Dandee Donut Factory in Revere Has Closed

The sole Boston-area location of a group of donuts shops with roots in Florida has shut down.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Dandee Donut Factory in Revere is no longer in business, with a Facebook post from the business from over the weekend saying the following:

Bittersweet News from Dandee Donut Factory....After giving it our all serving our loyal customers in Massachusetts, we are closing our Revere location. Thank you to everyone in the Revere community who supported us, enjoyed our fresh donuts, and appreciated our full diner menu. Your smiles and repeat visits meant a lot! The good news? Our donut-making tradition continues strong in South Florida! Come visit us at one of our locations where we've been handcrafting donuts for more than 40 years: • Margate • Deerfield Beach • Pompano Beach (our original location)....See you soon in the sunshine state!

The Revere location of Dandee Donut Factory first opened on Revere Beach Parkway in the early part of 2023; this had apparently been Dandee's second time opening a shop north of Boston, as there had once been a location in Marblehead.

The address for the now-closed location of Dandee Donut Factory in Revere was 1141 Revere Beach Parkway, Revere, MA, 02151. The website for the company is at https://dandeedonuts.com/

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Union Square Donuts Is Opening at Derby Street Shops in Hingham

A growing local group of donut shops will be expanding once again, and this will be its first location south of Boston.

According to an Instagram post from the business, Union Square Donuts is planning to open in Hingham sometime this summer, moving into a space at the Derby Street Shops just off Route 3. Once it opens, the new location will join others in Somerville, Brookline, Boston, Cambridge, and Lynnfield, and it will offer donuts, coffee, tea, cinnamon rolls, and more.

The website for Union Square Donuts--which started out in Somerville in 2012--can be found at https://www.unionsquaredonuts.com/

[September 3 update: According to a press release, Union Square Donuts at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham is now open.]

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Blackbird Doughnuts, Sally's Sandwiches to Open in East Boston

The team behind a handful of gourmet doughnut shops and sandwich shops in the Boston area will be bringing the two concepts to a waterfront location.

According to a Facebook reel from Gallows Group founder Rebecca Roth Gullo, Blackbird Doughnuts and Sally's Sandwiches will be opening in East Boston, moving into a space at Clippership Wharf. In the reel, Rebecca mentions that there will also be a "little sprinkling of The Gallows," which was a gastropub that resided in Boston's South End until closing in 2021, and that the business plans to open sometime in the late spring or early summer.

Locations of Blackbird Doughnuts can be found in Boston's South End, Beacon Hill, Fenway, Brighton, Cambridge's Harvard Square, Newton Centre, and Watertown, while Sally's Sandwiches can be found in the South End, Harvard Square, and Brighton. The website for all locations can be found at https://www.blackbirddoughnuts.com/

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Mass Hole Donuts Plans to Leave Its Space in Somerville's Teele Square; Hoping to Find New Location

A specialty donut shop that is known in part for its donut holes is making plans to leave its space, as it begins a search for a potential new location.

According to an Instagram post from the business, Mass Hole Donuts in the Teele Square section of Somerville is looking to say farewell to its storefront on Broadway, with the note saying the following:

Our lease is up at the end of September, and unfortunately, we won't be able to stay in our current Somerville home. The city is putting in a new bike lane that will remove every parking spot on our block and surrounding blocks. Since 40–60% of our customers drive to us, that change would have a huge impact on our business and make staying here financially impossible. This isn't about being pro-bike lane or anti-bike lane — we're not trying to be political. We just know what's best for our business, our team, and our customers, and in this case it means we can't renew our lease. This is not a move we want to make. We love our neighbors, our local customers, and the community we've built here. But it's clear we need to find a new space where Mass Hole Donuts can keep thriving. We're looking for our forever location — not a chain, not a satellite shop, not a Mass Hole on every block. Just one perfect home where we can keep making the best damn donut holes in Massachusetts.

The post goes on to say that it is seeking a new space in Somerville or the surrounding communities.

The current address for Mass Hole Donuts is 1157 Broadway, Somerville, MA, 02144. Its website can be found at https://www.massholedonuts.com/

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Twin Donuts in Allston Is Closing

It looks like an iconic breakfast and lunch spot in Allston is closing after being in business for 70 years.

According to multiple sources, including sources within the media and the restaurant industry, Twin Donuts is shutting down, with a post within the Allston Brighton Facebook group page showing a note that says the last day in business for the Cambridge Street spot is March 23 while referring customers to Cafe Mirror and the Brighton Cafe, which are both located in Brighton and have an ownership connection to the place. Twin Donuts dates back to the mid-1950s and has gone through several ownership changes over the years, with the current owners taking over the shop in 2001.

In addition to donuts, Twin Donuts also offers bagels, muffins, croissants, breakfast and lunch sandwiches, pancakes, French toast, omelets, salads, and more.

The address for Twin Donuts is 501 Cambridge Street, Allston, MA, 02134.

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Sarva Indian Cuisine Opens in the Former Pho Real and Mochi Dough Space in Boston's Back Bay

A brand new Indian restaurant has come to the Back Bay of Boston, moving into the space where a combination pho spot/donut shop had been.

According to a source, Sarva Indian Cuisine is now open on Newbury Street, taking over the space that had been home to both Pho Real and Mochi Dough. The website for the new eatery mentions that it "offers a unique culinary journey with two distinct dining experiences - Sarva Café for quick, casual bites featuring a mix of American and Indian snacks, and Sarva Indian Cuisine for an elegant Indian dining experience." (The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily.)

Pho Real and Mochi Dough debuted in the summer of 2022, with the former being a Vietnamese restaurant and the latter being a location of a chain of Japanese donut shops.

The address for Sarva Indian Cuisine is 279 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, 02116. Its website can be found at https://sarvacuisine.com/

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Update: Demet's Donuts in Medford Is Apparently Reopening After Closing Down Over the Weekend

[Ed note: This article was updated on September 5.]

A decades-old donut shop just north of Boston has closed its doors, though it looks like it may be opening back up.

According to multiple sources, Demet's Donuts in Medford is shuttered, with the Mystic Avenue store closing over the weekend, though a message sent to the shop indicates that it is planning to reopen. Demet's, which first opened back in 1983, has been known for its variety of old-fashioned donuts, while also offering breakfast sandwiches and coffee as well.

The address for Demet's Donuts is 199 Mystic Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155.

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Rocco's Doughnut Company in Burlington Closes Its Doors

A location of a group of doughnut shops in the northern suburbs of Boston is saying farewell.

According to a source, Rocco's Doughnut Company in Burlington shuts down today, with a Facebook post from the business saying the following:

To our Burlington friends, Our time here at 19 3rd ave will soon be coming to an end. We came here one year ago (this June) as a pop-up and as our lease comes to a close we would love to thank you for the support you've all shown us. Our last day in Burlington will be Friday, June 7th which also happens to be National Doughnut Day. We hope to see you all these next few weeks and you can always find us back in Central Mass in Westborough, Worcester, Millbury and Auburn. See you soon!

The Burlington location of Rocco's first opened last summer.

The website for Rocco's Doughnut Company can be found at https://roccosdonuts.square.site/

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Union Square Donuts Is Opening in Cambridge's Harvard Square

A local group of donut shops is opening another new location, and this one will be its first in Cambridge.

According to a source (Adam Adkison), Union Square Donuts has a sign up for its newest location which will be on JFK Street in Harvard Square, joining existing outlets in Somerville's Union Square and Assembly Row, Boston Public Market, Time Out Market in the Fenway, and Brookline. An article from Cambridge Day in May had mentioned that the donut shop was indeed looking to open in Harvard Square, saying at the time that it was hoping to open "just in time for apple cider doughnut season," according to director of operations Lynn Sniffen.

The address for the new location of Union Square Donuts appears to be 15 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138. The website for all locations can be found at http://unionsquaredonuts.com/

[October 12 update: According to its social media, Union Square Donuts has opened its new location in Harvard Square.]

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Duck Donuts Is Opening in Walpole

A chain of donut shops will be opening its first outlet in New England, and it will be located in the southwest suburbs of Boston.

According to a Twitter/X post from @JeremyKrantz, Duck Donuts is planning to open in Walpole, moving into a space on Route 1 just south of the Union Street intersection. The chain was established in 2007 in Duck, North Carolina, and today has more than 100 shops with its closest ones to the Greater Boston area being in Westchester County in New York.

The address for Duck Donuts in Walpole is 102B Boston-Providence Turnpike (Route 1), Walpole, MA, 02032. The website for the company is at https://www.duckdonuts.com/

[October 16 update: According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, the Walpole location of Duck Donuts is now open.]

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Little Moose Donuts at Hub Hall in Boston's North Station Area Has Closed

A donut place within a Boston food hall has shuttered after being in business for only a short period of time.

According to a source, Little Moose Donuts at Hub Hall by North Station is no longer in business, with the source saying that a recent visit to the food hall indicated it was "nowhere to be found." A check on its social media seems to hint that it may have closed earlier this summer, as its last posts were toward the end of June, though its website is still up with no mention of it being closed. (A check on the Hub Hall website confirms that it has shut down as the business is no longer shown on the site.)

Little Moose Donuts first opened in February of this year.

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Pon De Joy to Open in Malden

A pair of Boston-area shops that feature donuts with a mix of American and Japanese influences will soon be joined by a third outlet.

According to a source (Geoff Wong) who posted about it on the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page as well as an article from the Daily Voice, Pon De Joy is going to be opening in Malden, moving into a space on Pleasant Street in the downtown area. Based on its other two locations in Allston and Newton Centre, expect to find a variety of mochi donuts (a fusion of American-style doughnuts and Japanese rice cakes) along with the possibility of coffee and tea.

The address for the upcoming location of Pon De Joy in Malden is 7 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148. The website for the business can be found at https://www.pondejoy.com/

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Union Square Donuts Is Opening at Assembly Row in Somerville

A popular local group of donut shops will be further expanding into the Boston area, with a new one on its way to a development in Somerville.

According to a press release, Union Square Donuts is planning to open at Assembly Row as a part of Phase 3 of development there. Once it opens within the next few months, the new outlet will join others in Somerville's Union Square, Boston Public Market, Time Out Market in the Fenway, and Brookline.

Other new businesses coming to Assembly Row include Vineyard Vines, Sav-Mor Spirits and Juicygreens.

The website for Union Square Donuts can be found at http://unionsquaredonuts.com/

[March 7, 2022 update: Eater Boston mentions that the Assembly Row location of Union Square Donuts is now open.]

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Could Krispy Kreme Be Returning to the Boston Area?

A national chain of donut shops that expanded into the local region more than 15 years ago and left about as quickly as it arrived is planning to give it another shot.

According to an article from Universal Hub, Krispy Kreme is eyeing an IPO that could help bring the chain back into the Greater Boston area along with other places (Minneapolis is mentioned as well), with the plan being to build "factory" outlets for donut production and sell them at the outlets while also distributing them to such businesses as gas stations and grocery stores. The North Carolina-based chain launched a rapid expansion in the late 1990s entering the local market in the early to mid 2000s with shops opening in such places as Boston's Prudential Center, Dedham, Medford, and Saugus, but by 2007, all of the outlets in the Greater Boston area had shut down. (Currently, the closest locations of Krispy Kreme can be found at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and in New York City.)

The website for Krispy Kreme is at https://www.krispykreme.com/

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Mass Hole Donuts to Open in the Local Fare Space in East Arlington

A pop-up shop known for its array of doughnut hole options is opening a permanent location in the northwest suburbs of Boston, taking over the space where a gift shop and commissary kitchen had been until closing this week.

According to an article from Eater Boston, Mass Hole Donuts is planning to open in East Arlington, moving into the Local Fare space on Lake Street. The post indicates that the upcoming shop will offer brioche- and cake-style doughnut holes, with possible flavors (based on the dozens of options they have made as a pop-up) including a brioche doughnut hole with a a green tea-white chocolate glaze and a key lime curd filling, a chocolate cake doughnut with vanilla glaze, blackberries, and Nutella, and fried apple cider holes with apple caramel or cinnamon sugar. If all goes as planned, Mass Hole Donuts could be opening in the next few months, and it will start doing catering over the summer.

Local Fare closed its doors yesterday after approximately three years in business; the shop hosted pop-ups, held classes, and had a shared commercial kitchen.

The address for Mass Hole Donuts in East Arlington will be 2 Lake Street, Arlington, MA, 02474. Its website can be found at https://www.massholedonuts.com/

[September 26 update: Boston Magazine states that Mass Hole Donuts plans to open for business on Saturday, October 19, with limited hours initially (9:00 AM to 2:00 PM during the first weekend, then 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM Thursday through Sunday).]

[October 17 update: Eater Boston confirms that Mass Hole Donuts will indeed open on October 19.]

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Ohlin's Bakery Will Not Be Reopening

by Marc Hurwitz

A century-old bakery that was hit by a fire a couple of years ago has decided to call it a day.

According to a Facebook post from the place, Ohlin's Bakery will not be opening back up, with the note saying that they are now in the process of refunding the money of those who donated to a GoFundMe page that had been set up for the business. The bakery, which first opened in 1915 and was known in part for its donuts, was forced to close its Belmont shop in early 2016 after an oven explosion damaged the place. The people behind Ohlin's had been looking at new locations in communities such as Belmont, Arlington, Cambridge, and Watertown, but many of the spaces they found were too small for what they needed.

The address for Ohlin's Bakery was 456 Common Street, Belmont, MA, 02478.

[Earlier Articles]
Explosion Damages Ohlin's Bakery in Belmont
Ohlin's Bakery in Belmont Loses Its Home; New Location Needed

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Blackbird Doughnuts Is Expanding to Allston-Brighton

by Marc Hurwitz

A gourmet donut shop is in expansion mode once again, as it plans to open a huge new outlet that will include room for production.

According to an article from Eater Boston, Blackbird Doughnuts is going to be opening in the Allston-Brighton area, with the Holton Street address indicating that it will move into a space just south of a section of Western Avenue where extensive new development is taking place. The post says that the new location will have 5,600 square feet of space and that it will include a retail shop along with a production kitchen, and this will indeed be an expansion--not a move--with current locations on Tremont Street in the South End and Kilmarnock Street in the Fenway remaining in operation. If all goes well, the new outlet of Blackbird Doughnuts could be opening by the end of the year.

In addition to its two existing locations and its upcoming Brighton space, Blackbird Doughnuts is also planning to open within Harvard University's Smith Campus Center in Cambridge as well. [Ed note: Now open.]

The address for this new doughnut place in Allston-Brighton is: Blackbird Doughnuts, 100 Holton Street, Brighton, MA, 02135. The website for the business can be found at https://www.blackbirddoughnuts.com/

[February 8, 2019 update: The Allston-Brighton location of Blackbird Doughnuts appears to be getting very close to debuting, as a Facebook post from last week mentioned that they are only a few weeks from opening their doors.]

[March 4, 2019 update: A new Facebook post states that the Allston-Brighton location of Blackbird Doughnuts opens later this week.]

[March 7, 2019 update: Boston Magazine mentions that Blackbird Doughnuts opens today in Allston-Brighton.]

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The Dapper Doughnut Is Opening in Natick

by Marc Hurwitz

A small chain of doughnut shops is opening its first Massachusetts location in the western suburbs of Boston this weekend.

According to a press release, The Dapper Doughnut is planning to open a kiosk on the second floor of the Natick Mall on Saturday, June 16, with the place offering cake-style mini-doughnuts that come with a variety of toppings. The release also mentions that a formal ribbon-cutting will take place on Monday. The business, which is headquartered in Las Vegas, first started out in early 2015 and currently has 32 locations across the country

The website for The Dapper Doughnut can be found at http://thedapperdoughnut.com/

[June 18 update: According to various social media posts, The Dapper Doughnut indeed opened over the weekend.]

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Blackbird Doughnuts, Saloniki Opening in Smith Center in Cambridge's Harvard Square

by Marc Hurwitz

Over the past several months, we have reported that a few familiar names would be coming to a building in Cambridge that is currently undergoing a large-scale transformation. Now we have learned of two more--a donut shop and a Greek restaurant--that will be opening there as well.

According to an article in the Harvard Gazette, Blackbird Doughnuts and Saloniki are planning to open within Harvard University's Smith Campus Center on Mass. Ave., with the two joining such spots as Pavement Coffeehouse, Swissbakers, Bon Me, Whole Heart Provisions, and Oggi Gourmet, the last of which will be returning to the building. The post says that all of the eateries are expected to debut when the building opens early this fall.

Currently, Blackbird Doughnuts can be found in Boston's South End, while Saloniki can be found in the Fenway and by MIT in Cambridge. [Ed note--Blackbird now has a shop in the Fenway as well.]

[June 7 update: A bit more information has come out on the upcoming Saloniki within Harvard University's Smith Campus Center, including expected seating for 103 and total a capacity of 141, proposed hours being 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily, and the possibility of having a full liquor license, with the city of Cambridge looking into their request for one last night.]

[September 4 update: A Twitter post indicates that Blackbird Doughnuts is now open at the Smith Campus Center.]

[September 20 update: Boston Magazine mentions that Saloniki is planning to open in the Smith Center on October 3, and it will be their flagship location with both counter service and dine-in service, a meze bar, cocktails, and more.]

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Momo Cafe Opening in Quincy's Wollaston Neighborhood

by Marc Hurwitz

A new dining spot is in the midst of debuting in the heart of a Quincy neighborhood, and one of the items it features is donuts.

According to a Twitter post from @melgotserved, Momo Cafe has soft-opened in the city's Wollaston area, with the Hancock Street eatery apparently taking over the space where New Lucky Star convenience store had been. Based on the tweet as well as pictures shown within a Google page for the place, the new spot offers donuts, croissants, cheesecake, lemon tarts, coffee pudding, coffee, and tea, and a few of the donuts that are available include chocolate bacon, dried pork, matcha (green tea), and milk chocolate.

Based on the Google page for Momo Cafe, it appears that the place is open from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM seven days a week.

The address for this new eatery in Quincy's Wollaston neighborhood is 649 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA, 02170.

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