Super friendly staff, really great donuts, we got to meet Santa! This was my first visit, but it was so welcoming I felt as if I'd been a valued regular for a long time! Definitely recommend it just to say hi to these great folks, and the donuts are the amazing icing on top! read more

Absolutely fabulous!! If you like cinnamon, try the churro with dulce de leche, it's one of the best donuts I have ever tasted. If peanut butter and chocolate is more your thing, try the peanut butter blossom cookie, it's delightful. But, if you're looking for something a little different, try one of the savory options, both the Tikka and the Skyline donuts are delicious, and a bit unexpected. The place is very cute and cozy, and the staff was very informative and friendly. Definitely worth the drive! read more

I've been wanting to try this bakery since they opened their doors in Cincinnati. For one reason or another, we never made it. Today we were in the area and decided to stop by. We were not disappointed! The tiny white painted shop could be easily missed if you aren't paying attention. We were greeted by the very helpful staff. I assume one may have been an owner. They helped us to determine which donut we might be interested in. After much thought, we got 2 sweet donuts and one savory. Neither of us had much experience with brioche style donuts. We were pleasantly surprised by the slight sweetness to the dough and pillowy texture. We will definitely be back to try the rotating flavor menu. read more

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Starlight is easily my favorite donut shop in the city for many reasons. First, their rotating donut menu. Each month they have new flavors to try, but also a few classics they keep on the menu. Second, their flavors of donuts are so unique! Not only do they have flavors that satisfy your sweet tooth (key lime pie, caramel churro, the list goes on), but they also have savory flavors as well! My favorites have been the hot pimento honey and everything bagel. Starlight also has friendly service. Every time I have been in there I have been greeted and provided with great recommendations. Its mostly family run from the owners, to the cashier, and even the donut jewelry is made by the owners mom! Finally, they don't just have good toppings, the actual donut is ALSO delicious. Can't say this for many places. They do sell out pretty quickly on the weekends, so highly recommend getting there at open to have your choice of all the flavors! read more

I liked it. It's not convenient to us, so I don't know that I'd make an effort to go back. I like his it's a family operation between the chef and his dad who helps out in the front. The creations are creative. Very heavy. My favorite was peaches and cream because the light cream balanced the fried dough. It was fluffy. The cinnamon bun was too heavily iced and not enough cinnamon mix inside. The classic donuts were unfortunately cake and not yeast. It was more of a pastry shop than a donut shop. I applaud them! read more

Simply put - best doughnuts in Cincy! I came here for the first time today and got a great mix of options to bring home and I will definitely be using this place as my go to. The staff here is so friendly and extremely creative with their flavors! I ended up getting the chocolate, vanilla, and raspberry glazed brioche doughnuts, the 'thicc mint' doughnut, a churro doughnut, and a Boston creme. My fiancé and I tried our 'thicc mint' and chocolate doughnut and they were both delicious! The chocolate glazed here is incredible and definitely beats out the other doughnut shops in the area with their classics. My fiancé loves chocolate and mint and it is great seeing somewhere translate it into a doughnut! As far as their flavors - the staff told me that they rotate what they have regularly (hence - the doughnut 'lab'). Something that definitely caught my eye that I'd be interested in trying in the future is their savory doughnuts! They had 3 selections for a savory doughnut - including a vegan option if any plant-based folks want a more unique take on the classic. Overall - if you're in the Cincinnati area, you definitely have to check this place out! read more

Otherworldly good donuts. They're basically fancy desserts disguised as donuts. Quite obvious that someone (or ones) spends a lot of time and effort on these. Will DEFINITELY be back. read more

Utilizing their unique dough to make the most creative doughnuts in town. MUST TRY RECOMMENDATION!

Have you ever started eating something so delicious you felt physically unable to stop? That was my recent experience with Starlight's Everything But the Bagel donut. Slightly sweet brioche, tangy cream cheese, and salty everything seasoning combined for a series of perfect bites that were gone too soon. Don't sleep on their other donuts either. The cake donuts have a secret ingredient (potato) that makes them crispy on the edges and fluffy in the middle. Stop by their shop in Norwood. You will be treated with some of the best donuts in the city. read more

Tried starlight today for the first time-- the donuts were amazing. The dough is brioche so it's not overly sweet and there were a lot of cool flavors to choose from both sweet and savory! And they are massive! 10/10! read more

Starlight Doughnut Lab - Bakeries Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

great doughnuts with great customer service! they change some of their flavors every month which can be seen on their instagram page (may be elsewhere, this is just where i looked). so many fun flavors. THE SAVORY DOUGHNUTS ARE A MUST TO TRY!! read more

Starlight Doughnut Lab - reeses, everything but the bagel, churro - Bakeries Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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I recently moved to Norwood and heard fantastic things about the donuts at Starlight Doughnut Lab. Recently, I picked up a half dozen of goodness and couldn't wait to try these! Flavors we picked were The Reese, Cookies N' Cream, S'mores, Everything But The Bagel, and Pimento Cheese with Hot Honey. The fun thing about trying these were that some flavors you don't expect to like as much as you do. I like savory and sweet treats, so Pimento Cheese with Hot Honey sounded fabulous, and it was my definite favorite that day. Everything was delicious! This will be a business I support anytime we are craving donuts or entertaining in general. I visited on a Saturday at 9:05 am (they open at 9 am on Saturdays) and there were already 5-6 customers in line. By the time I was walking back to my car (10 min later), there were easily 15 people lined up waiting for their donut fix. Starlight Doughnut Lab is worth a trip! read more

Starlight Doughnut Lab - The Reese, Cookies N" Cream, S'more's, Hot Honey Pimento Cheese, Everything But The Bagel. - Bakeries Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Best doughnuts in the city by far. Sweet and savory choices, with rotating monthly flavors . One of my favorites is the pimento cheese. There are so many great choices, centrally located in Norwood! Give it a try you won't be sorry! read more

Great neighborhood spot for tasty donuts to spread joy in Winter. Mostly cake style donuts with lots of great flavors to choose from. Between $3-$4 a donut depending. The three of us each liked a different donut the best. My favorite of the three we tried was the creamcicle donut with a soft buttercream. Very cool small business in a mixed use part of Norwood! read more

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Very friendly people and very yummy donuts. The brioche donuts were great and the everything filled donut was savory and Amazon.

Donuts were amazing! Excellent flavors and with a nice and surprising variety (both sweet and savory). Excellent service - very glad to make the stop while visiting. read more

The first words out of my mouth after my first bite were OMG. These are the best doughnuts made by the kindest people. The vegan veggie cream cheese doughnut was the best savory doughnut I've ever had. You can't go wrong here. read more

Starlight Doughnut Lab - Bakeries Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

It wasn't an adventure to find it but so very glad we did outstanding creative flavors! read more

Starlight Doughnut Lab - Everything bagel spice was amazing filled with a cream cheese center - Bakeries Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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Without any doubt, these are the best doughnuts I have ever tried. The brioche doughnut style is impeccably good and is something that I think cannot be beat. The variety of sweet and savory doughnut is very good and gives me lots of options. My personal favorite is the Everything Bagel Brioche, and WOW it is incredibly layered, especially with the herb goat cheese filling. Some of our recent favorites include the Jalapeño Popper, Chocolate Covered Strawberry, and Pimento Hot Honey. I highly recommend, but you do have to get there early like when they open because they rapidly run out of their staple doughnuts, which is deservedly so! read more

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Full disclosure: I'm typically a cake/old fashioned donut kind of girl, so brioche dough is not really my thing for donuts. I came here to try the different flavors. The lightness of the dough was interesting, but the dough itself didn't seem to hold a lot of the different flavors. The yeasty taste was still rather prominent in every flavor except a mocha dough. The toppings were good. The creams were the portion that stood out the most for me. This month they have a Reese's one with a peanut butter cream filling. I could eat a bowl of that filling. It's amazingly light but still peanut buttery. Same with their everything but the bagel donut. The cream is stellar. The everything donut worked best overall with the light dough, light cream and everything seasoning. The shop itself is small. The staff were delightful. Ultimately, if you like a brioche style donut with some slightly out there flavors, these may be more for you. read more

These doughnuts are seriously out of this world. Crispy, subtly sweet, and hand crafted. The everything bagel doughnut is insanely delicious, filled with cream cheese and covered in everything seasoning. The Boston cream is lightly filled with fluffy vanilla custard that is the best I have had in awhile. The flavor combinations for the savory doughnuts are spot on and unique. I think we found a gem here in Norwood! We will be back. read more

Staff is friendly, service is quick, and the savory donuts are always to die for! Definitely recommend visiting this shop.

What a sweet addition to burgeoning Norwood. Located on a side street in a small building but offers a big assortment of delicious homemade doughnuts. They do special events and weddings too. Their cinnamon rolls are amazing! read more

Pro: - unique flavors Cons: - all donuts were over fried and very dry. - Paid $16 for SIX donuts, that pricing is just insane read more

Best savory donut ever. Highly recommend the everything bagel donut! We found parking fast and we're in and out less than 5 min on a Sunday. Love this place. read more

Took us a bit to find the location but it was worth it. Wonderful unique donuts!! Will definitely return next time we're in town! read more

Starlight Doughnut Lab - Bakeries Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

One of the best, most creative donuts we've ever had! It's gonna be hard to stay away. Beware!

These are seriously some of the best donuts I've ever had. You can't go wrong with the brioche variety. My favorite is the everything but the bagel with the hot pepper jelly coming in at a close second and the tangelo jam barely making third. It's hard to pick a favorite, honestly. As far as the other donuts go, they're equally creatively flavored. The churro is always delicious. Make sure to go early, though because they sell out completely sometimes, and they sell out of the favorites pretty early. read more

We visited several doughnut shops in Cincy over Spring Break. Hands down, best doughnuts in Cincy! Go early as they sell out fast!

Incredible doughnuts. I was very intrigued by the savory doughnuts and they did not disappoint. The seasonal bruschetta doughnut was probably the best doughnut I've ever had. This was my first time and definitely will not be my last. read more

Donuts were absolutely amazing. I love the fruit salsa one. And the price is wonderful for such high quality donuts. The service there was fast and friendly as well. It may be smaller than most donut shops but they pack a big punch. Very clean as well. read more

If you're looking for speciality made, unique and totally delicious donuts... go to Starlight!!! today is my birthday and we stumbled across this little gem in our neck of the woods, not even knowing it's there. We went down immediately and the selections and originality of their donuts was amazing! They were so kind, smiles and the coffee was great, too. We are definitely coming back at least once a month (they have monthly flavors!) if not more often. it's totally worth it! read more

I visit the most highly rated donut shops in every city and I'm obsessed with finding the perfect apple fritter. This weekend I was eager to try Starlight but, unfortunately, the trip wasn't worth the calories. My first clue should have been the dark brown color of the apple fritter. The fritter had a respectable amount of apples, but the breading had little flavor and, as the color led me to expect, it was overcooked and dry. I took three bites of this 4 dollar fritter and hucked it in the trash. Next, I tried the Samoa. It was decent but, again, the flavor just wasn't there. Finally, I tried what was basically a vanilla glazed cronut. Not bad, but nothing otherworldly. I won't be back. read more

Delicious. I love a cake doughnut and these did not disappoint. My favorite was the chocolate with a peanut butter blossom cookie on top!

Tried out a few brioches and they were pretty good. I like how they didn't have a lot of cream inside or icing on top. Over priced for this neighborhood. 2 brioches $8. Also there was a pole with a sign laying right in front of the shop on the sidewalk that laid there for days. read more

These donuts are absolutely amazing. My son rated the Boston cream pie 1,000,000 out of 10. Definitely worth the drive.

Pretty good little donuts and filling. Nothing to write home about, not a great value but worth a visit. Friendly staff.

Great donuts with fun flavors! My favorite is either their Boston Cream or the everything bagel donut!