Carpe Donut
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Carpe Donut

1715 Allied Ln, Charlottesville, VA

★★★★4.3(49 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

This Charlottesville spot specializes in hot, made-to-order donuts that steal the show, particularly their celebrated apple cider varieties and Italian hot chocolate that guests rave about long after their visit. Matt and his team have built a reputation for thoughtful service that extends beyond the counter—they're equally beloved as a catering partner for weddings and events, bringing the same care and fresh-fried quality to special occasions. Whether you're grabbing a quick pastry with your coffee or hosting a gathering, Carpe Donut delivers the kind of genuine, personalized experience that turns a simple breakfast into something memorable.

What to expect

Family friendlyQuick grabSpecialty drinksPastriesFull breakfastTraditional drinks

Google Reviews

Jen Ortuño
★★★★★11 months ago

We hired both Carpe Donut and Rodeo Catering at our fundraising event. Matt and his team provided a great experience throughout the entire process, taking a particular thoughtfulness to our mission and tying it together with the food. It was delicious and the service was great! Many happy guests.

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★★★★★a year ago

We had Carpe Donuts cater a casual morning after breakfast for our wedding. Everyone absolutely adored the donuts that they fried fresh in front of us and the Italian hot chocolate. They put a lot of care and precision into the bagel and fruit arrangements. They even set aside fruit sliced away from the bagels and donuts for a couple guests with gluten allergies. Amazing to end the weekend on a high note.

Victoria Hearn
★★★★★2 years ago

Carpe donut was a hit at our wedding! We didn’t want to serve cake and Carpe Donut provided a unique service which our guests loved. They served fresh-apple cider donuts and coffee. The donuts are amazing – we still have our family and friends telling us how good they were. Compared to other dessert options, it felt like a very reasonable choice price-wise to go with Carpe Donut. The cart they use is so cute and a great photo op! We are so happy we decided to use Carpe Donut and 100% recommend! *photos by Barbarah Perttula!

Kim Hunt
★★★★★6 years ago

Having the carpe donut truck for our wedding was the easiest decision that we made. The donuts were delicious and a hit with all our guests. Matt and his team were amazing to work with and are just good people. The cherry on top of a great event were the 2 dozen donuts that they sent us home with. Also, ask him about his daughters blueberry crumble donuts they are to die for and yes if you were wondering we ate every last donut that they sent home with us the night after the wedding.

Andrea Grumbles (cat)
★★★★6 years ago

Very good tasting donuts. We got 6 donuts: 2 cinnamon sugar, chocolate glaze, chocolate glazed from their apple cider dough with sprinkles, maple glaze, and blueberry glaze. My favorite was the blueberry glaze. They make their own glazes.

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