The best doughnut shop in Minnesota builds everything on an 18-hour brioche dough and keeps the menu to about four flavors.

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The best donut shop in Michigan closed in 2021 and reopened in 2024 with the original recipes and the founders’ grandson back ...

The best donut shop in Oklahoma went independent from a chain, decorates donuts into letters and characters, and makes a bacon jalapeno kolache locals swear by.

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The best donut shop in Ohio has won USA TODAY's national readers' poll twice, makes 45 varieties, and sells out by ...

The best donut shop in Massachusetts sells hot fritters out an actual back door from 7 p.m. on Martha’s Vineyard. Here is how to time your visit right.

Pierce's Pitt Bar-B-Que sits quietly between Richmond and Virginia Beach, a restaurant most travelers drive right past. Here's why it's worth the detour.

The best donut shop in Maine folds riced Maine potatoes into the dough, makes two million a year, and still hangs the sold-out sign by midday on weekends.

The best donut shop in Maryland opens at 7 p.m. and closes at 11, down an alley locals call Donut Alley. Here is what to order and where to park.

Red’s Sandwich Shop in Salem, Massachusetts is where locals go for the Bama Benny when it turns cold. Here’s what to order.