Take-out
Bakery
Serves fully vegan donuts, gelato and coffee. Donuts include raised, old fashioned, filled, cake and 'special'. Online ordering for pick-up. (Formerly listed as "Vegan Donut & Cafe." The actual name is "Vegan Bistro.") Open Thu-Sun 8:00am-2:00pm. Closed Mon-Wed.
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449 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, California, USA, 95113
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Last update on 27 Feb 2023 by sandycv27
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53 Reviews
First Review by schumacher62
blorpy
Points +144
apple fritter - Edit
the apple fritter and donut holes are very good
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hailseitan9
Points +253
The best donuts! - Edit
I love coming here whenever I have the chance. Great little cafe to do some computer work at. Be aware: The donuts are dangerously delicious though
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BaileySchneider
Points +2178
Extremely expensive for regular donuts - Edit
The donuts were good but didn’t taste any different from any regular donut shop and the price was ridiculously high. $3.50 for a regular glazed and a whopping $6.50 for donut holes is insanely ridiculous. I figured the donuts were amazing with the price marks but honestly they were rigors donuts that were a little stale from sitting out. I won’t come back just from the price alone.
Read moreInside did seem clean and staff was nice.
Updated from previous review on 2023-12-06
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clamchow
Points +1070
Great donuts - Edit
My go-to place for donuts/donut holes
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jollieduck
Points +1598
Decision Fatigue - Edit
What’s not to love about a fully vegan donut shop? Even though I came late in the day, there were still a bunch of different flavor options if the regular and gluten-free donuts. I enjoyed the maple with sprinkles and the matcha glaze a lot! The interior decor felt a bit off though.
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EmAbatecola
Points +24
Delicious! - Edit
My family frequently gets large batches of donuts from here for the holidays and they are always amazing! They also have really nice sweet drinks. I personally love their matcha latte.
Read morePros: Good every time, Takes phone and online orders, Staff are very kind
Cons: It's popular so they do sell out of many things
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jp13k
Points +57
Super tasty donuts and Vietnamese coffee!!! - Edit
Come and get it! Great selection and fresh. Have to stop myself from ordering too much! I always come here whenever I'm in downtown San Jose. Tip: check out the online ordering to get your favorites before they run out cuz they go fast due to nearby hungry college students
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Shivegan
Points +146
Amazing Donuts! - Edit
My vegetarian brother couldn’t believe these were vegan donuts! I loved their Thai Iced Tea as well. The person serving us was also so kind and gave us some extra donut holes as well. Wish I lived closer so I could come here all the time!
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Dafnag
Points +327
Wow - Edit
I can't believe it took me 4 years to discover this place. Vegan heaven with a huge variety of all vegan delicious donuts
Read morePros: Everything is vegan
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hetalshah24
Points +846
Great place to get vegan donuts - Edit
Absolutely love that there is an entire store full of vegan donuts and so many flavors! I am not a big donut person but was intrigued by this place since a while ... just wasn't able to match my timing to get there early but I finally did and the place did not disappoint. We got a cake cinnamon crumble cake donut, a green tea regular donut and a maple glaze regular donut. The server also added a few donut holes on the house. Everything including donut holes was good. I much prefer the regular donuts to the cake one.. the cake one is crumbly. The flavor of green tea was not very strong. Would love if this place offered churros!
Read morePros: A whole place full of vegan donuts! What's better!, Very affordable, Very nice staff
Cons: Cake donuts could be better
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Dariush
Points +776
Guy Named “Vegan?” - Edit
These are among the best donuts I’ve ever had. I’m a proud vegan and love our cuisine, but I have to admit these donuts were so good I found myself questioning whether they really were 100% vegan. Maybe they aren’t, and the boss’ name is “Vegan?”
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andyjng
Points +4717
Gimme My Matcha! - Edit
Do-nut pass on this opportunity to enjoy some of the best donuts in town. Here's a little story time for you all.
Read moreWe arrived at 10:30 and could tell that the donuts were already limited. My thoughts while being 3rd in line to the front:
- "Aww crap... that first lady ordered two dozens!? No.... there's only one matcha left. Damn it she grabbed the last chocolate old fashioned."
- "Okay, she didn't grab the matcha. There's still hope."
- "Ooff... now this next person is also ordering a dozen. She doesn't really seem like she knows what she wants though. Okay, some regular glazed donuts, cool... still hope."
- "Wait, did she just ask what that green one was? Did they just tell her it's matcha? NO... SHE DID NOT JUST GRAB IT."
I. was. gutted.
I knew in my heart that I wanted that matcha more than they did. I'm 1000% sure she only got it to have a variety pack in her dozen.
All the regrets! I should've stopped in 5, 10, even 30 minutes earlier to ensure I got my matcha donut. I was sad and angry but knew that I'd probably return one day to get my revenge and purchase this flavor.
After moments of cursing the world, I finally got to the front and ordered three donuts to quell my soul - blueberry old fashioned, oreo, and maple glaze. Even though I didn't get my matcha, everything was delicious, fluffy, and hit the sweet donut spot that I was seeking. Each donut was roughly $3.
I hope that person enjoyed the matcha because that should've been mine. But despite not having it, I loved this vegan donut shop and definitely want my redemption at some point.
Pros: MANY donut options, Friendly service
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donnierafsimmons
Points +103
Nostalgia in a bite - Edit
These donuts took me back to being a kid on a lazy Saturday morning, ask for a glass of oatmilk if you need something to wash down the guilt free donut!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-11-03
Pros: Everything
Cons: Limited availability, check before you visit
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TravelingThroughLife1
Points +3221
Great donuts - Edit
Limited days open so be sure to plan ahead - great donuts and friendly staff!
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SuzT
Points +937
Great donuts - Edit
The donuts were delicious and service was friendly. Coffee and tea are also sold here, I got the matcha latte to pair with my Boston cream donut.
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Sjjk12
Points +1089
Love all the flavors - Edit
There are so many flavors at this donut shop. The chocolate crème filled and Oreo chocolate were my favorite. Everyone loved these! Such a great place to buy donuts, they are extremely fluffy and are great for crowds. We got the half dozen box, totally worth it trying all the flavors!
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nottheminimum
Points +49
👍 - Edit
Quality pastries, 3.50 for one regular donut
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-05-27
Pros: Great taste
Cons: Pricey
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veggies_4_life
Points +514
Great donuts - Edit
A great place for all vegan donuts! I got a maple twist which was chewy, fresh, and just the right amount of sweet. The rest of the donuts looked amazing and I would come back to try more! I also got a Vietnamese coffee - it was a bit too sweet for my taste but that could always be adjusted.
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JPJackie
Points +146
The Best - Edit
This place deserves 5 stars for sure! Big selection of delicious donuts, donut holes, bear claws etc, really good coffee and super friendly staff! I love starting my Sunday morning motorcycle rides with their coffee and sweet goodies.
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JeweliettePearson
Points +197
Delicious - Edit
Awesome donuts and delicious Thai iced tea
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trina_reese
Points +62
DELICIOUS - Edit
they have an amazing selection of donuts & they’re very delicious & addicting!!
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LaurenShanklin
Points +16
Vegan Donuts - Edit
All vegan donuts and all so good. That old fashion was amazing.
Read morePros: All vegan pastries!!
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Shelo83
Points +30
Worth it! - Edit
Amazing donuts. Great choices. Friendly staff.
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Conniemm
Points +1627
Amazing! - Edit
I can't believe I've never been to this place before. I felt like a kid in a candy (donut!) store! So many amazing choices.
Read moreAs a vegan, I'm grateful when I have a choice of an item but to have SO many choices?! We couldn't resist getting several sweeties and they were all so wonderful.
I especially loved the custard filled chocolate iced donut and the apple fritter.
I'll definitely be coming back the next time I'm in the San Jose area.
Pros: So many different baked goods , Reasonable pricing
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CamilaHolm
Points +154
Best vegan donuts - Edit
They have all the classic flavors and they taste just like I remember nonvegan donut. They also have some drinks and coffee. My favorites are the chocolate cream filled donut and the Vietnamese iced coffee.
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veganlucie
Points +129
100% Vegan Donuts - Edit
This place has a beautiful array of donuts, donut balls, smoothies and coffees! Everything is vegan so you don’t have to worry about picking around. I was told people drive two hours out of their way just to come here, so it’s worth the drive!
Read morePros: Vegan Variety, Desserts and Smoothies, Reasonable Pricing
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katy3
Points +185
Best vegan donuts in town - Edit
We've tried vegan donuts from other places (whole foods, Psycho, Voodoo, Wheatsville in Austin), and this place and the Wheatsville donuts (formerly Red Rabbit recipe) were the best raised type donuts. Vegan Donut and Cafe has both raised and cake style donuts. We prefer raised style, so got half a dozen variety (chocolate with sprinkles, powdered sugar, maple glazed, matcha glazed). They were all fluffy with a nice chew. After moving back to CA, I was really missing the Wheatsville donuts. So glad we found comparably yummy donuts at Vegan Donut & Cafe in San Jose!
Read moreUpdate: they are under new management. The donuts were great before, but they are even better now! The raised donuts are fluffier. Yum! They also have an online ordering site: https://veganbistrodonuts.square.site.
Updated from previous review on 2020-05-23
Pros: Excellent raised donuts, Good variety , All vegan
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