Donut King Leichhardt Marketplace

Donut King at Leichhardt Marketplace is a donut shop in Leichhardt where the hot cinnamon donut is the main event. The brand's tagline is "Home of the Hot Cinnamon Donut", and locals here seem to take that seriously. We hear the donuts come out warm and made fresh, and one regular who stops by every week with her grandson reckons the cinnamon ones can't be beaten.

The jam balls get a mention too, and so do the toasties, which people say are made well. If you want something savoury, hotdogs are on the menu, and the drinks side covers coffee, cappuccino, hot chocolate and milkshakes. The coffee milkshake has its own fans. Coffee gets a mixed response, with some locals happy to make it their daily morning stop and one finding it just OK. The menu board can be a bit hard to read, so it helps to know what you're after or simply ask at the counter.

What people really talk about is the staff. Manav and Ravi are singled out for being friendly and great with customers, and another local mentions a team member who remembered their coffee order after a single earlier visit. It's the sort of place where families end a shopping trip with a treat and the person behind the counter greets them with a smile. One local who ordered a very large batch of donuts for an event found the team helpful on the phone and ready when promised, so it's worth calling ahead if you're planning something bigger than a few donuts.

The shop is inside the Leichhardt Marketplace, with a relaxed seating area next to the supermarkets, so it suits a sit-down break as much as a quick grab. You can dine in, take away or have orders delivered. Payment is easy with cards and tap-and-pay, there's free street parking nearby, and the entrance and car park are wheelchair accessible.

One local grumble is worth knowing about: a customer was unhappy with how milk was handled for their coffee, though that's the exception in what we hear. Hours are generally daytime, running a little later one evening a week, but check before heading in.