10 Best Places for Doughnuts Across the Country

Every culture has fried dough-German Berliners, Italian zeppole, French beignets, and Indian balushahi-but none can top the gut-busting pleasure of the American doughnut. It's the latest iconic food to undergo a renaissance; here are our picks for the best classic and newfangled donut purveyors across the country.

• Randy's Donuts
  Los Angeles
  Los Angeles has doughnuts on just about every corner, but you can't beat this legendary stop near LAX. Look for the huge doughnut atop the building (a 1952 landmark). The buttermilk and crumb raised doughnuts are crowd-pleasers.805 West Manchester Avenue, Inglewood; 310-645-4707; randys-donuts.com

• Dynamo Donuts
  San Francisco
  At this counter in the Mission District, long lines form early for Four Barrel coffee (roasted nearby) and inventive donuts including lemon-Sichuan, apricot-cardamom, and the excellent caramel de sel. 2760 24th Street; 415-920-1978; dynamodonut.com

• Bouchon Bakery
  Yountville, California
  On weekends, doughnut disciples head to Thomas Keller's casual spot for pastry chef Richard Capizzi's treats, including jelly doughnuts with seasonal preserves and the brioche doughnut topped with chocolate mini balls. 6528 Washington Street; 707-944-2253; bouchonbakery.com

• Dat Donuts
  Chicago
  Every doughnut at this South Side joint is made by hand. Purists will like the raised glazed doughnuts (available in a supersize version as well), while cream-filled-center devotees must have the Boston cream. 8249 South Cottage Grove Avenue; 773-723-1002

• Kane's Donuts
  Saugus, Massachusetts
  In business since 1955, this no-frills Beantown institution is located 20 minutes from downtown. Favorites include honey-dipped and powdered-sugared varieties, and a huge coffee roll.120 Lincoln Avenue; 781-233-8499; kanesdonuts.com

• The Donut Stop
  St. Louis
  A big roadside sign announces this white stand-alone shop straight out of Homer Simpson's dreams: Glass cases are filled with glazed donuts, fried pies, fritters, and custard-filled rounds. 1101 Lemay Ferry Road; 314-631-3333; thedonutstopinc.net

• Doughnut Plant
  New York
  The artisanal doughnut boom can be traced to Mark Isreal's Lower East Side place. The classic glazed and tres leches cake doughnuts are perfection. Even the jellies in the trademarked jelly-filled square doughnuts are house-made. 379 Grand Street; 212-505-3700; doughnutplant.com

• Voodoo Doughnut
  Portland, Oregon
  What Dalí was to art, Voodoo is to doughnuts. Among their masterpieces are the Dirty Snowball (chocolate cake doughnut with a pink marshmallow glaze) and the Memphis Mafia (chocolate chips, banana, and peanut butter).22 SW Third Avenue; 503-241-4704; voodoodoughnut.com

• Round Rock Donuts
  Round Rock, Texas
  It opens at 4:00 a.m. and charges only $0.55 each for cake doughnuts in flavors like applesauce, blueberry, and chocolate. You can also go fancy-a cherry bismarck (jelly-filled) costs $0.75.106 West Liberty Street; 512-255-3629; roundrockdonuts.com

• Mighty-O Donuts
  Seattle
  Dairy- and egg-free. Trans-fat and cholesterol-free. Here, the ethereal sugar rings (in flavors like lemon poppy seed, spiced cake with maple glaze, and chocolate iced with peanuts) are all that-and organic to boot. 2110 North 55th Street; 206-547-0335; mightyo.com

• Pumpkin Doughnuts with Powdered Sugar Glaze and Spiced Sugar Doughnut Holes
• Maple Glazed Sour Cream Doughnuts with Sugared-Walnut Streusel
• Hanukkah Doughnuts
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