Cartems Donuterie - Vancouver, British Columbia

I love their baked donuts! They have this melt-in-your-mouth softness and the flavours are always on point. Their regular (fried) cake donuts also have great flavours but are very saturated with oil, almost to the point of being "wet". I have yet to try the yeast donuts, but definitely recommend ... the baked variety - their baked donuts are probably my favourite in Vancouver or anywhere. The monthly specials are usually interesting which keeps me coming back! As a bonus, the majority of the offerings are vegan and the baked ones are gluten-friendly. All the drinks available to accompany your donut are great. They always steam my caffe lattes perfectly and they know how to do matcha properly! The atmosphere is very cozy and warm with the brick walls and wooden furniture. It's an older building and has a distinct look. The staff is always very friendly and welcoming. I'm happy that they've recently updated their hours to be open earlier AND they commit to having all the donuts ready to go right from opening so I can count on being able to get what I want! Read more

Loved their vegan donuts options. Wish they had more honestly. The smoked maple walnut and earl grey are out of this world delicious. Perfection. Very cute location though I took mine to go.

So, I don't know about these other reviewers, but I'm a big donut fan. We walked in on a quiet Monday afternoon, and they had only 3 salted caramel donuts left. Thank goodness we got to try one. It was heavenly. Dense, moist, and cakey with an appropriate amount of ... glaze but not overly sweet. The Earl Grey tea latte made for a surprisingly bold and perfect pairing. Staff members were equally sweet. No bad vibes here. Read more

I’ve gotten cartems many times over the years and their classic Earl grey donut is my favourite - it is packed with earl grey flavour. Secondly I would recommend their London Fog or Vanilla Bean. The donuts are not overly sweet and have a great texture (either fluffy or dense ... depending on the type). They always have new monthly specials and the flavours are creative and unique sometimes (like black sesame or mango). This location particularly I visited recently and the staff are friendly and kind & they even give away samples to try and unsold remaining donuts to customers near the end of the day. Delicious donuts either way but also perfect for my vegan and GF friends / family. Read more

I am a big fan of pastry... I have heard a lot about Cartems and I finally I decided to bring my family for a morning start with donuts. To be honest, customer service was great... but donuts were not what I was expecting, the tastes of earl grey and ... salted cramel were good but the overall quality of the donuts was not good as they were too oily! Of course it was a good experience, but I will not go back for new taste exploration. Read more