pepperbox

doughnuts

Chef-Driven Doughnuts

We’ve been at this a while

For years we’ve perfected our doughnut recipes and have created one that is light, airy, and savory. We make yeast-raised doughnuts with the best ingredients available. We always offer a variety of vegan options. We believe that delicious food can be created responsibly using locally sourced ingredients whenever possible, and we treat our employees equitably and give back to the community.

People often ask us why we chose the name “Pepperbox”. One of the legends of the invention of the doughnut involves an American sea trader in the 1800’s who was tired of his fried cakes always being uncooked in the middle. As a result, he punched a hole in the center of the dough with the ship’s tin pepper box, and thus was born the doughnut (or “donut”) that we know and love.

We have recently opened our first brick and mortar in the burgeoning South End area of Charlotte, our hometown, and hope to have many more stores in the future. In addition to our signature doughnuts, our first retail location offers plain glazed, chocolate glazed, and other classic doughnuts, coffees, teas, and an innovative non-alcoholic beverage program.

We pride ourselves on innovation and we love to create new flavors every season for you to enjoy. Our menu rotates - please check our pictures and follow us on social media to get an example of some of our past pastry creations. Here are a few of our current crowd-pleasers:

where to find us

We HAVE openED our first brick and mortar!

We are located in the Design Center of the carolinas, off of camden road in Charlotte, across the alley from the new Jeni’s Ice cream, under the water tower, across from the heart wall!

Our official address is 101 w. Worthington Avenue, Suite 150, Charlotte, NC 28203

Our Storefront hours are 7am-4pm every day of the week.
We frequently sell out of our doughnuts, but we will stay open to sell coffee, teas, juices, housemade sodas, kombucha, and more!

The Design Center, where an Uber will drop you- head down Camden towards the water tower!

Right across from the heart wall, through the gate to the atrium, near Byron’s!