Stylish Six: Great Doughnuts in Los Angeles

Filed under: Best Of, Eat, Midtown, San Gabriel Valley, Westside — StyleGuide @ 8:21 pm

“Doughnuts?”  The term doesn’t seem to do these “fine American pastries” justice.  Here are six of my favorites (including an homage to JFK’s favorite German doughnut):

1.  Donut Man:  Don’t think about it, just drive.  Glendora’s crown jewels are strawberry- or peach-stuffed, fluffy glazed wonders (in season), weighing in at nearly a pound each.  See the video here.

2.  Rockenwagner Bakery: The famed chef turns out Berliners Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays from his Culver City shop.  Mmmm, jam filling…. 

3.  Primo’s Westdale Doughnuts:  This old-school shop is in the shadow of the 10 and the 405.  Their butterfly doughnut nearly brought me to tears.  You need more reason than that? 

4.  The Gumbo Pot:  Beignets are doughnuts, New Orleans-style.  Click here for more about these deep fried, powdered sugar-loaded, airy sweet treats from the L.A. Farmer’s Market at Third and Fairfax.

5.  Frittelli’s Doughnuts & Coffee:  Doughnuts in the 90210 – without the expected attitude or prices.  Friendly staff can guide you through their vast selection with prime ingredients like Tahitian vanilla and Meyer lemon zest.

6.  Bob’s Coffee and Doughnuts:  Plain cake goodness, daily at the L.A. Farmer’s Market.  Neat kitty- and dinosaur-shaped doughnuts, too.

Where are your favorite doughnuts?

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