It's arguably the most important day of the year. Yes, folks, it's National Doughnut Day. Want to celebrate? You can always head down to Daly City for afree Krispy Kreme or admire our DIY cronut, but we suggest you start by perusing our list for the 10 best doughnuts around (for purposes of maximum deliciousness, we'd designated sweet beignets and churros to be "close enough").

1. Maple Bacon at Dynamo Donuts.

2. Old-fashioned at Happy Donuts.

3. Foie Gras from Psycho Donuts.

4. Applewood Smoked Bacon Beignet at Frances.

5. Chocolate Beignets at Brenda's.

6. Psycho Psushi (aka a bento box with 4 pieces of doughnut sushi and edible chopsticks) from Psycho Donuts.

7. Classic Glazed from Bob's Donuts.

8. Vegan Lemon Poppyseed from Pepple's.

9. Buy one, get one for free (if they're in a good mood) from The Jelly Donut.

10. Ballpark Churro from AT&T Park.

Photo: souldoubt on Flickr.