Handcraft Doughnuts
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Known for: Small-batch brioche doughnuts from an 18-hour-rested dough, in about ten rotating flavors such as lemon curd meringue, mascarpone-blueberry and PB&J, sold from a Union Market counter.
1309 5th St NE (Union Market)
Washington, DC 20002
Monday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Thursday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Friday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Saturday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Sunday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Husband-and-wife owners Kara Terrell and Ike Emejuru, a tech project manager and civil rights lawyer, took a doughnut-making class, launched as a Union Kitchen ghost bakery in May 2024 with pastry chef Jared Rubin, and opened a permanent Union Market counter in December 2024.
Open since 2024
Owned by Kara Terrell and Ike Emejuru.
Last checked 9/25/2026