List of doughnut shops

The doughnut is popular in many countries and prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty outlets.

They are usually deep-fried from a flour dough, and typically either ring-shaped or without a hole and often filled.

[2] Per capita, Canadians eat the most doughnuts compared to all world countries.

[3] The large number of Tim Hortons restaurants in Canada (over 4,600) significantly contributes to this consumption rate.

[3] Within the United States, the Providence metropolitan area was cited as having the most doughnut shops per capita (25.3 doughnut shops per 100,000 people) as of January 13, 2010.