"Hipster doughnut shops are fine (and can even be transcendent), but I don’t always need a doughnut to be the size of a small birthday cake because sometimes I want to eat three doughnuts, not half of one doughnut. I also don’t need rocket fuel in place of coffee. Mike’s Donuts on Mission Hill makes normal-sized doughnuts, and the coffee is weak-ish, which is what I want when I’m eating doughnuts — if heart palpitations are inevitable (and they are when consuming fatty, fried pastries), I don’t need to exacerbate them with a venti quadruple red-eye lattecino. Mike’s is basically Dunkin’ Donuts but good. It’s a tight space, so we’ve limited our trips in the era of COVID-19. But I’m glad it’s still open and there whenever I crave an unfussy, excellent doughnut or three. —TBD Currently offering takeout. Order: (617) 427-6828" - Rachel Leah Blumenthal, Terrence Doyle
