Donut Shop · Lower East Side · 428 tips and reviews
PureWow: The Filled Square at Doughnut Plant: Only an evil genius creates a square doughnut oozing with jelly in every bite. Snag that or any of the two dozen other varieties at one of the main locations.
Donut Shop · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 376 tips and reviews
PureWow: The Doughka at Dough: It’s hard to resist a chocolate-coated pastry the size of your face. Even harder? When it’s a hybrid between a doughnut and a babka (Dough’s newest creation).
PureWow: Powdered-Sugar Blueberry at Erin McKenna's Bakery: These little guys are vegan and gluten-free (but you’d never be able to tell the difference).
Food Truck · Financial District · 9 tips and reviews
PureWow: The Norberweiberberweiberhydrafab: Also vegan, this roaming food truck is known for slapping its fillings (like bourbon-hazelnut ganache) on top of its doughnuts.
Southern Food Restaurant · Williamsburg · 554 tips and reviews
PureWow: The Long John at Pies 'n' Thighs: Not just for fried chicken and meringue, this beloved brunch spot also rotates special, sugary treats. (Bonus: A new restaurant just opened in the Manhattan.)
PureWow: The Cinnamon Sugar at Doughnuttery: The Baked by Melissa of the fried-dough world, this Chelsea Market stand makes it hard to eat just one tiny treat.