pretty happy! read more

Devil's Dozen Donut Shop - Donuts Near Me - San Diego, California

I across this café in Little Italy almost accidentally, one of those days where you're wandering with no plan and the universe nudges you left instead of right. Inside: donuts that felt thoughtful, a little unexpected flavors like guava cheese and PB&J that felt playful but intentional. Less "best donut in San Diego" energy, more this place found me when it meant to. Proof that sometimes the devil (or fate, or good taste) works in mysterious ways read more

Decadent!!! Every weekend in San Diego before noon begins with a visit to Devil's Dozen Donut Shop! Their donuts are "Over-The-Top" and "To-Die-For!" At present, it is my favorite donut shop in all of California! Boasting flavors and combinations that you don't find in other shops, while maintaining that custom, handmade, small batch taste that summons you as you pass. As I drive down Kettner my vehicle slightly brakes to remind me I am near. Must visit! read more

Devil's Dozen Donut Shop - Coffee - Donuts Near Me - San Diego, California

Love this place! I could eat a million donut holes. Leah and Rebecca were so helpful and the orange vanilla cinnamon coffee drink is a must. Plus, the merch and decor is 10/10. read more

Lucky for me, I was right across the street from Devil's Dozen during my San Diego stay. Unluckily for me, that made me want to consume an absurd amount of carbs in the form of their delicious donuts every single day. #NoRegrets This place gets super busy on the weekends. We're talking line-around-the-corner kind of busy. I found that it was pretty easy to just walk up on the weekdays though especially early in the morning or later towards closing time. The donuts are absolutely delicious. Like perfect little clouds of heaven. I tried the maple pecan, the old fashioned glaze, the vanilla, and the chocolate donuts and loved every single one. The coffee is really good too and they have milk substitutes! The upstairs space is gorgeous. It's fully covered but open air and has lots of seating areas to enjoy your sweet treats. You can see straight to the harbor too! The street parking can be a bit tough but it is in a very walkable location in Little Italy. I would highly recommend stopping by Devil's Dozen whether you're a tourist or a full time resident. The donuts are devilishly good ;) read more

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A true definition of a hole-in-the-wallplace, Devil's Dozen is located in Little Italy with a small storefront window but with extra seating upstairs. The flavors and doughnut menu are much more limited than other donut shops but at the same time that definitely helps combat choice overload. The donuts (regular, not oldfashioned) themselves have an amazing fluffy texture where just by holding them, your fingers start to sink into the donut. I do wish the the flavors were more extensive because the donuts have such a fantastic texture that adding some more funky/unique flavors would make this place standout even more. I understand that it may be a capacity issue since the downstairs space where you order doesn't seem like it can support a lot more donuts etc. read more

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This cool themed donut shop serves a bunch of fresh, unique donuts in many forms including old fashioned, filled, and donut holes! They have so many fun flavors that rotate often so you'll never get bored (they already had new ones when I stopped by a few days later). Pair them with regular or seasonal beverages, and enjoy them at the beautiful second floor seating area. Be sure to visit early because they can definitely sell out fast! Service is very friendly! read more

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Devils dozen has been one of my favorite doughnuts shops since I moved to SD. I have not tried their cake doughnuts since I'm generally not a fan so this review is for the other doughnuts. The dough is so light and fluffy, one of the best in SD. They melt in your mouth. I dont know how they do it. The flavors are always changing and I always find something I'll like. Do note, you have to get there early to have a whole variety. They sell out quickly especially on weekends. The photo is of chocolate, vanilla bean, and a passionfruit coconut. Chocolate and vanilla bean are staples and always available, both were solid and what you would expect but with that extra fluffy doughnut underneath. The passion fruit (whenever I see passionfruit I have to try it) was extra tart, but that's what I look for in passionfruit desserts. It tasted like legit pulp without added sweeteners. Like I mentioned, flavors rotate quite often. Other ones I've tried that are amazing and I see often: tres leches, guava cream cheese, cookies and cream. They're so close to the airport you have no excuse to not visit if you're not from here! read more

Devil's Dozen Donut Shop - Chocolate Vanilla Bean Passionfruit coconut - Donuts Near Me - San Diego, California

I finally made it to this place during my final days in San Diego on a friend's suggestion. I have tried several donut shops in the city and honestly, I see the light in the dark with Devil's Dozen. . Tucked away on Kettner Boulevard in Little Italy, this branded cafe taunts and tempts anyone with a sweet tooth walking past their roadside, walkup counter. The donuts are made from scratch phresh daily and are available until what is in stock is sold out, so if you want the best of the variety, get there early. A woman with a cute and colorful head bow in her hair, cordially greeted me and took my order. I had the Vanilla Old Fashioned and an almond milk hot chocolate. . After receiving my goodies, I went upstairs to their seating area that overlooks the Waterfront park at San Diego Harbor. The donut was perfectly glazed on the outside and felt like a mix between soft cake and a muffin upon sinking my teeth into it. The glaze was more sweet than the dough which was a good contrast and balance for taste and worth the potential cavities. The cocoa was hot, but not searing and and had a round flavor probably some of the best cocoa I've had. If you want a good sugar rush to start your day and you're in the area, don't hesitate to dance with the devil's dozen! read more

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The theme, names, art merch all rad. I'm here for all of it. The staff ruled; real friendly and helpful. The wait was pretty long for so few people in line, but it's hard to be mad at them. Coffee was good. I just wish I liked the donuts a little bit more. They weren't bad at all. They were just a little too dense and a little too sweet. It was a bummer. But it also would have been a real rough place to fall in love with in that location. Not convenient for sure. read more

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Whenever I come to Little Italy, I always see this little donut shop with a line so I definitely wanted to check it out! We were able to stop by when it wasn't too busy so we were lucky that we only waited a few min in line. They have a small ordering window where you order and receive donuts from, and a small outside seating area to the right and stairs up to a loft seating area on the left. We got a peanut butter chocolate donut, which is a weekly flavor. The donut was super soft and pillowy and we really enjoyed the peanut butter and chocolate topping. It was perfect amount of sweetnesss, and definitely fulfilled our donut craving! They also sell donut holes for $0.50 each if you're not in the mood for a whole donut. The upstairs loft seating area is so nice! It's filled with plants and is super open-air and quite a few seats, with a nice view of the bay. It's a perfect little area to stop and enjoy the donut :) I know I will definitely stoop by here whenever I come to Little Italy! read more

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Omg best latte ever!! Donuts I got were fresh! Vanilla bean was spectacular Will be back first and not the last time visit read more

Stopped by on a Wednesday at 8:30, just after opening. We were the only ones in line at that time, but 10 mins later there was already a sizable line forming. I ordered a Mexican mocha, iced with an extra shot. It was good, although super sweet even with the added shot. I think next time I would ask them to adjust the syrups for less sweetness. My group ordered the s'mores donut, the raspberry lemon filled, guava berry and the Devil's vanilla. The favorite overall was the raspberry lemon filled. Typically, filled donuts have a super thick overly sweet filling, but the filling here is super light and not overpowering at all. The whipped topping was also light and airy. The guava berry donut had a nice tangy glaze that we enjoyed. The s'mores was good as well, the actual donut itself is super light and fluffy. The only miss was the devils vanilla, as it was a little dry but it did have good flavor. Service was really friendly and welcoming, and we enjoyed sitting on the patio deck to enjoy our treats. Would definitely return. read more

Devil's Dozen Donut Shop - Guava berry, devils vanilla, S'Mores, raspberry lemon - Donuts Near Me - San Diego, California

I ordered the pride doughnut pack today and picked it up and also grabbed a few other doughnuts. All the doughnuts were very moist and very unique, loved the fruity pebbles a lot! We also got the Dr Pepper. Service was prompt despite there being a sizable line and it was really nice they have parking behind the store! The store is so cute, it's so tiny and very well set up, you can tell they easily take pride in their doughnuts and it shows. read more

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GLUTEN FREE DONUTS HERE!! First off it's so hard to find gluten free donut options, but some that are actually delicious!? Gluten free option is only offered on the weekends. I am assuming every weekend they have different gluten free flavors and I will definitely be back next weekend to see what the gluten free donut special will be! This weekend there were two options: brown sugar pumpkin and apple crisp. Personally the apple crisp was my favorite alsooo, customer service was great, super kind and friendly staff read more

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Ordered a guava & cream cheese donut which was out of this world. I don't like a whole lot of stuff on my donut, but the fruity pebbles were a nice addition. The icing was fresh and flavorful. I also ordered a chocolate iced donut. The chocolate icing is rich and has a scent of dark chocolate but sweet enough to make it right. Great cup of black coffee to go with these donuts! Bench seating on the outside is nice. Will come back. read more

We had the chocolate cookie crumble one, the guava white chocolate, and the chocolate old fashioned. The cookie crumble was my favorite. The donut was fluffy and even though it looks sweet it actually wasn't too sweet. The guava chocolate lacked a punchy flavor but was cute and yummy. The old fashioned felt really dense. I love the upstairs where you can eat them it's such a cute area. read more

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Very impressed with the quality of the Donuts. Texture and flavor terrific! I would absolutely go back to this place the next time I'm in San Diego. I also thought the employees were very nice as well. read more

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Hard to find a donut shop with fun gluten free donuts- but this place hits it out of the park! I got their guava cream cheese flavor and it was so good (so good I forgot to take a pic). Even if the donut base isn't my fav cause it's very spongy the fun flavor made up for it. They also have an incredible upstairs balcony type seating with a view of the water. As a warning this place does not seem celiac friendly but the woman at register made sure with me what my dirty restrictions were before giving me the donut (even offered to get one not from display near other donuts). Really great place to stop by! read more

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Donuts are ok. Certain donuts were much better than others. The chocolate tasted 2 days old and was dense cake; really bad. The caramel apple was really good although a bit too rich. Heath bar was good flavor, but again the cake was dense and despite being fresh, didn't taste it. Overall average donuts but the prices are gourmet donut prices. So for value I would never go back here. read more

You would be better off at Krispy Kreme. Over priced bland taste horrible service, but congrats on the great ambiance (copying every millennial eatery in the country) read more

Horrible place. We came down here this morning 845. They advertised last night it's national donut day. So we came down to get some donuts. The girl told us we can't eat here and we can't sit down because she hasn't cleaned the area yet. This is the first and only bad yelp review I've ever given. I will never return to this terrible place. read more

Devil's Dozen Donut Shop - They had an add for national donut day. But they didn't clean their eating area she said. - Donuts Near Me - San Diego, California

A friend of mine went to school with one of the owners and kept telling me to get down here. I think I didn't because of parking. However, it was an early Sunday morning, just before they opened, and Cako and I just finished our walk. I did circle around three times until a spot opened up right at the corner of Grape...Perfect! There was a small line already, and by the time I got to the front, a longer line. I'm guessing the flavors change depending on the mood of the chef! But I ordered a brown butter, tres leches, chocolate old-fashion, and caramel apple. The perfect choices to sample, and boy were they good! He: Do you know what the brown butter is about? Me: No, it just sounds good... He: Right??? People were pretty friendly in line and the worker was cheerful as well! I can't believe I have not been here yet. But now I have a new place to add to my donut rotation. read more

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Visited Devil's Dozen on a recent donut excursion. DD is located in Little Italy where parking is notoriously difficult. Luckily in the mornings, especially during the week, it's pretty easy. There's a small walk-up window where you can pick from their daily selection of donuts and/or order a beverage. The person at the window was very friendly and I was able to order effortlessly. I ordered a Mexican mocha to drink and a banana caramel donut. The cost was a little high, but it is Little Italy, so it was to be expected. The donut was good, but very rich. The same with the Mexican mocha. All in all it was ok. I won't go out of my way to stop, but I wouldn't turn one down if someone brought them into the office. read more

i ordered 2 chocolate glaze donuts and a guava donut, and was very pleasantly surprised with a free bonus donut (i believe it's vanilla bean)! they were all delicious, particularly the guava donut was to die for. the chocolate glaze is more of a dark than a milk, which i usually prefer, but was still amazing and pretty much melted in my mouth. the person working the counter was very nice, there was no wait, and still a good selection of donuts when i came in around an hour and a half before closing. it was a walk up, so no indoor seating, but the area has lots of places to either walk around or hang out. would recommend!! read more

Devil's Dozen Donut Shop - Chocolate glaze, guava, Vanilla Bean - Donuts Near Me - San Diego, California