9th and Hennepin Donuts

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"9th & Hennepin is a West Seattle operation that started out as a truck parked at farmer's markets around the city, and they serve phenomenal fried dough that features fresh produce. We're talking about things like rainbow carrots, pears, plums, and herbs galore. Every donut here, be it lime hominy cake with tequila glaze or french cruller rubbed in meyer lemon sugar, are fried to order, so they couldn't be fresher (or hotter, so be careful). Plus, they have a dedicated gluten-free fryer for the occasional wheatless option. Whether you place an order to grab a filled brioche or book the entire truck for a wedding, these donuts are worth any and all extended efforts." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente

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"Named after a Tom Waits lyric, 9th and Hennepin is based out of a kitchen in West Seattle, serving doughnuts hot, as they were meant to be served. Eschewing the candy crumble genre of doughnuts, this Fridays-and-weekends-only operation serves an ever-rotating selection of flavors based on what’s in season at local farmers markets. Past standouts include a Yukon potato brioche long john, and honeycrisp apple and dried cherry fritter." - Mark Van Streefkerk, Harry Cheadle

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"Gluten-free donuts are great, but when dropped in the same oil as their wheaty counterparts, it’s like letting a wasp into your house but then hiding from it in another room. There’s still a wasp in your house. 9th & Hennepin serves phenomenal donuts full of wasps—we mean wheat—but they also have a dedicated gluten-free fryer so that nobody’s left out. And every donut here, be it lime hominy cake with tequila glaze or french cruller rubbed in meyer lemon sugar, are fried-to-order, so fresh donuts can be a reality for gluten-free folks instead of an existential rummage through the supermarket bakery’s allergen section." - aimee rizzo

9th & Hennepin Donuts Review - West Seattle - Seattle - The Infatuation

"9th & Hennepin is a West Seattle donut operation that started out as a truck parked at farmer's markets around the city, and they serve phenomenal donuts featuring fresh produce. We're talking about things like rainbow carrots, pears, plums, and herbs. Every donut here, be it lime hominy cake with tequila glaze or french cruller rubbed in meyer lemon sugar, are fried-to-order, so they couldn't be fresher (or hotter, so be careful). Plus, they have a dedicated gluten-free fryer for the occasional wheatless option. Whether you place an order to grab a filled brioche or book the entire truck for a wedding, these donuts are worth any and all extended efforts." - Aimee Rizzo

9th and Hennepin’s Fried-to-Order Doughnuts Reappear at Farmers Markets - Eater Seattle

"Justin Newstrum’s 9th and Hennepin has resurfaced as a booth at farmers markets, including Sundays on Capitol Hill and Saturdays in South Lake Union. Starting Thursday, July 12, 9th and Hennepin is also selling its various fritters, crullers, brioche thumbprints, and cake doughnuts, topped and filled with seasonal flavors like blackberry-raspberry or verbena sugar and strawberry compote, at Bar Ciudad and Badwill’s new biweekly Georgetown market." - Adam H. Callaghan

Brianna Ramirez

Google

Super fresh, fluffy donuts with new flavors each week! This week I got the filled brioche with Raspberry-Blackberry jam and the donuts just melt in your mouth. (My photos do NOT do thus justice) The donut was perfectly proofed and the jam complemented the vanilla glaze perfectly. I may have to come back tomorrow to get another one!! Check them out!

Abhash Kumar Singh

Google

These have become my weekend staple now after moving into the neighborhood. These are the best donuts in the city hands down. The everything box contains 4 donuts - 2 cake donuts, 1 filled brioche and 1 fritter. The flavors are mind-blowing and so unique. They change the flavors weekly. You won’t find such flavors anywhere else. They work out of a commissary kitchen and use local ingredients. It’s pickup only - Friday through Sunday. You can order ahead on the website and set your pick up time. Here’s a little tip: Arrive at the start of your pickup slot time, say 9.15 am for the 9.15-9.25 slot. The donuts are warm and crispy then. And plan to eat them right there - there are a few benches nearby - or in your car. They are made to order and taste the best then. Reheating hasn’t worked well for me. So proud of the what they are doing and feel lucky to be in the neighborhood.

Gillian Maxwell

Google

What to say… these are the best donuts I’ve ever had in my life. They are made to order, hot, chewy, with unique flavors that change week over week. Before the truck was consistently parking in Ballard on Sundays I would often make the trek to West Seattle just to get these donuts. They are often the highlight of my weekend, and they are extremely affordable for the quality - I am so grateful to the staff for all of the planning and work that goes into these week over week! The only way to do it is to get all 4 flavors. You won’t regret it!

Alex V

Google

I’m not usually a huge donut person, but 9th and Hennepin completely won me over. We caught the food truck at Chuck’s Hop Shop on a sunny Saturday afternoon and ordered all four donuts on the rotating menu: a chocolate cake donut with coffee glaze, a brioche filled with Santa Rosa plum jam and vanilla bean, an apple & fig fritter with cinnamon-orange glaze, and a buttermilk whole wheat donut topped with honey glaze. Each one was made fresh to order by the owner, Justin, and served hot — which I think made all the difference. The brioche and buttermilk donuts were my favorites, but honestly, every donut had great flavor and wasn’t overly sweet. If you spot this truck, don’t hesitate — grab them all and thank yourself later!

Andrea Stowell

Google

We’ve started getting donuts every Sunday at Urban Family Brewing. The flavors are incredible and unlike any donut we’ve had before. I don’t know how there isn’t a line around the block!

Kelsey Grootsky

Google

Fabulous, hot donuts as usual, but this was my first time coming to the take out counter! Easy online ordering system and friendly, fun staff at pickup. Plus I only had to park half a block away. I'll keep going to the truck since those locations are closer for me, but so glad I got to visit here, too!

Roam & Wander

Google

OMG!!! This is how donuts should be. Part of me would love to gatekeep this secret and say they were OK, but that would be a lie. These donuts are by far the best donuts in the pudget sound area. Yes we've had flour box, general porpoise, doce, family donuts and Tyler's and these are in a category of their own. Unique flavors and constantly changing menu make this a must visit every week. The other thing is how reasonably prices these little donuts are. At $3/donut it's a steal for seattle. The kicker of why these are the best is that they are made to order. Which makes them yeasty, hot inside with just enough crisp on the outside. Do yourself a favor and head here before it explodes with lines, wait times or the inevitable sold out issues of the great food establishments of this area.

Sarah Paul

Google

Stopped by the truck this morning at Urban Family - and it’s so delicious! We had chocolate/star anise, pistachio/strawberry, blackberry filled and each were melt in your mouth amazing. Loved the unique/strong flavors!! Cappuccino at Urban Family was also so great! Definitely check both out.

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