DREAM Doughnuts

DREAM is to die for! We came by the Ferry Building Farmer's Market on Saturday and had to grab one as we went through the other stalls. Expect some wait here as DREAM had a line! We only waited 10-15 minutes before we got to order. Service was quick!Getting there at about noon, there were already some of their doughnuts sold out so get there early if you're looking for something in particular!We ordered the OG and it was SO GOOD. I'm still thinking about it! We will definitely be coming back for these!

Our friend was not able to attend the after birthday lunch get together but gave us a box of DREAM doughnuts that he had procured while shopping at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market that morning to try. I checked out the website to find it is micro bakery that is female and immigrant owned known for its doughnuts and pastries that are made using the ingredients seasonally available and ingredients that are REAL, without the industrial mixes that are full of chemicals at typical shops. Four flavors of doughnuts were in the box.Ooh Baby - ube cream filled topped with ube glaze and ube milk crumbs. Napa Crème - vanilla bean cream filled topped with dark chocolate with a tough of Cabernet, candied cocoa and chocolate pearls.The O.G. - glazed with Madagascar vanilla bean.Bart's Dad - paying homage to Homer, its pink vanilla glazed with rainbow sprinkles. My two favorites were the Ooh Baby with its purple cake and ube cream filling and the Napa Crème with it vanilla bean custard filling. Maybe I like cream filled doughnuts, but they were so delicious and not sweet!! The glaze did not melt like some doughnuts and they were still soft that evening.Thanks to our friend who getting these DREAM doughnuts for us to try. If you see them at a Farmers Market, give these delicious doughnuts a try.

A doughnut stand is the perfect addition to the Saturday farmers market at the Ferry Building. What's better than doughnuts for breakfast? Fancy doughnuts with creative flavors and decorations, unlike anything you've seen before!The O.G.: Pretty basic, no gimmicks. Just a regular doughnut and some vanilla frosting. Apparently they use milk bread, so it's a little fluffier than regular doughnuts.Bart's Dad: This is actually what I'd consider the classic doughnut, with pink frosting and rainbow sprinkles. It kind tastes the same as The O.G., but feels more fun.Napa Creme: Definitely loving this one. It's like a Boston Creme, but a tad fancier. The custard inside doesn't taste as sweet and has a nice tang. Also, I liked how the chocolate frosting on top was a little more complex than the Dunkin version.Oooh Baby: I'm a big fan of ube since it's a fun colored sweet potato. Definitely one of the richer / heavier doughnuts I tried here. Fun to look at and fun to eat. Sakura X: Very beautiful doughnut with such a pretty blossom painted on top. Plus the filling has a delicious floral tone. Definitely the most memorable doughnut here. The Robin: So the egg nest is really innovative and looks great on Insta. Tastes good too with all the crunchy phyllo. If you eat the nest & egg first, the rest of the doughnut is kinda blah though, reminds me of The O.G.24 Carrot Magic: So the little gold leaf is definitely gimmicky, since it looks cool but there is absolutely no flavor. I like that they only used a speck, since places that coat a whole ice cream cone in gold leaf end up charging you a lot. But the gold is not the star here by any means, the carrot cake base is the true star. It's very cakey, has carrot shreds and has raisins. All with a crunchy fried texture on the outside. And pairs great with the cream cheese frosting. Perhaps my favorite here.Bunny Butt: Apparently this is a vegan. It had a bunch of coconut shreds and a sugary bunny butt candy. Looked fun, but wasn't as tasty as the other doughnuts here.

I went to the Ferry Building for the farmers market a few weeks ago and had to try this lovely place! I got the "A Kiss From a Rose" donut which tasted as good as it looks! The few times I've come by it's had a pretty long line but if anything that just tells you how good the donut will be. :)

pre-ordered 4 doughnuts: The OG, Electric Blue Bomb, Pushing Daisies Mochinut, Thai-Ger King. would highly recommend pre-ordering if you have specific ones you want to try! we got there ~1pm to pick up which is towards the end, but basically everything was sold out.- The OG: personally found this one overly sweet and overly fried, you can taste the saltiness from the oil.- Electric Blue: this one was my favorite! fluffy dough with exploding tart fruity flavor.- Pushing Daisies Mochinut: not sure we thought the matcha and calamansi flavors meshed well, also quite sweet. the mochi texture is less chewy than typical.- Thai-Ger King: overall solid, the expected thai tea flavor.Overall fun unique flavors, but fairly pricey for doughnuts and sweeter than necessary (especially for an asian inspired dessert)

4.25 stars overall, but rounding up for their unique donut flavors and super friendly and helpful owners! I had them bookmarked for a while, and then saw them profiled a few weeks ago on Check Please! Bay Area. I knew that would cause them to blow up even more, and lo and behold, their pre-orders for single donuts were sold out for the foreseeable future. Luckily, they still had four packs of pre-selected donuts available, and I placed a pre-order for pick up at the Saturday Farmer's Market in San Francisco. Their stand had a long line at 11:15am on Saturday (they were located in front of the Ferry Building, where many of the other food vendors were), and they were sold out of some items already; however, there was still a good variety available to choose from. I was able to ask to pick up my order at the front of the line, and didn't have to wait for very long. I tried:[https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=Zfy3Ja2TJCR5EwTUK7WI4g&userid=76vIFZcC7owykCBjMfGVXg]-Pink & White Croughie (w/Poached Rhubarb, Strawberry Confit, Vanilla Bean, Strawberry Cream, $6.25, https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=tnpzuPY3nsd4c6_Oo_GMWg&userid=76vIFZcC7owykCBjMfGVXg): They have two croughie flavors each week, and I love that they rotate flavors frequently. The croughie was flaky, and I liked the rhubarb/strawberry flavor and the texture of the cream. However, the croughie was slightly dense, and the price point is on the higher side for the price. I would still get this again depending on the flavor.-Ooh Baby (Ube Cream, Ube Milk Crumbs, $5.50): Very good donut, and the donut was soft and pillowy. I liked that this wasn't too sweet, but the ube flavor could've been amped up more.-Bart's Dad (Pink Vanilla Glaze, Rainbow Sprinkles, $4): This was a solid sprinkles donut, and I also liked that this wasn't too sweet; however, with all the other unique flavors they have, I wouldn't order this again.-Strawberry Fields (Strawberry Crème Chantilly Filling, Strawberry Glaze, $6.25): Yum- this was my favorite out of the donuts I tried. I loved the strawberry crème chantilly filling, and the fresh flavor of the strawberry. Highly recommended!The ladies at D.R.E.A.M. were so friendly, and I look forward to the other creative donut flavors they come up with! They were still wearing masks despite the mandate being lifted. Parking in this area is extremely difficult during the weekends, but street parking spots and lots are available a short walk away.

It's been quite a while before I started having and trying doughnuts. You can imagine my excitement when I saw this stand appear at the Ferry Farmers Market on Saturday 4/9/2022. When I walked up, there were two customers (potential or actual?) who were asking about and looking at their display. While waiting, I studied their menu and knew that I'd be getting a number of things, especially knowing I'd be meeting out-of-town friends the next day for dinner. I ordered two boxes of the Classic sampler (), which is comprised of The OG, Bart's Dad, Oooh Baby, and Napa Creme. I tried The OG (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=IhfpoWge-dsIrAqHnKnFxA&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q), which is a Madagascar vanilla bean glaze on their signature milk bread doughnut; though the most plain looking, I really enjoyed the texture of the dough which really shines. I shared this box with my family and that was my selection. I also ordered a custom box of four other items. The first one of those that I tried was The Robin (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=uFwfl256fPOyHeqm28NDCw&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q). This is comprised of a malted milk blue glaze, phyllo nest, and a robin egg... tell me this isn't an IG photo in waiting. And yes, deliciously interesting too. A couple days later, I dug into one of the 'Croughie of the Day', the blackberry lemonade (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=i6j2JbxMbsvPbTv9MvHUCw&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q); the menu lists the ingredients as blackberry compote, lemon curd, and blackberry glaze; though not a big blackberry fan, I enjoyed how the description depicts this pastry and I would get this again. The other croughie was the blueberry pancakes (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=OYko4LaYdpx1yQHNf-EiJg&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q); blueberry compote, vanilla bean cream, and maple glaze. Ridiculous in a good way, especially if you like blueberries. I finished my menu tour with the 24 carrot magic (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=D2BzDgDPk-uiGbWqrdZU7w&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q). Trust me when I say this is more than a carrot cake. It's a brown sugar carrot cake with golden raisins, cream cheese frosting, and, yes, that's actually gold leaf ("a little bling" as they wrote). This is a cake donut that should be eaten within the 1st few days. I waited almost a week later and it was a bit on the dry side, no fault of theirs.With their wide menu selection, it was hard not to say 'one of each, please'. I am glad that I was able to enjoy five different items over the course of the week. No need to say that I'll be stopping here later this morning to try more too!

That mochi donut is unlike any other donut in that category!The slight chew yet soft texture with the decadent chocolate taste will absolutely make you want to buy it all! This is their flavor of the day so it varies. I'm glad that I was able to get some before they sold out.This is definitely going on the top list as one of "The Best Mochi Donuts" in the bay area.

Got donuts from the Napa farmers market on Saturday. They're expensive, so I expected them to be amazing. They tasted stale, and the filling was only in about halfOf the donut.

I checked out this women owned specialty donut stand on opening day. At around 11am on a Saturday, there was a line, but the wait was not too bad, maybe around 10-15 minutes. Wear sunscreen, because the sun will be in your face! A couple flavors were sold out by then. I got the Ooh Baby (Ube) and another cereal milk flavored donut with marshmallows. The cream filling, icing, and toppings were accurate as described and it was just the right amount of sweetness. They also had cronuts, savory pastries, mochi donuts, cute merch, and more. I'll definitely be back to try all the other flavors.