Best donut shop in Sacramento

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AlexeiLogvinovich // Shutterstock

You walk into your local bakery and the heady aroma envelops you. The sweet scent of fried dough wafts through the air and your mouth starts to water. You can almost taste the deliciousness. You're craving your favorite sweet treat—donuts.

Few foods taste better than a hot, out-of-the-fryer donut, dusted with powdered sugar or topped with icing and sprinkles. If you're a donut lover, you likely have a favorite place to satisfy your sweet tooth and you're probably open to trying all kinds of donut variations. Nowadays you can grab a donut not just at bakeries, but also restaurants, coffee houses, and specialty shops.

Curious about the best donut shops in Sacramento? Stacker has done the research for you using Foursquare's ratings and reviews to tally the tastiest and most popular donut shops as of Nov. 15. The results are based on check-ins, ratings, photo trends, and other data.

Check out the slideshow to see if your favorite spot
made it onto the list.

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#13. Premium Donuts

Address: 8065 Elk Grove Florin Rd. (at Vintage Park Dr.), Sacramento

Foursquare rating: 6.5

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#12. Pushkin's Bakery

Address: 1820 29th St. (at S. St.), Sacramento

Foursquare rating: 8.6

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#11. Hillsdale Donuts

Address: 5745 Hillsdale Blvd (at Walerga Rd.), Sacramento

Foursquare rating: 6.6

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#10. Yum Yum Donuts

Address: 3671 Franklin Blvd (at 12th Ave.), Sacramento

Foursquare rating: 6.4

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#8. 16th Street Donuts

Address: 1601 F St. (at 16th St.), Sacramento

Foursquare rating: 6.6

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#7. Sweet Dozen

Address: 5207 Madison Ave. Ste E., Sacramento

Foursquare rating: 7.5

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#6. Donut Fair

Address: 4100 El Camino Ave. (at Avalon Dr.), Sacramento

Foursquare rating: 7.4

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#5. Donut Time

Address: 9176 Kiefer Blvd (at Tallyho Dr.), Sacramento

Foursquare rating: 8.0

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#3. Donut Star

Address: 2122 El Camino Ave. (at Howe Ave.), Sacramento

Foursquare rating: 7.7

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#2. Baker's Donuts

Address: 5880 Florin Rd. (at E. Southgate Dr.), Sacramento

Foursquare rating: 8.3

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#1. Marie's Donuts

Address: 2950 Freeport Blvd (at Vallejo Way), Sacramento

Foursquare rating: 8.8

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