Back Door Donuts

Top Rated

4.5

Oak Bluffs, MA

🏆 USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice - #5 Best Donut Shop in America (2025)🏆 Phantom Gourmet Hall of Fame🏆 Featured in Boston Magazine, Eater Boston, Boston Globe

About

A Martha's Vineyard legend since 1948 when it opened as Walmsley's Bakery, Back Door Donuts has been selling hot donuts from the bakery's back door since 1971. The experience is iconic: late-night lines on warm summer evenings, the smell of fresh apple fritters wafting through Oak Bluffs. Their massive, warm apple fritter is the stuff of legend — worth a ferry ride to Martha's Vineyard. In 2023, they expanded to Boston's Fenway neighborhood with a late-night pop-up at Loretta's Last Call on Lansdowne Street, serving hot donuts from 7 PM to 2 AM. Nationwide shipping available for fritters and cinnamon rolls.

Specialties

Apple Fritter (legendary signature — massive, warm, crispy)Raspberry Jelly donutButtercrunch donutButtermilk GlazedMaple Bacon donutCinnamon Rolls

Features

Late-night hours (7 PM - 2 AM at Boston pop-up)Warm donuts served fresh from the fryerNationwide shippingIconic Martha's Vineyard destinationSeasonal operation on the Vineyard

The Boston Lansdowne pop-up is the perfect post-Red Sox game or late-night stop. Cash and card accepted.

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Contact Info

1-11 Kennebec Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

(508) 693-3688

www.backdoordonuts.com

Bakery: Sun-Wed 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Fri-Sat 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Back Door: 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM (seasonal)

Details

Price Range$$

Established1948

DeliveryNationwide shipping available for apple fritters and cinnamon rolls

ParkingStreet parking in Oak Bluffs; limited street parking near Lansdowne St in Fenway

AccessibilityYes

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