Apple Fritter
$2.99 · the one they wrote about
Flat, dense, crisp at the edges, real cinnamon throughout. The Infatuation calls it the best in town.
Northgate, Seattle Est. 1993
Fresh donuts,
real fruit,
one little family.
Pete and family have been frying donuts in this Northgate strip plaza since 1993. The apple fritters are dense and crisp at the edges. The blueberry cake is studded with real fruit. The buttermilk bar is exactly what you remember. We open at 5 a.m. and we sell out by lunch.
5.0
Google
verified locals
4.6
Yelp
369 reviews
Best in Seattle
The Infatuation
Aimee Rizzo, 2023
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Our story
A neighborhood shop that stays a shop.
Family Donut opened in 1993 in a small storefront off North Northgate Way. Three decades later, it is still the same family. Same fryers. Same recipes. Same little hole on a stick handed to you on your way out.
We are not a chain. We are not opening a second location. We are not putting our donuts in a vending machine. We are a husband-and-wife shop that opens at five in the morning, fries everything the day you eat it, and turns the lights out when the case is empty.
"Fresh and real donuts." That is the whole brief. Pete has been saying it since 1993.
Signature
Three reasons the case is empty by lunch.
Mochi Donut
Cinnamon, chocolate, rotating
Chewy, springy, light. Locals say ours are the best in the city. We will not argue.
Buttermilk Bar
Moist · tangy · glazed clean
A grown-up classic. Pair with black coffee, eat it before the kids see it.
Around the shop
Just look at the case.
Real reviews
People do not show up at 5 a.m. for nothing.
"This Northgate donut shop churns out exemplary, inexpensive donuts that also happen to be the best in town. Instead of fake fruit essence, the donuts are coated with a glaze that contains actual bits of blueberry, orange zest, or raspberry puree."
Aimee Rizzo
Senior Staff Writer, Seattle · August 2023
"Oh the colors, the colors! The wide and ever-changing variety of donut here makes it a kids dream come true and a huge family favorite. Jewels of sugar on every shelf."
Editorial
Doughnut Trail · 2024
"I'm not usually a donut fan, but their donuts changed my life. Everyone there is super patient and friendly. The shop is small but it's homey and comfortable. Every time I'm in Seattle I stop and get some donuts from here."
Fernanda A.
Kennewick, WA · April 2026
"Go early! Some of the best donuts I've ever tried. So fluffy and delicious. The man helping me for my first visit was so nice and gave me a sample too! The store is take out with coffee and donuts available. Store is bright with a beautiful large donut display case."
Sierra W.Elite
Seattle, WA · November 2025
Come find us
Open early. Closed Tuesdays. Sold out by lunch.
We are tucked into the Northgate plaza off North Northgate Way, between Gyro Sababa and Teriyaki Plus. There is a 7-Eleven next door and a shared lot out front. Walk in. Take a number from the case. Pay at the back. Free donut hole on your way out.
Address
2100 N Northgate Way, Suite F
Seattle, WA 98133
Phone
Hours
Wed to Mon, 5 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday closed
Pro tip
Come before 9 a.m. on weekends, or you will be sad.
5:00 a.m.
Fresh and real, daily.
Closed
Tuesdays only.