Dunkin' Donuts

So ubiquitous are the pink-and-orange signs of the locally headquartered global mega-chain that you could navigate the length and breadth of Greater Boston using them as landmarks. Somewhat faded as a purveyor of actual donuts, DUNKIN’ DONUTS nowadays is all about the light-roast, fresh-ground, light-bodied filter coffee. A tall cup of hot or iced Dunkies glued to the hands of its legion of local fanatics is as emblematic of the local Zeitgeist as are cigarettes to Parisians and sour scowls to New Yorkers.

DUNKIN’ DONUTS | Various locations | dunkindonuts.com