Following on from a previous thread I started about finding a doughnut in Louisville similar to Spalding’s Bakery (
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I’ve now visited 11 bakeries/doughnut shops in the Louisville area within the past six months. None have had a yeast doughnut that rivals Spalding’s, but the quest has turned to just trying all worthwhile local yeast doughnuts.
The list is below. Are there any other places I should hit?
(The rating is based on my opinion of their plain glazed yeast doughnuts, which may differ from an overall rating of the shop. I basically had "one of everything" at each place.)
Plehn's Bakery - visited August 16, 2014 - Rating: Standard, normal
Bussman's Bakery - visited September 6, 2014 - Rating: Only okay, which was disappointing, because many of the other items tried were great.
Heitzman Bakery (Shelbyville Road) - visited September 20, 2014 - Rating: Nothing special; like a grocery store doughnut
Nord's Bakery - visited September 27, 2014 - Rating: Good, above average
State Dounts - visited October 4, 2014 - Rating: The plain glazed yeast doughnut was okay, but the other items I had were terrible. The fritter was raw in the middle. The chocolate glazed and chocolate doughnuts had an off, medicinal flavor.
Sugar & Spice Donut Shop - visited October 11, 2014 - Rating: Good, not great.
Honey Cream Donut Shop (Indiana) - visited October 18, 2014 - Rating: Below average; like a grocery store doughnut
Jeff's Bakery (Indiana) - visited January 24, 2015 - Rating: Great; second best behind Spalding’s
Amazing Glaze Donut Company (Adrienne and Company)(Indiana) - visited February 7, 2015 - Rating: Standard, nothing special
William's Bakery (Indiana) - visited February 14, 2015 - Rating: Good, above average
Clifton Donut Shop - visited March 7, 2015 - Rating: Only okay; had a slight weird chew. I was very disappointed in this place overall. The only yeast doughnuts they had available were plain glazed and chocolate iced. The rest of the yeast case was empty. They opened at 6:00 AM; I arrived at 6:45 AM. The doughnuts themselves were nothing special.