Hampton Roads, VADonuts

Glazed Doughnuts runs a drive-thru in Hampton that Coastal Virginia Magazine's Flour Power roundup named for its outsized doughnut cakes and fritters. The shop leans into fun, oversized builds alongside the everyday glazed. Order a classic glazed and an apple fritter for the car, and add one of the giant doughnut cakes if you are feeding a crowd. A Peninsula-side stop for a quick sugar run.

Amazing Glazed makes cake doughnuts to order in Chesapeake, and Coastal Virginia Magazine's Flour Power roundup called out the pairing of fresh doughnuts with frozen custard. The build-your-own approach means the doughnut hits the fryer when you order it. Order a made-to-order cake doughnut and a doughnut ice cream sandwich, and eat it before the custard softens. Open since 2014 and a reliable weekend treat.

O's Donuts turns out made-to-order, customizable cake doughnuts from a small Ghent shop on 21st Street in Norfolk, a spot Coastal Virginia Magazine's Flour Power roundup named. The revived shop has a following for its inventive toppings. Order the Apple Pie doughnut smothered in glazed apples or the PBJ, and go early on a weekend before it sells through. A Norfolk favorite worth the short line.

Duck Donuts makes each doughnut to order in Chesapeake, and Coastal Virginia Magazine's Flour Power roundup named it for the customizable warm cake doughnuts. You pick the coating, drizzle and topping, and it comes out fresh from the fryer. Order a half-dozen with maple and bacon or cinnamon sugar, and watch the line while they build them. A dependable stop when you want a warm doughnut on demand.