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Portland Food Photography: Blue Star Donuts

First of all, HAPPY NATIONAL DONUT DAY!

blue star donuts portland

I hope you got to celebrate! David and I had planned to visit our favorite donut place in all the land (so far): BLUE STAR DONUTS! But by 11:30am, they had sold out. They make fresh donuts everyday for that day, and they stay open until they run out. It’s crazy. They are crazy. The donuts are seriously the best I’ve ever had.

blue star donuts portland

They use a French based brioche bread recipe to start. Then they craft their magical donuts in the open style kitchen. Everything is clean and modern. Very simple. They have maybe ten to fifteen flavors of donuts per day (and I think that may be overstating the number.)

blue star donuts portland

We were fortunately able to visit Blue Star when David’s brother Thomas was in town. We shared five donuts, and all of them were super delicious. We could hardly decide which to get. May I recommend a donut party with your friends? Order a bunch and share! Seriously. You will want to try them all.

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Lemon Poppy Seed

 

blue star donuts portland

blue star donuts portland

This was a classic fritter.

 

blue star donuts portland

And a classic cake style

 

blue star donuts portland

The famous Maple Bacon

 

blue star donuts portland

Blueberry Bourbon Basil

blue star donuts portland

Meyer Lemon & Key Lime Curd

blue star donuts portland

Thomas’s face pretty much says it all.

 

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And here’s a link to their Yelp reviews.