Plaza Pastries and Donuts

Tower Grove has a donut shop! It is sandwiched between South Grand and Kingshighway, and since it's not on a main road, it is easy to overlook.

 South Grand and Tower Grove Park are some of the greatest places in St. Louis. Sometimes tourist destinations like the nearby Botanical Gardens overshadow this area, but if you're visiting STL, make it a point to go here.

 Employee was super friendly and gave us complimentary donut holes while we debated. She recommended her favorite, the Buttermilk Donut Stick, which was delicious. Mike noted that it would be "the best donut to go with coffee". 
As I write this, I'm already wanting to go back. A good sign.

 We also got a Strawberry Iced and Chocolate Cake donut, both of which were tasty, homemade, and old fashioned. 

 Plaza Pastries and Donuts has been open for 4 years.  Their location and endearingly ancient signage gave me low expectations, but they make some good donuts! 

 On Sunday by 11am they had sold out of their most popular customer favorites and I found myself being happy for them about this. 

Plus, they sell pre-made trays of donuts. Great for bulk purchases. I've never seen that before.

 *Note: You can use a card if you spend more than $6. This is reasonable!

Hours
Tue-Fri 6 am - 6 pm
Sat 6 am - 3 pm
Sun 6 am - 2 pm

Location
3182 Morgan Ford Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63116

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