AMERICA’S BEST DOUGHNUTS

Congdon’s Doughnuts

Wells, ME

Cream-filled, glazed or even topped
with bacon, doughnuts are an irresistible confection
beloved across the country in classic and new forms.

The Doughnut Vault

Chicago, IL

Gilt Bar owner Brendan Sodikoff
started selling big, fresh doughnuts out of a
brick storefront in the spring of 2011, and lines continue
from early morning until the handful of flavors sell out.

Betty Ann Food Shop

Boston, MA

This East Boston bakery, which
has been around since 1931, specializes
in classic sugar-rolled doughnuts, including a hefty
cake option and rustic jelly-filled balls of fried dough

Clear Flour Bread Bakery

Brookline, MA

Christy Timon opened her
bakery in 1982, hiring Abram Faber
to help with deliveries. The now-married couple are
revered as early champions of classic European baking.

Primo’s Donuts

Los Angeles, CA

This mom-and-pop shop, run by
Celia and Ralph Primo since 1956,
still sells fantastic cake and yeast-raised
doughnuts for less than $1 a piece. The
soft, glazed rings are super-classic.

Doughnut Plant

New York, NY

At his new Chelsea location,
Lower East Side doughnut pioneer
Mark Israel masterminded a glazed
oatmeal cake doughnut, sprinkled with the usual
granola suspects like dried fruit bits, oats and seeds.

Dynamo Donuts

San Francisco, CA

Owner Sara Spearin’s menu
changes all the time, with inspired
flavors like lemon-pistachio and “banana
de leche,” filled with caramel-coated fruit.

Top Pot Doughnuts

Seattle, WA

Some of the best doughnuts
in the Northwest can be found in this
two-story flagship beneath the Monorail.

Voodoo Doughnut

Portland, OR

The brainchild of two
local Portlandia types, this
cult doughnut shop specializes
in wacky flavors and unexpected
toppings—from Froot Loops to bubble-gum dust.

Café Du Monde
New Orleans, LA

Opened in 1862, this sprawling
24-hour café in the French Quarter
attracts tourists and locals at all hours
for dark-roast coffee spiced with chicory
(which tempers the bitterness) and its divine beignets,
served fresh-fried hot and dusted with powdered sugar.

Sublime Doughnuts

Atlanta, GA

There is no better breakfast
in the world than sweet savant
Kamal Grant’s Fresh Strawberry N
Cream doughnut,” says Food &
Wineeditor in chief Dana Cowin. “Unless, of
course, you want one of his 27 other flavors.

Gourdough’s

Austin, TX

Operating out of a vintage
airstream trailer, Gourdough’s
tops fried-to-order doughnuts with
everything from brown-sugar-glazed
bananas (the Funky Monkey) to fried chicken
strips with honey butter (the Mother Clucker).

Source By www.foodandwine.com