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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in New Haven Arts Paper, Hamden Patch, Yale Herald, CT Insider, and Shoreline Times. Updated August 2026.
Glaze and Grind New Haven · Dwight
Glaze | Grind opened in the former Donut Crazy storefront on York Street near Yale, a spinoff from the Goldberg's bagel family that the Yale Herald reviewed. Beyond the Goldberg's bagels it borrows, the draw is the donuts: the Yale Herald singled out a Fruity Pebbles donut, cereal-topped with a white-icing drizzle over soft, airy dough. Order the Fruity Pebbles donut with a coffee, and grab one of the original Goldberg's bagels while you are there.
Neils Donuts · Wallingford
A Wallingford counter that Food & Wine picked as Connecticut's entry in its state-by-state doughnut roundup, quoted by CT Insider. The write-up singles out the old fashioneds, called crispy wheels of perfection, and filled doughnuts portioned so generously the shop sometimes skips the pastry bag and slices the yeast rounds open to slather them with cream and jam. Order an old fashioned and a filled one.
Branford Beach Donut · Branford
A family-owned shop on East Main Street in Branford that the Shoreline Times' Lisa Reisman visited and credited with quiet popularity since it opened. She points to glazed chocolate, Boston cream and powdered jelly alongside rarer maple bacon, sour cream and birthday cake. Order whatever is still warm, and go early on a weekend.