Yes, these mini doughnuts require an excursion to Pier 39, but it’s well worth the trip for a bag (okay, fine: a bucket) of these sweet, airy mini doughnuts. Sure, they taste more like a churro than a traditional doughnut, but that won’t stop you from popping them in your mouth at an astonishing and incredibly satisfying rate.

This Nob Hill spot is always open, which means you can satisfy your doughnut craving at 2 p.m. or 2 a.m. Just know there’s a good chance there will be a line no matter what. Bob’s is the place you go for a high-quality classic doughnut (and an apple fritter if you can get one before they sell out). It’s also the place you go if you want to eat a glazed doughnut the size of your head. There’s a second location on Baker Street, although that one closes by 9 p.m.

Located inside both the Japan Center and Stonestown Galleria, Mochill is a small window where mochi doughnut lovers grab boxes to go. Unlike the pastries at Third Culture Bakery in Berkeley, which are more dense and doughy, these rings are crisp and light. Colors and flavors rotate, but highlights include black sesame, matcha tea, Fruity Pebbles, and crushed Oreo cookies.

Johnny Doughnuts, founded as a food truck, has expanded with locations in Hayes Valley, San Rafael, and Larkspur. Owner Craig Blum credits a bit of potato in his raised doughnut recipe for just the right texture, and seasonal flavors and fillings keep everything fresh. The one to Instagram: The crodough, with flaky, pull-apart croissant pastry that's stuffed with custard.

Everything at this tiny Outer Richmond bakery is made, as the name suggests, with love and butter by Esa Yonn-Brown and husband Josh Perez. The couple met while in San Francisco City College's hotel and restaurant program, and then settled in the neighborhood, where they opened their shop in early 2016. Though they're best known for sweet and savory pies, Butter Love's array of yeasty doughnuts might just as well be the stars, including seasonal pumpkin spice and apple cider.

This straightforward Sunset shop doesn’t skimp on portion size. Behind its glass pastry case lie foot-long apple fritters and cinnamon-crusted “tiger tails.” Uncle Benny’s still boasts some of the most fairly priced pastries in the city, with its average doughnut costing around a dollar.

During the week, the husband and wife team behind Twisted Donuts & Coffee roll out freshly baked trays of glazed old-fashioneds, bear claws, and apple fritters. But on the weekends, this doughnut shop shows off its “twisted” side, revealing an ulterior menu filled with experimental flavors like “Nutty Monkey,” “Baconpeno,” and “Milky Way Under A-Salt.” Pair these pastries with iced coffee, which is served with coffee ice cubes.

Dynamo is best known for its Maple Bacon Apple doughnut, but Sara Spearin’s unique and refined flavor pairings make all of Dynamo’s light, chewy (in a good way) handmade doughnuts worth a special trip to their storefront in the Mission or kiosk in the Marina. Other favorites include the Caramel de Sel, Chocolate Rose, and Spiced Chocolate. (Or, just: all of them.)

It’s hard NOT to be happy when eating a doughnut, especially if it’s a raised glazed from Happy Donuts. Open 24 hours a day, Happy Donuts is a traditional shop that serves the melt-in-your mouth classics you remember from childhood.

Silver Crest’s pledge to remain open at all hours is genuine, and the lighting inside will surely keep you conscious and alert. The doughnuts are at their best if you’re utterly hammered and they’re fresh. Otherwise, you’ll just have to give them credit for feeding you breakfast at unholy hours of the night.