2 Wisconsin Donut Shops Crack Yelp’s Top 100

By Christina Lorey

May 16, 2025

It’s just a FACT: The best way to start your day is with something sweet! And it’s even better when that treat is fried, frosted, and from a spot on Yelp’s 2025 list of “The 50 Best Donut Shops in America” 🏆

Two Wisconsin businesses made this year’s list!

🍩 Coming in at No. 26 is Greenbush Bakery in Madison. On March 1, 1996 — Marv “Donut Man” and Barb Miller took over a struggling donut shop in the shadow of Camp Randall Stadium. Their goal? To make the old-fashioned baked goods they grew up eating. Three decades later, their business is still going strong (and the only certified kitchen in the area)!

🍩 And sliding in at No. 48 is Cranky Al’s in Wauwatosa. Cranky’s is perhaps the only place where pizza and donuts live together in harmony. The shop sells both — although they’re best-known for their hand-cut donuts, which are made through a 7-step process that takes 13 hours! “Come for the doughnuts… sit with some coffee,” is their motto, as they serve “responsibly-sourced” coffee, too.

MORE: 11 of the Craziest Donuts You Can Order in Wisconsin

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Christina Lorey

Christina Lorey is an Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist and former UpNorthNews newsletter editor. She previously worked as a producer, reporter, and TV anchor for stations in Madison and Moline. When she’s not writing or asking questions, Christina volunteers with Girls on the Run, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and several mental health organizations.

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