Vegan Bakery Near Me on 24th Street: Dynamo Donut's Vegan Rings

Dynamo Donut + Coffee is not an all-vegan shop, but its case at 2760 24th Street carries a line of donuts made with vegan dough and glazes, each one labeled with the word Vegan right in the name. On the shop's online order menu, every vegan donut costs $4.25. If you searched vegan bakery near me from the eastern Mission or Potrero Hill and want a hand-cut, fried donut rather than a cake ring, this is the counter to know, with one caveat about the fryer.

Here is the caveat, in the shop's own words: the vegan donuts are made with vegan ingredients but fried in the same oil as the other donuts. The same note applies to the wheat-free donuts. For most plant-based eaters choosing on ingredients, that is fine. For anyone with a severe dairy or egg allergy, or anyone who avoids shared fryers, it is a real limit, and the honest answer is to pick an all-vegan bakery instead.

The steadiest vegan flavor is the Double Dark Chocolate, a vegan chocolate dough dipped in dark chocolate glaze, $4.25. It is the one to order if you only try one, because it shows off what the dough can do without any distracting toppings. The Spiced Chocolate uses the same dark chocolate vegan donut but rolls it in cinnamon-chipotle sugar, so the heat arrives a second after the sweetness. Both pair well with a plain drip coffee from the counter.

Two more vegan donuts lean floral and fruity. The Chocolate Rose tops dark chocolate vegan dough with a rose water and lemon zest glaze, a combination that sounds fussy and eats like a grown-up chocolate bar. The Cinnamon Apple folds diced Granny Smith apples into the vegan dough and tosses the whole donut in cinnamon sugar, so you get little pockets of tart fruit inside. Each costs $4.25, and the apple version is the best one for dunking.

Fall brings a seasonal vegan option. The September and October lineup includes a Lemon Poppy Seed - Vegan donut: poppy seeds folded into a vegan lemon zest dough, dunked in a sweet lemon glaze and finished with more seeds, also $4.25. Seasonal donuts rotate off the menu, and the order page has listed some with hard end dates, such as a Pear Cider donut sold only from September 1 to September 29. If you see a seasonal vegan donut you like, buy it that week.

Ordering a mixed box takes a little care. The half-dozen assorted box is $24 and the dozen is $48, but assorted means mixed, not vegan only, so a random box will include donuts made with butter, milk and eggs. If you want an all-vegan box, choose each donut individually at the counter or through the next-day pickup menu instead of the assortment. Wheat-free donuts such as the cherry-glazed lemon are on the menu too, but they are not marked vegan.

There are several ways to get donuts without standing in line. The website's Next Day Pick-Up menu, run through Square, takes orders a day ahead. For same-day pickup or delivery, both the Mission and Marina shops are on DoorDash. Bigger events go through the Special Orders form, under the heading Big day? We've got you covered, and cafes can apply for wholesale. Square checkout accepts Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash App and the major cards.

Timing helps. The Mission shop opens at 7 am Monday through Saturday and at 8 am on Sunday, and closes at 4 pm every day. Because donuts are made in batches each morning and the vegan line is a handful of flavors among many, the full vegan selection is most reliable early. Weekday mornings before 9 am are calmer than the weekend, when 24th Street fills with brunch traffic and people walking the murals.

Dynamo has a strong claim to starting San Francisco's craft donut scene. Pastry chef Sara Spearin opened the shop in 2008 with a simple idea, as the website puts it: San Francisco deserved better donuts. She made them by hand with real ingredients, no pre-made bases, and Dynamo became known as the city's first artisanal donut shop. In 2025 Spearin stepped away, and the shop continues to use fresh, local and organic ingredients wherever possible.

The second location is a different kind of outing. Dynamo's Marina shop at 110 Yacht Road sits by the harbor near Marina Green and opens 8 am to 4 pm daily. It is the better choice if you are walking the waterfront toward the Golden Gate Bridge or heading to Crissy Field. The online next-day order menu defaults to Yacht Road pickup, so pick your location carefully at checkout.

From the Mission shop, walk west on 24th Street for a short mural loop. Precita Eyes Mural Arts and Visitors Center, at 2981 24th Street, is the nonprofit that runs guided walks of the neighborhood's murals. Just beyond it, Balmy Alley, between 24th and 25th streets, is lined with murals painted on garage doors and fences. A vegan Double Dark Chocolate in hand is a fair trade for the walk.

If you are building a vegan sweets day, pair this shop with an all-vegan one rather than another mixed bakery. Downtown, Whack Donuts at 4 Embarcadero Center bakes every donut and keeps the whole menu vegan and nut-free, which makes it the right pick for allergy households. Dynamo is the better choice when you want a classic fried donut texture and you are comfortable with the shared fryer. The two styles are different enough that trying both makes sense.

Practical notes: Dynamo Donut + Coffee is at 2760 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110. Hours are 7 am to 4 pm Monday through Saturday and 8 am to 4 pm Sunday. Vegan donuts are labeled by name and cost $4.25 on the online menu; they share a fryer with the other donuts. It suits Mission locals, mural walkers and plant-based eaters who want fried donuts, not strict-allergy households.