Happy Donuts

Palo Alto, CA · Donut shop

Rating
4.5/5
★★★★★ 4.5
Reviews
20
Rank in Palo Alto
#33
of 230 restaurants
City Percentile
73%
rating percentile
Address
Happy Donuts, 3916 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone
(650) 272-6571
Status
Opens soon · 5 AM

Happy Donuts is a restaurant located in Palo Alto, CA. It is one of 230 restaurants listed in Palo Alto. Its 4.5-star rating is above the Palo Alto city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Happy Donuts

Donuts, Cronuts, Croissants, Breakfast Sandwiches, Burgers, Sandwiches and more! Currently reduced hours (hours showing are current).

Hours

Saturday5 AM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Y U · Sep 2025

I stopped by this donut shop and ended up trying more than just the donuts. The burger set was a nice surprise. They make the burger fresh after you order, so it takes a little time, but it’s worth it—the veggies were really fresh and the whole thing felt a lot better than your average fast-food burger. The fries don’t season them much, so you kinda have to use the ketchup, but they were decent. For the drink, you get a can, and I went with a 7UP for something light and refreshing. The donuts come in a wide variety, and I went with a whipped cream one—you can pick between chocolate or maple, and I chose maple. The cream inside was smooth and not overly sweet, and the maple flavor gave it a nice balance. It’s still indulgent, but not overwhelmingly sugary, which made it easy to enjoy witho

★★★★★ 5.0 Tazio Passariello · Feb 2026

Dont get me started on how great this place is. I am 17 years old I moved to palo alto when i was 5 and have been going here year round since i was 5 years old. This place is to good whenever i want a doughnut forget the mainstream shops i go here. they are some of the best doughnuts you can have the flavor the dough its all so good. and the people that work there are so kind happy and amazing people to do business with. i pray this place never goes out of business because it will be the day i stop eating doughnuts. please come eat and support if you can its worth it and it helps out a small business. also very affordable doughnuts like very affordable. the one thing that is a bit high in price is their drinks but business is business. overall 10/10 please come and support them (also if y

★★★★★ 5.0 carlos m · Feb 2026

Just found this place by accident. There are two groups of local people playing board games and cards brings back memories of my teen years before I had a GF. The menu has lots of food like burgers and sandwiches. It's not just donuts!

★★★★★ 5.0 Anna Z · Mar 2026

A Palo Alto staple. Open 24 hours so you can always come here! Their donuts are great and they have food too. Fantastic refuge

★★★★★ 5.0 Marianne Schroeder · Jul 2025

Photo of half eaten donut because I couldn’t wait to take a bite. Happy Donuts is great. I’ve been coming here for over two decades. I first came here when it was 24 hours and Stanford Driving School was next door and we’d eat donuts for lunch. Their donuts are yummy, fresh and reliable. Come hang and play board games. Get donuts for Sunday brunch or that business meeting you have coming up. Highly recommend.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom

Services

Donut shopRestaurant

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