Got a hankering for doughnuts?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top doughnut hot spots in Boston, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to fulfill your urges.
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1. Kane's Donuts
First on the list is Kane's Donuts. Located at 90 Oliver St., Two International PL (between High Street) downtown, the spot to score doughnuts, coffee and tea is the highest-rated doughnut spot in Boston, boasting four stars out of 322 reviews on Yelp.
2. Twin Donuts
Next up is Allston's Twin Donuts, situated at 501 Cambridge St. (between Barrows and Beacon streets). With four stars out of 293 reviews on Yelp, the breakfast and brunch spot, which offers doughnuts and more, has proven to be a local favorite.
3. Red Apple Farm
Haymarket's Red Apple Farm, located at 100 Hanover St., The Boston Public Market (between Union and Marshall streets), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the farmers market, which offers doughnuts and more, 4.5 stars out of 83 reviews.
4. Union Square Donuts
Union Square Donuts, a bakery that offers doughnuts and more in Haymarket, is another go-to, with four stars out of 116 Yelp reviews. Head over to 100 Hanover St. (between Union and Marshall streets) to see for yourself.
Deciding when to check out the top spots above? Saturdays tend to be the busiest days of the week for consumer spending at food and beverage shops across the Boston area, while Mondays are least busy, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a software provider that helps small businesses manage customer reviews. Last year, average daily transactions at food and beverage shops surged to 50 per business on Saturdays, compared to 36 daily transactions on average on Mondays.
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