Dough

the mocha is my favorite doughnut in the city. a little heavy and filling, not so much a dessert. can’t just eat half of it.

Had a craving for sweets during my lunch break and decided to take a stroll down to grand central to pick up these donuts! I’m writing as a first time customer at Dough, at either of its locations.
I was excited to see such ginormous, cute and pudgy donuts on display, but didn’t see much options. Despite that, I bought 3 donuts (maybe less options is better for me):
Café Au Lait: despite its crunchy looking exterior, it’s actually a very soft donut! A little crumblier than the rest, but very tasty and full of warm flavors. I think it’d pair amazingly with a hot coffee.
Glazed: very simple, sweet donut. It just melts in your mouth, without being too overwhelmingly sugary.
Nutella: SO. SWEET. but I don’t regret it! Unlike the other donuts, the nutella donut is significantly smaller. it’s filled with a dallop of nutella, so beware when you take your first bite! I was too enthusiastic and bit right into it, causing an explosion of messy, oozing chocolate. despite the mess and difficulty in eating this, i love it! I couldn’t eat more than half at a time though, this is a VERY thick and rich donut.
I would definitely drop by again in the future for another sugar fix.

I was so excited to see Dough at the UrbanSpace Vanderbilt! It makes this delicious donut so much more accessible! But I think it falls victim to its own strength. Dough’s philosophy is making new batches of donuts throughout the day so they stay fresh. That also means during low traffic times, the donuts sit there and get stale until they’re sold. I work early shifts, so I got off before the usual dinner crowd. The donuts I tried were probably the leftovers from the lunch rush, so I was so disappointed that it didn’t compare to the freshness of when I tried Dough’s Flatiron location. And the quality dramatically drops over a few hours, apparently. Unless they can generate a constant line and necessitate making fresh donuts, I refuse to go to this location.

I agree with Anna M, the doughnuts are to die for, def worth the $ and 5 Stars. However, the customer service, ugh! The cashier has a very poor attitude, she seems miserable… it’s as if she’s bothered by anything you order.

This place is the epitome of heaven.
I have taken every visitor to NY here.
I have talked about this place to anyone who would listen.
The «dough» yeasty factor on this pillowy heaven in my mouth is just too much to bear, try the dulce de leche or the beautiful hibiscus donut. The seating is one long table which ppl sit and eat or most annoyingly, sit at the laptop and eat the donut with knife and fork for an hour…
I have watched a person eat a donut in 30 minutes. in that time, my son, husband and I demolished a dozen.
Don’t be that person, take ur donut to go or eat it normally.
There is a water cooler of water because these donuts make you so thirsty.

We started our breakfast every morning with doughnuts from Dough in the Urbanspace Vanderbilt.
The doughnuts were amazing — not as sweet as I expected. We got a hibiscus doughnut and a toffee one.
Can’t miss if you like food — wish we would have gone back for lunch or dinner.
The coffee is from Toby’s Estate in the same Urbanspace.
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5 stars for the donuts but 1 star for the service! Terrible cashier with an attitude. It’s a good thing I love Dough so I’ll still be purchasing, but not from here!

Most definitely the best donuts I have ever tried. Downside? I’m on a post-​holiday diet so I can’t have any.

Huge, delicious, chewy, donuts. A perfect balance of salty, sweet, and chewy. Large enough that one satisfies, but you will come back for more, just at a later time.

HALLELUJAH DOUGH IS MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE (and oops, I can already feel the diabetes)
As a frequent visitor of the original Dough on 19^th st, I was thrilled when I found out about this location. Just a stone’s throw away from Grand Central Station in the new Urbanspace Vanderbilt food hall (surrounded by 20+ other delicious options), this is literally the most perfect stop for your coffee/​donut right after your morning commute (or next food tour stop for all y’all tourists).
When I visited at 5 pm on a weekday afternoon, they still had all the usual suspects (aka my favorites of all time), such as the Mocha Almond Crunch, Dulce de Leche, and Café au Lait. They also had 2 specials that day, the Ginger Lemon and the Pumpkin, both of which were very enticing (although the specials were 50 cents extra, priced at $ 3.50). Although their selection varies day to day, I’m a firm believer that you can’t go terribly wrong when it comes to any flavor from Dough!
For those of you who have never had the pleasure of experiencing one, they are gigantic donuts that are – for lack of a better term, hah – doughy.Bougie prices, yes ($ 3), but the inventive flavors and chewy texture are mind blowing. And pretty in pictures to boot (yes hello, I’m talking to you, food instagrammers)
I obviously scooped up my favorite, the Mocha Almond Crunch. Andddd after taking that coveted first bite… was unfortunately a little disappointed that it was a wee bit drier than what I remember from their original location. I’m not convinced that this little artisanal shop in Urbanspace has made donuts their life’s work… Overall though, still better than many of its worthy competitors in town. 4.5 stars, rounded down. Alas, I’m still holding out hope that future batches will continue to have the same oomph and grin-​inducing factor that I’ve grown accustomed to from the original location…
While obviously still better than your average donut, it wasn’t as good as the original Dough on 19^th street, but with it’s prime spot next to Grand Central Terminal in the new Urbanspace Vandervilt food hall, you really cannot beat the location!
Tl;dr convenient location, delicious donut, worth the sugar crash

Another great B&M outpost in midtown for a wider selection of Dough donuts, though they do seem to run out even quicker than City Kitchen, which is very early on weekdays.

Excellent doughnut but one star is for that one female employee on Thursday 17 December at 11.50 am. Seriously, if you don’t want to give a decent customer service, get yourself back in the baking station or cleaning bathrooms. You obviously hate your job so much but need money to survive that’s why a crack of a smile is very hard to see. I was wondering if Dough ever tell you to answer questions NICELY or being helpful to customers? If customers want to know more about Dough’s doughnuts, it’s your job is to tell them, not giving them an attitude. A kind of an employee like you do not deserve to work for Dough.

I recently found out that the doughnuts that I buy from Whole Foods are from these guys. I think the Passion Fruit doughnut is the best, followed by the Café au lait and the Dulce de leche respectively. I haven’t tried any other flavors simply because I don’t think they would really wow me, but at some point I’ll sample them just for the hell of it.
With that said, the consistency of the doughnuts seem to vary based on the flavor, which I find interesting. The Café au lait and the Dulce de leche seem to be bigger sized doughnuts and thus «doughier» for a lack of a better term. For that reason, sometimes I’ll buy the aforementioned flavors and stick them in the fridge for a bit and then they have the right consistency for their size, and I can eat part of one for breakfast the next morning, as they are just fine even a few days later. As for the service at this location, I’ve never had terrible waits. The staff seems to be a bit «aloof» though if you will, not in a rude way, but that seems to be the general scene at most of the stands at this location. Dough seems to be doing well, but some of these other vendors aren’t based on what I see, and how unenthusiastic some of the workers are.

They’re doughnuts… Giant doughnuts… GIANT DELICIOUS DOUGHNUTS! You really can’t go wrong here, after gorging ourselves on one of the many options that urbanspace has to offer, we split a doughnut three ways and it was a huge mistake. As soon as I finished mine I sat there debating whether the bite and a half my buddy has left was more valuable than our friendship… It took everything I had to not rip it out of his hand and cram it in my mouth.
Overall, amazing!

I was so attracted by the big sugary donut displayed at Dough once I walked by and almost got one before I realized the fact that I could never finish that by myself… so instead I got myself a small cup of coffee for compensation. I will for sure get one donut next time passing by, really made my mouth watery!
Urbanspace at Vanderbilt was EMPTY in the morning, unlike at noon during which time the line could even be out of the food court!

Even though it’s a bit pricey for a doughnut, it’s worth it. The almond mocha crunch was amazing. The dough was moist and fluffy. The almond actually made a good crunch to the doughnut too. Overall, not only do the doughnuts look pretty, it taste delicious too!

I am so glad i made a last minute decision to come to the Urbanspace Vanderbilt. During my trip to NYC i had planned to hit up at least 1 donut shop but we had stacked schedules and ate so much there was never any room left for me to stuff a donut down. Right before my flight back to Cali we had some extra time, so since our hotel was near we decided to walk over and check out this place. BEST DECISION EVER! I got the passionfruit donut and it was the best donut i had ever eaten in my life! I didn’t even eat it right away. I saved this donut to eat while on my flight a couple hours later. I now wonder how much better it would have been if i had eaten this donut fresh! The dough was moist and savory and it smelled amazing when i took it out of the paper bag on the plane. (I think i might have gotten my seat neighbor jealous.) The passionfruit glaze on top was just perfection, a bit tarty and a bit sweet. And the chocolate chip pieces added an interesting twist to it! So freakin delicious, i think i should have bought a dozen and brought them back home!

Came here to check out Urban Space since it was a Hot and New Business and had to try the donuts at Dough. Pretty tasty and moist. Love the different flavors! Must try the Café Au Lait and Chocolate Sea Salt.

GAH best DOUGHNUT EVER!!! I made sure that this last 48 hours visit to NYC that I HAVE to come here. I konw everyone loves the chocolate donut but seriously you have to get the Dolce de leche donut… The best…
Now located in the Urbanspace Vanderbilt! Great location and near all the hotels I stay :)

I was so excited to see Dough on the list of vendors at the Urbanspace Vanderbilt food court! Now it’s here! Fresh baked doughnuts every day and their selections vary daily. After my first failed attempt to get the Passion Fruit the day before, I made sure I stopped by here the very next day.
Passion Fruit doughnut was covered with their glazed passionfruit purée and topped with cocoa nibs. I loved the combination of sweet and tarty interaction. The doughtnut was incredibly soft (since I got it right when it opened!).I did wish that the bottom was fully covered though.
Yum!