Larkspur basically looks like a fake town they’d make up for romantic comedies in which the very good-looking firefighter lives in a place so picturesque as to be nearly offensive. And in the heart of downtown Larkspur, down what is not really an alley as much as just a Magnolia Center parking lot, sits the shop, which Steve and Ann Pring took over in 2008. Inside is completely standard -- just a few tables, a bunch of delicious-looking donuts, and three of what look like hampers with labels like "powdered sugar," "chocolate," and "blueberry." But ignore the spartan interior and focus on the donuts -- though this spot's got a standard variety, you’re here specifically for the old fashioned, which has one of the best and most subtle, crunchy crusts known to man. Get one of each flavor (it comes in four varieties), then head out the door and eat them amid the splendor of a somehow not-made-up beautiful Marin County town, and you’ll be having a pretty damn good day.
