Veri Best Donuts announces opening date for new downtown Columbus shop
A Columbus doughnut shop that closed its doors in 2016 is reopening on Broadway this week in downtown Columbus.
Veri Best Donuts will open at 7 a.m. Thursday, July 1, according to a Facebook post by the business. The shop originally opened in 1954 and closed in 2016.
The new location is at 1115 Broadway, next to Crowne Hookah Restaurant & Lounge.
“It’s been a journey of being faithful, doing a lot of praying and finding the right business partner,” co-owner Kristen Granberry told the Ledger-Enquirer. “Words really don’t explain how excited and blessed our family is. It’s a good, long testimony.”
The doughnut shop was a staple of morning breakfasts for residents through the years, with some of its fans calling it the best tasting treats in the city. It was previously located at 4231 Macon Road, in Fountain Park shopping center, across from the spot where it had operated for years as Veri Best Donut Co.
Granberry said she looks forward to making new memories at the new location, and hopes the shop helps its customers do the same. She remembers the first time she visited the Macon Road location, then owned by her husband Chris Granberry’s parents.
“That’s where the memory starts,” Kristen said. “So any time a doughnut is brought to me, the first thing I think about is all the memories that item can bring to the table, and that you can create. I’m all about creating memories that last a lifetime.”
This story was originally published June 29, 2021 at 12:05 PM.
