Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop
“I loved sitting on the stools there- so old school- surrounded by unpretentious, hearty pastry.”
“The Southerner in me won't let me say that Peter Pan's glazed are better than Krispy Kreme's, but they're darn close.”
“Loaded up on crispy bacon, cheese melted precisely, soft uniform eggs all served on the doughy pastry of your choosing.”
Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
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Keep your fancy donuts from Dough, Doughnut Plant, or whatever new spot just got written up in Gothamist for having a bloody mary inspired donut.
Peter pan does the classics to perfection – and for the most part, they cost lest than $2 each.
I keep on trying their more intricate looking donuts, and while they're awesome – they're still not better than the glazed cake donuts!
On my quest to find the best donuts in NYC, I saw Peter Pan pop up in the conversation numerous times. Unlike the other donuts I tried in NYC, Peter Pan serves up some classic, old school donuts. I prefer old school donuts so I expected Peter Pan's donuts to be at the top of my list, but that wasn't the case. The donuts are good, but they are nothing special. I've had better classic donuts so they get a 3-star, A-OK rating from me. I'd much rather pay an extra few dollars for a donut from Dough.
Located on Greenpoint's main shopping street, in an area commonly known as "Little Poland," Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop is a longtime staple of this historic Brooklyn neighborhood. The bakery first opened over sixty years ago, and the current owners have remained true to the place's original character and fixtures. They've even maintained a low price point for their donuts at just $1.10 each, a value that simply cannot be beat!
It is impossible to equate this neighborhood bakery with another top-tier shop, like Dough. For one, Dough primarily focuses on yeast donuts, while Peter Pan excels with the cake variety. As a result, theirs are denser and more filling, despite their smaller size. Plus, there's the obvious price difference – the donuts are considerably cheaper here, at an almost three to one rate. The two are just too dissimilar to compare in terms of taste, so it's better to consider them separately.
Out of the donuts I've tried so far, the blueberry buttermilk is my favorite. There's a reason everyone raves about them! The blueberry presence is very strong, and doesn't taste artificially sweet. It reminds me of a fresh blueberry muffin, but with glaze.
The apple crumb is pretty much a marriage between coffee cake and apple pie. With a streusel/crumb topping and apple danish-like filling, it's delicious, but extremely sweet. Somehow, I still managed to eat the entire thing in one sitting, but the abundance of sugar made it a challenge.
The chocolate coconut is good, but nothing special. It has a generous amount of coconut, but otherwise tastes like a typical chocolate cake donut. Finally, there's the red velvet, which, despite its name, doesn't have a particularly dominant red velvet flavor. Similar to the apple crumb, it's very sweet, but the texture and taste resemble that of a plain, glazed cake donut, rather than a typical red velvet dessert.
The blueberry buttermilk donuts are enough to warrant a trip to this place, and the perpetual line of hungry customers is testament to the quality of their pastries. It's no secret that Peter Pan is an integral part of Greenpoint's history and culture, a small bakery in a big city that will undoubtedly stick around for years to come.
I dread when my coworker gifts the office with Peter Pan Donuts.
I'm lying, my arteries hate it… my taste buds love it. These are the best donuts I've ever had in my life! Absolutely delicious. The honey dipped are my favorites. Truly amazing!
I'll keep it short and sweet. Like Paulie Gee's, Peter Pan isn't as good as its hyped to be. I prefer Moe's Dough Donuts hands down!
Walking in to Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop is like walking through the door and going back to the 1950s because of the design of the shop, the uniforms the staff wears, and the best…the prices. The donuts are good, I mean really, really good and they are only $1.10. You can't beat that price, especially in the very pricey area of Greenpoint. I ordered four donuts to share with colleagues and we cut them in to pieces so we could try them: Honey Dip, Blueberry Buttermilk, Red Velvet, and Cream with Sprinkles. My favorite by far was the Blueberry Buttermilk donut because it was so incredibly flavorful and the texture was perfect. The Red Velvet was a very good red colored chocolate donut. The Honey Dip was a very sweet, light and excellent donut reminiscent of Krispy Kreme and I would even say just as good. The Cream with Sprinkles was basically the Honey Dip but with a large dollop of vanilla cream spread on top with chocolate sprinkles on top. This donut was good but we all agreed perhaps a little too sweet. I will definitely be back since I am staying the area for a while!!
You can't get more cliche than this but when I arrived for my first visit, there was a cop car outside the shop with a policeman inside ordering donuts and coffee. The interior is bleak, no real menu but the prices are posted clearly on a sheet of paper written in black sharpie. $1.10 per donut!
When I approached the register, the woman, who appeared to be the owner was extremely excited to assist when I told her it was my first visit. I always ask "As a first timer, what should I order?" She was bummed they were out of the cake donuts but I gave her my preferences and she made some EXCELLENT suggestions. The red velvet (one of the last remaining cake donuts) and maple donut was AMAZING!!! I was impressed upon first bite – especially the maple because it tasted like crispy waffle/pancakes drenched in maple syrup.
This my spot! One of my fav donut spots in NYC. This place offers a variety of donuts. A lot of popular donut spots are just making glazed donuts with different toppings but here you actually get a variety of authentic donuts made like cake donuts, glazed, eclairs, jelly, donut sticks and more. Plus they offer unique flavors like red velvet or maple (2 of my fav flavors). Donuts are also priced right at around 1.10 per donut. That's ten cents more than Dunkin and 10x better.
They also got some good hot it ice coffee. Milk shakes too. This place has a dinner feel and offer hot breakfast items too.
The staff is friendly and helpful too which is not common comparing to the new hip coffee spots in the area. This place has that old NY quality with some off the wall donuts.
This my donut spot!