New York City’s out-of-town doughnut shop scene has been absolutely blossoming these past couple of years. See: Tokyo’s I’m donut?, Randy’s Donuts from Los Angeles, and Homie’s Donutsfrom Montreal. Now, there’s another West Coaster entering the fray:
Portland’s Voodoo Doughnut is finally opening its first New York City shop in the Union Square neighborhood at 41 Union Square West, at East 17th Street on Thursday, November 19.
A rep for the doughnut shop tells Eater that for Voodoo’s opening day, the first 100 customers will get a free monogrammed Voodoo Doll doughnut (the shop’s iconic raspberry jelly-filled doughnut in the shape of the effigy with chocolate dip and a pretzel stake) with any purchase. The first 500 people will also get a free tote bag with swag with any purchase.
Voodoo Doughnuts NYC includes two special doughnuts only available at this location. There’s the savory Glazed Glizzy, where a hot dog is inside a glazed doughnut formatted like a bun and topped with maple frosting. It’s available through Wednesday, December 9. Then there’s the Big Apple, a sweet apple-filled doughnut with a cinnamon-vanilla frosting. Partial proceeds from this doughnut sale (along with 10 percent of the opening day proceeds) are going towards City Harvest.
Otherwise, look out for yeast, cake, and vegan doughnuts. Others include the bacon-maple bar with maple frosting and bacon strips; the Maple Blazer Blunt in the shape of a joint; and the Berry Crunch cereal-covered Oh Captain, My Captain.
(All-hours the Donut Pub is a 14-minute walk away in Chelsea.)
Voodoo Doughnuts originated in Portland, Oregon, in 2003, and has expanded across the country. (Did you catch its appearance in the wonderful stop-motion film Wildwood, out now?) Every location has its own velvet painting; New York’s is of Anthony Bourdain, created by Portland artist Juanita.
Voodoo’s NYC hours are from 6 a.m. to 3 a.m., but for its first day of service, it’ll be open from 8 a.m. to 3 a.m.
