It’s worth the trip out to L.I.C. for the first-rate breakfast menu here, like fried pickled pork tongue and smoked salmon blinis. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
One of NYC's best and cheapest kosher delis. Try the matzo ball soup for $4.50 & the pastrami, tomato and grilled cheddar on rye for $9.25. Read more.
Best Mini Doughnut: Stuffed with sweet, seed-speckled raspberry jelly. The lovely little crunch as you break through the powdered sugar poof is pure bliss. Read more.
All Around Good: An all-around reliable classic coffee/doughnut shop. There's not too many places like this left in NYC, and the prices are unbelievable: a dozen doughnuts for just $4.50. Read more.
Best Old-Fashioned Cruller: This liberally iced doughnut has a dense and moist crumb, every bit offing a trace hint of cinnamon. Read more.
Best Oatmeal Doughnut: Toasted oatmeal and tiny flecks of cashews, plus sunflower seeds, cranberries, and apricot mix—it's a glorious sight. Read more.
Best Doughnut Holes: Try yeast and cake in cinnamon-sugar, blueberry, plain, and (especially) red velvet cake. No more returning to red velvet cupcakes after this. Read more.
Looking for a budget breakfast? Go here for NY's yummiest cheap diner food: Egg sandwiches, pancakes, French toast & omelettes all under $5. Read more.
The original location served pastries in the shape of gold bars. Stop in for some coffee or indulge in a decadent pastry ($3-5) that can easily be shared by two people. Yum. Read more.