Doughnut shops (also spelleddonut shops) specialize in the preparation and retail sales ofdoughnuts. A doughnut is a type offried doughpastry,deep-fried from a flour dough, and typically either ring-shaped or without a hole and often filled.
Many doughnut shops, such as U.S. and Canadian nationalchains, servecoffee as an accompaniment to doughnuts, thus they can also be classified ascoffee shops. However, a doughnut shop tends to be more casual and serve lower-end fare which also facilitatestake-out anddrive-through which is popular in those countries, compared to a coffee shop or cafe which provides moregourmet pastries and beverages such asespresso,latte,americano andcappuccino.[1][2]
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Doughnut shops have been described ascommon inCanada and as a "national institution", and doughnuts have been described as an "unofficial national food."[3] Per capita, the largest concentration of doughnut shops in the world exist in Canada, and Japan has the second-highest concentration per capita.[4] Per capita, Canadians eat the most doughnuts compared to all world countries.[5] The large number ofTim Hortons restaurants in Canada (over 4,600) significantly contributes to this consumption rate.[5]
Within the United States, theProvidence metropolitan area was cited as having the most doughnut shops per capita (25.3 doughnut shops per 100,000 people) as of January 13, 2010.[6]
The following is a list of notable doughnut shops (i.e. shops whose doughnut sales have been the subject of significant coverage in reliable, independent sources).
| Name | Founded | Country | Description |
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| Allie's Donuts | 1968 |  | Doughnut store inNorth Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States |
| BeaverTails | 1978 |  | Founded inKillaloe, Ontario (1978), the company's headquarters are inMontreal, Quebec, Canada. |
| Bess Eaton | 1953 | | Founded in 1953 by Angelo (Bangy) Gencarelli Jr. and was known for itscoffee and hand-cut donuts. The corporate headquarters were located inWesterly,Rhode Island, with up to 56 retail shops spread between Rhode Island,Massachusetts, andConnecticut. At one time, it was Rhode Island's seventh largest private employer of 750 workers and 650 workers when it was sold. |
| Big Apple Donuts and Coffee | 2007 |  | Cafe retailer inMalaysia specializing in donuts and coffee. The company is owned and managed by Big Apple Interasia.[7] |
| Café du Monde | 1862 | | Coffee shop onDecatur Street in theFrench Quarter inNew Orleans. It is best known for itscafé au lait and itsFrench-stylebeignets. |
| Cardigan Donuts | 2017 | | Minneapolis chain featuring daily made doughnuts, available in three, tiered varieties.[8] The restaurant has two locations in theMinneapolis Skyway System.[9] |
| Churromania | 1997 |  | Venezuelan chain ofchurro stores founded by Ariel Acosta Rubio and his wife, Maria Alejandra Bravo, in 1997.[10] The company is based inMiami, Florida, and has more than 120franchises in six countries.[10] |
| Coffee Time | 1982 | | Chain of Canadian coffee shops that has its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. It was founded in 1982 inBolton, Ontario. |
| Country Style | 1962 | | Fast/casual chain of coffee shops operating primarily in the Canadian province of Ontario (where it ranks second among coffee chains)[11] |
| Dawn Donuts | 1958 | | A doughnut chain begun in Flint, Michigan. Although most of the chain was sold to Dunkin' Donuts in 1991, the bakery for the company's donuts remains operational, as do two locations in the Flint area. |
| Daylight Donuts | 1954 | | A chain with about 1000 stores, founded by Tommy and Lucille Day in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[12][13][14] |
| The Donut Hole | 1963 | | Bakery and landmark inLa Puente, California. An example ofprogrammatic architecture, the building is shaped like two giant donuts through which customers drive to place their orders. The bakery is one of the most photographed donut shops in the United States.[15] |
| Donut King | 1981 |  | Australia's largest doughnut franchise, based on theGold Coast,Queensland. There are over 360 franchised locations. |
| Donut Wheel | 1962 | | Donut shop inLivermore, California, an example ofGoogie architecture. |
| Duck Donuts | 2006 | | Founded inDuck, North Carolina with 87 locations in theUnited States, primarily on the east coast. |
| Dunkin' Donuts (Dunkin') | 1950 | | Founded in 1950[16][17] and now based inCanton, Massachusetts, the company has grown to become one of the largest coffee and baked goods chains in the world, with 11,000 restaurants in 33 different countries.[18][19] |
| Five Daughters Bakery | 2015 | | Doughnut shop chain with 6 locations in the United States.[20][21] |
| Go Nuts Donuts | 2003 |  | Doughnut shop chain based in thePhilippines with its headquarters inManila. It is also referred to as "TheManny Pacquiao of the Donut World."[22] |
| Honey Dew Donuts | 1973 | | Plainville, Massachusetts–based franchise selling donuts and other breakfast foods. It was founded on Church St. inMansfield by Richard J. Bowen in 1973. |
| J.CO Donuts | 2005 |  | Cafe retailer inIndonesia specializing in doughnuts, coffee and frozen yogurt. It was founded in 2005 and its headquarters is inJakarta, Indonesia. |
| Krispy Kreme | 1937 | | American global doughnut company andcoffeehouse chain based inWinston-Salem, North Carolina. It was founded on July 13, 1937. See also:Krispy Kreme UK andKrispy Kreme operations by country.[23] |
| LaMar's Donuts | 1933 | | Chain of gourmet doughnutbistros founded inKansas City, Missouri, and headquartered inDenver, Colorado.[24] LaMar's has 25 stores in five states—Arizona, Colorado,Kansas, Missouri, andNebraska. |
| Leonard's Bakery | 1952 | | Well known purveyor ofMalasadas in Honolulu |
| Long's Bakery | 1951 | | Has been named one of the best donut shops in the US multiple times by national publications. Famous for their glazed yeast donuts. |
| Mighty-O Donuts | 2000 | | Seattle,Washington wholesaler and retail coffeehouse donut shop makingGMO-free, zerotrans fat,vegan,organic donuts. |
| Mister Donut | 1956 |  | Fast food franchise founded in the United States in 1956, now headquartered inJapan, where it has more than 1,300 stores. The primary offerings include doughnuts, coffee, muffins andpastries. |
| Mmmuffins | 1979 | | Canadian coffee andmuffin retailer founded in 1979. It granted its first franchise in 1980. The company, which has locations throughout Canada, is one of the largest specialty baked goods franchising companies in Canada. |
| Mochinut | 2020 | | Chain with over 148 locations as of 2023. Specializes in Korean hotdogs andmochi donuts.[25] |
| Psycho Donuts | 2009 | | Doughnut shop inCampbell, California, owned by Jordan Zweigoron and opened in March 2009.[26] The theme of the shop is "craziness": it specializes in unusual donut flavors and many donuts' names are puns onmental illnesses or other mental health conditions, and the store's decorations include astraitjacket andpadded cell.[27] It has been the subject of controversy because mental health advocates claim its theme promotes negative stereotypes of people with mental illnesses. |
| Randy's Donuts | 1953 | | Bakery and landmark building inInglewood, California, that opened in 1953. The building is a style that dates to a period in the early 20th century that saw a proliferation ofprogrammatic architecture throughoutSouthern California. The building has a giant doughnut on the roof of an otherwise ordinary drive-in that is a dedicated doughnut bakery. There were 10 locations, built over the course of the 1950s. Only one remains, which is located at 805 West Manchester Avenue. At least four other big donuts survive, under different company names.[28] |
| Robin's Donuts | 1975 | | Large Canadian chain of over 130 doughnut shops that operate in Canada. The first store opened in 1975 inThunder Bay,Ontario.[29] |
| Shipley Do-Nuts | 1936 | | American doughnut chain with more than 250 franchised stores located in the states ofTexas,Louisiana,Arkansas,Tennessee,Mississippi, and Alabama.[30] Its headquarters is located atNorthside,Houston, Texas.[31][32] The chain originated in Houston, in the 1940s after selling direct by wholesale since 1936. |
| Spudnut Shops | 1940 | | Former American franchise chain that retailedpotato flour doughnuts called Spudnuts. The parent company no longer exists, but independent stores remain. The original recipe is based on a folk recipe that traces back toGermany. The company was founded in 1940. In 1946, the company began establishing a nationwide chain of franchised Spudnut Shops. By 1949, over 225 Spudnut Shops existed across the United States.[33] |
| SuzyQ Doughnuts | 2012 | | Small doughnut shop chain located inOttawa, Ontario. Serves doughnuts based on a recipe for cardamom-spiced Finnish pastries.[34][35] |
| Tim Hortons | 1964 | | Canadianmultinationalfast casual restaurant[36] known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service; at the end of 2013, it had 4,592 restaurants in Canada, 807 in the United States, and 38 in thePersian Gulf region.[37] It was founded in 1964 inHamilton, Ontario by Canadian ice hockey playerTim Horton and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in hamburger restaurants.[38][39] |
| Top Pot Doughnuts | 2002 | | Chain of coffee and doughnut cafes started in theCapitol Hill neighborhood ofSeattle,Washington. Top Pot began in February 2002 and was started by co-founders Mark and Michael Klebeck, who are brothers.[40] |
| Voodoo Doughnut | 2003 | | Independent doughnut shops founded and headquartered inPortland, Oregon; known for: eclectic doughnut and shop decorations, signature pink boxes, year-round downtown Portland line-ups,hipster staff, and occasional on-site weddings. Shops are located in Portland,Eugene,Denver,Colorado,Dallas,Texas andTaipei.[41] |
| Winchell's Donuts | 1948 | | International doughnut company founded byVerne Winchell on October 8, 1948, inTemple City, California.[42] It is now headquartered inCity of Industry, California. As of 2006[update], there are over 170 stores in 12 westernstates, as well asGuam,Saipan, andSaudi Arabia. Several stores also operated inNagoya, Japan in the past, with most stores located inside theUny supermarkets, as Uny Co., Ltd. was themaster franchise holder in Japan. |
| World's Best Donuts | 1969 | | Doughnut shop and American restaurant inGrand Marais, Minnesota. It is an independent family-owned business that was established in 1969. The company has received accolades from various sources for having quality doughnuts. |
| Yum-Yum Donuts | 1971 | | Chain of doughnut shops based in California with 71 locations.[43] In 2004, Yum-Yum Donuts purchased Winchell's Donuts, but continues to operate Winchell's shops under their historic name.[43] The headquarters for both chains are in theCity of Industry, California. |
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