You may be wondering where to get the best Hanukkah donuts near you, to spread a little light this Hanukkah season. Which kosher bakeries are worth the trip for their donuts? We asked our fans and favorite foodies for their favorite local kosher donut bakeries serving up jelly, custard, chocolate donuts, and more! Here’s what they said, in this up-to-date list, updated for Hanukkah 2023.
Is your area missing from the list? Do you have a recommendation for store-bought donuts not listed here? Share it in the comments!
Note: Kosher.com recommends that you check on the kashrut certificates of any of these bakeries to ensure that they meet your personal standards.
Jump down to your location:
Where to Get Donuts in New York, 2023
Brooklyn:
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.
Sesame – recommended by Esty Wolbe
Queens:
Queens Pita – 4 different readers wrote us insisting we must add these legendary kosher bakery donuts!
Aron’s Kessena Farms – has the best donuts for Hanukkah from Shloimy’s
Five Towns:
Cafe Chocolat – Aside from donuts, this kosher bakery makes cronuts for Hanukkah that are “out of this world.” –@thatswhatshemade
Glick’s Bakehouse in Cedarhurst
Mom’s Pastries – The flavor menu changes by the day! These are incredible donuts for get for Hanukkah!
Monsey:
Hava Java (they make a spelt Hanukkah doughnut using Rorie’s spelt mix!)
Where to Get Donuts in New Jersey, 2023
Lakewood:
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
Passaic:
Aisle One located in Brook Haven mall. They have both classic donuts and fancy specialty flavors!
Lyndhurst:
Deal:
Where to Get Donuts in Pennsylvania, 2023
Philadelphia:
Where to Get Donuts in Florida, 2023
North Miami Beach:
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.
Where to Get Donuts in California, 2023
Los Angeles:
Mensch Bakery – recommended by Nina Safar
Unique Bakery – Located in the Valley. People will drive down special just to get their jelly donuts for Hanukkah. They are nothing fancy, just considered the best. – Recommended by Shelly, a longtime Valley native
Where to Get Donuts in Canada, 2023
Montreal:
Pizza Gourmetti – recommended by Erin Grunstein
Sfingy – recommended by Erin Grunstein
Cheskie’s – recommended by Erin Grunstein
Toronto:
Amazing Donuts – recommended by Daniella Silver
Where to Get Donuts in Maryland, 2023
Baltimore:
Delightfully Sweet – recommended by Chaya Appel-Fishman
Rosendorff’s Bakery – “Rosendorff donuts are GOOD.” – DA
Silver Spring:
Where to Get Donuts in Ohio, 2023
Cleveland:
Where to Get Donuts in Connecticut, 2023
Greenwich:
Greenwich and Delancey – They have a pastrami donut on their menu! Thanks, Tzip, for letting me know about this gem!
Where to Get Donuts in Israel, 2023
Roladin (multiple locations) – “The best donuts in Israel, hands down. Absolutely magnificent.” – recommended by Naomi Nachman AND they are actual winners of Hanukkah donut awards in Israel (Please note this bakery is not Chalav Yisrael)
English Cake – (has several branches) – Rivky
Jerusalem
Kadosh Cafe – “My favorite is the pineapple cream donut!” – Estee Chait; Rivky agrees, “Best ever!”
Gourmandises By Yoel – “Has really cool donut flavours. The sesame caramel one is fab!”
Gagaou de Paris – the most beautiful kosher bakery donuts!
Brooklyn Bakery – reopened in time for Chanukah!
Beit Shemesh
Chalat Habayit – recommended by Rena Tuchinsky
Efrat
Beit El
Herby’s Bakeshop – American-style kosher bakery also delivers to many groceries in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh.
Where to Get Donuts in London, 2023
Golders Green:
Grodzinski’s – “My favourite by far.” – RG
COCO Bakery – recommended by Tanya Ohana
Stamford Hill:
Kohns Bakery – 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 2023.
