Harvey's Gourmet Donuts — Restaurant in Sonoma

FYI, the Railroad St. location in El Verano isn't open currently BUT GOOD NEWS: he's got a "sweet" little spot on the Square. For the record, I've been going to the Basque for years but it's declined recently. Harvey's place is superior if you're looking for sweets and excellent coffee. It's better coffee for sure, and his donuts are extremely light and tasty. I had sugar cinnamon today and they were beignet-like in texture. I met Harvey there too -- I am not a shill, just saw him in his trademark tophat and we chatted. Cool longtime local guy trying to get a business off the ground. Funny and real, he has created a nice space inside the El Paseo courtyard, sort of directly across from the Bear Flag statue, on 1st East. His staff was very friendly too, provided quick and efficient service. If you like high quality donuts (they are mini versions, served in a pomme frites-like cone, a nice touch), ya gotta try this place. He's got a nice set-up in the courtyard, with some high tops to eat there. Finally, he's got a great logo - a tophat wearing donut! Well...

I'm so glad I happened to stumble on this place! The sign for this place is unassuming, but who doesn't want fresh donuts? It's a bit off the main highway going through town, but easy to find and so worth it. They're family run and we were helped by Harvey himself, top hat and all. They serve up little donuts by the dozen, hot and fresh and totally customizable. There are different glazes you can choose from, along with any number of optional toppings. We finally decided on a dozen with caramel glaze, a dozen with Oreos and sugar glaze, and a dozen with Apple Pie filling and whipped cream. YUM! They have limited days they're open right now, Friday and Saturday, until 8 PM (I didn't see when they open though) and have a schedule of days where they invite a different food truck from the area to come out. I'll definitely be going back. What an awesome...

We hired Harvey's Donuts to serve dessert at my daughter's wedding last October in Kenwood. What a huge hit their donuts were! Of course we had a small two-tiered cake that the bride and groom could cut for pictures, but the star desserts were the hot, delicious donuts. Harvey's has a great set-up and their staff is very friendly. I recommend ordering more than recommended as many of our guests went back over and over. And at the end of the night when everyone was starting to feel a bit hungry again after lots of dancing, Harvey's staff passed around the extras. It was a fun and delicious dessert and I highly recommend...