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Best Instagram Worthy Wonders Donuts Restaurants in Financial District

3 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked

Last Updated: February 2026

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Our Top Pick
D.R.E.A.M. Doughnuts (Ferry Plaza Farmers Market)
Culinary Institute–born recipes with Filipino and travel-inspired flavors.

Notable Picks

Financial District Donuts
Female- and immigrant-founded small-batch outfit (since 2020) turning out polished, CIA-honed doughnuts at the Saturday Ferry Plaza market. Glazes and fillings spotlight ube, Madagascar vanilla, and Belgian chocolate.
Must-Try Dishes: The O.G. (Madagascar Vanilla Bean Glaze), Ooh Baby (Ube Filled & Glazed), Napa Creme (Belgian Chocolate + Vanilla Bean Cream)
What Makes it Special: Culinary Institute–born recipes with Filipino and travel-inspired flavors.
$ Financial District Donuts
Portuguese-style malasadas with Hawaiian-Filipino flavors served daily inside the Ferry Building. Owner Randy Santos riffs with fillings like passionfruit and ube for warm, sugar-dusted dough straight from the fryer.
Must-Try Dishes: Ube Malasada, Passionfruit Malasada, Classic Sugar Malasada
What Makes it Special: Fresh-fried malasadas with Hawaii-meets-Filipino flavors.

Worthy Picks

$ Financial District Donuts
Vegan doughnuts with inventive flavors from a pop-up turned permanent at Embarcadero Center. Expect small-batch glazes like Thai tea and chocolate peppermint with efficient counter service for the FiDi crowd.
Must-Try Dishes: Thai Tea Doughnut, Chocolate Peppermint Doughnut, Carrot Cake Doughnut
What Makes it Special: Creative, fully vegan doughnuts in downtown SF.