District’s Lemon Ginger and Elvis donuts

ICYMI: District Donuts now open in Baton Rouge

Jennifer Tormo Alvarez

Photography by Charlene Guilliams

May 24, 2017

About 40 customers were waiting in line outside last Friday morning for the new Baton Rouge restaurant to open its doors. The Towne Center location marks the first non-New Orleans-area restaurant for District Donuts. And by 4 p.m. opening day, it had already seen 2,000 people file through its doors.

So, what’s all the hype about? District’s small-batch specialty doughnuts and sliders. Which, in case you haven’t heard, are the bomb.com. Every element of the doughnuts is made from scratch, including the pastry creams, fillings and doughnut toppings such as peanut butter cups, Oreos and sprinkles.

The restaurant serves 10 doughnut varieties each day, shuffling through more than 120 varieties. District also serves a rotating menu of sliders, brew by Stumptown Coffee Roasters and craft beer from Southern Prohibition Brewing and Wayward Owl Brewing.

To see more photos and tour the restaurant, read the full first look.

By Jennifer Tormo Alvarez

Jennifer Tormo Alvarez was the editor of “225” for nearly 11 years, leading the magazine through two print and digital redesigns, three anniversary years, a flood and the pandemic. She is obsessed with restaurant interiors, sparkling water, Scorpio astrology memes and, admittedly, the word “obsessed.” She is willing to travel to see indie bands in concert, but even better if they play a show at Chelsea’s Live.