Frangelli's Bakery & Donuts

I have been going to this bakery since I was two years old. I am now 73 today. Somebody brought Me some donuts when they visited my house I cannot believe they were something from the same bakery absolutely terrible. The cream donuts had no cream at all in them. A caramel donut was so hard and so was the sugar donut. I don’t know what happened to this Bakery but they’re certainly not the same.

I love buttercream donuts! And travel 25 miles to get them from here as they are the closest I have found to a childhood bakery that made the absolute best ones closed decades ago. My only frustration is that the taste and consistency are touch and go each visit.

Easter Bread is our new thing. Their donuts are super fresh and they use old fashion hand pumps on their Jelly donuts. They are filled to order.

Amazing bakery in South Philly! Everything is fresh, flavorful, and overall tasty. Stop by early as their best items sell out quickly. Service is always fast and friendly. *Love their Blueberry Donut 😍

Very friendly staff, actually a few generations of the same family. They’re all super nice and helpful. Tasty donuts that are filled as you wait with either jelly, Italian cream or a few other filling types, and they will hand dust them w powdered sugar if you like. I generally prefer creullers and donuts with holes to filled donuts. The filled donuts were tasty but next time I’ll try their creullers and simple fried donut.

Decent donuts but I do not recommend the croissant donuts. They are more than double the price and they are not croissants. Not a single layer in it, slightly different than the regular donut but the texture was just like another doughy bread.

Classic South Philly bakery. It’s our favorite. When my adult kids come over for dinner, they ask if we can pick up Frangelli’s for dessert. A twisty donut with a hot cup of coffee is like heaven!

I couldn’t decide between the fillings for their donuts so they let me try both! Amazing customer service and friendly staff. All of their donuts are delicious and one of the cheaper places to buy them in south Philly.

Some of the best donuts I ever had! The Franolli is a must! It's a donut filled with cannoli cream. Also tried a sugar twist, jelly, glazed, and chocolate iced cake donut. All were great except for the chocolate iced cake donut which was dry. A must try when in Philly.

Ordered the pineapple cheesecake. It is the old fashioned cheesecake that I remember as a child! Absolutely delicious! And this bakery has been around forever. My wedding cake came from here in 1963! And they are still making delicious cakes!

I ordered the Franolli, Croissant Doughnut (Cronut), and Glazed Donut. Only give a 4 start for the Franolli. I liked the cannoli filling flavors a lot in this donut. The Cronut was extremely dense and tasted a tad underbaked. The glazed donut was decent, but not the best. Everything is definitely made fresh.

The baked goods in my photo tasted fresh, but they left me wanting more flavor. I don't remember the names of most of the treats I got, aside from the donut and cookies, but none of them stood out as memorable. The prices are very affordable. I paid around $8.00 for the entire box. However, I probably wouldn't return since none of the flavors left a lasting impression. On the bright side, the staff was friendly and helpful, and they even gave me a few free cookies, which was a nice touch!

I went around 11a on a saturday and there were w couple donut choices available. I was able to get a dozen (plus 1) for $20! The donuts are fresh, delicious, and the staff were friendly.

On frannoli day they had frannoli for $2 . For my coworkers birthday I ordered vanilla cake with lemon fillings and frosting. Delicious

If I could give 10 stars I would! I consider myself a donut connoisseur because I can eat them all day, errday.... Yes I said errday! I have my favorite donut place in my area because the bag be greasy like it's a cheese steak . These right here took the cake, donuts and pie. I bit into it and was in heaven. I had white powder everywhere so it was believable. It was huge and so much icing, you would be willing to share. I started with my favorite white cream, it was gone so fast, I had to go back for a jelly. Mr. Jelly was the talk of the office. I highly recommend! Grade : A+A+A+A+

OMG Phillys best bakery and it's not close. There is simply no way to go wrong. Most recent visit was for Franollis (amazing cannoli donuts) and Easter bread. Having been here numerous times over the years, now less frequently as I'm 3000 miles from the deliciousness, it's always my first stop after landing at PHL. Parking is super tough in this neighborhood, especially when they open at 6am, but don't be deterred - absolutely worth it!

Definitely a hidden gem! Wish more people knew about this place, locals know how good this spot is. Not as well known as some of the others but it is definitely one of the staples in the city for Italian delicacies in my book! Most well known for their "Frannoli" a cannoli inspired and filled donut. The homemade jelly is excellent and pumped into your donut right in front of you!

tl;dr the signature Franolli is worth a try for any cannoli-lover, but it pales in comparison to the best South Philly pastries Frangelli's Bakery was established in South Philadelphia by Joseph Frangelli back in 1947, and it's called its current location at 9th and Ritner home since 1994. While Frangelli's hosts a long donut and Italian pastry lineup, it is perhaps best known for the "Franolli": a powdered donut piped with chocolate-chip cannoli cream. An off-white sign hangs from the townhouse over the corner shop, and the windows are outfitted with custom tricolor neon signs. Expect a queue on the weekend, as the line trails out the door. The large donut-and-pastry display highlights an otherwise tiny and austere room. The walls are painted a dull salmon pink, and warm lights hang from the ceiling. A refrigerator filled with cakes is pressed against the exposed-brick wall in the back, and a self-pour coffee station is nestled next to the west-side window. I arrived early afternoon on a Saturday, and, after a 5-minute wait, I snagged one of the day's final Franollis. The donut component was soft, fluffy, and heavily dusted with powdered sugar -- solid by any corner donut shop standard. Meanwhile, the generous helping of cannoli cream was not quite as rich or sweet as nearby South Philly pastry shops. Further, the Franolli was sorely missing a crispy contrast to the filling -- it reminded me more of a cream puff than either a donut or a cannoli. Service was efficient, and each moderately large Franolli will set you back $4. Frangelli's donut-cannoli hybrid is worth a try for the sheer novelty. However, the abundance of standout Italian bakeries nearby makes it hard-sell to return here again.

Absolutely worth going for the eclairs, cinnamon rolls, and some of the donuts. Classic donut was pretty good as well as oreo donut. But my favorites for now are eclairs and cinnamon rolls! They don't have coffee, and they also do not have knowledgeable and friendly staff. It's more of a in and out spot, which is fine I guess. I can handle terrible customer service for 2 minutes...as long as the pastry is excellent.

Just look at this heavenly creation known as the cannoli donut. And put the phone down and go get one. Holy schnikies this is amazing!

I've been wanting to check out this place for ages and finally had the chance. Upon walking inside, I was amazed by how modern and welcoming the inside is. I must say that the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. Also everything is so affordable. We got 8 items for $15. Everything looked amazing and we ended up ordering a variety of things. I was so excited to see George Washington cake and Jewish apple cake as both are favorites from my dad's childhood and it can be hard to find these days. We ordered a slice of those 2 cakes, 1 jelly filled donut and 2 cream donuts, a coconut donut, frannoli, cinnamon cheese crumb roll, and an apple danish. The donuts are filled with the cream to order. Sadly, although everything looked delicious, once we sampled everything, it was pretty disappointing. Flavors were extremely lacking. The crumb cake was dry and had no cheese, the George Washington cake crumbled and the icing separated from it, the donuts were just okay. Nothing blew us away and I can't say I'd order anything in particular again. I know this place has been around for a long time and I love supporting a local business, but it just wasn't memorable for me.

Friendly staff and top notch baked goods for the cheap. They swap out their items for new ones occasionally, so there's always something new and tasty to check out

Greatest bakery for donuts old school and cakes you won't be disappointed You will be delighted and keep coming back for more and more

Hosted a donut tasting (with rating sheets and all!) for some friends. Frangelli's was their choice for donuts. We only rated the glazed for the tasting and those were, sadly, not my favorite. The donut was tasty, but there just wasn't enough glaze and/or the glaze was too thin. You can tell these will hold up well when filled though! Glazed just might not be their thing and that's okay. The vanilla frosted and chocolate frosted made up and some for the lacking glazed. The vanilla frosted might have been an old fashioned (maybe?). Whatever it was, it was very good. The chocolate was so fresh and tasted a bit more like a dark chocolate to us. These two were great.

Go early, because everyone else does. We arrived midday, and much was sold out. But we came for franolli, and they were still available. Husband grabbed a sfogliatelle too. And I'm glad he did. It was crispy and much lighter than those at other bakeries. Not better/worse; just different. And good. The franolli was delicious. Their donuts are great, so they make a good "sandwich" for delicious cannoli filling.

These donuts are incredible! They are made on site and filled in front of you with the different fillings that you want. The donuts (shells) are crispy and soft and so fresh! When I came on this visit I got the jelly donuts and the peanut butter and jelly filled, with some cream, we also picked up some donuts with cannoli filling and I must say they were so delicious!

Delicious baked goods including sticky buns and, my favorite, cream filled donuts. Very nice people.

I came here on Tuesday and split a number of doughnuts with some friends including - 2 Plain Glazed Donut - 1 Caramel Glazed Donut - 2 Sugar Twists - 1 Buttercream Filled Vanilla Donut - 1 Buttercream Filled Chocolate Donut - 1 Chocolate Glazed Cruller All the donuts tasted freshly made from the morning, but were a bit too sugary for my tastebuds. The cream filled ones especially felt super heavy. Overall, not a bad haul, especially at the price and the size of each donut, but would probably grab donuts from elsewhere next time!

The best doughnuts in south philly! The girls at the counter are always friendly and get you in and out. I love that you buy a dozen doughnuts and they let you pick an extra doughnut, old school way of business to keep customers coming back for more

This is the spot for pastry's and doughnuts. Just amazing. You can get doughnuts filled with different fillings on the spot and they have a very wide selection. Personally everything they make is great. But, My top picks are the sticky buns, Carmel doughnut and hamantaschen. I just love it all. It's a small local spot with friendly workers and the owner is a really nice guy. Definitely out this place down to pick something up for the office or friends.

Service-5/5, everyone is so friendly! Great prices. No frills cute south Philly gem. donuts 3/5- remind me of a classic super market donut or Dunkin donut. Simple but in a good(ish) way. The franolli was so underwhelming though. I expected more from the ricotta filling, especially since a majority of the bakeries in south Philly do the canolli filling so well. But, it lacked depth in flavor and consistency was off. dissapointed. Would rather go get a canolli from termini and put the filling in a plain donut from frangellis. Will go back to try their cakes and other goodies because it deserves another chance.

Walked by last week and got 4 donuts to share with some friends. Got them from the case of prefilled donuts, but they still tasted fresh and so delicious. My favorite was the chocolate frosted, a classic in most bakeries, but I enjoyed the softness, sweetness, and size. The cannoli filled donut tasted just like a cannoli from any italian bakery in the neighborhood, with not-too sweet filling and chocolate chips. The cream filled donut hit the spot- a whipped buttercream on the inside and a dollop on the top as well. The glazed donut was standard but also bigger than any usually one. I looked for donuts in the area for a while until I settled on this spot, and I can't wait to come back to try the sticky buns!

Friendly staff, sweet yet subtle bakery goods which was perfect! I got the cannoli donut, fresh jelly donut, and cinnamon roll. I really, really wanted the cinnamon bun as everyone recommended but it only comes in bundle of 3, which I wouldn't have been able to finish. Really wish they sold individual ones! Cinnamon roll was very dry, harder than I anticipated since the donuts were so fresh and soft. Really excited to try other baked goods (and even the deep dish pizza!) at this local bakery!

I have yet to have a better donut, whether in center city, down the shore, my travels- anywhere. Every donut is the best of its kind- I'd have the Buttercream, jelly and cinnamon are my top 3. My whole family is hooked and you will be too!

Frangelli's is easily one of the best donut spots in the city if not on the east coast. The donuts are fat, perfectly chewy, and out of this world flavorful, and all for $1.25 which you cannot beat for size and flavor. Most other spots are charging a dollar for a donut half this size. The only place that rivals Frangelli's as far as size and taste is Heirs (Baker Bros now I think) but they don't do specialty flavors as shown here, they are more of a standards type place. Both spots are killer and Philadelphia is lucky to have 'em.

Delicious! They bake everything fresh. There are a variety of baked goods but I always get their donuts and cannolis. Staff are friendly and they are very clean and professional.

The hype is real! The cannoli donuts are really delicious with airy chocolate chip cannoli cream between some fried dough with powdered sugar on top. Delicious! They also freshly fill donuts at the shop. So you don't have to rely on combinations of frosting and filling anymore. They can fill your donuts with cream, custard, or jelly and top it with your favorite topping. Delicious Boston cream donuts! The only thing I wasn't very impressed with was the sticky buns. It was really hard and made it very difficult to eat.

Everything looks and smells absolutely delicious here! So far I have only had the cannolis, but they are out of this world. They have 3 flavors: cheese, vanilla, and chocolate! The vanilla and chocolate were my favorite

Great donuts here. My favorite were the longjohns. Loved that they had seasonal donuts as well.

Came here for the frannolis. One of my friends swear this is the best doughnuts in Philly so I wanted to try it. It's tasty yes, but feels too heavy for a doughnut. I would enjoy having it every once in a while but I don't think it's something I'd crave.

The best Italian rum cake in South Philadelphia. We have tried many and this remains our consistent favorite.

My co-workers are from Souf Filly and when one of our staff had a birthday, someone took one for the team and ran down to this neighborhood bakery at 7 AM to get a box full of mixed pastries. Me, on the other hand, I'm still new to the Filly scene, much less the Souf Filly scene, so when I pondered which one of these delicacies I should try, one of them helpfully cut me a piece of that little piece of diabetic heaven that was half a frannoli - half a pastry, half a cannoli. I think my eyes rolled back into my head for a dizzying moment. Deeeeelicious. But I am glad I only had half of one - super sweet cream filling nestled among the soft pillowy layers of dough.

After hearing rumors and seeing pictures of a cannoli donut we had to go on the hunt. We found the bakery sitting on a corner tucked away in a neighborhood. After walking in and smelling the fresh donuts we new we were in for a treat. The place is small but their food packs a big punch. They specialize in donuts and pastries and they are the creator of the famous cannoli donut. We ordered a lobster tail and two of the cannoli donuts. First we tried the lobster tail, the shell was nice and flakey, and the custard filling was very tasty and creamy. Next for the big anticipation we dove into the cannoli donut. The donut was soft and fresh and the cannoli filling was silky and had fantastic flavor. Wow! This just might be my favorite thing ever! Yes if you are a fan of cannoli's you just might fall in love with this creation.

What do you get when you cross a perfect doughnut with a cannoli? The awesomeness that is the Franolli. I tried both the traditional chocolate chip version along with their new pistachio. Both were excellent, but I prefer the pistachio a bit more as it was not quite as sweet and I thought that it paired better with the perfectly fried dough. Please do yourself a favor and do a taste test for yourself, either one you choose, you still win!

My daughter bought the so called italian cream cake. What a disappointment it was for the money she spent. Never again.

I always take out of town guests here for a taste of South Philly and some gluttony. I mean what's more sinful and over the top than a donut filled with thick, creamy cannoli filling....chocolate chip "riggot" aka ricotta, of course?! Deep in the heart of South Philly is this little corner, no frills spot where the accents are thick and the "honeys" and "babes" are thrown around freely. This is home to the famous "frannoli" and it's on many lists for "top foods to try in Philly". I'm going to go ahead and say it's worth the trek...at least once. The treats are freshly filled to order and you can take a tub of cannoli cream home for dipping or filling your own shells. In the fall they have even pumpkin cannoli filling for a limited time and in the summer they can substitute the cannoli cream for ice cream! It's insane looking. They're huge and really one can be split between two people. Most recently we hit up Frangelli's for the classic Chanukah treat, Sufganiyot (jelly filled donuts). While all of the other bakeries in town were sold out or pre-order only for these, Frangelli's had them ready to go without notice. Excellent place to hit up if you're looking for jelly donuts that don't need to be kosher! Must keep this in mind next year. We also ordered pb&j, chocolate and vanilla cream filled powdered, and salted caramel as well. Lost of "oohing" and "ahhing" and even for a chocolate loving fam, the salted caramel was one of the favorites. We highly impressed our family with a box of these and certainly won't hesitate to bring them to another gathering or serve them here again. These donuts are light, absolutely filled to the brim, and both crowd and pocket pleasers. Great bang for your buck at $12 a baker's dozen. A South Philly gem.

Two words...cannoli donut! Yes, you read that right, this place serves a donut filled with cannoli cream. The filling is creamy and rich without being overly sweet. This donut alone was worth the 35 minute trip to visit this bakery. We stopped here mid afternoon and surprisingly there was a nice selection of baked goods left. I opted for a half dozen donuts so we could try a few varieties. We tried their PB & J which is basically a jelly donut topped with a peanut butter icing and their Nutella (which is filled with a Nutella Cream mixture and topped with chocolate icing. Lastly we grabbed a Eagles green cream filled donut and a glazed donut. All of the donuts were delish and loaded with filling....and calories. The cannoli donut are $3 each and the others are $1 each. I'm actually glad this place is so far away from me or I'd turn into a cream filled human.

The ricotta donut was really really good. I also got the glazed blueberry and ate it the next day. Still drool worthy

Just a reminder that Frangelli's is still the South Philly bakery you want, need and deserve. I picked up cannoli donuts and sticky buns for a recent tailgate party (this was a serious tailgate party!) and they were, of course, a huge hit. The donuts were so fresh and the sticky buns were just incredible. Their prices have increased since my last visit but still remain very affordable. Totally worth that deep South Philly drive and questionable park job for sure!

The Frannoli turned out to be everything I imagined it would be - light, soft, fluffy, and delicious! I knew that they couldn't go wrong with combining two of my favorite things: doughnuts and cannoli. The doughnut portion was fresh - moist and soft in the center - whereas the cannoli cream was very smooth and light, with some chocolate chips dispersed throughout. It was not too sweet, nor too greasy, which I really appreciated. I did not feel like death after eating it and could probably have eaten 11 more in one sitting. Sad about the tough location to get to and the $3 pricing per piece (seems like they used to be less), but these tasty treats are definitely worth the hike to have once in a while!

This South Philly bakery sells crack by the mouthful, in the form of ice cream doughnuts. Go on, try one. Imagine a doughnut, halved, with a block of vanilla ice cream - they'll dish out Neapolitan if you're feeling patriotic - jammed in-between the doughnut halves, all covered in powdered sugar. The ice cream's an unknown-brand, but who cares: one ice cream doughnut goes for the bargain price of $2.50. Plus, we're not talking any doughnuts, but Italian doughnuts. If you don't like doughnuts, they've got other pastries, too.

Not worth the hype. I tried an assortment of donuts, but in the end a couple were good, most were ok, and some were a miss. The good, I enjoyed the glazed croissant donut and French toast donut, good dough, fluffy and with the right amount of icing. The ok, the famed Franolli had a good dough, but the filling left a lot to be desired. The Buttercream donut was nothing special. The bad, the blueberry cake donut and chocolate cake donut tasted like it could have come from a grocery store, very artificial tasting. Overall: Glazed Croissant Donut 4/5 French Toast Donut 4/5 Franolli 3/5 Buttercream Donut 3/5 Blueberry Cake Donut 1/5 Chocolate Cake Donut 1/5

I have been to Frangelli's Bakery quite a few times and the donuts from this place are so good! In the past, I have tried their donuts filled with jelly, Italian cream, and butter cream! I really like their jelly donut! Their Franoli (donut with cannoli filling) is amazing! They have seasonal Franolis as well. This most recent trip I picked up a few donuts: Italian cream and their Nutella! Both were very good and bursting with filling! I highly recommend this place because it is affordable and their donuts are very good!

The last of the great bakeries, I always satisfied. I've been going to this bakery for years and they are consistent and delicious.

A go to spot if you're in South Philly. I have only tried to the signature "Franolli" a hybrid mash up of a cannoli and doughnut but will be back to try the rest. The filling was just the right amount of sweet with ricotta and chocolate chips and the doughnut itself was fresh and not too dense.

Frangelli's Bakery- South Philly-5-Stars Talk about a tiny hole in the hall joint. Frangelli's is tucked into the anchor spot of a building on the corner of Ritner and 9th in a traditionally Italian part of town. Frangelli's began in 1947 and has occupied the same space since 1994 (they were in their original location on 9th and Jackson from '47-'94) as such they are your stereotypical neighborhood icon such as the ones found throughout the Eastern Seaboard (everyone knows everyone and everything about everyone in the neighborhood). It is quaint, it is homey, it is warm and welcoming to strangers and obvious tourists. As we approached the counter a lovely lady by the name of Candice asked if she could help us. Stating we were new in town, she proceeded to tell us everything, and I mean everything about Frangelli's and their menu. She knew the place inside and out and was very helpful as well as exceedingly polite. She said we should be sure to try their "Franoli" and their Hamentash. Taking Candice at her word, I asked for a Franoli, some almond cookies and Hamentash. What exactly is a Franoli? Well, to put it mildly, it is the best pastry item in the Galaxy, if not the Universe. This little concoction of nummy for your tummy is a doughnut filled with cannoli filling. The doughnut is so soft and springy, it is almost like cake instead of donut and it is stuffed with the most delicate, sweet cannoli filling I have ever had. This is AMAZING!! This, alone, is worth the airfare. Forcing my attention away from this Kingly food, I told myself that I had to at least try the other items, after all, I was "working" here. To that end, next up were the Almond Cookies. Have you ever had a Bear Claw? Have you ever had marzipan? If you have, imagine the two of them combining like Foles to Jeffery in last years Super Bowl. This is a match made in the heaven. The buttery goodness and subtle almond notes were just astounding. This is truly a masterpiece of a cookie. Finally, I turned my attention to the order of Hamentash. Hamentash? A filled triangular shaped cookie associated with the Jewish holiday of Purim, or Haman in a South Philly Italian neighborhood? I had to have my researcher call and ask about that one. Lauren explained to my lackey that back in the day the neighborhood was more mixed than it is now, with lots of Jews and Italians roaming the streets. Even today, they get a lot of Jewish customers walking over from 7th. As with everything else in the place, this too was made by hand. Hamantashen traditionally come in one of two forms, either soft and doughy or hard and crunchy. These were an exemplary example of the latter. The cookie was baked to the perfect doneness and while it was crunchy, it did not fall apart upon biting. Instead, it crumbled in my mouth like so much mana. The filling was delightful, obviously homemade and quite honestly blew my conception of a cookie right out the window. Sadly, we had reached the end of our order and it was time to leave. Checking around one last time for any crumbs, we said our Goodbyes to Candice and exited onto Ritner. Taking a moment to savor what we had just experienced, I couldn't help but feel like one of the neighborhood for a brief second. OK, a microsecond as I was calmly asked to "move it fat boy" by a local passing by on the sidewalk. You have to love this city!! The Big Boy says, "If you are anywhere near Philadelphia or the East Coast in general, make this a priority stop. Frangelli's is 5 star all day every day!" #iamthebigboy #bigboydiningout

I kind of obnoxiously hinted at my boyfriend that I wanted to try this place out, but because of my work hours, I would literally never be able to make it. Lo and behold, he actually surprised me with a Frannoli after a long day! I can't attest to what it tastes like freshly made, but even after hours in the refrigerator, the donut held up nicely and the cannoli cream was perfectly sweet and full of chocolate chips. It's definitely a meal, so I don't think I did much eating afterward. I'm just more excited to try the rest of the menu and now that my schedule looks like it might be shaking up a bit, I might be looking for a gym membership to compensate for all the extra calories I'm about to consume.