As you get ready to leave South Jersey and head north, there is a donut shop you need to check out, as one New Jersey shop earned a spot on a“Best Of” List.

Tasting Table is a well‑known American food and drink website that often posts a list of the "best of" in each state, with this list focusing on the best donut in each state, and their pick for New Jersey is just a short drive from the Jersey Shore.

The Jersey Shore has so many places to get great donuts, including traditional bakeries and innovative shops, from Cape May to Brigantine and everywhere in between.

Where to Find the Best Donuts in New Jersey

Uncle Dood's Donuts is a local spot located on 4 Robbins Street in Toms River that has become a locals' favorite.

Why Tasting Table Chose This Jersey Shore Gem

This fun donut shop with a quirky name appears on a slew of local lists of best donut shops in New Jersey.  New Jersey 101.5 lauds the cinnamon sugar donut and the fact that you can create your own donuts, while others praise the fun donut names, like the Nut Yellin' Ya, made with Nutella icing and cinnamon sugar.

Famous for some of the most unique donuts you'll come across, this unique hole-in-the-wall in Toms River offers donuts so good, they should be outlawed. The donuts are made fresh all day, every day. The results?  Warm, tasty donuts

The Top 3 Must-Try Donuts at Uncle Dood's

  • Bunny Poop (vanilla icing and mini-Trix cereal)
  • Mr. Peepers (Marshmallow icing, and sanding sugar)
  • Grave Dirt (Chocolate icing and Oreo crumble)

Have you ever tried these donuts?  What is your favorite donut from Uncle Dood's Donuts? Let us know in the comments on the free mobile app.

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