MMMmmm...donuts...

With the many HK cafes, coffee franchises, and gourmet cafes in HK, it's easy to find a good cup of coffee. You can get everything from simple instant coffees to elaborate cold drip iced coffees. What I do have trouble finding, are good donuts. The donuts I've tried from bakeries like Panash or Das Gute are more dense and taste like chocolate coated bread instead.

So I was really excited to try in person Portland's famous Voodoo Donuts, when I was visiting the city. I had originally heard about Voodoo Donuts from a TLC travel show about Portland. The were just as many crazy flavored donuts as was featured on the show. The donuts lived up to all of the hype they. They were light, fluffy, and sugary. Mmmm...donuts....

You can`t miss this pink shop in the middle of the residential area (Photo: Chark)

It was about a 15 minute walk from our hotel to Voodoo Donut's second location on Davis Street. I guess the pace can get pretty busy since they even have metal barriers set up outside of the shop for people to queue up.

Breakfast for CharK and I: a "No Name" donut with  Rice Krispy and chocolate peanut butter coating and a "Grape Ape" donut with lavendar sprinkles (Photo: CharK)

The coolest delivery truck ever (Photo: CharK)

Aside from quirky designs they are also big supporters of local bands. Lots of flyers were posted up in the shop too (Photo: CharK)

We passed by the original Voodoo Donut location on our way to check out Portland's Chinatown during our trip. No wonder they had to open up more than one location--the line literally went out the door. They seem very popular with locals, and not just visitors to the city. One store manager at the local mall was telling me that she often stops by for a box of donuts after work.

This line reminds of my the queues that use to form outside of Tokyo's Krispy Kreme locations (Photo: CharK)

I've heard there use to be Krispy Kreme locations in Hong Kong, but they eventually closed down. Guess there really isn't a market here for sugary treats. Oh well, guess that's just another incentive to travel!