Golden Gate Donuts

Oakland, United States

4.5

Open now

20 reviews

Does not accept credit cards

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Telephone:
+1 510-655-0362
Address:
4201 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, 94609
b/t 42nd St & 43rd St
Temescal, North Oakland
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.2 miMacArthur
1 mi59th Street
1.2 miCollege Av & Rock Ridge BART Station
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Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
No
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes

Today

Today 5:00 am – 8:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Oakland) 13:58 Friday, 29 November 2024

Business hours

Monday 5:00 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 5:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 5:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday 5:00 am – 8:00 pm
Friday 5:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday 5:30 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday 5:30 am – 7:00 pm

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20 reviews of Golden Gate Donuts

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Place rating: 4
Berkeley, CA
Good donuts, but they don’t take credit cards. If you go in and make a small order you may get stuck with a 2.25 fee from his ATM to pay for your donuts… I was offended by the fee and will go somewhere that I can use my card at in the future… An extra 5%-10% per donut is easily worth the convenience cost, but the owner doesn’t seem to be able to figure this out… Also, I have only been there twice, but the second time his selection was about half why it was the first time… (The first time I used cash and didn’t realize they didn’t take cards)
Place rating: 5
Vail, CO
So good! I went in to grab an assortment for the hospital staff at Kaiser and they did not disappoint! We had a few glazed donuts and donut holes and so delicious. Must stop by when in the area.
Place rating: 5
San Jose, CA
I always swing by whenever I’m in Oakland. Not just for their crispy apple fritters and coffee but to say hi to my grandparents aka the owners lol! They work hard and make their customers happy. I get to talk to the regulars sometimes when I go. They always talk about how nice they are and how they like to get donuts & scratchers. Good combo. My grandpa won’t let me gamble though lol. No scratchers for me but yay for an egg & cheese croissant breakfast sandwich. :)
Place rating: 4
Emeryville, CA
Super nice gentleman behind the counter. Great selection of donuts. Had the apple fritter — not too greasy like some other donut shops. Lots of seating. Not yuppy at all, which is a nice change as Temescal is gentrifying at a rapid clip…
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
Forget your bougie 3 – 4 dollar donuts please and come eat these ridiculously delicious donuts. Brian is amazing and his donuts are always fresh, melt-​in-​your-​mouth, and affordable.
Place rating: 4
San Francisco, CA
I was in the area and Golden Gate Donuts was just a block away so I decided to drop in. I picked up an original glazed and a bear claw! Both were huge, delish, and quite cheap!
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
BEST DOUGHNUTS IN OAKLAND! This is my goto spot super fresh doughnuts that melt in your mouth and full of flavor. Grab a raspberry filled thank me later. Dont sleep on the Ham egg and cheese croissant hella big and fresh! Prices here are beyond cheap. The owner is a hella cool dude. Go here trust me!
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Delicious donuts. Awesome customer service. I come here for special treats with my daughter and will continue to come because this place is awesome.
Place rating: 5
Walnut Creek, CA
Omg… the donuts here are epic.
Don’t let the façade of the building deceive you because once you step inside… you’ll discover you’ve found a little gem. Even at 5PM after sitting in the display for hours, the donuts are super light, fluffy and delicious.
I got the cinnamon roll to share, and I really wish I got my own. The donut was substantial yet so delicate and pillowy at the same time. If we weren’t heading to dinner afterward, I would have killed 2 – 3 on my own.
If you’re looking for a donut fix, this is definitely your place.
Place rating: 3
Plano, TX
I was buying 2 dozen donuts for work and these guys have a great selection. My major complaint was they don’t accept cards so I have to used their atm which charged me $ 2.25 to take out $ 20, which is daylight robbery.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Brian & his donuts are simply Awesome! I’ll just list a few of my favorites eg. Apple Fritter, Chocolate Éclair, Bear Claw, and all the rests are just yummy! Oh, gotta have French Roast Coffee to compliment w/​donuts.
Place rating: 5
Berkeley, CA
Granted I’ve only been here twice — I’m now a regular — this place has amazing fresh donuts!!!
And, the owner is such a customer-​friendly person! He has all the Donuts neatly organized and makes tour mouth water. I went in wanting only 1 sugared donut and 1 maple old fashioned but came out with 3 sugared donuts and 2 old fashioners.
This may be too much information but my test of good and fresh donuts usually comes from the after-​taste of a burp — you know it’s fresh if you don’t get that slimy greasy after-​taste. Okay, just had to get that out because some peeps know what I’m talking about, admit it.
Highly recommend this place for your childhood favorites over the gourmet donut joints that are opening up around the block.
Place rating: 5
Phoenix, AZ
So glad I found this place. Excellent donuts — what a yummy selection. We ordered cake donuts with chocolate frosting (nuts, sprinkles, and plain) — all were delicious. Unfilled long John’s were light and fluffy and chocolate wasn’t overpoweringly sweet. Cinnamon twist was perfection. Coffee was delicious and the owner was super-​nice. We will definitely be back. Cash only. =)
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
Drove to Donut Dolly but found them to be closed until 8am. (My fault for assuming) Drove to Lee’s on Broadway and they are also closed on the weekends (weird). Was about to give up and just go to Safeway (I promised donuts!); instead I Unilocaled. Golden Gate Donuts on Telegraph.
BEST DONUTS EVER. Fresh, light, melt in your mouth donuts. I purchased an assortment: Chocolate, Glazed, Sprinkled, Coconut, French, Crème, and he threw in an extra.
Good coffee, too. Found our newest spot for donuts!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I’m glad I have a bit of self control as Golden Gate Donuts in Temescal is every bit as food as other Unilocalers said. This part if Oakland doesn’t have a ton of donut shops (compared to the Grand Lake area) and I can highly recommend this as a source for old school donuts.
Today is National Donut Day and the place is mobbed. The doughnuts at so fresh with just the right amount of toppings. The cake donut is dreamy.
You can tell it has a long time following of friendly regulars.
Place rating: 3
Berkeley, CA
I am an American citizen and, as is tradition, I love donuts.
Its cool because this place fries them in the back of the store! They are really fresh, like Kanye West or President Obama. I totally understand the California vibe that their name suggests. The place is good for a date because you can show a girl a good time and then seat her in one of the intimately-​sized booths. They also have coffee, but I didn’t get any because my mom told me its not a good idea. That being said, I am my own person, I am 23 and I got a cup of coffee. It was satisfying to be free.
I got an old fashioned donut because I am an old fashioned guy. I only get three types of donuts at donut shops: chocolate old fashioned, maple old fashioned, and glazed old fashioned. Thats it. Here I ordered the glazed old fashioned and I scarfed it down in an intimate booth with my friend. It was a monumental bonding moment in our relationship.
I wish you all the best in your Golden Gate experience.
Place rating: 3
Sammamish, WA
The donuts here are only standard. You won’t find anything fancy.
That said, they are great quality! Doughy and fresh even when we bought them in the afternoon. We tried the cinnamon roll, the rosette, the French cruller, and couldn’t resist the huge baked in-​house croissants.
The cinnamon roll and rosette were definitely above average. Better than Christie’s (which is where we usually go for standard donuts due to location). Very doughy and soft. Not too greasy. No old oil taste.
Croissant was a revelation. Best plain croissant we’ve had in the Bay Area save for Tartine’s of course. Surprisingly, this croissant handily beat out the plain ones we’ve tried at several French bakeries in this area.
The only disappointment was the cruller. Not good at all. Too greasy, too soggy. Something was wrong with their formula.
Place rating: 4
East Bay, CA
You wouldn’t believe me if I told you the raucous, unsure, frenzied, circus that was my evening of work last night .
Got a glazed raised and all was well with the world again, reset with sugar and fluffy, cloud like dough.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
Yasssssssss!!! Probably the best donut shop in my area. CASH only but there’s an ATM. cake and apple fritters mmmm!
If they’re not 24 hours then they are pretty much always open because athey’re always open whenever i stop by. I think once they were very low stock but it was probably sunday around 4pm.
Place rating: 4
Oakland, CA
Ended up here after driving to Dream Fluff and finding them closed on Memorial Day sunday (I’m actually glad those guys took a couple of days off, they deserve it!) Really good classic donuts. Got a dozen for a group of hungry teens, and they quickly disappeared (I helped). It’s not as welcoming as Dream Fluff and the three other customers standing near the counter absolutely reeked (the kind of reek that comes after being up all night drinking and smoking). That’s not Golden Gate’s fault, but I couldn’t get out of there fast enough.
So…donuts really good, ambience really smelly.