ABOUT VG DONUT & BAKERY

Joe Mettee, Owner VG Donut & Bakery -- 1979

VG Donut & Bakery is a full service bakery located in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, in Coastal North County San Diego. Specializing in the old-fashioned style of baking, VGs is owned and operated by the Mettee family since 1969, and is now a thriving third generation business. VG or “Very Good” for those who were wondering, is a local’s favorite for a fresh cup of coffee and a bakery item guaranteed to satisfy a sweet tooth.

For many customers, VG Donut & Bakery has become a tradition and a Cardiff landmark. The quick moving line that extends out the doors daily is proof that VGs is more than a bakery, it’s an institution filled with familiar faces.

Newspaper Article "The Cardiff White House and Knights of the 'Round Table'

VGs uses only top quality ingredients to ensure top quality products. Donuts are baked twice daily, at 4 a.m. and 4 p.m. We also offer a large variety of pastries, muffins, cookies, bread, desserts and cakes for all occasions, including weddings. In fact, VG Donut & Bakery makes the most reasonably priced and delicious wedding cakes in San Diego.

During the holidays, VGs offers an extensive holiday ordering menu complete with festive desserts, traditional baked goods, cookies, pies, as well as bread and rolls.

AWARDS & PRESS

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Wedding Wire

5-Star Couple's Choice Awards: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020

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The Knot: Best of Weddings 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020

Soul on Fire: God in a donut — the VG Donut & Bakery experience

November, 2019

This week’s column is bringing some levity onto the enlightenment trail. We can tend to get so serious on our quest that we don’t take time to smell the roses, or in this case, the donuts. Being in the moment is where God is — not in the future or the past as we walk the path to greater spiritual understanding. Right now. And sometimes on this path, we come upon something so delightful, so irresistible, so desirable it makes us remember why we are alive. Enter VG Donut & Bakery. READ MORE

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October 2019

LOCAL TAKES: SAN DIEGO

Five notable locals, from a professional surfer to a fishmonger show us how to do their town, their way

We’re not far from Swami’s, the beach where [Rob] Machado learned to surf, but he wants to take me to Seaside Beach, his current go-to spot. He always arrives in his spray-painted brown van (nicknamed The Creeper). Along the way, you can catch the smell of fresh baked goods wafting from VG Donut & Bakery, a beloved local place that he used to visit as a kid. “In the mornings, there’s always a line out to the sidewalk,” he says. “My son now loves it—he always gets the chocolate with rainbow sprinkles.” READ MORE

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Eventbrite - October 2017

Want to know where to score the sweetest, fluffiest donuts the country has to offer? Here’s the rundown of the 50 American donut shops to knock off your bucket list:

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San Diego Magazine - April 2015

BEST SAVORY BREAKFAST SNACK

VG Donut & Bakery

Cardiff | 106 Aberdeen Drive
Yes, you’ve heard VG has amazing donuts, and amazing cakes, and delicious cookies, which is all true. But sometimes you want your scones to be savory. If that’s the case, then you’ve landed on a gold mine. Order a Jalapeño and cheddar—plus one.