Bob's Donuts is a 24-hour Nob Hill gem flipping out classic, oversized donuts and apple fritters that keep both locals and night owls coming back for more.
"There’s usually a short line at this 24-hour shop, but depending on when you go, Bob’s Donuts could be filled with families looking for a snack or people getting something to eat after Harper & Rye locks its doors. Go plain classic donut if you want something simple—they’re puffy and amazing—but odds are you’re like most everyone else waiting in line and want a maple buttermilk bar or an apple fritter instead." - julia chen 1, patrick wong, lani conway
"Bob’s Donuts in SF is open for 24 hours and has been frying up incredible classic glazed donuts and apple fritters since the 1960s. The giant, footlong donut is something extra special: get it with chocolate frosting, crumbs, sprinkles, or maple, and ask yourself if you’d like to participate in their three-minute challenge. There’s a whole leaderboard of people who have eaten this thing in under two minutes (shout out to James S.), but if you don’t want to find yourself in a makeshift episode of Man Vs. Food, the regular-sized glazed and apple fritters are more than worthy of a visit." - carlo mantuano, team infatuation
"Who said donuts were only for breakfast and in-office team meetups? Bob’s Donuts on Polk Street is open 24 hours a day, every day—which comes in handy when you’re closing down Harper and Rye, or some other nearby bar at 2am and need to munch on something. Go plain glazed donut—they're puffy and amazing. But odds are the super dense maple buttermilk bar, or the sprinkled mega donut the size of your face will call to you." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong
"Donuts are usually something you eat at breakfast or while fake browsing at a car dealership, but at Bob’s Donuts you can walk in at 4am since it’s open 24 hours a day. There’s usually a short line, but depending on when you go, it could be filled with families looking for a snack or people getting something to eat after Harper & Rye locks its doors. Go plain classic donut if you want—they’re puffy and amazing—but odds are you want a maple buttermilk bar or an apple fritter instead. photo credit: Carly Hackbarth photo credit: Carly Hackbarth photo credit: Carly Hackbarth Food Rundown photo credit: Carly Hackbarth Bob’s Donut Challenge Notice those face-sized rings glaring at you from behind the glass? Those glazed, sprinkled, and crumbed behemoths are the stars of Bob’s Challenge: eat one in three minutes for swag, and have your name immortalized in their hall of fame. We haven’t been foolish enough to try it." - Lani Conway
"Bob’s Donuts will move from 1621 Polk Street to 1720 Polk Street and expand into a neighboring business, with plans to open the new space in 2025." - Dianne de Guzman
