Best Sweet Treats Donuts Restaurants in Upper East Side-Yorkville
3 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
Holey Cream Upper East Side
Build-your-own donut ice cream sandwiches with a huge toppings roster.
Notable Picks
8.2
The Lexington Avenue Holey Cream spins hot, hand-dipped donuts into over-the-top ice cream sandwiches, plus sundaes and frozen yogurt, running late into the evening. It’s less about delicate baking and more about maximalist, candy-loaded creations built on made-to-order donuts.
Must-Try Dishes:
Famous Original Donut Ice Cream Sandwich, Nutella Donut, Cookies and Cream Donut
What Makes it Special: Build-your-own donut ice cream sandwiches with a huge toppings roster.
8.1
A focused Upper East Side donut shop built around big, filled, French-leaning creations where the flavor ideas are the point. It’s best as a pick-your-two treat stop: one signature filled donut plus one classic glazed-style baseline to calibrate the dough.
Must-Try Dishes:
Orange Cream Cheese donut, Crème Brûlée donut, Classic glazed donut
What Makes it Special: French-leaning filled donuts with inventive, dessert-style flavors.
Worthy Picks
7.9
La Bomboniera blends espresso bar, wine bar, and Italian pastry shop, serving bomboloni, cakes, and coffee just off the 96th Street subway. Guests drop in for Nutella-filled bomboloni by day and linger over drinks and sweets in the evening.
Must-Try Dishes:
Nutella Cream Bomboloni, Torta Caprese, Italian Ricotta Cheesecake
What Makes it Special: Italian-style bomboloni and desserts served in a café-wine bar setting steps from the 6 train.