Nostrand Donut Shop

I’ve been coming here for some years now and things have hardly changed. Mornings are always busy here partly because there are poor breakfast options in the area, but also because you can get semi home cooked breakfast outside of home. I’ve had a few of their items — from the donuts to their breakfast platters. They’re all good! A personal favorite and must try from here are the croissants.
The women behind the counter are always nice while trying to juggle a few things a once. They are a small place with an old diner feel. They do have seating available so you can stay and eat if you’d like (not the most comfortable but it works).

Best donuts I’ve ever had! Light and fluffy. The jelly donuts are SOOOO delish. They are actually filled! Unlike some other brand name donuts ;) You have to try these. Make a special trip if you have to!

I’ve had the sugar and coconut donuts, in addition to the vanilla sprinkled donut. They were all amazing and I plan on trying more! The taste is sweet, but not overwhelming like larger donut stores (Krispy Kreme, Dunkin’ Donuts). The people are very kind and would definitely recommend!

I’m a generous rater. But nothing special about this place. Stale donuts & ok coffee. I was there later in the night so maybe it’s better during the day?

BEST DONUTS I EVER HAD!!! Every donut here is delicious and fresh. :)

I just love this place more every time i visit. It’s a total throw-​back gem to a time when donut-​centric diners/​luncheonettes were a fairly common business model. An article next to the register mentions that this place has been here since 1962! And the curved counter seating doesn’t look like it’s changed much since. I’ve only had a few of the donuts so far, but I can definitely recommend the boston crème – it’s perfect, and a heck of a lot better than anything you can get at the DD down the street. As a newcomer to the hood, it’s also a pretty decent cup of coffee.
Don’t get me wrong; these are diner-​style donuts – on par with the 7^th ave donut shop in Park Slope or Peter Pan in Greenpoint. There will be no hibiscus or dulce de leche donuts here. Just your usual down-​to-​earth donut and breakfast/​lunch selections (for very cheap!) and a friendly attentive staff. I look forward to eating at the counter soon.

I came here for the first time to try the donuts and bought three and a bow tie donut. I originally wanted two glazed and a chocolate frosted but since I went around four, the glazed were all sold out. Instead I got two chocolate frosted and a coconut? Maybe I came at the wrong time but the donuts were a bit dry. Disappointed since I traveled over half an hour to get there. However, the Bowie is amazing. If you had to get one donut just get the bow tie. Cheap and delicious. The service was really nice too. I was short fifty cents but the cashier, a sweet old man, just told me to pay it back next time. I thought that was super sweet and I’ll be back for the bow ties.

Incredibly charming place… and a baker’s dozen for 6.50! I disagree that these donuts are better than Dough, but they are still delicious and at a fair price (unlike Dough). Plus close to my apartment! The classic honey glazed is my favorite — just the right amount of sweetness!

There’s a scene in The Yiddish Policeman’s Union set in a doughnut shop since, not to be cliché but… policeman…doughnuts. This is my rough recollection of the scene:
Detective (while chomping on a doughnut the owner made fresh just for him): Its good, Benny.
Benny: Please, Officer, don’t insult me.
Detective: Its really good.
Benny (with the most sincerity and most serious tone you can imagine):…Nothing in your life even comes close.
This is what I thought of when I ate these. I’ve had the lemon crème topped one, the apple topped one, the toasted coconut, and the coffee roll (like a cinnamon bun). At least no doughnut in your life comes close. Certainly not that Doughnut Plant and Dough stuff. Those doughnuts are just okay in comparison. Do be prepared for these to be crispy with fry oil. The first two I mentioned in particular. Maybe that’s why they’re so good. I tasted a croissant and it was just fine. Haven’t tried the breakfast sandwiches or the lunch food here but just had to review the doughnuts in the meantime since I expect doughnuts is really what they do and everything else will be just an afterthough (albeit a cheap one, like, $ 4 for a BLT).
The ambiance: yes, the stools and old counters. And I’m not talking old in style. These counters are clearly the originals since opening. On a recent friday afternoon I was in it was packed full of what I can only imagine are regulars– all local middle-​aged men. All seemed to know each other and the staff. All talking and buying each other coffees and «You know the way I like it» and «I’m just messin with you now.» And the brusque counter server. Don’t be intimidated. Grab a stool.

Family-​kind place, welcoming and inexpensive. The food is very good, but what counts the most here is the atmosphere. Forget about DD, that’s the place. This become pretty much my go-​to spot when in a need for good and substantial breakfast.

Way better then dunkin donuts! I love their donuts and prices!
6 $ for a dozen donuts!
1 $ for 10munchkins!
That’s CHEAP!
Highly recommend!
They been in business for a long time so you will def like this place!

This is going way back into my childhood — grew up going to this donut shop way before I knew what Dunkin Donuts and the rest of them event existed. The baked goods are prepared fresh each morning — and you can tell. The price is right and the service is swift especially when you are trying to catch the B35.
I cannot speak for the breakfast that’s why I can’t give it five stars. :)

Last in a dying a breed of neighborhood greasy spoon diners
This a great place to pick up a morning breakfast and read the paper. The donuts taste a little less mass produced than its neighboring dunkin donuts.
I especially love the hot food including pancakes, BLT on croissants, and pretty much anything fired off the grill.
This place is an all around win.

My boyfriend C and I decided to visit and taste four different Brooklyn Donut shops in one day without going into a sugar coma. This was our first stop. Before we got there we decided to rate our experience on several criteria: 1) Presentation (everyday or chic?); 2) Cost-​Value (is the price equivalent to the experience/​taste); 3) Donut type (cake: moist or no? yeast: doughy or gummy?); 4) Dunkability – can it survive C’s test of dunking into whatever hot drink he had? 5) would it become our new favorite place?
We liked Nostrand Donut shop. It had an everyday type feel like a place you just go to have a donut and chill for a minute without worrying about anything. We picked up a Toasted Coconut and a Chocolate Glaze. The toasted coconut was cake and not too dry and very tasty. It passed the dunkability test. The chocolate glaze donut was a little dry but we forgave them; we were starting our adventure late. Overall, it got a great review and we liked its charm, but sadly would not be our new favorite donut place. I would definitely visit again.

These guys are a great old school New York doughnut joint. this place would fit right in a scene from Annie Hall or Taxi Driver. It’s crazy. With the spread of Dunkin’ Doughnuts and Starbucks drawing in the casual crowd, and foodies hunting for the next big trendy thing, joints like this have fallen out of favor. Not with me. The food is decent, cheap, and the guys running the counter are always quick to step in and help you. I stop in here at least once a week to grab a coffee and a doughnut before work.

I go here quite often since it’s one block away from my house.
I love the stuff here. The donuts, the coffee, the service.
Hubby and the kid both love the pancakes and the burgers here too.
It’s a really nice neighborhood spot.

savory cheese croissant (not like danish)
crisp & moist cruller
yeasty, chewy bowtie doughnut
$ 3.75 total

Nostrand Donut Shop is a nice family run place. It has a nice selection of tasty donuts and has a lot of counter seating for breakfast. The food is nothing to write home about but it’s decent and their prices are inexpensive ($ 3.50 for breakfast platters and $ 2.50 for an egg and sausage on a bagel). When you’re done with your food you can drop your Styrofoam plate over the counter and into the garbage can behind it. We don’t really have places like these in the Bay Area because we’re too focused on expensive fancy «brunch» places but if you’re in the neighborhood and need a cheap bite, it’s a nice local hangout.