Oh! Donuts

Oh! Donuts is run by Isham Nayem with his brother Ikram and their brother-in-law Athiff. They have been in business for just about a month, and operate from a cloud kitchen based in Wanaratne Road in Dehiwala, while working on opening a store in Colombo 04.

“The whole process has been slow amidst the pandemic. We can promise our customers that our store will be different from what they have seen before in Colombo,” Isham says.

“I worked in a lot of kitchens in my career in the hospitality trade and we follow many health and safety guidelines throughout the whole production process to make sure our products are hygienic and fresh. I worked as an executive chef in a leading international resort in The Maldives. I made desserts and baked items. Doughnuts were always my favourite, as I'm a huge fan of Dunkin Donuts. It had been my dream for some time to start a doughnut shop in Colombo,” Isham says.

Apart from doughnuts they have milkshakes, iced lattes and iced Americano coffees and their milkshakes have the special addition of their signature mini doughnut placed on top of the cup.

“I believe that our brand is special because of the diverse range of flavours. We have doughnuts with fillings such as double chocolate, Nutella burst, caramel glazed and New

York cheesecake. The Tiramisu doughnut with a special coffee mousse filling is also one of our bestsellers,” Isham adds. They also introduced a healthy (low sugar) green tea doughnut, infused in a green tea glaze.

“We are also working on a range of regular glazed donuts that will be available soon. Our customers can also opt for extra filling that comes loaded in a syringe, and all they need to do is inject it into their doughnut,” Isham says.

Customers can order through the Oh! Donuts Instagram page (ohdonutslk) and Facebook page (Oh donuts) or call their hotline (076 5757 574). They have their own delivery service, which operates in Colombo city, and they also operate through Uber Eats and Pick Me Foods. They hope to expand their own delivery service to target the entire Western Province.