“In 2002, I was abroad in South Korea. I went to sleep one night and had a really clear, vivid dream that I owned a doughnut shop,” says Jordan Cash, owner of Cartems Donuterie. “I was serving gourmet doughnuts on a plate, with knives and forks, and the name of the doughnut shop in the dream was Cartems, which is not a real word, it doesn’t mean anything, but that’s just what it was in the dream.”
Jordan wrote the details of his vivid dream down and never forgot it. Ten years later, he opened Cartems Donuterie in Vancouver.
“There’s a market for a quality-made treat that is made with a lot of love and care,” Jordan explains. “Doughnuts are everywhere, but a good doughnut is hard to find.” Working exclusively from scratch, using high-quality ingredients, and perhaps most importantly, preparing each batch with special attention and care, Cartems Donuterie creates doughnuts that transcend coffee-shop pastry to become a delicious, memorable indulgence.
Triple chocolate threat
This is a dangerous donut. Chocolate cake, topped with chocolate ganache, and finished with crispy callebaut chocolate pearls. Leave the kids at home.
Chocolate Sweet Snow
Sweet snow: chocolate dough is topped with our white chocolate ganache (made with coconut milk and callebeaut white chocolate) and organic coconut.
The classic
Nothing here but the straight goods. Our vanilla donut glazed with organic vanilla bean. Enough said.
Bee sting
vegan gluten free
What is VGF? Vegan gluten free! No gluten and no animal products used in the making of this round mound of deliciousness. Rotating flavours all the time, check the news feed or call!
chocolate glaze
A straight up 55% Belgian chocolate ganache glaze, done proper
vanilla bean raised
This pillow of goodness is topped with an organic ground vanilla bean glaze, an old school classic
Maple walnut
Maple glaze: A yeast donut topped with our maple glaze and our own spiced walnuts that we smoke ourselves!
canadian whiskey bacon
Canadian Whiskey Bacon – As the name suggest, we got whiskey, along with bacon fat, and maple extract right in that glaze. Topped with a house made double smoked bacon. Bam.
The earl grey
Exactly as it sounds, this tasty cake donut is infused with an organic earl grey tea, topped with earl grey glaze and a sprinkling of rose petals!
salted caramel
A chocolate donut topped with sweet buttery goodness and course sea salt. Sweet and salty deliciousness.
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If you haven’t heard of Cartems Donuterie, well you may be the only one. These gourmet doughnuts are considered to be among the best in the city. The modern atmosphere, delicious treats and friendly staff will make this Pender Street café a spot you’ll want to frequent again and again. Inventive doughnut flavours include Canadian whiskey bacon, Earl Grey, and salted caramel.
View this Smart ListIt’s become a common sight in Vancouver’s downtown: people toting orange pastry boxes emblazoned with a white speech bubble with only a smile inside. The Cartems logo has quickly become iconic and for good reason. Inside those boxes lie a dozen expertly baked doughnuts, many with inventive flavours, like Earl Grey and Mexican Mole. Also unique: some are gluten-free, vegan or baked instead of deep-fried and all use locally sourced ingredients so you can feel good about your doughnut obsession.
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