Update: Opening day announced for first Parlor Doughnuts location in Mississippi
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- Parlor Doughnuts opens its first Mississippi store in Ocean Springs in October.
- The shop offers over 20 layered doughnut flavors, plus drinks and breakfast items.
- Drive-thru access and seasonal menus aim to attract both quick stops and dine-ins.
Parlor Doughnuts in Ocean Springs will debut Oct. 18 from 8 a.m.-4p.m., giving customers plenty of time to try the fall flavors of doughnuts and coffees before the winter holiday specials are introduced.
The building at 1419 Bienville Blvd., east of Washington Avenue, previously was a donut store. This remodeled version has the look and feel of an upscale coastal coffee shop with blue mosaic tile, crisp white walls and navy cabinets.
“Dang, y’all made the old Krispy Kreme look like the Ritz-Carlton,” one person commented on Facebook when Colten Burress posted a sneak peek photo of the interior under construction.
Burress is the franchise owner of the Ocean Springs store — the first Parlor Doughnuts in Mississippi — plus the territory along the three Coast counties for future expansion.
Parlor Doughnuts got its start in Indiana in 2019, and the company quickly spread across the country. The next closest shops are in Gulf Shores and Fairhope, Alabama.
What’s special about a Parlor Doughnut?
Most shops sell cake or yeast doughnuts.
Parlor Doughnuts are layered doughnuts, with buttery layers of dough that are light and fluffy on the inside and fried to be crisp on the outside, Burress said.
They also are bigger than a standard doughnut, are made fresh in small batches throughout the day, rolled in special sauce, filled with raspberry jelly or other flavors, iced and sprinkled.
More than 20 flavors of doughnuts will fill the cases with flavors like French toast, maple bacon, cookies ‘n’ cream, peanut butter cup, turtle cheesecake, lemon bar and strawberry shortcake.
The selections also include vegan, gluten-friendly and keto-friendly products — even doggie doughnuts for the pups.
The regular doughnuts are huge, he said, so kids sometimes prefer the mini ones. The shop also will have sausage biscuits, tacos and other breakfast sandwiches to go with the morning coffee.
More specialties
Add to that the menu of coffees, teas, energy drinks and old-fashioned sodas plus the donuts and drinks that change with each season and holiday.
Fall doughnut specials add pumpkin chai cheesecake, butter pecan praline and apple pie doughnuts with apple filling, plus a variety of fall coffees and drinks.
A drive-thru window will let people get their food and drinks quickly, while those who envision a tea party, as some suggested on social media, can come inside.
The name “Parlor Doughnuts” comes from the room where people would welcome guests decades ago.
“Every house had a parlor,” Burress said. To enhance that feel of an old time welcome, the shops are dressed up with Americana. In the case of Ocean Springs, Burress said he collected all the pictures and memorabilia he could find of the Air Force and nearby Keesler Air Force Base.
Burress was one of the first investors in Parlor Doughnuts and opened one of the first locations in Venice, Florida. He’s fallen in love with South Mississippi and the people of Ocean Springs, he said, and is eager to open. He’s already hired a manager for the new shop. Other jobs will be posted on Indeed, he said.
This story was originally published September 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
