Forkelo ranking · Updated October 2026
9 donuts across New York City, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Dun-Well Doughnuts · East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
14 dish-specific mentions · 86% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
East Williamsburg all-vegan shop with rotating flavors on soft, yeasty rings. Many call them the best in NYC, vegan or not; few recent complaints.
Moe's Doughs · Greenpoint, Brooklyn
16 dish-specific mentions · 81% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Old school Greenpoint shop; the pistachio cake donut is the star, dense and loaded with crumbs, at low prices. A few found some donuts off or bland.
The Donut Pub · Astor Place, Manhattan
15 dish-specific mentions · 73% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Astor Place 24/7 shop with a huge case of classic donuts and crullers. Fans call it the best ever; a few found donuts stale, oily or too sweet.
Fan-Fan Doughnuts · Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
14 dish-specific mentions · 71% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Clinton Hill shop's big, soft, not-too-sweet doughnuts in flavors like guava and cheese. Many call it their NYC favorite; some found them stale or bland.
Dough · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
11 dish-specific mentions · 64% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Prospect Heights shop's huge doughnuts; fans single out the tangy hibiscus. Critics found them cakey, dense or dry for the price.
Doughnut Plant · Lower East Side, Manhattan
16 dish-specific mentions · 56% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
LES original's custard filled doughnut with a torched crackly sugar top. Fans call it the best they've had; critics found it too sweet, stale or not worth the price.
Kora · Sunnyside, Queens
14 dish-specific mentions · 64% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Sunnyside Filipino bakery's fried ube brioche, light with real ube flavor. Many call it a must; a few found the cream too sweet or the texture unremarkable.
Cloudy Donut Co. · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
15 dish-specific mentions · 53% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Brooklyn Heights vegan shop; fans call the crème brûlée top tier. Many others found the donuts tiny, dry or overpriced.
Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop · Greenpoint, Brooklyn
21 dish-specific mentions · 43% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Old school Greenpoint counter's honey dip, light and cheap. Regulars call it a neighborhood classic; critics found some donuts stale, greasy or not worth the line.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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