Eater.com has generously researched and posted 23 of the most buzzed-about specialty doughnut shops across the United States.
Most of these establishments have opened over the last twelve months. These include Umami founder Adam Fleischman’s doughnut concept inside a concept (Umamicatessen), two brand new fried-chicken-and-doughnut restaurants in Washington, DC (GBD and Astro Doughnuts) and a second location for Philadelphia’s iconic chicken-and-doughnut restaurant (Federal Donuts). There’s also a scratch-doughnut shop from Portland’s Micah Camden (Blue Star Donuts) and plenty of wild flavors and toppings to go around.
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FIRE WIRE FAVORITE: Though Top Pot has been a Seattle institution for some time now, the doughnut chain is on a major expansion kick and recently opened its first drive-thru location in Issaquah, WA. Top Pot offers all kinds of flavors of all kinds of doughnuts, from old-fashioned to feather boas, plus cake doughnuts in seasonal flavors.