Exquisite doughnuts popular in Nagoya City! 10 blissful picks made with carefully selected ingredients

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ZARAME NAGOYA is a donut specialty shop located along Sanmoncho Dai 8 Gosen, a 2-minute walk from Exit 1 of Kakuozan Station on the subway.

The interior, with both table seating and sofa seating, has an early American feel from the 1930s to 40s. Takeout is also available.

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They use locally produced wheat from Aichi Prefecture and their own original oil. Using yeast, they create a firm, distinctive texture.

The showcase is lined with many donuts that are fun to look at, and you can choose your favorites to eat in. They are all said to be delicious, with a pleasantly chewy texture.

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The "donut plate" in the photo is a one-plate Breakfast menu with a donut, fried egg, sausage, and salad. It also comes with coffee OR tea.

The coffee is hand-dripped. It has little bitterness or acidity, so it is easy to drink and tastes great.

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@DONUT opened in 2023 in Nagoya as a specialty shop for nama-donuts (fresh donuts). It sits down a back alley, about a 5-minute walk from Exit 8 of Kamimaezu Subway Station.

Takeout is the main option, but you can also eat in. The calm interior has a white theme and features 8 tables.

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Nama donuts are doughnuts made with brioche dough and finished with a soft, springy, moist texture that feels almost raw. They are fermented at a low temperature for more than 12 hours. Pumpkin flakes are also mixed into the dough, which gives them their yellow color.

The display case is said to hold more than 10 varieties.

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They offer two types, without cream and with cream, each in a wide variety.

The cream-free one on the left in the photo is the simple “Mochimaru Plain,” dusted with powdered sugar on the surface. The cream-filled one on the right is “Cookie & Cream.” The cocoa cookies are said to bring out the sweetness of the fresh cream.

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MIDLAND CINEMA DONUTS FACTORY, a 5-minute walk from Meitetsu Nagoya Station, is a donut specialty shop run by the cinema complex Midland Square Cinema.

The shop has a stylish interior, with table seating, sofa seating, and terrace seating.

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The donuts are said to be soft and chewy, satisfyingly filling, and very tasty. They offer more than 10 varieties, and Takeout is also available.

One reason for its popularity is that you can even bring them into the cinema upstairs. You can enjoy a movie while enjoying the donuts.

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If you order a doughnut with a drink, the popular "Drink Set" lets you enjoy the doughnut at a better price.

The photo shows the simple classic "Plain," which has a gentle sweetness, and the less-sweet "Milk Tea," topped with white chocolate.

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Lyrical Coffee Donut, located along the north-south street behind the station and a 3-minute walk from Exit 3 of Kamejima Subway Station, is a cafe known for its delicious Homemade donuts.

Next to a dry flower specialty shop, the interior is said to be a relaxing space surrounded by dried flowers. It has table seating and counter seating.

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All the donuts are made with no additives. They have a soft, fluffy texture, are lightly sweetened, and have a simple, comforting taste. They also offer daily and weekly changing donuts. Takeout is available.

You order at the counter, and when the alarm goes off, you go pick up your order.

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The photo shows a "nama-donut (fresh cream donut)," a fluffy donut topped with fresh cream and a cherry. It has a gentle sweetness that spreads across the palate, and people say it tastes great.

Enjoy it together with the "Mango Yogurt Frozen," which is said to have an excellent balance of mango sweetness and yogurt tang.

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live on donuts is a donut specialty shop located along the Ikenouchi-Itaka Sen, about an 8-minute walk from Imaike Subway Station. You can enjoy donuts made with carefully selected ingredients in generous amounts.

It is a Takeout specialty shop, but it also has an eat-in space with 2 seats. They also offer several kinds of drinks.

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A key feature is that you can choose from zenryufun (whole wheat), tofu, or tofu banana dough, each offering a different texture and flavor. Around 15〜20 kinds of donuts are lined up every day.

The zenryufun donuts are crisp on the outside and light and moist inside. They have a slight salty note, so they are also recommended for people who do not like overly sweet treats.

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The photo shows “Anko & Cream Cheese,” a soft and chewy doughnut made with tofu dough and filled with anko (sweet red bean paste) and cream cheese.

The tofu banana dough has fresh banana and cinnamon kneaded into it. Its gentle sweetness, aroma, and texture are said to be addictive, making it a repeat favorite for many customers.

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KIMA KIMA COFFEE&DOUNUTS is a yeast donut specialty shop about a 14-minute walk from Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Station on the subway.

The inside has a simple, natural feel, and it is a small space with only 5 seats. Takeout is also available.

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They use Special ingredients such as French cane sugar with a gentle sweetness and flour that brings out the flavor, and they make everything Homemade every day. The dough is finished without additives.

The appeal is the chewy, soft texture, the great taste of every item, and the beautiful appearance. They offer more than 10 varieties.

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The "Brunch Set," a good value way to enjoy donuts and a drink, seems to be popular. You can choose your donut from five kinds. The photo shows the "Coffee," made with authentic coffee brewed on an espresso machine.

For the drink, you can choose from six kinds, including house-roasted coffee.

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Peko-chan milky Donuts is a donut specialty shop on the first floor of the commercial complex mozo Wonder City. It is about a 10-minute walk from Nagoya Railroad Kami-Otai Station.

It is a Takeout-only shop, but you can also enjoy what you buy in a shared eat-in space with other stores.

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One of the highlights here is enjoying donuts flavored like Milky, a candy that has been loved in Japan for many years.

They are particular about the ingredients, carefully frying each one in rice oil to create donuts with a simple, gentle taste. They also offer seasonal limited-time flavors.

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The photo shows the popular “milky cream donut.” The donut has a soft and chewy texture and is filled with plenty of milky-flavored cream. The cream is said to be rich, smooth, and delicious.

They also offer smooth, rich soft serve.

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Harissy serves donuts that are crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. It is a donut specialty shop located along Inokoishi Route 77 in Meito Ward, Nagoya.

Takeout is the main focus, but it also has a small eat-in space. You can also enjoy drinks such as coffee.

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What sets it apart is its focus on the flour and oil. For the flour, they blend two kinds of Domestic wheat flour and add one more type of flour to achieve both a crisp bite and a moist texture.

For the frying oil, they use rice oil, which does not leave a greasy feel. It is even said to taste better after some time has passed than right after frying.

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The photo on the left shows the "LEMON POPPY SEED," made with a tangy lemon glaze. The lemon's acidity gives it a refreshing, pleasant taste.

They also have cute bite-size mini donuts and baked sweets like cookies.

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UNI DONUTS Yagoto Ten, located along Yamate Green Road a 2-minute walk from Exit 3 of Yagoto Subway Station, is a specialty shop for nama-donuts (fresh donuts).

You can enjoy fluffy nama-donuts that the pastry chefs perfected through lots of trial and error. It is a Takeout-only shop.

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They use Special ingredients such as French cane sugar with a gentle sweetness and flour that brings out its natural aroma, and they make everything Homemade every day. The dough is finished without additives.

The appeal is the soft and chewy texture, the great taste of every item, and the beautiful appearance. They offer more than 10 varieties.

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At the bottom of the photo is the "Whip," packed with plenty of lightly sweetened cream, while the "Ichigo (strawberry)" in the center is also said to be delicious, filled to the brim with gently sweet strawberry cream.

At the top is the Japanese-style "matcha (green tea)." It has a nice balance of sweetness and the slight bitterness of matcha, which makes it very tasty.

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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is a branch of the American doughnut chain loved around the world.

It is located in the north block on the 1st floor of JR Nagoya Takashimaya, right by the JR Nagoya Station Sakura-dori Exit ticket gate, and mainly focuses on Takeout.

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One big draw is the wide variety, from light and tasty yeast doughnuts to moist cake doughnuts. About 20 kinds are lined up in the display case.

The 3-piece, 6-piece, and 12-piece boxes seem to be popular, with better value the more you buy.

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Among the many doughnuts, the most popular is the "Original Glazed" on the left in the photo. This signature doughnut represents the brand, with a soft texture that seems to melt lightly in your mouth.

They also offer a wide variety of seasonal limited-time doughnuts. All of them are said to have fluffy dough and a sweet, tasty flavor.