Farewell … for now

It has been a wild ride here at 30 city center, for all of us at HiFi Donuts, yet on the eve of our 8th-year here, and much success we have to say our goodbyes to the Portland area. We have been unable to negotiate a lease for this space and will be closing our doors on April 17th, 2025. This is not our choice, because of that we will be looking for the right space for us to move to. We hope that this is not the end of HiFi Donuts but the beginning of something new and exciting

We are so very proud of the business we have created and built from the ground up, becoming a part of the Portland seen and the local community. Thank you all for coming in and sharing our passion for real food… We were unsure when we first started how you, the public would react to your favorite round treats being fried in a traditional fats like lard, but we let the taste speak for its self and as we expanded on the menu the use of tallow to cook breakfast and lunch items shows a need for alterative/traditional cooking methods

My Husband and I have worked tirelessly in this shop every day since swinging our doors on June 2nd 2017 and are grateful for all the staff that we have had the pleasure of working with during our time here, thank you, your hard work is still appreciated

And you the public, you have all been more than I could have hoped, being a woman of mixed heritage as a immigrant becoming a business owner of such a successful shop and now can call many of you my friends, I thank you all, and hope that you will all come into visit before our last day here, and follow us on our new adventure, stay tuned this is not the end…

A DESTINATION

Made from scratch old world style donuts. Sustainable coffee & espresso. Indulgent breakfast & lunch menu. Locally sourced & made from scratch daily.

Conveniently located downtown in Portland, ME!

AWESOME

To call this place awesome, is an understatement. Yes, their donuts are absolutely fantastic (some of the best and most creative flavors). But EVERYTHING is amazing here, from the coffee to the donuts and even their sandwiches….simply one of the best places in Portland. Or probably anywhere else, for that matter.

-Google Review

CRAFTED IN THE KITCHEN

We at HiFi donuts do more that just one type of doughnut;

do 3 styles of donuts;

  • CRULLERS- light fluffy and eggy

  • CAKE- rich and dense

  • YEAST- floral and hoppy made in a traditional paczki recipe

as well as house-made to order fresh breakfast sandwiches, hash-browns and lunch sandwiches.

FRESH INGREDIENTS

HiFi Donuts prides our selves on using real ingredients from the lard that we cook all of our donuts in, to the tallow that we cook all our breakfast and lunch options with.

We sauce local Maine products, and have a small menu that we make almost all products from scratch daily, from the donuts, sandwiches to the drinks that we offer.

CHEF OWNER AND OPERATOR

Melissa and Ari Modugno are a true mom and pop business, hands on operators work daily to make sure that we always able to bring the best of what HiFi has to offer.

THE KITCHEN

MELISSA and Ari Modugno

Having met and worked together in Massachusetts we decided to come to Maine to make HiFi a reality, bringing our personal experiences in the industry together,

from Ari’s experience in running several restaurant businesses in a GM roles with pizza, deli’s and donuts shops under his belt

to Melissa’s pastry and coffee training in England (her native country) to France and America helps bring a unique background to life through donuts, coffee and the breakfast and lunch menus