District Doughnut

Miami Doughnut Shop Salty Donut Is Opening in D.C. | Eater DC

"At 749 8th Street SE, this family-run outpost is scheduled to open in spring 2025 and will occupy the former District Doughnut space. The concept emphasizes a 24-hour brioche dough recipe, brightly colored glazes, and complex flavor profiles, with decadent items such as maple bacon; mixed-berry cheesecake; guava and cheese topped with a puff pastry streusel; and Oreo-encrusted doughnut holes, plus city-specific releases. The coffee program, fueled by Intelligentsia, includes inventive drinks like cinnamon cereal milk lattes and a maple-and-brown-sugar cold brew. Reflecting its beachfront roots, store design leans on tropical tones, pastel-pink espresso machines, and palm prints. Regarding the handover from the prior tenant, “We saw a perfect opportunity to hand the reins to a worthy successor in creating the best donut and coffee experience in D.C.,” per a statement from District Doughnut. The founding couple, Amanda Pizarro-Rodriguez and Andy Rodriguez, began the brand in 2015 in a vintage trailer in Wynwood, and the operation has since been cited as one of the best doughnut shops in America by Thrillist, Food & Wine, and Tasting Table." - Tierney Plumb

NYC Chain Known for Vegetable Plates and Salads Coming to Clarendon - Eater DC

"It seems as if District Doughnut is on a very extended vacation. Online ordering at both storefronts are shut down on the shop’s website. A sign on the Wharf’s doors says the location “is taking a break” and directs sweet-toothed customers to the Barracks Row shop, which also appears to be “temporarily closed” on Yelp. The sign also says the operation is taking “a vacation after 12 years of operations.” Oddly, the location only opened in 2018 and the original in Barracks Row has only been around for 10 years." - Emily Venezky

On the Grid : District Doughnut

"This bright and cheery doughnut shop draws a diverse crowd the includes Marines stationed across the street at the Barracks, Capitol Hill staffers on their break, and neighborhood families. Offering a rotation selection of decadent, fresh-baked doughnuts and coffee, District Doughnut is anything but ordinary. You can’t go wrong with any of their quirky flavors, but we strongly recommend the Salted Dulce de Leche or the Vanilla Bean Creme Brûlée." - Polygraph

"District Doughnut, Barracks Row Eastern Market by Polygraph. This bright and cheery doughnut shop draws a diverse crowd the includes Marines stationed across the street at the Barracks, Capitol Hill staffers on their break, and neighborhood families. Offering a rotation selection of decadent, fresh-baked doughnuts and coffee, District Doughnut is anything but ordinary. You can’t go wrong with any of their quirky flavors, but we strongly recommend the Salted Dulce de Leche or the Vanilla Bean Creme Brûlée."

We the Pizza Delivers Hundreds of Pies to National Guard Troops at the Capitol - Eater DC

"Thursday night, after the first version of this story published, Mendelsohn Luhn said she had also coordinated meals for the National Guard from District Doughnuts." - Gabe Hiatt