Boston's best independent doughnut shops

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Vernas Coffee and Donut Shop
This Cambridge pastry titan named a doughnut the Honey Tip, for its most famous one-time regular, the late US Speaker of the House Thomas P. Tip ONeill. This is an unassuming place where locals still gather in a small side room, but Vernas is legendary for delicious doughnuts. These are a little more stiff than the standard dunker, but that takes nothing away from the soaring flavor of the buttercrunch, plain, and of course, the Honey Tip. 2344 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617-354-4110. www.vernaspastry.com (95 cents each; $7.59/dozen)
This Cambridge pastry titan named a doughnut the Honey Tip, for its most famous one-time regular, the late US Speaker of the House Thomas P. Tip ONeill. This is an unassuming place where locals still gather in a small side room, but Vernas is legendary for delicious doughnuts. These are a little more stiff than the standard dunker, but that takes nothing away from the soaring flavor of the buttercrunch, plain, and of course, the Honey Tip. 2344 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617-354-4110. www.vernaspastry.com (95 cents each; $7.59/dozen)