Dough Joy
Known for: Vegan brioche doughnuts in playful flavors like the Pop-Tart-inspired Popstar, vanilla biscoff, strawberry milkshake and everything bagel.
2 locations
Seattle, WA
Dough Joy was founded by Christopher Ballard and Sean Willis, launching in May 2021 as a food truck in Ballard that sold out on its first day. It opened a Capitol Hill storefront in late 2021, followed by West Seattle and Ballard shops. The Capitol Hill shop closed permanently on June 21, 2026, leaving West Seattle and Ballard.
Open since 2021
Founded and owned by Christopher Ballard and Sean Willis (Seattle Refined/KOMO Dec 2021; Wikipedia citing Eater Seattle, Seattle Times, Seattle Met).

