Portland Oregon Doughnuts

Portland Oregon Doughnut Day!! There was a list of the top 100 doughnuts shops in the United States and four of them are in Portland Oregon. I did a post awhile back on No. 94, Mikiko Mochi Doughnuts. After visiting the other three I still think Mikiki Mochi Doughnuts is my favorite.

Coming in at No. 15: Pip’s Original Doughnuts & Chai in Northeast Portland. Pip’s is a long-time Portland favorite, and their doughnuts are doughnut holes and made to order. Because of them being made to order the line here goes on for almost two blocks. They are awesome when they are hot and not as good the next day.

I would recommend to get here early because the line can be over an hour long at times. They are all made to order so they are piping hot.

Neighborhood favorite Donut Day in Aloha was ranked No. 73. This is a small family-owned shop, and they make classic doughnuts along with some fancy ones. My favorite here was the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup.

Portland vegan doughnut shop Doe Donuts claimed the No. 78 spot on the list. Even nonvegans have long praised Doe’s offerings. A 2017 review in The Oregonian/OregonLive noted that the “brightly colored, beautifully decorated and fluffy doughnuts” are so good “that you might not even realize” they are vegan. If you do come here, I would recommend the Ubi Doughnut.

Mikiko Mochi Donuts, which launched as a pop-up in February 2020, pivoted to a doughnut delivery service then worked its way into local grocery stores, becoming the first of several Portland mochi doughnut startups to make the brick-and-mortar leap.

Mikiko Mochi Donuts uses rice flour, not tapioca, making its dough naturally gluten-free, and bakes their doughnuts in an oven, resulting in a fluffier pastry closer in texture to Hawaiian butter mochi. Mochi, the squishy rice cake traditionally made from glutinous rice pounded into a paste, has been used in desserts, often paired with black sesame or sweet red bean paste, for centuries.

If you're ever in Portland Oregon check out Mikiko Mochi Donuts and it's my favorite!!