LA’s Randy’s Donuts Is Opening in Manhattan | Eater NY

"Opening in early December at 185 Bleecker and MacDougal in Greenwich Village, this iconic Los Angeles doughnut shop brings more than 70 years of West Coast doughnut culture to New York, with a lineup of 30-plus varieties spanning “classic” glazed and chocolate raised, sugar raised, and sprinkles; “deluxe” old-fashioneds; “fancy” jelly-filled, cinnamon rolls, and apple fritters; and “premium” options like Texas glazed, s’mores raised, and Nutella, plus Randy’s Rounds (doughnut holes) and a full lineup of coffee drinks. Founded in 1952 as part of the Big Donut drive-in chain created by a doughnut-machine salesman who leaned into spectacle, the California flagship—renamed in the 1970s—still looms over Inglewood with a giant rooftop doughnut seen on TV, in films, and across social media, and since attorney Mark Kelegian bought the business in 2015 it has expanded across Southern California, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and abroad to South Korea, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, and Japan. As a West Coast institution defined by cultural recognition and everyday appeal—“about as iconic a food destination as there ever has been”—its Greenwich Village debut asks New Yorkers to decide whether this Southern California symbol belongs in their pastry canon." - Melissa McCart