Annie's Donuts

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Annie's Donuts has been a Portland institution since 1989, and stepping inside feels like a time warp to a 1950s diner with its retro interior, vintage signage, and no-nonsense counter service. The old-fashioned donuts have a pale blonde fry that highlights the not-too-sweet glazes, a technique that shows restraint and confidence in the recipe. The devil's food cake is rich and deeply chocolatey, while the peanut butter butterfly — a donut split and slathered with peanut butter — has cult status and sells out fast every morning. Opening at 4:30am, Annie's caters to early risers and shift workers as much as weekend brunchers, and the prices remain refreshingly old-school. This is what donut shops used to be, and what many wish they still were.