Cheap Eats: A dozen delicious donut shops in the Triangle
A monthly roundup of ethnic eats, counter service chow and other tasty bargains. This month we go out in search of donuts and come back with – you guessed it – a dozen.
Baker’s Dozen Donuts
Two Raleigh locations: 1307 Buck Jones Road and 6320-123 Capital Blvd.
919-377-1221 (Buck Jones Road); 919-803-0837 (Capital Boulevard)
Dunk this: apple fritter
Carolina Glazed Donuts
5400 S. Miami Blvd., Durham
919-474-9999
Dunk this: filled-to-order donut
Daylight Donuts
7550-101 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh
919-676-7442
Dunk this: French cruller (Friday-Sunday only)
Duck Donuts
100 Wrenn Drive, Cary; 8323 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh
919-468-8722 (Cary); 919-847-3800 (Raleigh)
Dunk this: take your pick, they’re made to order
Krispy Kreme
Multiple locations; see website
Dunk this: hot glazed, of course
La Dolce Vita
112 Southtown Circle, Rolesville
984-235-1447
Dunk this: New York Italian style zeppole
Main Street Grille Cafe & Bakery
1318 S. Main St., Wake Forest
919-554-1564
Dunk this: apple cider donut
Monuts
1002 Ninth St., Durham
919-286-2642
Dunk this: blueberry ginger
Mr. A’s Beignets
Food truck; check Twitter for location
Twitter: @MrAsBeignets
Dunk this: beignets (and you can dunk ’em in authentic New Orleans-style coffee with chicory)
Rise
Multiple locations; see website
Dunk this: maple bacon bar
Scratch Bakery
111 Orange St., Durham
919-956-5200
Dunk this: buttermilk donut muffin (technically not a donut, but too good to leave out; call ahead to see if they have it)
Sola Coffee Cafe
7705 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh
919-803-8983
Dunk this: hot mini donuts
This story was originally published June 22, 2016 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Cheap Eats: A dozen delicious donut shops in the Triangle."