Dough-lightful! Halifax’s Bramble Cafe Wins Top Ten Best Vegan Doughnut Shop Award

For Immediate Release:
June 2, 2026

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Alex Payne 202-483-7382

Cue the sprinkles, because just in time for National Doughnut Day (June 5), PETA is recognizing Canadian doughnut shops that dish up the most delectable donuts without using eggs or dairy—and Halifax’s own Bramble Cafe has made the top ten list. The fully vegan shop rotates through scrumptious doughnut flavors—from Vanilla Glazed and Mango Coconut to Lemon Poppyseed filled with fresh lemon curd and topped with a poppyseed glaze—plus Cinnamon Twists fried to golden perfection.

“From rich and zesty lemon poppyseed to melt-in-your-mouth mango coconut, Bramble Cafe delivers fabulous flavor without a crumb of cruelty to chickens or cows,” says PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk. “All the doughnut shops on PETA’s list are on a roll, serving delicious sweets that leave animals in peace—and leave doughnut lovers smiling.”

Chickens form complex social structures, and cows develop friendships over time. Yet in the egg industry, hens are crammed into wire cages or packed into filthy sheds where they can’t even spread their wings, and in the dairy industry, mother cows are forcibly impregnated, and their beloved calves are torn away from them shortly after birth so that humans can take their milk. Just like the animals who are violently killed for meat, hens’ and mother cows’ lives end at the slaughterhouse.

Every person who goes vegan saves the lives of nearly 200 animals each year and reduces their own risk of developing heart disease and cancer. PETA’s free vegan starter kit can help those looking to make the switch.

Bramble Cafe will receive a framed award certificate from PETA, along with bragging rights. Other winners on PETA’s list include Mmm Donuts in Barrie, Ontario; Lucky’s Doughnuts in Vancouver, British Columbia; Léché Desserts in Montreal; Machino Donuts in Toronto; Bronuts & Coffee in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Hoopla Donuts in Calgary, Alberta; Darkside Donuts in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Get Caked Donuts in Summerside, Prince Edward Island; and La Beignerie in Montreal.

Bramble Cafe is located at 2851 Agricola St., in Halifax, and is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.