This Aloha shop is the place to be for those who love a cake doughnut — moist and almost custardy, the crumb on Donut Day’s fritters and chocolate glazed is downright decadent. The raised rings also have a nice fluffiness, for those who prefer something a little lighter. Flavors change periodically, but if a pineapple fritter appears in the case, it’s worth an order.

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.

Donuts Plus serves a wide selection of reasonably priced doughnuts out of a strip mall right off Highway 26, making it perfect for a pit stop. The shop owner, Mr. Kim, is often behind the counter taking orders and packing boxes of doughnuts himself. Try a maple bar or an apple fritter, and don’t forget to grab a hot cup of coffee to make it an ideal breakfast.

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, but the downtown shop is still open for a sweet bite pre-Saturday farmers market. The shop’s doughnuts are reminiscent of Dunkin Donuts, but better — expect a lighter, fresher dough with more care given to glazes and toppings.

A chain with locations along the West Coast, Heavenly Donuts earns many of its points for how long it stays open — the Lombard shop closes at midnight and reopens at 4 a.m., making it a reliable option for graveyard shifters and night owls. Heavenly also has an impressive array of flavored fritters, long johns, and doughnut holes, making this an optimal place to grab a variety box for a family at home.

Because of its central location on Southeast Grand, the cheerfully blue Delicious Donuts gets plenty of traffic, particularly with workers grabbing a breakfast sandwich built on a glazed ring. Even with the morning bustle, it’s still worth a stop for fluffy maple bars or elaborate peanut-butter-and-jelly-slathered behemoths. Visitors can also customize their doughnuts, if they order them at least 24 hours in advance.

What started as a pop-up specializing in butter mochi doughnuts has turned into a tiny shop on Portland’s 28th Avenue restaurant row, with another on the way. This 100-percent gluten-free and dairy-free shop serves rings of soft, springy doughnuts with a gentle give, in an exciting range of rotating flavors. For example, any given visit may involve doughnuts filled with passionfruit curd, rings glazed with calamansi lemonade icing, or orange-hued Thai tea pastries. Mikiko is also available via 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 denser crumb than a traditional raised doughnut, it’s worth the stop to indulge in fancy varieties like horchata glazed, raspberry rosemary, and Cointreau crème brûlée. Vegan options are no afterthought — the passionfruit cake and powdered sugar-coated orange olive oil are both standouts.

Neighborhood coffee and chai shop Pip’s Original — with locations in Northeast Portland and Beaverton — slings fresh-to-order mini doughnuts reminiscent of the state fair, developing a beautiful hazelnut brown exterior as it fries. The menu is small and mighty, with only a handful of toppings and coatings to choose from; it’s hard to go wrong, though the classic cinnamon sugar is a classic favorite. Seasonal flavors are often a strong choice here, with options like mango-ghost chile and sweet potato pie depending on the season. Pip’s also offers a lovely variety of house-made chais, using different blends of teas, spices, and herbs.

Annie’s is a cult favorite among Portland’s classic doughnut purists, with a ’50s-nostalgic interior and a case filled with everything from the quintessential old-fashioned doughnuts to devil’s food cake doughnuts. The pale blonde fry at Annie’s highlights the not-too-sweet glazes and toppings. If there’s a peanut butter butterfly in the case, grab it before it’s gone; it tends to sell out.

Lisa Nguyen started Heyday as a pop-up, pulling inspiration from the broader Asian American culinary lexicon — using a combination of wheat and rice flours, Nguyen would serve doughnuts in flavors like baked ube and coconut sweet corn (a play on the Vietnamese dessert chè bắp). At her counter within the Collective Oregon Eateries food hall, also known as CORE, Nguyen serves airy doughnuts in flavors like passionfruit chocolate or ca phe sua (Vietnamese iced coffee), as well as chewier baked doughnuts, including coconut pandan and the original favorite — baked ube. You’ll also spot Heyday doughnuts at coffee shops like Portland Ca Phe, Electrica, and Less and More.