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Best Untraditional Donuts In Boston

After the uncommon, what is something that is both sweet and salty, savory yet covered in a crusty sugar or filled with pasty cream? The proper response to the question, "I'd like something not quite a breakfast but easily mistaken for a desert" would be the non-traditional doughnut. Cider Donuts, Maple Bars and sweetbreads are all forms of the the untraditional as well, but let's get a bit more creative shall we?

Union Square Donuts
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Union Square Donuts
20 Bow St.
Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 209-2257
unionsquaredonuts.com

Get ready for your mouth to water. Brown Butter Hazelnut Crunch, Sea Salted Bourbon Caramel and the savory Bacon Cheddar Sage and Boston Cream obviously are only a few of the specialty nontraditional donuts that have made Union Square Donuts one of the best. Vegan donuts, Doughies in dark Belgium chocolate and even seasonal flavors only the neighborhood regulars would think normal will make this quaint little donut dream shop the first destination on your list for the best in Boston. This collaboration of City Chicks and Culinary Cruisers diligently serves handmade donuts for take out, featuring the rarest of tasty treats on only certain days of the week. Is your mouth watering yet?

Boston Common Coffee Company
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Boston Common Coffee Co.
97 Salem St.
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 725-0040
www.bostoncommoncoffee.com

Boston Common Coffee Co. donut lovers arrive early each Thursday of the week due to the donuts selling out by noon time. The menu of the mysteriously nontraditional donuts changes each week, making the experience not only strangely delicious but quite the adventure. Topped with the establishment's famed coffee brewed fresh, B.C.C.Co. is the must-stop morning spot. It's been said the Bobby Brown was eaten with delight, a fig & feta was diabolically created by Julius the imaginative baker, and there's even a hibiscus pistachio but that's the last hint we're allowed to pass on. Enjoy secret donut Thursdays in West Roxbury, set the alarm clock!

Flour
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Flour Bakery & Cafe
12 Farnsworth St.
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 338-4333
www.flourbakery.com

The Flour Bakery & Cafe is located in four convenient sites based exclusively in Boston & Cambridge. Masters of the Brioche smothered in cream, cinnamon and sugar or decadent chocolate, pecan sticky buns that are absolutely outrageous and yes, even jellies! Join one of the offered classes and learn how to design your own non traditional donut, lead by pastry Chef Sarah Powers at the Allston location. Or, enjoy the artistic menu options that are available for take out or catering. It's a fact the coveted brioche's will bring you back again and again it's just impossible to forget them, waiting there just for you.

Related: Dunkin' Donuts Delivery Service Coming To Boston

Kane's Donuts
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Kane's Donuts
Two International Place
90 Oliver St.
Boston, MA 02110
(857) 317-2654
www.kanesdonuts.com

Located in Boston's financial district on the corner of Oliver and High Street inside International Place, Kane's Handcrafted is the first expansion of the 61-year-old, world-famous Kane's Donuts in Saugus. Kane's Handcrafted Donuts are made hours before you eat them with locally milled flour, local farm-fresh eggs, organic honey from a local beekeeper, fresh fruit, real bacon, high-quality chocolate, fresh spices, and more. Samantha Braverman shared her knowledge in a recent contact with CBS Boston's Best, passing on the non-traditional options of lavender and rose donuts being offered earlier this month as a Mother's Day special. Kane's has built a reputation over the years for consistency in quality and surprising combinations of flavor that will put spice into your day via its donuts.

Sofra Bakery & Cafe
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Sofra Bakery & Cafe
1 Belmont St.
Cambridge, MA 02478
(617) 661-3161
www.sofrabakery.com

Twists, biscuits, blueberry yogurt cake, almond-rose and Tahini-brown buttered donut to go! Sofra Bakery & Cafe focuses on the dishes and specialty spices from Turkey, Greece and Lebanon tastes that give the non-traditional doughnut zest. There is more to Sofra's than meets the eye -- take a peek at the menu options especially the cookies, specials and savory pies. The sweet spot is chock full of what most Americans would consider untraditional. One of the best secrets in Cambridge you just have to visit!

Related: Waltham's Pizzi Farm Serving Up Donut Ice Cream Cones

Freelance Writer Corinne Costantino brings the "Best of Boston" to New England. Her work can be found on Examiner.com
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