535 10th Street Northwest, 40 2566 Briarcliff Road Northeast, 40 Five Daughters Bakery Fingers crossed they bring back the ghost pepper-caramel doughnut one day. If you can only choose one doughnut, choose the A-town cream, but try to make room for the orange dream star, too. The original location opened in Home Park, and now there’s a North Druid Hills outpost and even one in Bangkok, Thailand. Perhaps Atlanta’s most iconic doughnut shop, Sublime has kept sweets fiends happy since 2008. They also sell flower arrangements by Tsubame Flowers, which grows their blooms on a farm in Milton. While you’re there, peruse the shop for treats like locally-sourced honey. They also use East Pole coffee for their drip and espresso beverages. There are only a few flavors offered each day but you can count on there being unique options like coffee-pancetta and more classic flavors like cinnamon. Located in a former general store built in the 1940s, this Milton doughnut shop makes their treats fresh to order. 908 West College Avenue, Decatur, and 745 Edgewood Avenue Northeast, 47 Other favorites on the rotating menu include orange pistachio and vegan vanilla bean. The topping combinations might sound “out there”-like the savory everything bagel or blueberry basil-but they always work thanks to the quality of ingredients and execution. There are yeast and cake options as well as gluten-free and vegan. With a location in Decatur and Inman Park, Revolution is beloved for its uniquely flavored doughnuts. Thrill-seekers not content with one scoop of ice cream or just one doughnut can take on the Scream’n Nuts challenge: 13 scoops of ice cream and 13 donuts in 30 minutes. Not only do they make doughnuts in creative flavors like the Cookie Monster (blue buttercream frosting topped with chocolate chip cookie and Oreo pieces), white chocolate lavender, and taro, but they also have house-made ice cream-the birthday cake flavor is a must-try. If you’ve ever wanted ice cream and doughnuts concurrently, then Scream’n Nuts in Alpharetta is the place of dreams. Here are 13 doughnut shops-in no particular order-worth a visit. Whether you’re craving a classic doughnut with a simple glaze or artisanal treats fit for Instagram, these metro Atlanta shops know their way around fried dough. Some, like Doughnut Dollies, are run by trained pastry chefs while others are run by people who learned the trade and are just making good doughnuts. Since then, I’ve sampled doughnuts from shops all around the country and can confidently say: Atlanta’s doughnut shops do it better. Rich caramel rounded out by the savory, smoky bacon all atop a slightly tangy, pillowy soft yeast doughnut? I finally saw the light. Then, I moved to Atlanta in 2013 and tried a doughnut from Revolution in Decatur. Doughnuts fresh of the fryer smelled delightful, but the dough’s flavor was always one-note.
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All of the ones I tried were fair, at best-yes, even the ones that Krispy Kreme churned out when the hot light was on. Growing up in South Florida, I never understood doughnuts.