PHOTOS: Hot Doughnuts now -- Krispy Kreme reopens

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PHOTOS: Hot Doughnuts now -- Krispy Kreme reopens

Atlantans celebrate Krispy Kreme’s long-awaited return to Midtown. Long-awaited reopening of iconic doughnut shop on Ponce de Leon Avenue attracts loyal customers from near and far

The Krispy Kreme on Ponce De Leon Avenue holds its grand reopening in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, two years after the back-to-back fires that destroyed the building. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Customer Tom Thomas, who dressed up for the occasion, gets doughnuts on the grand reopening of Krispy Kreme on Ponce De Leon Avenue in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. The reopening comes two years after back-to-back fires that destroyed the building. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Robyn Williams serves a customer on the grand reopening of Krispy Kreme on Ponce De Leon Avenue in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. The reopening comes two years after back-to-back fires that destroyed the building. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Christa Gogstad and Gloria Woodward-Glasser enjoy breakfast during the grand reopening of Krispy Kreme on Ponce De Leon Avenue in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. The reopening comes two years after back-to-back fires that destroyed the building. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

MJ Kelly gets doughnuts on the grand reopening of Krispy Kreme on Ponce De Leon Avenue in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. The reopening comes two years after back-to-back fires that destroyed the building. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A view of doughnuts on the production line during the grand reopening ceremony of the Krispy Kreme on Ponce De Leon Avenue in Atlanta on Friday, October 6, 2023. The Midtown location has caught on fire twice. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Employees give out doughnuts during the grand reopening ceremony of the Krispy Kreme on Ponce De Leon Avenue in Atlanta on Friday, October 6, 2023. The Midtown location has caught on fire twice. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

(L-R) Jessica Johnson, Maggie Malcolm, and Kate Coffey, of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, attend the grand reopening ceremony of the Krispy Kreme on Ponce De Leon Avenue in Atlanta on Friday, October 6, 2023. The Midtown location has caught on fire twice. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A view of Krispy Kreme on Ponce De Leon Avenue in Atlanta on Friday, October 6, 2023, before its grand reopening ceremony. The Midtown location has caught on fire twice. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Employees make doughnuts during the grand reopening ceremony of the Krispy Kreme on Ponce De Leon Avenue in Atlanta on Friday, October 6, 2023. The Midtown location has caught on fire twice. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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The Krispy Kreme on Ponce De Leon Avenue holds its grand reopening in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, two years after the back-to-back fires that destroyed the building. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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