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Best Donut Shops in New York City
New York's donut scene runs from old-school counters frying since the 1960s to brioche, mochi and Cronut innovators drawing lines down the block. Here are the donut shops we send friends to, grouped by neighborhood so you can plan your route.
By the Underground Donut Tour team · Updated November 2026
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UNION SQUARE / GREENWICH VILLAGE
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Unregular Bakery
An Italian bakery from the Unregular Pizza team, turning out pillowy bomboloni and flaky croissants under Chef Warren Rojas. Fillings run from Nutella with cream cheese to a Dubai chocolate version, and inventive savory bomboloni join the lineup too.
Also on our tour: Union Square Choose Your Own Donuts Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Bombolone
UNION SQUARE / GREENWICH VILLAGE
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The Donut Pub
A classic New York donut counter frying since 1964, with glazed, frosted, crullers and croissant donuts lined up in a glowing case. Grab a stool at the counter for a Brooklyn Kreme or a chocolate dipper with a cup of coffee, any time of day.
Also on our tour: East Village Delicious Donut & Pastry Tour; Union Square Choose Your Own Donuts Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Brooklyn Kreme
UNION SQUARE / GREENWICH VILLAGE
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Randy's Donuts
The legendary Los Angeles donut shop's first East Coast location, serving more than 30 varieties from classic raised glazed to old fashioneds, long johns and apple fritters. Don't miss the Texas glazed, Nutella raised and the oversized Randy's Rounds donut holes.
Also on our tour: Union Square Choose Your Own Donuts Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Classic Glazed
UNION SQUARE / GREENWICH VILLAGE
Daily Provisions
A neighborhood cafe beloved for its crispy-edged, airy crullers, made fresh every morning. The maple cruller is the classic, with cinnamon and seasonal flavors rotating through.
Donut Tour Recommends: Maple Cruller
NOHO / EAST VILLAGE
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Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria
A rustic Italian market, bakery and wine bar in a former NoHo lumber warehouse, with house-baked breads and Mediterranean cooking. Mornings bring a sugar-dusted bombolone filled with blood orange or strawberry jam, best enjoyed with an espresso.
Donut Tour Recommends: Bombolone
NOHO / EAST VILLAGE
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La Cabra
An outpost of the celebrated Danish coffee roaster, pairing precise pour-overs with a Scandinavian-style pastry case. The sticky, airy cardamom bun knots are the star, alongside dark, crusty loaves and seasonal laminated pastries.
Donut Tour Recommends: Cardamom Bun
SOHO / NOLITA / LOWER EAST SIDE
Dominique Ansel Bakery
The SoHo birthplace of the Cronut, the flaky croissant and doughnut hybrid filled and glazed with a new flavor every month. The case also holds buttery DKA, cannele and seasonal treats.
Donut Tour Recommends: Cronut
SOHO / NOLITA / LOWER EAST SIDE
● Viral on social media
Homie's Donuts
A fun, old-school style donut shop from three Queens-raised friends, with about 25 small-batch flavors in bright pink and blue glazes. Top picks include torched creme brulee, Ferrero Rocher, chocolate crunch and cinnamon sugar.
Donut Tour Recommends: Creme Brulee
SOHO / NOLITA / LOWER EAST SIDE
Supermoon Bakehouse
A sleek pastry lab known for orb-shaped, curd-filled donuts and rotating limited drops. Flavors change weekly, from passionfruit curd and calamansi to pistachio cream, alongside cruffins and croissants.
Donut Tour Recommends: Passionfruit Curd Donut
CHINATOWN
Alimama
A Chinatown tea and dessert shop that helped bring mochi donuts to New York, with chewy rice-flour rings in flavors like roasted black sesame, matcha and cereal milk. Pair one with milk tea or a boba cream puff.
Donut Tour Recommends: Black Sesame Mochi Donut
MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE
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Doughnut Plant at Grand Central
Doughnut Plant's square, jam-filled and cream-filled doughnuts, right on Grand Central's Dining Concourse. Try the creme brulee doughnut with its torched sugar top, or a fluffy tres leches, for a sweet stop between trains.
Donut Tour Recommends: Creme Brulee Doughnut
MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE
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Dough Doughnuts Rockefeller Center
Big, fluffy brioche doughnuts made in small batches all day, a Bed-Stuy original now right in Rockefeller Center. The hibiscus glaze is a cult favorite, joined by dulce de leche, blood orange and strawberry shortcake.
Also on our tour: Midtown Holiday Donut Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Hibiscus
MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE
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● Asian-owned
Angelina Bakery
An Italian bakery famous for its bomboloni, filled with pistachio, Nutella, Chantilly, Boston cream, creme brulee and more. Gelato, cakes, croissants and colorful pastries make it a fun Theater District treat stop.
Also on our tour: Midtown Holiday Donut Tour
Donut Tour Recommends: Pistachio Bombolone
MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE
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The Grisly Pear Midtown
A lively Midtown bar and comedy club whose house specialty dessert is hot, fresh, made-to-order mini donuts with your choice of toppings. Go for Fruit Loop, mixed berry or cinnamon sugar after smash burgers and a stand-up set.
Donut Tour Recommends: Made-to-Order Mini Donuts
MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE
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Krispy Kreme Times Square
Krispy Kreme's 24-hour flagship at Broadway and 48th, where you can watch the doughnut line and glaze waterfall at work. Grab an Original Glazed hot off the line when the giant Hot Now light is on.
Donut Tour Recommends: Original Glazed
MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE
● Viral on social media
I'm Donut ?
The Tokyo donut sensation's first U.S. shop, making ultra-soft nama donuts with a cloudlike, brioche texture fresh on site. Try the original, matcha or custard, plus NYC exclusives like caramel espresso cream.
Donut Tour Recommends: Original Nama Donut
UPPER MANHATTAN
Super Nice Coffee & Bakery
A cheerful coffee and bakery spot with bright, fruit-forward yeast donuts made in house daily. The passion fruit donut is iconic, with mango chili, loganberry and a cardamom pistachio crumble also in the rotation.
Donut Tour Recommends: Passion Fruit Donut
UPPER MANHATTAN
Gigi's Doughnuts
A cozy, fully vegan donut shop baking small batches of seasonal flavors. Favorites include blueberry cheesecake, a glazed donut with candied lemon peel, chai and pumpkin spice.
Donut Tour Recommends: Blueberry Cheesecake
WILLIAMSBURG / GREENPOINT
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Doughnut Plant Williamsburg
Doughnut Plant's Williamsburg shop on the corner of North 6th, serving sourdough, yeast, cake, vegan and gluten-free doughnuts. Signature flavors include the rich Brooklyn Blackout, the tangy tres leches and the coconut cream.
Donut Tour Recommends: Brooklyn Blackout
WILLIAMSBURG / GREENPOINT
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Moe's Doughs
A beloved Greenpoint donut shop opened by a Peter Pan alum, making generous yeast and cake donuts all day. Fans line up for the colossal apple fritter, plus maple bacon, Samoa, pistachio and blueberry.
Donut Tour Recommends: Apple Fritter
WILLIAMSBURG / GREENPOINT
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Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop
A Greenpoint institution since the 1950s, with a retro counter, mint green uniforms and trays of old school donuts. The red velvet cake donut is the best seller, and the sour cream, Bavarian cream and apple crumb are just as hard to resist.
Donut Tour Recommends: Red Velvet Cake Donut
BED-STUY / BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
● Women-owned ● Latino-owned
Fan-Fan Doughnuts
Pastry chef Fany Gerson's doughnut shop, where dense, tender brioche holds lush fillings and creative glazes. The signature fan-fan pairs cream cheese filling with a guava glaze, and the Iranian Love brings lemon, pistachio and rose petals.
Donut Tour Recommends: Guava and Cheese
BED-STUY / BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
● Black-owned
Cloudy Donut Co.
New York's first fully vegan donut shop, rotating about 40 plant-based flavors that sell out early. Look for brown butter chocolate chip, lemon pistachio, coconut cream and grapefruit mimosa.
Donut Tour Recommends: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip
SOUTH BROOKLYN
Mike's Donuts
A family-run Bay Ridge donut shop open since 1976, still frying from the same recipes. Regulars love the crullers and frosted, coconut-dusted classics with a cup of diner coffee.
Donut Tour Recommends: Cruller
SOUTH BROOKLYN
● Asian-owned
Shaikh's Place
An old-school Sheepshead Bay donut counter running since 1961, still serving fresh donuts at friendly prices. Choose from chocolate frosted, jelly, Boston creme, sprinkles and airy raised sugar donuts.
Donut Tour Recommends: Chocolate Frosted
QUEENS
● Asian-owned
Kora
A Filipino-inspired Sunnyside bakery whose fried brioche donuts built a pop-up waitlist in the thousands before this shop opened. The flan donut is the best seller, with ube creations and seasonal fillings rotating through.
Donut Tour Recommends: Flan Donut
QUEENS
● Minority-owned
Little Flower Cafe
A warm Astoria cafe with Afghan roots, from the family behind Sami's Kabab House. Its signature firni donut is filled with a floral, lightly spiced pastry cream and topped with crushed pistachios, perfect with a pink chai.
Donut Tour Recommends: Firni Donut
QUEENS
Gold 'N Honey
An Astoria Greek dessert shop frying golden loukoumades to order, drenched in honey and dusted with cinnamon and chopped walnuts. Dress them up with Nutella, white chocolate, fresh strawberries or crushed Oreos, or add a scoop of ice cream.
Donut Tour Recommends: Classic Loukoumades
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New York City Donut FAQ
Are these donut shops ranked?
No. Every shop here is one we would happily send a friend to, so we list them by neighborhood instead of ranking them.
Can I try several of these on one tour?
Yes. Our Union Square tour visits Unregular Bakery, The Donut Pub and Randy's Donuts, our East Village tour visits The Donut Pub, Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria and La Cabra, our Times Square tour visits The Grisly Pear, Angelina Bakery and Dough Doughnuts, and our Brooklyn tour visits Doughnut Plant, Moe's Doughs and Peter Pan. Lineups can vary by day and season.
Where can I find vegan or gluten-free donuts in New York City?
Cloudy Donut Co. and Gigi's Doughnuts are fully vegan, and Doughnut Plant makes vegan and gluten-free doughnuts too.
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