Best donuts and best service! Lee’s is #1! Anyone who hasn’t been, get down there now!
Tim who? Krispy what? There is only one donut worth dunking into my coffee and it's from these cats!
Lee’s Donuts is located inside Granville Island Market. They are known for their quality donuts, made from scratch each day. While in line, you can actually see them making the donuts.
Lee’s are famed for their honey dipped donuts, which we honestly weren’t very excited about. We weren’t looking for a matcha infused raspberry topped maple kale donut or anything, but honey just seemed so pedestrian.
Oh how terribly wrong we were.
The honey dipped donuts are amazing! The one thing that I rate a donut on is how fluffy it is inside and these are lighter and airier than any donut I’ve ever had. In contrast, the crust is lovingly crispy and when biting into it, there’s a slight crunch, with bits of hardened honey dropping off.
Both times I visited Granville Island, there was always a big line to get these donuts, which is understandable. Curious about trying donut holes, I got twelve - and you can mix and match since they have several flavours! These are a great snack for walking around the market.
Quite a busy place in the market located at Granville Island.
We attempted to try their famous honey-dipped doughnut on a busy Saturday afternoon. It was reasonably priced and the flavour was well balanced. Their doughnuts were freshly prepared and some flavours got sold out pretty quickly.
Lee's is a nostalgic old school donut kiosk in Granville Island Market that has been around for over 35 years (looking like nothing has changed from donut to decor!).
Large selection. The honey dip glazed and french crueller are my favourite. Yeast donuts are better than cake, imo. The fritters are huge. Very sweet and rich so perfect for sharing. Reasonable prices ranging from $2-$6. Above average for the common donut, but nothing spectacular.
Best when warm and fresh out of the oven in the morning (like any donut shop).
My boyfriend and I have to go here every time we go to Granville Island. I always choose the honey dip donut since I don't care for sprinkles and powdery donuts. They're delicious! My boyfriend likes the chocolate-y ones but he says his favourite is the sugar glazed one. 1 donut is good since they're quite rich in my opinion.
Fresh donuts really hit the spot! Although a bit on the sugary/sweet side, Lee's donuts are an excellent treat and at a great price. Try a simpler sugar coated or home cut if you something less indulgent, or share a Bavarian cream!
The special Canada Day donut had chocolate icing and red and white sprinkles. Tasty icing, crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Scrumptious! Priced at $2, it was very reasonable.
Nothing made a cold and wet day better than one of these donuts fresh out of the oven. The original was so soft and delicious. Didn't try the coffee.
Donuts are one of my most loved treats. I am always interested in trying new places or going back to my favourite spots. This post is about Lee’s Donuts on Granville Island. Lee’s has a large variety of donuts including honey dipped, fruit filled, cake donuts and fritters. I got a half dozen to indulge in. I started enjoying these treats with a warm drink at one of the cafes in Granville Island. It was a rainy Vancouver day so it was a perfect combination.
Just a fun place with happy colours!
It’s tough to make perfect donuts with HIGH HUMIDITY and Carol Kaesbauer, the Operations Manager, totally understood that.
The big donuts became more like oil sponges today BUT NO BIG DEAL for Carol…she swapped my Cindy out for a 1/2 dozen donuts at No extra charge when I mentioned the quality.
Needless to say, my guests are gonna get Lee’s Donuts for desert tonight😂
Carol totally understands how to keep customers happy and her wonderful staff have big smiles behind their masks😷
Well done once again Lee’s Donut
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On a sunny Saturday, the lineup for donuts snakes outside the door and wrapped around the exterior part of the building!!! We ended up waiting for 15-20 mins in the slowest moving donut line possible lol. When we got there, we ended up getting recommended the sugar cinnamon or honey glazed; we bought both along with the strawberry sprinkles. Actual donut is quite dense and made fresh, so worth it for that alone, although I wouldn’t wait 20 mins again.
Popular spot for donuts that usually has a line out the door. Line moves pretty fast though. We just tried one, the Bavarian, which was dusted with a ton of sugar and a cream custard filling inside. It was very filling and I'd like to try other flavors in the future.
These are really good donuts but probably a bit overhyped. There was a really long line out the front door and from what I’ve heard, that’s usually the case. There were lots of really delicious looking flavours to choose from. We ended up picking three: New York Cheesecake, Raspberry Jelly, and Honey Dip. Overall, they weren’t the best donuts I’ve ever had but still pretty good and worth trying. I also think the service was great, with the staff being very efficient and friendly.
Now I understand why people line up to get donuts in here!!!
The donuts are really good and I visited many good donut places in NY but this place is the best of best. It’s old fashioned donut style so keep that in mind if you thought of trendy donuts with various kinds of cream inside.
Anyway, I would get in the line to get the donuts again!
You would not regret!
I would gain so much weight if I lived close to Lee’s Donuts. Fortunately for me, I live thousands of miles away. Their donuts is addicting. While standing in line, my wife and I got to see them make donuts fresh which was a nice and unique experience. Highly recommend everyone to try the honey dipped donut, matcha, and cake.
Lee's Donuts are the real deal! They're definitely worth a 20-minute lineup. The staff are friendly and patient no matter how long it takes you to decide which donuts you want.
Each time I go, I find new donut flavours to try. My recent favourites are the honey dew cake donut and Bavarian cream donut.
I'd love to see Lee's Donuts add a few awesome vegan donuts to their lineup.
I heard good things about this place. It was delicious! No lineup when I went on a Thursday afternoon. So many yummy flavours to choose from. They have unique flavours too such as honeydew, matcha, and mango filled doughnuts. I'd definitely go back!!
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