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The Best Doughnuts in NY
Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

1. Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop

9.2
727 Manhattan Ave (btwn Norman & Meserole Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Donut Shop · Greenpoint · 320 tips and reviews
Dough is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

2. Dough

305 Franklin Ave (at Lafayette Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Donut Shop · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 376 tips and reviews
The Donut Pub is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

3. The Donut Pub

8.4
203 W 14th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Chelsea · 174 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: 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.

Erin McKenna's Bakery is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

4. Erin McKenna's Bakery

7.9
248 Broome St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 159 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Best Baked Doughnuts: They're tiny, picture-perfect creatures packed in a pink box, with flavors such as a chocolate-y cookie crunch, vanilla sprinkle, a gooey caramel, and the classic cinnamon-sugar. Read more.

Bouchon Bakery & Cafe is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

5. Bouchon Bakery & Cafe

10 Columbus Cir Fl 3 (Time Warner Center), New York, NY
Bakery · Central Park · 333 tips and reviews
Doughnut Plant is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

6. Doughnut Plant

220 West 23rd Street (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Chelsea · 634 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Best Oatmeal Doughnut: Toasted oatmeal and tiny flecks of cashews, plus sunflower seeds, cranberries, and apricot mix—it's a glorious sight. Read more.

Balthazar is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

7. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Best Nut-Topped Doughnut: Banana-Pecan Cake doughnut. The banana element is subtle but present; between the sweet, delicate crumbs and the toasty chopped pecans, it's an incredibly tasty specimen. Read more.

The Brindle Room is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

8. The Brindle Room

277 E 10th St (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
American Restaurant · East Village · 192 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Best Doughnut to Eat When Warm: Made with a bit of mashed potato mixed in the dough, they're thin, fried extra-crisp, and delicious. Read more.

Peels is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

9. Peels

325 Bowery (at E 2nd St), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · East Village · 381 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Best Cinnamon Sugar Yeast Doughnut: A remarkably light yeast doughnut with a liberal roll in cinnamon-sugar. It has the slightest whisper of a crunch, and a fluffy, moist interior all the way through. Read more.

Pies 'n' Thighs is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

10. Pies 'n' Thighs

8.9
166 S 4th St (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Williamsburg · 554 tips and reviews
Trois Pommes Patisserie is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

11. Trois Pommes Patisserie

260 5th Ave (btw Garfield Pl & Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Café · North Slope · 31 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: 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.

Sullivan Street Bakery is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

12. Sullivan Street Bakery

8.9
533 W 47th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Hell's Kitchen · 122 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Best Bomboloni: The one filled with vanilla pastry cream is our favorite, but the chunky caramelized apple and raspberry are excellent as well. Read more.

Caffe Falai is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

13. Caffe Falai

265 Lafayette St (at Prince St.), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · SoHo · 45 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Best Bomboloni: They come in four flavors, including chocolate and vanilla crème, but our favorites were the chantilly and a sweet strawberry jam. Read more.

Alpha Donuts is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

14. Alpha Donuts

45-16 Queens Blvd, Sunnyside, NY
Donut Shop · 32 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Best Old-Fashioned Cruller: This liberally iced doughnut has a dense and moist crumb, every bit offing a trace hint of cinnamon. Read more.

Mike's Donuts is one of The Best Doughnuts in NY.

15. Mike's Donuts

7.2
6822 5th Ave (Bay Ridge Avenue), Brooklyn, NY
Donut Shop · Bay Ridge · 11 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: 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.