The Official GOAT List: Ranking the Greatest Donuts of All Time

What is the best donut?

Ask ten people and you’ll get ten different answers.

Some swear the Glazed Donut is perfection — if a shop can’t nail the glaze, nothing else matters.

Others say the only serious donut is the Old-Fashioned, the crunchy cake donut built for coffee.

Fans of filled donuts argue the real champions are Boston Cream, Jelly, or Bavarian Cream.

And then there are the rebels.

The Apple Fritter — chaotic, crispy, and barely shaped like a donut.

The Cronut — the croissant-donut hybrid that started bakery lines around the world.

This league puts the most iconic donuts head-to-head so fans can decide.

Is the Glazed Donut the benchmark every bakery must beat?

Is the Apple Fritter secretly the best donut in the case?

Or does the Old-Fashioned prove texture beats toppings?

Vote in the battles and build your GOAT List.