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There are a handful of popular doughnut places around Seattle, and while some would argue Mighty-O Donuts in Wallingford is the best, Top Pot Doughnuts was closer to my hotel and so it’s the one I went to. Turns out it was also named in U.S. News & World Report’s list of “America’s Best Doughnuts.” The space itself has two floors, and seems like it’d be a great place to study or do some work. I’m lazy and do neither of those things, so I just showed up to pig out.
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“Hand Forced” Glazed Doughnut
This is their classic “hand forged” doughnut, which has a bit of a crispier shell than your regular doughnut. Unfortunately, the insides weren’t as fluffy as I was expecting and the whole thing was a bit more cakey than I would’ve liked. It wasn’t too sweet though so it gets extra points for that.
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Old Fashioned
Their old fashioned doughnuts are super popular, and I’m assuming it’s because they almost taste like actual cake. As in if you baked a cake and then cut it into the shape of a doughnut this would be it. The texture was right, the flavor was right, and if I had been blindfolded I would’ve told you to stop feeding me cake and give me the damned doughnut already.
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Top Pot Doughnuts
2124 5th Ave
(between Lenora St & Blanchard St)
Seattle, WA 98121
Neighborhood: Belltown