This Tanasbourne doughnut shop is beloved by its neighbors, thanks to its doughnuts’ deep color from a longer fry in shortening. That means these doughnuts have a nice touch of crispness that gives way to a light, soft crumb. The shop serves vegan doughnuts on Saturdays, with curbside pickup available for those who call ahead.

Sesame Donuts has multiple doughnut counters throughout the greater Portland area, making it the most commuter-accessible on this list. The original location on the Beaverton-Hillsdale

Highway is a good choice for people on the west side, as it’s open 24 hours, but the downtown shop is still open, as well. The shop’s doughnuts are reminiscent of Dunkin Donuts, but better — expect a lighter, fresher dough and more care given to glazes and toppings.

Portland’s first Berliner-style doughnut shop has taken the city by storm. While the original location, downtown in the original Blue Star Donuts shop, is temporarily closed, Fills has already expanded into the southern suburb of Lake Oswego, adding burgers and soft serve to its menu. Fills serves soft sourdough brioche doughnuts stuffed with various fillings, such as marionberry cheesecake, pimento cheese, and Famous Grouse butterscotch cream. The shop is open for walk-ins.

Unlike other doughnuts on this list, NOLA makes its doughnuts from laminated dough (the same kind used for croissants and puff pastry danishes), resulting in flaky donuts with a crisp, craggy texture for sugar to comfortably settle in. They also make beignets and more standard yeast-raised doughnuts. All but the laminated doughnuts (La’ssants) are available for preorder online.

Because he’s using an old family recipe, Coco’s Ian Christopher doesn’t rely on gimmicky toppings. Instead, he leans hard on the classics: glazeds, twists, and jellies, served out of a shop with serious Portland coffee house vibes. Visitors having trouble deciding should ask for Coco’s signature doughnut, a raised chocolate glazed topped with Coco’s own house-roasted chocolate-covered coffee beans and a dusting of cacao. Another bonus: Coco is one of the only places that regularly serves springy mochi doughnuts, as opposed to pop-ups like Heyday with rotating locations. Orders can be placed online or at any of Coco Donuts’ five open counters in the Portland area; Coco also offers delivery through Grubhub and P-Town Couriers.

Voodoo Doughnut’s second Portland location has ample parking and far shorter lines than the downtown location, making it a good choice for Voodoo visitors wishing to avoid a commotion. The eastside shops boasts all the same flavors that made Voodoo Doughnuts famous, like maple bacon, “Old Dirty Bastard,” and the “maple blazer blunt.” Orders can be placed online or in person.

Angel’s has been an Alberta standby for years, with its ice cream counter and assortment of craggly and often frosted treats. Some of the doughnuts here land on the dense side, but what Angel’s does offer is a number of fritters that almost lean toward a moist cake, saturated with syrups or jams. The crisp crullers, often topped with a shimmering glaze, are worth an order, too. Order doughnuts by walking in, or for delivery.

Blue Star Donuts is a culinarily-minded doughnut chain in Portland — in shops that are bright, airy, and modern, Blue Star crafts brioche-based doughnuts topped and filled with ingredients more commonly found in a high-end pastry chef’s kitchen. Although the doughnuts are much pricier than most and have a heavier, denser crumb than a traditional raised doughnut, it’s worth the occasional stop to indulge in fancy varieties like Valrhona chocolate, passionfruit and cacao nib, and blueberry bourbon. Several locations have closed since the start of the pandemic, but the remaining ones take pre-orders online and serve walk-ins as well.

Neighborhood coffee and chai shop Pip’s Original hawks fresh-to-order mini doughnuts reminiscent of the state fair. The menu is small and mighty, with only a handful of toppings and coatings to choose from. Pip’s is also offering to-go cups of its house-made chai concentrate, which comes in several flavors using different blends of teas, spices, and herbs. Pip’s does not offer online ordering or delivery.

This east side doughnut shop knows its way around a fry, with hazelnut-brown rings topped with colorful glazes and sprinkles. However, Donut Queen is best known for its gigantic apple fritters, a mountain range of sweet dough blanketed in a faint-white icing. Donut Queen is open for walk-ins and pre-orders.

Annie’s is a cult favorite among Portland’s old-school doughnut purists, with a ‘50s-nostalgic interior and a case filled with everything from the quintessential old fashioneds to devil’s food cake doughnuts. The pale blonde fry at Annie’s makes for a light doughnut, which highlights the not-too-sweet glazes and toppings. It’s open for walk-ins.