Gotham Doughnuts

Ask any Ivanhoe sugar fiend where they drop their weekend calories, and the compass points straight to this DC-themed sweet shop. Massive, cloud-like rings of dough—perfectly proofed and light as air. Forget cloyingly sweet sugar bombs; these are balanced, generously stuffed pastry masterpieces. Melbourne dessert hounds map their weekends around securing a box here. The lineup is staggering. Think Nutella & PB, Lemon Meringue, and a Wagon Wheel homage that demands immediate attention. The pièce de résistance? A stellar roster of plant-based creations that routinely clear the shelves. Flanked by edgy graffiti and a highly photogenic blue wall, the space is a total aesthetic trip. Bubbly staff, unbeatable value, zero pretension. Grab a honeycomb ring, snap a pic by the mural, and demolish it on the spot.