Donut Tour in New York

During the Donut Tour in New York, you’ll try some of New York’s most delicious doughnuts. This unique food tour will take you to four authentic doughnut shops in Manhattan, where you’ll get the chance to sample a variety of tasty and unique doughnuts. You are probably already familiar with this typical American treat from supermarkets or cafes, but there’s a high chance that you won’t settle for anything less after trying the doughnuts on this tour. You will discover what a real doughnut is supposed to taste like! Together with a guide, you’ll walk from one shop to another and at the same time explore a nice part of Manhattan.

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Eric's Index

1 New York Doughnut Shops
2 The Best Doughnuts in New York
- 2.1 Practical Information

New York Doughnut Shops

You’ll meet your guide at the Hotel Chelsea, also located in the Chelsea neighbourhood. You’ll sample your first doughnut at Doughnut Plant, next to the hotel. This shop has cushions on the walls in the shape of all the doughnuts they sell. The doughnut you try here will pleasantly surprise you; it was one of the tastiest I have ever had! As you make your way to the next shops on this tour, the guide will tell you about the history and architecture of New York. You’ll pass by the Flatiron Building, walk along Fifth Avenue and into Greenwich Village. This area of Manhattan is full of character and old school New York charm. You won’t find tall skyscrapers or hordes of tourists here. Along the way, you can already start looking forward to the tasty treats that are still to come!

The Best Doughnuts in New York

There are two other doughnut shops to visit before the tour ends at the Doughnut Project in the West Village. At each location, you receive a sample of the shops’ best doughnut(s). You’ll see and taste each shop’s own style, both in terms of the dough and the special kinds of glaze. For example, I tried a croissant-doughnut, a salted caramel chocolate doughnut and an ‘everything donut’ (inspired by the everything bagel) with seeds.

Eric’s Tip: The samples are big, so don’t eat too much beforehand. Perhaps you’ll even earn the champion’s sticker for the participant who manages to succeed by eating all of the samples. This tour will take you to unique local businesses that you probably wouldn’t have found so easily by yourself. This is where New Yorkers get their doughnuts! I wasn’t familiar with all of the shops before the tour, but I have definitely found some new favourites. Learning about the history and the architecture of the city is also a bonus.