Opened amid the pandemic by JT Pinna and Kaira Tiegan, who met volunteering for Ulster County's Project Resilience, Half Moon Cafe in the Rondout district of Kingston serves up coffee, traditional Russian babka, made-to-order donuts, and a slew of other pastries, plus breakfast and lunch items.
From brioche-style to vegan sourdough to sour cream-based, big honkers to little mini guys, Hudson Valley doughnut shop owners are turning out every kind of doughnut delicacy you can imagine with flavors ranging from traditional classics to maximalist confections. Here’s our list of destination doughnut shops in the Hudson Valley.