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The Best Doughnuts in New York
Doughnut Plant is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

1. Doughnut Plant

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

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Splurge on doughnuts that are a million times better than Dunkin’. You have to try the Tres Leches, the Crème Brulee and the Blackout Doughnuts. Cash only.

Dough is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

2. Dough

305 Franklin Ave (at Lafayette Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Donut Shop · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 376 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Ooey Gooey Goodness abounds at this upscale doughnut shop. Try a nutella filled, a dulce de leche or a hibiscus, paired with a hot cup of stumptown coffee.

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

3. Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop

9.2
727 Manhattan Ave (btwn Norman & Meserole Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Donut Shop · Greenpoint · 320 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: The best old-school bakery in Greenpoint. The intoxicating aroma of sugar and coffee draws you in, and you can’t help but get a cup of joe and a french cruller for about $2.

The Brindle Room is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

4. The Brindle Room

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

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Get there at 8am on weekdays and 11am on weekends for their daily Coffee & Donuts – made from mashed potatoes with flavors changing daily.

Dun-Well Doughnuts is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

5. Dun-Well Doughnuts

8.4
222 Montrose Ave (btwn Bushwick Ave & Humboldt St), Brooklyn, NY
Donut Shop · East Williamsburg · 182 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: There are new flavors every day in this vegan doughnut shop. Go there early to make sure you get your pick of flavors. Of course by "pick of flavors", we mean pick one of each!

The General is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

6. The General

199 Bowery (at Spring St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 94 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Trendy Chinese food by Top Chef Winner Hung Huynh. Get Cinderella Rice, Chinese chicken tacos, Boneless Spare Ribs, and the sushi. Dessert: Coconut cake with Coconut Water Sorbet, and Green Tea Donut

7. Dominique Ansel Bakery

8.8
189 Spring St (btwn Sullivan & Thompson St), New York, NY
Bakery · SoHo · 744 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Ohhh the Cronut – this trendy hybrid attracts a line at 7am before opening but is well worth the early wake up and wait. Enjoy this innovation or any other famed treat in the lovely outside seating.

Orwasher's Bakery is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

8. Orwasher's Bakery

8.8
308 E 78th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper East Side · 86 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: The jelly doughnuts here are incredible, plain and simple.

The Donut Pub is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

9. The Donut Pub

8.5
203 W 14th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Chelsea · 174 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: The doughnut holes here put Dunkin's munchkins to shame. We love the red velvet the most!

Holey Cream is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

10. Holey Cream

796 9th Ave (at W 53rd St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Hell's Kitchen · 115 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: I don't care if the staff are on the incompetent side, and the manager is rude, if I'm going to break my diet, a doughnut ice cream sandwich with pretzel, red velvet and chocolate is the way to go.

606 R&D is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

11. 606 R&D

606 Vanderbilt Ave (at St. Marks Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 78 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: The doughnuts here are simple, yet perfectly cake-y. We can't visit Prospect Heights without making a stop here.

Sullivan Street Bakery is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

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

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Easily the best bomboloni in the city. It's a trek to get here, but well worth it.

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

13. Pies 'n' Thighs

8.9
166 S 4th St (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Williamsburg · 554 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Once you get past the apathetic service, you’ll be blown away by their Fried Chicken Box (get the cheese grits) and finish it off with a slice of Banana Cream Pie. The doughnuts are great too!

Bomboloni is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

14. Bomboloni

187 Columbus Ave, New York, NY
Donut Shop · Lincoln Square · 28 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Doughnuts done Italian style! You really can’t go wrong pairing a Bomboloni filled with Nutella (or Tiramisu or Blood Orange or Meyer Lemon) with a perfect Espresso.

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

15. Erin McKenna's Bakery

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

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: While we love the cookie sandwiches and cupcakes, the doughnuts are secretly pretty amazing too. Flavors change daily!

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

16. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

8.2
2 Penn Plz, Amtrak Level (at Amtrak Rotunda), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Chelsea · 56 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: The only location in NYC for our favorite doughnuts. Just get a dozen of the original glazed and set aside a few gym days to work off these diet busters.

7th Avenue Donuts is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

17. 7th Avenue Donuts

8.0
324 7th Ave (btw 8th St & 9th St), Brooklyn, NY
Donut Shop · Central Slope · 51 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Great diner food, but the real standouts here are the doughnuts.

Baked by Butterfield is one of The Best Doughnuts in New York.

18. Baked by Butterfield

1102 Lexington Ave (btwn 77th & 78th St.), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper East Side · 15 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: We can't say better things about the doughnuts here. Our favorites are the salted caramel, banana chocolate chip, creme brûlée...the list goes on. Our mouths are watering just thinking about them!