Darling Donuts In Saratoga Springs Voted Best Donut Shop In US

When you are going to have a diet-busting, sweet, sugary treat, ya gotta go all in and only eat the best, am I right? There is no point in wasting those hard-earned empty calories unless there is a flavor you can absolutely savor and enjoy guilt-free. After all, happy tastebuds make it all worthwhile.

This especially applies to donuts. You know a donut is good when you spend an hour walking on the treadmill dreaming of the perfect blend of dough, filling, icing, and maybe sprinkles too!

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Capital Region Donut Shop Voted Best In Nation By USA Today Readers

When it comes to choosing the perfect local donut, there is one local shop that rises above the rest for taste and creativity, the donut shop that has been voted one of the 10 best nationwide for the 2nd year in a row by the readers of USA Today.

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I am talking about Darling Donuts on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, which has once again been voted one of the 10 best donut shops nationwide in the USA Today Reader's Choice Awards 2025.

Here is what USA Today had to say bout this downtown Saratoga Springs gem:

With a rotating menu of flavors, Darling Doughnuts features quite an eclectic mix of handcrafted donuts. Think caramel stroopwafel, Key lime, and honeycomb donuts. Want to take it up a notch? Try a Doughrogie, pierogi donuts with gooey fillings like chocolate ganache, chopped apples and cinnamon, or lemon curd.

Darling Donuts has quickly become a local legend, starting as a local pop-up donut shop in Glens Falls and Saratoga Springs and eventually opening its permanent home on Broadway about 5 years ago.

Darling Donuts is known for its quaint surroundings, creative donut selections, and of course, that instantly recognizable square shape: it is a must-visit for any Capital Region donut lover!

See The Capital Region's 10 Best Cider Donuts [RANKED]

Here in the Capital Region of New York, we have a LONG list of great cider donut spots. Everyone has their go-to spot and you can make the argument that they are all deserving of the title of the area's BEST Cider Donut. To determine the best of the best we once again went to our listeners to determine which ones to try So who serves the best cider donuts in the Capital Region? Here are the top 10 according to you - with 3 new spots on this year's list!

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Schenectady's 5 Best Bakeries [RANKED]

Schenectady is one of the prime foodie destination cities, not just in the Capital Region, but in New York state in general. And one of the food lanes the city is known for is great bakeries. We could go on and on and on about all the great ones in the Electric City, but these 5 right here are the best of the best according to Yelp users. So the next time you need a great birthday cake, a pie for dessert at that next dinner gathering, or maybe some of the best bread ever baked, these are the 5 must-visit bakeries in Schenectady.

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Hooray, National Donut Day is Here at These 12 Top Upstate New York Bakeries!

June 1 is the day we celebrate "National Donut Day" across the country. Some of us (this writer included) celebrate this event every day. Who doesn't like a fresh, hot donut? There are literally hundreds of places across the Empire State that make homemade donuts. To celebrate this day, we selected a dozen fine donut shops across Upstate to represent all of the others doing good "donut duty" day in and day out!

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