Hand-crafted cream-filled donuts, premium coffee, matcha drinks, cookies
next to Container Store & Zinque, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd 9280 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067 Get directions
$1–10
"Save room for Hojokban’s viral companion doughnut shop Cafe Knotted for sugar-dusted, milk cream–filled fritters ready for your Instagram feed." - Matthew Kang
"After debuting its first U.S. location at Westfield Century City in April 2025, this South Korean dessert cafe and cream doughnut specialist has expanded to the Arts District, where sugar-dusted doughnuts are piped with airy milk cream and packed with fresh strawberries, milk chocolate, and more. To pair, there’s a slate of drinks including matcha swirled with strawberry, a chestnut tiramisu latte, a banana latte, and an ube cream top. A handful of tables make it easy to enjoy on-site, or you can grab pastel pink takeout boxes to go. GFFG Hospitality opened the Arts District outpost on December 1, right next to its other restaurant, Hojokban." - Rebecca Roland
"A popular South Korean dessert cafe opened at Westfield Century City in April." - Rebecca Roland
"Verdict: The success rate of the donuts here hinges on the flavor, and the cream donuts are better than the custard ones. The highlight is the simple strawberry, which tastes like a peak-summer strawberry shortcake. The words “not too sweet” are plastered all over Knotted’s branding, which is funny because most things here are, in fact, pretty darn sweet. This wildly popular Korean donut chain’s first overseas location in the Century City mall has nearly two dozen flavors on the menu. All of the donuts are about the size of a child’s fist and fall into one of two categories: cream-filled, which are cut open like little sandwiches and stuffed with flavored whipped creams, and custard-filled, which are piped and sealed." - sylvio martins, brant cox, nicolas zhou, cathy park
"The words “not too sweet” are plastered all over Knotted’s branding, but most things here are, in fact, pretty darn sweet. This wildly popular Korean donut chain’s first overseas location has nearly two dozen flavors on the menu. All of the donuts are about the size of a child’s fist and fall into one of two categories: cream-filled, which are cut open like sandwiches and stuffed with flavored whipped creams, and custard-filled, which are piped and sealed. The success rate hinges on the flavor, but the cream donuts are usually better. The best is the simple strawberry, which tastes like a peak-summer strawberry shortcake." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
