Sidecar Doughnuts (Santa Monica)

Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee, Santa Monica

Huckleberry doughnuts fried fresh every hour

Hours

Opens daily 06:30; closes 19:00 Sun-Thu, 21:00 Fri-Sat (official)

Budget

Doughnuts $5-7 each

Address

631 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica

A doughnut shop on Wilshire Boulevard a few blocks from Santa Monica's beach and pier. They fry small batches every hour, so with luck yours is still warm. The flagship is the huckleberry, glazed a purple-pink, and maple bacon is the other common pick. Pretty tiled floors in an Art Deco building plus patio tables make it a good coffee stop before or after the beach.