There are few breakfast food options that are as sweet and sought after as donuts (or doughnuts, however you prefer to spell it). Glazed or frosted, sprinkled or filled, round or twisted, it can be hard to resist the fried, dense offerings.
And while there are chains entirely dedicated to donuts, you may sometimes seek out a donut that’s more crispy and dunkable than what they offer. To help you find the perfect donut, Yelp reviewed ratings given by its Elite Squad members to rank the 50 best donut shops in the U.S.
To get the best donuts in the country, at least according to Yelp’s Elite Squad, you’ll need to travel to Novel Ice Cream in Phoenix.
Yelp’s full list can be seen below. You can find additional details about each shop on Yelp’s website.
- Novel Ice Cream – Phoenix, Arizona
- HOLE – Hot Doughnuts and Fresh Coffee – Asheville, North Carolina
- Munchkins Donuts Shop – Covina, California
- Kin Bakeshop – Santa Barbara, California
- BJ Cinnamon – Folsom, California
- Pip’s Original Doughnuts & Chai – Portland, Oregon
- Nord’s Bakery – Louisville, Kentucky
- Donna’s Delicious Dozen – Columbus, Ohio
- Beiler’s Bakery – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Purvé Donut Stop – Honolulu, Hawaii
- Ani’s Bake Shop – Aiea, Hawaii
- Round Rock Donuts – Round Rock, Texas
- Beacon Doughnuts – Chicago, Illinois
- Peaceful Provisions – Beacon, New York
- Golden Crown Cookies & Mochi Donuts – North Richland Hills, Texas
- DG Doughnuts – Ocoee, Florida
- Glazed Over Donuts – Beacon, New York
- Donut Run – Washington, D.C.
- Sweet Coloradough – Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- Leonard’s Bakery – Honolulu, Hawaii
- Oakmont Bakery – Oakmont, Pennsylvania
- Oram’s Donut Shop – Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
- Detour Doughnuts And Coffee – Frisco, Texas
- Greenbush Bakery – Madison, Wisconsin
- Country Donuts – Crystal Lake, Illinois
- Carl’s Donuts – Las Vegas, Nevada
- Glaze Doughnuts – Las Vegas, Nevada
- Fresh Donut & Deli – Salt Lake City, Utah
- Long’s Bakery – Indianapolis, Indiana
- Gibson’s Donuts – Memphis, Tennessee
- Sedonuts And Coffee – Sedona, Arizona
- La Estrella Bakery – Tucson, Arizona
- Bill’s Donut Shop – Centerville, Ohio
- Donut King – Minneola, Florida
- Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery – New York, New York
- Dough Joe’s – Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Hell Yeah Gluten Free – Atlanta, Georgia
- Rise + Roast – Albuquerque, New Mexico
- The Vegan Doughnut Company – Lakewood, Ohio
- Mr D’s Donuts – Shawnee, Kansas
- The Local Donut – Scottsdale, Arizona
- Hole In One Donut – Tampa, Florida
- Friendly Donut House – Henderson, Nevada
- Spalding’s Bakery – Lexington, Kentucky
- OMG Donuts & Bakery – Concord, North Carolina
- Avon Donuts Inc – Pontiac, Michigan
- Sluys Poulsbo Bakery – Poulsbo, Washington
- Cranky Al’s – Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
- Old Fashioned Donuts – Chicago, Illinois
- Doe Donuts – Portland, Oregon
If you’re looking for an excuse to get a donut, you won’t have long to wait: The first of two National Doughnut Days is just weeks away.
The holiday is typically celebrated on the first Friday of June, a nod to 1938 when the Salvation Army commemorated a group of volunteers who traveled overseas during WWI to support troops. The group would fry up doughnuts on the front line, helping to popularize the treat among returning GIs. The first-ever National Doughnut Day was celebrated in Chicago.
Then, in early November, you’ll have the chance to celebrate the fried treat again. The origins of this day are less understood, though some again point to servicemen as being the center of it all.
Nexstar’s Michael Bartiromo contributed to this report.
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