Cello’s Doughnuts. And you thought Gonuts was good….

…- well you ain’t seen the half of it- the local doughnut world, I mean. You must MUST MUST try Cello’s! Sure, Gonuts Donuts are great. Fine. (Maybe they’re a tad too sweet for me.) BUT- Cello’s, in my opinion, is even better. Lemme rate it for.. me.

1. Cello’s
2. Lil Orbits (now known as Little Doughnuts)
3. Krispy Kreme
4. Gonuts Donuts
5. Dunkin Donuts
6. Mister Donut
7. And those rocks they have at those 24-hr convenience shops *nudge nudge*

You can’t go wrong with Cello’s Cheese doughnuts. Seriously! IT IS SOOO GOOD! It’s light and fluff-enough. And don’t be fooled by the “cheese” title, coz it ain’t salty and it ain’t topped with grated quez-o LOL! It’s sweet. Think… ensaymada sweet, except waaay better. Cheese with caster sugar. Every bite’s a lil piece of heaven! (Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit now hehehe)

Every first-time Cello’s customer MUST try the Cheese doughnut. Dude, it’s just PhP 20.00! Then after that, and you still wanna try the other flavors, go right ahead.

I’m not so crazy about their dips though.. I think the price is a bit too steep, even if it is made from Toblerone. Hey, if their dips would rid me of bad aura and take me to the rabbit hole, then Php 40.00 is sulit! But it doesn’t have that effect (not like their Cheese doughnuts! trust me, everything else around the world would seem like rainbows and bunnies for a span of one doughnut). Auntie Anne’s dips are fine enough.

Aside from their v. v. VVV famous Cheese doughnuts, they also have quite an enticing line-up of other flavors and varieties. Among the doughnuts, there are three varieties; original, chocolate dough (new), and premium.

Original doughnuts (sold at just PhP 20.00 per piece), though the tag “original” would seem to make them sound bland or bleh, are actually one of their bests. The Cheese doughnuts fall under the original category- so does the chocolate, oreo, m&m, chocnut, strawberry, Cinnamon, coffee, candy-sprinkled, honey-glazed (now that, in doughnut language, just screams out PLAAIIIN!!!), Cinnamon crunch, chocolate sprinkled, caramel, peanut butter, sugar glazed (PLAAIIIN!!!), choco-oreo, etc. Now, does any of those, aside from the two “glazed” ones, sound plain or blah? Nope. And they don’t look it either! If you wanna try a bunch of flavors, I suggest you get their packages to save a lil. Like this one, buying a box of 6 would amount to PhP 110.00- that’s PhP 10.00 less. Yeah okay, that might not be so much to you, but that’s enough for the parking dude outside.
Chocolate dough doughnuts are, well, made with chocolate flavored doughs. They’re basically chocolate originals, topped with different flavors as well. It’s Cello’s latest add, and is priced only at PhP 22.00!

The premium doughnuts (oh we love the sound of that word, just like we do platinum, VIP, and other stuffs) are kind of specialty doughnuts. They’re fancier looking, and takes a minute longer to make. Details details details… They come in blueberry cream cheese, dark belgian chocolate, and other flavors (just ask). Sometimes they’re cream-filled, or stuffed with some jam or something inside. They look pretty, they taste yummy, but these are too much for me. I mean I get weezy easily sometimes when doughnuts go a tad over the edge. Heck, I get weeeeeeazy with Gonuts’ Dulce de Leche. I feel like what’s supposedly “extras” overthrow the doughnut itself. I can probably finish an entire premium doughnut if I’m given the rest of the day to nibble on it haha!!!These pretty babies go for PhP 30.00 a piece.

Now enough of those roung thingies, let’s check out their even more interesting selection. the C’s and their Pillows! PS: Do try their Pillows.
Cello’s Pillows are square-shaped, honey glazed, bite sized doughnuts. Well, maybe 3-bite sized hehehe…. A bag of 20pcs is just PhP 110.00, and that’s perfect for sharing with friends over a choco dip- which, in this case, is an okay buy- but not with the other doughnuts that have sprinkles, coatings, or toppings. A bag of Pillows PLUS dip is just PhP 140.00, that’s PhP 10.00 less buying the pillows and dip separately.

Another cute treat in their menu is the C-shaped doughnut. Their C’s, like the Pillows, are also honey glazed. I think the honey-glazed doughnuts are the “plainest” they have. Yes, I make up words that would seem to fit in the context which it’s used.

Why C? Why Cello’s? Well, because the owner’s name is Cello! I love her for creating Cello’s doughnuts haha!!! Cello’s opened up Cello’s doughnuts with her boyfriend. I wonder if his name also starts with a C… Hmmm… maybe for me an A(agapeia)-shaped or K(kyrie)-shaped doughnut would do! Hehehe….Oh, and doughnuts aside, Cello’s also have interesting drinks! I didn’t get to try the Raspberry soda (i love raspberry iced teas) coz we already got fizz (coke light), and you know.. I have a drinking problem. I don’t drink a lot hehehe! I have a hard time drinking a glass of soda over a meal!

Cello’s is located along Katipunan Avenue, and is open until 10pm. Hey, they used to sell their doughnuts cheaper an hour before closing to finish up the stock- they might still be doing that hehehe. They don’t spare what’s left for the day and sell it again the morning after. Nope!

They have a branch in both Taft and Greenhills. For inquiries, call them at (Katipunan) 928 2649, (Taft) 521 6236, or (Greenhills) 7239632.

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