Donuts and Chai! Say less!…read more Loved everything we ordered! The mini doughnuts were warm, fresh, and packed with flavor. But my absolute favorite was the Bacon Maple Jam--that sweet and savory combo was SO good! And the King & I chai was the perfect pairing. Rich, fragrant, and just the right amount of spice. Definitely a must-try if you're in Portland! They also give a dozen free mini donuts on your actual birthday. I wish I knew this because my wife and i's birthday passed 2 days before we went and they only make exceptions for kids. Regardless, such a cute little spot and totally worth the stop!

A Portland staple and my favorite doughnut shop in Oregon!…read more I ride or die for Pip's. Thoughtful owners, friendliest staff, and yummiest flavors. I also love the of their doughnuts. Shop can be busy but they move quickly. Their seasonal banana is always my favorite. Once you figure out the secret menu, there's no turning back They recently replaced nutella with a homemade chocolate and IT'S SOOO GOOD.

Walked right in on a Saturday morning on our way out of town. Ordered an OG, a chocolate bergamot…read moreold fashioned and a honey lavender - they were all delicious! There were so many great flavors I'd love to try again. The service was great, and I appreciated that each donut was nestled in a wrap for easy grabbing on the go. The coffee was steaming hot and very good too. There was plenty of seating inside. Parking can be challenging so my husband circled the block while I went in and picked me up.

I read an article about the must-try donut in Portland, so I gave them a shot, but I was totally…read morewrong. They are brioche-based donut with a thick, heavy dough instead of being airy and fluffy. Well, they are unique, but they are definitely not my favorite and they are quite expensive. They're known for creative flavors, but creative does not mean it tastes good. The famous Blueberry Bourbon Basil donut was so doughy and cakey (hard type), blueberry jam was too sweet and completely overpowered the subtle taste of bourbon and basil. The apple fritter was the same, just sweet, doughy, and nothing special. We also tried the Cointreau Crème Brûlée, it is a custard donut comes with an orange liqueur pipette. Because the blueberry donut completely lack of bourbon taste, we actually used that pipette to squeeze the liqueur into the blueberry donut. We had the coffee, they're just average, nothing special. Definitely a wrong choice I made.

When in Portland... Last time we were in Portland a few years ago we didn't have a chance to stop…read moreby the original Voodoo Donuts. It's honestly just to say you've been to the original store (like going to the original Starbucks at Pike Place even though the coffee isn't gonna be much different than any other Starbucks). Same idea here. I've gotten donuts from the Universal City Walk location so I've tried Voodoo Donuts. They sell merch and yes expect to stand in line to get inside (there's a security dude who handles the crowd control outside). My daughter and I shared a Voodoo Doll donut - it was very sweet - but soft and fresh. I've ticked this place off my list now! The good thing is this location is open until 3am every day which is pretty neat.

Parking is hard to find. The donuts are overpriced. $9 for a frosted raised donut and a n apple…read morefritter? If they tasted good and were fresh, maybe I wouldn't feel so bad about the purchase. However, they tasted like they were fried hours earlier in old oil. They gave me a stomach ache after a few bites. My son, who loves donuts also only took a few bites. Not worth it.

It was a Friday and the first day of our family's Pacific-Northwest trip. The food park down the…read morestreet was not open yet so we decided to have dessert before lunch. These are artisanal, phenomenal, and vegan donuts. We had the Juneteenth special (cookie butter bacon), classic chocolate, and mango sticky rice. The flavors were outstanding and the texture was soft and fluffy. This was easily our most memorable donuts of the trip!

I decided to visit Doe Donuts on a Friday afternoon while on this side of town. They offer many…read morecreative flavors that are not commonly seen elsewhere. Service was quick and efficient with boxing up my order. The texture of the donuts itself was immaculate - light, airy, pleasant. I thought I would enjoy the tea-based flavors the most but my favorite was actually the peach cobbler fritter. The balance between the local peaches and the brown sugar streusels provided the perfect treat with each bite.

This establishment is women owned. These were lil cute donuts! My favorite was the passion fruit…read moredonut. The rest were good but a little too sweet for me. I like the concept of such small donuts so you can try different flavors. Atom you would have liked the Simpsons strawberry donut. These donuts do not taste fried more like a soft cake.

After seeing these cut little things on my tiktok many times, I decided that this is where I wanted…read moreto try for my birthday. So many options, I couldn't decide. Decided to go with the 25 piece box with a mix of them all. Super moist & flavorful cake donuts. There wasn't one that I didn't like. We had guests over, so we were able to share them, so we didn't eat all 25 ourselves. Go & give it a try next time you're in the area.

I stopped by on a Saturday afternoon and they had a decent selection…read more We ordered one orxata glaze (brioche) and two Valrhona chocolate crunch donuts for +$16. The ingredients are upscale and the prices are steep. I am indifferent to the orxata glaze. The flavor is very subtle and I would not have known it was horchata if it weren't for the label with the description. My young daughters enjoyed the chocolate donuts, but honestly, they are happy with anything that has chocolate.

Happy we found a Blue Star on SE Division St. just half a mile from where we finished lunch at My…read moreVice. This location is easy to miss if you aren't looking for the signs, but inside space was bright with sun pouring in through the windows. The blue skies visible from inside were so welcoming. The plants were welcoming and thriving. Blue Star was closing in 15 minutes so we sped over and luckily that half a dozen donuts still remained. Coming from the East Coast, my niece had never tasted Blue Star. She decided on the OG. I choose between the Blueberry Bourbon and the Raspberry Rosemary Old-fashioned. A difficult choice. The Blueberry Bourbon was tart and sweet in a fragrant and delicious way. It was gone in two minutes. Lee was amazing. Incredibly helpful as we debated which donuts we should take. He was patient and understanding and sympathetic and honest and in the end he represented the best kind of Customer Service: the kind that makes you want to come back.

We visited Twisted Croissant to pick up some treats to tide us over on our drive back up to…read moreSeattle. Walking in less than an hour before closing, we were surprised to see most of the items still in stock! We ended up picking four things to try: Vanilla Bean Kouign Amann ($7) - This pasty has a sweet yet salty exterior that's complementary in flavor rather than clashing. It's accentuated with a crunchy glazed and caramelized sugar layer that's on the sweeter side. The interior is interesting. There's a cavernous gap right in the center that's filled with a sickly sweet melted sugar syrup. It's unpleasantly sweet and very cloying. The puffed and filled area is large enough that it compresses the other layers so the kouign amann is dense. I've never had a kouign amann quite this sweet before. (3/5) Meyer Lemon Olive Oil Cake with Thyme ($5.50) - This cake is so moist and rich, thick and dense, fatty and rich, that it feels like I"m eating a slab of butter. I'm sure it has just as many calories too! It's quite sweet, although not nearly to the level of the kouign amann. Overall, it's just a really rich and decadent cake. (4/5) Blueberry + Vanilla Cream Brioche Donut w/ Earl Grey ($6) - The top of the pastry is dressed with a cream that has an unmistakably strong bergomot earl grey taste. I wish there was way more cream - there's essentially only a dab on top! The rest of the donut is filled with a custardy light blueberry and vanilla jam. It's not too sweet and has an excellent high quality blueberry fragrance, creating an exceptionally strong blueberry taste. The jam is not too thick and is somewhat syrupy from sugar. The donut itself is really soft and extremely airy. It's the fluffiest donut I've eaten in a long time. (5/5) Raspberry Rose Cruffin ($8.50) - This pastry has some fun dehydrated raspberries sprinkled right on top of a light and fluffy cream that's not too sweet. The cruffin base is buttery in taste and great lamination even when filled with the custard and rose/raspberry cream. This is a heavy cruffin that's very filling. (5/5) Twisted Croissant certainly does some some really delectable treats. It's one of my favorite bakeries in Portland!

Twisted Croissant was definitely one of my favorite bakeries in the city, however, they have…read moresignificantly raised their prices, and the pastries are much smaller. I'm not sure that I can justify spending $7 to $12 on a single pastry. This will have to be my special occasion bakery, I suppose. Additionally, I had a less than pleasant exchange with one of the employees. It kind of caught me off guard because that has never happened before. Maybe she was just having a rough day.

I'm a huge Voodoo fan and have been since day one!…read more This particular visit was so great. Pickles helped us and she was the sweetest! I prefer this location because the space is larger and there's a parking lot. The reason I took a star off was our fritters were over fried. I've never experienced that before so it was likely a fluke experience!

And this whole place is eye candy…read more Everything looks so good and I don't think there is plant based donut so watch the blood sugar. You can't miss the place or its other locations because the pink just stands out, even In dreary weather. The minute you step inside, the smell is just amazing. I like the idea of getting away from the traditional round shape or normal toppings. There are some crazy ideas out there but it doesn't surprise me since it's Oregon. There's a side door and window for pickup orders. And if you don't know what flavor or shape you want just have the worker pick. And remember it's all off the traditional path for flavors too. Overall four stars. Staff is funny, plenty of parking, and get a box for work. Pick the cream filled ax for your boss :p M

I stopped by Blue Star Donuts after I arrived at PDX at 8:00 a.m. to pick up a bite and there was…read morenobody in line. There were so many delicious sounding flavors available, but I ultimately ordered a single blueberry bourbon basil flavored donut on their signature brioche. The donut was light, fluffy, and not oily at all. The flavor was as described and very pronounced, and overall, the donut was not too sweet. The last time I had Blue Star Donuts was about ten years ago and I'm happy to report that quality has not gone down: it's still one of the best donuts I've ever had. The only downside is a donut is $5 a piece. You're certainly paying an airport premium for the donuts here. If you're looking for a quite bite before or after your flight, I would definitely recommend checking out Blue Star Donuts.

Donut for grownups, except I bought some for my kid sister…read more Last year I was severely letdown by the hype that is Voodoo. Blue Star definitely made up for it last year. Had a Blue Star shaped void in my heart until my recent visit. After surviving the TSA lines, my sisters wanted me to bring home some donuts back home to LA, and thankfully this is a prime location where everyone comes out from security. Staff were nice and understanding while I was waiting for a responses in the family groupchat. Got a couple, sampled them upon coming home, and they all enjoyed it. Yay!

We wandered past this place at night and decided that we should come back in the morning in order…read moreto try them fresh. I was fascinated by the idea of a Portland cream, kind of like a Boston cream but with maple on top. Then I saw the donut of the month... Banana pudding. I do love banana pudding. I had to get both. Portland cream was good, I enjoyed how the maple juxtaposed the traditional Boston cream style donut. If I had just had that donut, coupled with the friendly service, this place would probably be a four. However I tried there banana pudding donut and I was amazed. This is one of the best ones I've ever had. The banana cream filling was delicious, paired really well with the vanilla frosting on top. Vanilla wafer was just a bonus. The donuts were about three bucks each, which isn't bad for fancy donuts these days. Forget the other donut shops in town, give this place a try!

I wandered in here from the farmer's market. They have a lot of inside seating. The bell rings when…read morethe door is opened. The donuts are pretty solid. The server told me that they are most famous for the raspberry cheesecake (or raspberry cream?, I forgot the name). It was basically a jelly-filled donut with something like frosting on top. It was heavenly. It goes really well with black coffee. I tried the sesame donut hole for fun (because their name is Sesame Donuts), but it was mid. The Sid's Special was like a blueberry-filled donut, which didn't taste as good as the raspberry one. The Portland Cream was a cream-filled donut, similar to the Boston Cream. Credit card/Apple Pay accepted. I didn't see any available bathrooms.