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Best of Brooklyn: Top 5 vegan doughnuts

Vegan doughnuts are everywhere in Brooklyn, but these five bakeries stand out.
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Dun-Well Doughnuts

Brooklyn has no shortage of doughnut joints, with many offering vegan alternatives.

With flavors ranging from classics, like chocolate, red velvet and glazed, these top five picks promise to tickle your tastebuds and keep you wanting more. 

Here are five vegan doughnut joints to explore:

1. Dun-Well Doughnuts

Known for its wide variety of handmade, plant-based doughnuts, Dun-Well Doughnuts in East Williamsburg offers an ever-changing menu of flavors, ranging from classic glazed to creative and seasonal options like lemon lavender or peanut butter and jelly. With a commitment to both quality and sustainability, Dun-Well consistently delivers indulgent, rich doughnuts for vegans and non-vegans alike. 

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Photo: Supplied/ Dun-Well Doughnuts via Instagram

2. Cloudy Donut Co.

With over 50 flavors, this Brooklyn Heights shop is beloved by locals and tourists. Cloudy Donut is known for its brown butter chocolate chip donuts, apple pie cinnamon rolls and sweet potato pound cake; all desserts are small-batched and hand crafted. This Black-owned food business originally hails from Baltimore, MD.

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. Photo: Supplied/Cloudy Donut via Instagram

3. Doughnut Plant

While not exclusively a vegan doughnut shop, Doughnut Plant, with one shop located near Barclays Center, is a go-to spot for unique, handcrafted doughnuts with a variety of vegan options made with high-quality, natural ingredients. 

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Photo: Supplied/ Doughnut Plant via Instagram 

4. Clementine Bakery

Located in Clinton Hill, Clementine Bakery is a vegan and gluten-free bakery. While they may not specialize exclusively in doughnuts, they often have a fun selection of of vegan doughnuts. 

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. Photo: Supplied/Clementine Bakery via Instagram

5. Le Petit Monstre Bakery & Bar

This Clinton Hill cafe, a sister shop of Clementine Bakery, is also a go-to place for vegan treats, including incredible vegan doughnuts. By night, they turn into a wine bar!

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. Photo: Supplied/Le Petit Monstre website