The 6 Best Donut Shops & Sufganiyot in Israel (2026)

Updated August 2026 · 6 picks

The best donuts in Israel in 2026 come from Roladin, Lehamim in Tel Aviv and Cafe Kadosh in Jerusalem. The Israeli donut is the sufganiya — a filled, unholed, deep-fried doughnut eaten at Chanukah — and for six weeks a year every bakery in the country competes on them. Outside that season the field narrows sharply. Six worth the calories, below.

1. Roladin — Branches nationwide

The bakery that turned the sufganiya into a national event, with a new collection every year.

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Roladin is the name every Israeli gives first. Each Chanukah it releases a designed collection of sufganiyot — piped fillings, decorated tops, a syringe of extra filling on the side — and the launch is genuinely news.

The branches are everywhere, which makes it the easiest of these to actually reach, and the boxed sets are the default gift to bring to someone's house during the festival.

It is more patisserie than doughnut shop, and priced accordingly. That is the trade.

Good to know: Buy in the morning. The popular flavours in the annual collection are gone by mid-afternoon.

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2. Lehamim Bakery — HaHashmonaim Street, Tel Aviv

A serious bread bakery that makes a serious doughnut — the baker's version rather than the confectioner's.

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Lehamim is one of Tel Aviv's best bakeries on any ordinary day, and at Chanukah its sufganiyot are the ones people who care about dough queue for.

The approach is different from Roladin's: less decoration, better fried dough, restrained fillings. If you think the gourmet versions have gone too far, this is the corrective.

The rest of the counter — babka, challah, pastries — is worth the trip on its own for the other eleven months.

Good to know: The queue at Chanukah is real; go before 9am or accept twenty minutes on the pavement.

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3. Cafe Kadosh — Shlomtzion HaMalka Street, Jerusalem

Jerusalem's oldest patisserie, and the city's benchmark sufganiya.

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Kadosh has been baking in central Jerusalem since the 1960s and is as close to an institution as a cafe gets in that city. The pastry work is French-influenced and consistently excellent.

Its sufganiyot are the ones Jerusalemites argue about every December, and the queue down Shlomtzion HaMalka is part of the season.

The cafe itself is worth sitting in year-round — it is one of the better breakfasts in the city.

Good to know: Kosher certified, so it closes for Shabbat — plan around Friday afternoon.

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4. Marzipan Bakery — Machane Yehuda market, Jerusalem

Famous for rugelach, but the Chanukah counter is the market's busiest.

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Marzipan is best known for chocolate rugelach that come out of the oven all day and are eaten warm on the spot — the single most recommended thing to eat in Machane Yehuda.

At Chanukah the same counter turns out sufganiyot to the same standard: unpretentious, generously filled, still warm.

It is a market bakery, not a patisserie. Expect a scrum, cash and no seating.

Good to know: Ask for whatever has just come out of the oven rather than what is on display.

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5. Dallal Bakery — Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv

The prettiest sufganiyot in Tel Aviv, in the prettiest neighbourhood.

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The bakery attached to the Dallal restaurant in Neve Tzedek does refined French-style pastry, and its Chanukah doughnuts are treated as patisserie rather than as a seasonal novelty.

Portions are smaller and the fillings more restrained than the chain versions, which for a lot of people is the point.

Neve Tzedek is the nicest possible place to eat one, which does not hurt.

Good to know: Take it up the street to the HaTachana compound rather than eating standing at the counter.

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6. Ne'eman — Branches nationwide

The everyday chain — not the best, but the one that is open, near you and cheap.

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Ne'eman is Israel's ubiquitous bakery chain, in most high streets, malls and transport hubs, and its sufganiyot are the ones most of the country actually eats.

They are the plain classical kind — jam, custard, dulce de leche, icing sugar — at a fraction of the gourmet price, and they are perfectly good.

Included here because a list of only destination bakeries would misrepresent how Israelis eat doughnuts.

Good to know: Kosher certified and closed for Shabbat, like most of the chain bakeries.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a sufganiya?

A sufganiya is the Israeli Chanukah doughnut: deep-fried, no hole, filled with jam, custard or something more elaborate, and dusted with icing sugar. It is fried in oil deliberately — the festival commemorates oil — which is also why latkes appear at the same time of year.

When can you buy sufganiyot in Israel?

They appear in bakeries from roughly late November and disappear within days of Chanukah ending, usually in December. A handful of bakeries make them year-round, but the serious versions — the filled, piped, decorated ones — are a seasonal event and the best of them sell out daily.

How much does a sufganiya cost?

A plain jam-filled one from a supermarket or neighbourhood bakery is ₪5–₪10. The gourmet versions from Roladin or a good patisserie run ₪14–₪25 each, and boxes of six are the standard gift format. Prices climb through the season.

Are Israeli donuts kosher?

The large chains and most neighbourhood bakeries hold kosher certification, and sufganiyot are usually pareve or dairy depending on the filling — worth checking if you are eating them after a meat meal. Independent Tel Aviv bakeries are frequently not certified.

Where can I get American-style ring donuts in Israel?

They exist but they are not the national habit — you will find them in a few Tel Aviv bakeries and speciality shops rather than as a chain offering. If you want a ring donut with a hole, ask for a 'donut'; if you ask for a sufganiya you will get the filled Israeli kind.

Which fillings should I try?

Start with the classic strawberry jam, then go to dulce de leche, which is the Israeli favourite. From there the gourmet bakeries run through halva, pistachio, chocolate, salted caramel and whatever they invented this year. Buy a mixed box rather than committing to one.

1. Roladin — Branches nationwide

2. Lehamim Bakery — HaHashmonaim Street, Tel Aviv

3. Cafe Kadosh — Shlomtzion HaMalka Street, Jerusalem

4. Marzipan Bakery — Machane Yehuda market, Jerusalem

5. Dallal Bakery — Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv

6. Ne'eman — Branches nationwide

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