Dunkin' Donuts coming back to Shanghai

went and bought donuts at the new dunkin donuts shop in Gubei on a Saturday night around 9pm. Was very dissapointed when I tried to order their famous American coffee. I was told that they finished the last pot and would not brew more since by closing time (1.5hrs)they wont have enough customers to sell the coffee. This would not have happend in the US, and I am sure that if the management of this franchise new about this, it would soon be rectified.

As I was on my way to work this morning I saw the new DUNKIN' DONUTS. The familiar white sign with the pink words...

It wasn't opened yet, they were still making the store but the sign is up. It's on Fuzhou road between the KFC and RUZZI pizza place. Nice location... in the same place where so cool drink place with swings for chairs used to be. Can't wait. Does anyone know the day that it will open?? Are there others around the city?

Near the Shanghai book city. Easy walk from People square, Raffles city, a couple blocks but easy walk from Nanjing road.

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"It's Time to make the Donuts." Flashback!

Dunkin had a few stores in Beijing in the 90s, when they entered China along with 31Flavors. They were a few years ahead of demand, apparently.

Hopefully this next venture will go more smoothly. Krispy Kreme blows.

I'd just like to be able to go into a donut place or a 7-11 style store and get the equivalent of a drinkable large sized hot coffee for 50cents or whatever. Know what I mean?

I don't want to dash anyone's hopes, but if it's the same distributor as the Dunkin Donuts stores in Taiwan, forget it. The coffee - terrible. The doughnuts were Mister Donut/Japanese style. And there was no hot chocolate on the menu. Let's hope they do a better in China.

Krispi Kremes don't have much flavor, basic DD fry cakes are the way to go if you are looking for flavor with low sugar.

T

Yeah, I was a big fan of the double chocolate - Zhu Gu Ke Ke Li - but alas, being over 30 and wanting to stay thin has put sugar out of the picture.

Now I just dream of the donut days.

You know what? I like Mr. Donuts' donuts. I find them a very good alternative to Krispy Kreme and Dunkin' Donuts. And there's one across the street from work.

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees

love their donuts!!!

hopefully they are not overpriced

Tim Hortons should come in. That's where I got my fix back when I was trapped in Calgary. Which is a nice place, BTW.

Pei jin,

You fixate way too much on coffee, bro. It's all about the chocolate fry cakes with chocolate frosting. And the maple frosted are a close second.

The coffee is good but there will be no free refills, everyone will have to lobby city market to start importing dd's coffee.

Given that they're planning on opening several stores and already have a significant presence in Asia, hopefully they won't see themselves as God's donut gift to China *coughpizzahuthagendaazikeacough*.

The Mr Donut at Zhongshan Park closed and now Dunkin Donuts is here. I see donut futures climbing in an unprecedented way.

... well, except maybe taking a shot to the jewels with a baseball bat.

The donuts in Mr Donut weren't too bad but I haven't been back there since the market closed. It was mainly nostalgia inspired anyway, there was a Mr Donut opposite my office in Japan.

I share Peijin's worries here: if we are going to have a proper coffee/donut shop, can it do cheap, large cup, refillable double doubles and all that.

There's nothing worse than paying over 20rmb for a tiny tea cup of bitter filth.