They even get their own national holiday (kind of) on June 2.
But National Donut Day isn’t the only time people are packing in the sweet treat.
In fact, Americans consume roughly10 billion each year.
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Here are the best donut spots to visit right now to get your fix.
That means a lot of Americans have access to some truly great donuts.
Head toDunkin’on June 2 and get a free donut with any drink purchase.
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But, surprisingly, there areonly 358 Krispy Kreme locationsin America as of spring, 2023.
In fact, the first shop opened in Kansas City, Missouri back in the year 1960.
The donuts served today are similar to those the founder first started making in the 1930s.
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Word is he worked on the recipe for decades before opening his store.
Plus, there’s delicious coffee.
The secret to Duck Donuts’s success is a robust menu of freshly-made donuts that includes many seasonal offerings.
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Duck Donuts also releases curated donut boxes based on holidays like Father’s Day and the Fourth of July.
Doughnuttery
There are sevenDoughnutterylocations.
Four of them are in New York City.
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One is about 15 miles east of New York City in a shopping mall on Long Island.
Another is about 900 miles west of New York in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
And the seventh is 5,125 miles due south of New York in Santiago, Chile.
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Perhaps because the unusually small donuts the chain makes are also unusually good.
The company now has locations in six states and it is still expanding.
The success of Voodoo Doughnut is not hard to grasp when you see the variety it offers.
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Pinkbox Doughnuts
Pinkbox Doughnutsis another donut chain that isn’t very large in terms of actual units.
There are but nine locations total, with eight of them in southern Nevada and one in Utah.
However, like Duck Donuts and Doughnuttery, this chain has sometruly unique offerings.
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Plus, it carries all the classics.
Customers rave about the creations onYelp.
“I have never had a bad doughnut from them,” says one.
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Plus, many people claim that Pinkbox has the best donuts they have ever tasted.
The chain claims it has 60 varieties of donuts.
It even has savory kolaches, which are sausages encased in dough.
Also popular are its catering services.
Shipley Do-Nuts can easily assemble donut-and-coffee packagessuitable for serving parties of 50 or more.
