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Is Doughnut Plant Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 3 Long Island City, New York

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Doughnut Plant is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 15, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: A Yelp business listing for the Long Island City shop, updated July 2026, shows current photos and reviews indicating ongoing operation. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode titled 'Sweet Tooth' featured Doughnut Plant's artisanal doughnuts, including creations that adapt familiar desserts into doughnut form, such as a Square Filled doughnut and a Creme Brulee doughnut. According to Wikipedia (revised 2026-08-18), Doughnut Plant is a New York City doughnut bakery founded by Mark Isreal, who began making doughnuts in his Lower East Side building's basement and delivering them by bicycle in 1994 before opening the first storefront on Grand Street in 2000; food publications including Bon Appetit and Saveur have credited the bakery as an early influence on the modern American artisanal doughnut movement. A Yelp listing for the bakery's Long Island City location at 31-00 47th Avenue, updated 2026-07, shows continuing customer reviews and photos, according to Yelp.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 3

Episode 4
Air date not confirmed
Title: Sweet Tooth · What was featured: artisanal doughnuts with adapted shapes, e.g. Creme Brulee doughnut

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/doughnut-plant-long-island-city
  2. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut_Plant
  3. doughnutplant.com https://www.doughnutplant.com/locations/
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Record btiea-0218 · checked by Cal Marchetti.