Top Places to Get Kosher Donuts (Sufganiot) in 2021 (Worldwide)

Chanukah is quickly approaching and a lot of you may be wondering where to find the best donuts in your area. There seem to be donuts everywhere, but how do you know which ones are truly amazing? We asked our fans and favorite foodies for their top recommendations. Here’s what they said.

You can try out the donuts at one of these kosher bakeries that's near you, or go on a donut crawl and try them all!

This list is not inclusive of every great donut, of course. If your favorite is missing, please add it in the comments below!

Note: Kosher.com recommends that you check on the kashrut certificates of any of these bakeries to ensure that they meet your personal standards.

Brooklyn, New York:
Areles Bagels – recommended by Chanie Apfelbaum
Chocolatte – recommended by Chanie Apfelbaum

Taam Eden – "Their chocolate cheese donut is the best. It's not overly patchked, just a delicious, decadent donut." – D. F. in NJ.

Ostrovitsky's Bakery

Breadberry

Chiffon’s Kosher Cake Center

Sesame – recommended by Esty Wolbe

Lakewood, New Jersey:
The Cookie Corner

Gelbstein's – "My husband runs Gelbstein's store, so kind of biased! Throughout the day they fry fresh ones!! Love a classic jelly but they also have fancy ones like Nutella, lotus, and dairy white chocolate" – Sara Goldstein
Gingerbread – "I love love Gingerbread. They don’t make crazy flavors. It’s basic, like jelly, caramel, and they have some milchig ones. They’re out of this world!" – Faigy Murray

 The Choco Shoppe

Monsey, New York:
Hava Java (they make a spelt doughnut using Rorie’s spelt mix!)

Manche Pani

Flushing, New York:

Queens Pita - 4 different readers wrote us insisting we must add these legendary donuts!

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

House of Kosher

North Miami Beach, Florida:

Sonny's Bakery - "They are making them fresh and have the most flavorful fillings - you can get Guava, Chocolate and Bavarian Cream mixed, and others." - reader J.K.

Los Angeles, California:

Mensch Bakery – recommended by Nina Safar

Canada:
Pizza Gourmetti (Montreal) – recommended by Erin Grunstein

Amazing Donuts (Toronto) – recommended by Daniella Silver
Sfingy (Montreal) - recommended by Erin Grunstein

Cheskie’s (Montreal) – recommended by Erin Grunstein

New York:
Cafe Chocolat – "They make cronuts for Chanukah and they are out of this world. They’re pricy but worth every penny" –@thatswhatshemade

Glick’s Bakery

Lyndhurst, New Jersey:
Patis Bakery

Baltimore, Maryland:
Delightfully Sweet – recommended by Chaya Appel-Fishman

Silver Spring, Maryland:

Kosher Pastry Oven

Rosendorffs Bakery - "Rosendorff donuts are GOOD." - DA in Baltimore, MD.

Israel:

Roladin (multiple locations) – "The best donuts in Israel, hands down. Absolutely magnificent." – recommended by Naomi Nachman AND winners of actual donut awards in Israel (Please note this bakery is not Chalav Yisrael)

Brooklyn Bakeshop - (Jerusalem) - recommended by Rena Tuchinsky

Kadosh Cafe - (Jerusalem) - "My favorite is the pineapple cream donut!" - Estee Chait; Rivky agrees, "Best ever!"

Gourmandises By Yoel - (Jerusalem) - "Has really cool donut flavours. The sesame caramel one is fab!"

English Cake - (has several branches) - Rivky

Chalat Habayit - (Beit Shemesh) - recommended by Rena Tuchinsky

Pat Bamelach

London, England:

Grodzinski's - (Edgware/Golders Green) - "My favourite by far." - RG in London

Kohns Bakery – (Stamford Hill) - recommended by Tanya Ohana

COCO Bakery - (Golders Green) – recommended by Tanya Ohana

Want to bake your own donuts? Choose some recipes from our donut recipe roundup here.

Originally published December 2020. Updated and improved November 2021.