Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop
Donut Shop and Pastry Shop$$$$
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
The experts at Serious Eats and Village Voice recommend this place
"Red velvet donut + cookie and cream ice cream is the way to go."(17 Tips)
"i love the classic glazed and their crullers!"(10 Tips)
"Try the sour cream donut, so good!"(10 Tips)
"Best egg and cheese sandwichs and of course chocolate cake donut"(11 Tips)
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Olivia PAugust 19, 2016This shop is iconic to Greenpoint. Honey glazed = all-time fave. Simple; out of this world! can't go wrong w/ any creme filled (especially coconut). Wish donuts came out early in the morning though!Upvoted 3 weeks ago
Jason SchafferJanuary 5, 2016You cannot get better donuts ANYWHERE. Peter Pan has the best donuts I have ever had. Their specialty are old school style, deep fried, glazed cake donuts.
JenKuduSeptember 25, 2013Sometimes the donuts aren't ready until 10am.... 50 min later everything was set right in the world when I ate the honey donut. Also anything cream filled is A+. Also the BEST linzer cookie in NYC.
Paige CApril 18, 2022Wow! The donuts here 🤩 I felt like I stepped into the 1950’s in this bakery, in a good way. Must come back to try more.
Fabian MartinJanuary 29, 2023The classic sugar donut might be the best donut you’ll have in your life. Extremely soft and delicious
Staff PicksSeptember 3, 2014Want a variety of donuts? Check out the Peter Pan Donuts and Pastry Shop. Try the sour cream and sugar jelly, white-cream-filled powder, or the blueberry-buttermilk doughnut. The options are endless. Read more
Jennifer YuAugust 5, 2022So much to love about this staple, classic donut shop. Cash only. Pillowy soft donuts. Bavarian filled or apple pie donuts are my fav.- Kristine MichelleNovember 7, 2020there are many for all kinds of doughnuts for all eaters (glazed, cream filled, jam filled, cake and yeast doughnuts). i love the classic glazed and their crullers! also, remember to bring cash!
Marc KatsambisOctober 26, 2019So cheap! 2 donuts and a drink for under $5. Lots of freshly made cake and yeast style rings of goodness to choose from. You can't go wrong! CASH ONLY.
I know the red velvet train left the station not too long ago—taking with it all the cupcake vending machines, froyo shops, and cronut lines—but the red velvet doughnut at Peter Pan is timeless.
Brittany GalskeDecember 22, 2019okay best spot for donuts! cash only but every donut is $1! buttered bagels are $1.60!!
Tommy KOctober 11, 2016I just called from London as we wanted to get delivery for our friend and the super helpful owner explained they only accepted cash and couldn't do delivery, but she was so nice!
SH LingJuly 6, 2017So light and fluffy! And $1.10 a pop! Not a fan of huge dense donuts, so these are the best in my book. I bought a box of 6 to share and I already demolished two.
Although they are a donut place, there is definitely more to it: they actually have very tasty bagels 🥯 , both egg & cheese and lox & cream cheese were great!
DailyCandyFebruary 14, 2014New Yorkers are passionate about their donuts (second to bagels, of course). This fried-dough mecca in Greenpoint is no frills, offering classic fillings such as egg cream or strawberry jam.
Most doughnuts are $1. They bring the doughnuts out as they make them, so don't be surprised if you stop in to pick up a dozen at 9 a.m. and all they have are plain glazed. Best time is around noon.- allisonMarch 18, 2016This adorable old-school Polish donut shop in Greenpoint has the best (and cheapest!) donuts in all of Brooklyn.
DJ COctober 18, 2021The best cake donuts you've ever had (and I don't usually like cake donuts). Yeast donuts are great too!
Sarah ChappelAugust 31, 2013Got a mixed dozen & ate them all. No regrets. They're all delicious & it's too hard to choose a favorite. Sour cream, wheat, white cream filled, coconut, chocolate volcano cream? How to choose?!
Go early to avoid line or skip it entirely with counter service. Not your typical "fancy" doughnuts like other BK spots. These are classic, and heavy...get the marble crueler.
Bagels are delicious, it's not just the donuts. The best spot in town for an everything bagel with nova (fresh as it comes) with scallion CC- Their reputation is well earned. I go for the nova bagel (fresh, delicious, and now with scallion cc) and I end up leaving with donuts too.
Lauren B.August 2, 2016Ask for the Red Velvet Volcano! It's a red velvet dough fried like an apple fritter with cream in the middle.
Hands down the best donut shop in the city. Every flavor is amazing and their breakfast sandwiches are the best in the neighborhood.
GothamistJune 6, 2012Eat a Peter Pan donut and you might not be able to stomach a confectionery atrocity at one of the Massachusetts-based, ice cream mutants ever again. Donuts are a dollar and bigger pastries a bit more.
Jennifer HaackNovember 26, 2019Great traditional donut shop. Nothing fancy (or overpriced) just great donuts. Definitely recommend going here.
The best donut shop in the city. The sour cream and red velvet are my first choices (only $1.10 ea.). The unglazed crawlers are a fan favorite. Also home to an underrated bacon egg & cheese sandwich!
The old-fashioned glazed donuts don't necessarily look like much, but when fresh, their taste and texture are revelatory. Arguably one of NYC's rare $1 must-have food items.
Stephen CyrAugust 24, 2013Although known for their donuts they do mean egg and cheese sandwiches and a stuffed tomato, lox and cream cheese on a bagel
Fresh baked donuts all day! If you don't know which to get, always go with the sugar, deliciously fluffy and perfectly sweet!
Village VoiceSeptember 11, 2012Their honey dip donut is a classic, and begs you to spring for another - #39 on our 100 Dishes to Eat Now.
Serious EatsNovember 20, 2013Classic old school doughnut shop with a devoted following. Old fashioned cake doughnuts are our favorites here.
Can't believe how cheap and delicious these doughnuts are. Only $1.10 a piece! Try the strawberry/lemon filled or sour cream doughnuts.
Wild Bill MDecember 9, 2016What's good? ? Everything! ! Yes there was a line. But the staff is quick. Great prices. Fantastic. Wish I lived here to enjoy it everyday.
Without a doubt, best egg sandwich in town. Get it on a toasted bialy, and treat yourself to a red velvet doughnut. You deserve it.
If your close to Peter Pan's, you have to get either a Cream coconut, cream chocolate sprinkles, or of course my favorite... Red velvet cruller. They also have one of the biggest breakfast sandwiches
Sam McCrimsonOctober 11, 2014One of the last bastions of cheap and reaallly delicious (non-frilly) donuts in NYC. They only take cash but each donut only costs $1.10.
Real Cheap EatsNovember 15, 2011Get the toasted coconut donut ($1). A perfectly fluffy yeast doughnut lightly glazed and generously sprinkled with pieces of nutty, toasted coconut shavings. Sweet, messy, and unpretentious." Read more
When you buy your first coconut crusted donut at Peter Pan's, you'll think to yourself: Wow. I truly haven't lived.
Gabriela GrossmannJune 1, 2015Red velvet donut with chocolate chip ice cream from Haagen Dazs, amazing combination!
LesleannJanuary 29, 2012" Peter Pan Bakery's Honey-Glazed Doughnut is an unfussy yeast doughnut, with a tender and featherlike crumb, gently fried and minimally sweetened with a light honey glaze." - Serious Eats
Matt DonatelliJanuary 12, 2016Best donuts I've ever had in my life. Stand up front for fast service, or have a seat and be waited on by the staff!
Nat HarwardDecember 21, 2013Doughnuts: "It was great before Tina Fey spilled the beans, and it’ll stay great as long as elderly Polish gentlemen need a place to sit around looking surly and drinking coffee." Read more
Awesome in every way. Just go here period! Apple fritter and jelly doughnuts superb. Plus great $1 coffee.
Red velvet or a crueler! Cash only and there will be a line in the mornings but completely worth it
Aja BrandmanDecember 20, 2017Classic spot for fresh, cheap, and tasty donuts. Apple cider glazed was in season and amazing 👌🏼
Get the red velvet and sour cream donuts and sit at the bar to people watch in this famous Greenpoint bakery.
Gerard NApril 10, 2017Maybe the best donut in America. Focus on the cake donuts: maple, chocolate, red velvet are standouts.
a) the donuts are amazing. b) you can get two donuts and a coffee for less than $4.
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Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop
727 Manhattan Ave (btwn Norman & Meserole Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11222
United States
Brooklyn, NY 11222
United States
Open until 7:00 PM (Show more)
- Mon–Fri
- 4:30 AM–7:00 PM
- Sat
- 5:00 AM–7:00 PM
- Sun
- 5:30 AM–6:00 PM
(718) 389-3676
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