Mar 26, 2026 - Food and Drink

Yanni's Greek Donuts does sticky-sweet, made-to-order loukoumades

Meira Gebel

White cup labeled "Yannis" filled with golden brown loukoumades dusted with cinnamon sugar; a small Greek flag on a toothpick stands among the stacked donuts, on a weathered wooden table outdoors. — The sticky-sweet, deep-fried loukoumades from Yanni's are worth a try. Photo: Meira Gebel/Axios

The sticky-sweet, deep-fried loukoumades from Yanni's are worth a try. Photo: Meira Gebel/Axios

I've been eating a lot of doughnuts recently. And I blame comedian Brandon Lyons, who I interviewed earlier this month about his quest to find the city's best.

One of his early stops was Yanni's, which specializes in Greek-style loukoumades — small, airy, chewy, deep-fried doughnuts.
He gave the Central Eastside food truck a rave review, and now after going myself, I can, too.

The doughnuts are made-to-order, so they're served hot and coated in one of three flavor options: the traditional honey and cinnamon, pistachio and chocolate or coconut and caramel.

A small ($5) comes with about a dozen bite-size loukoumades, which is big enough to share, but you won't want to.

If you go: Yanni's Greek Donuts (1400 SE 9th Ave.) is open Friday and Saturday from 11am to 9pm, and Sunday from 11am to 6pm.

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Yanni's Greek Donuts does sticky-sweet, made-to-order loukoumades

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