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Paczki Day 2021 at Delightful Pastries in Portage Park.
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Where to Find Paczki in Chicago

Paczki Day 2022 is March 1, but paczki season is already well underway

by aimee.levitt and Eater Staff Updated
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Paczki Day 2021 at Delightful Pastries in Portage Park.
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by aimee.levitt and Eater Staff Updated

Officially, Paczki Day is March 1 this year, but paczki season is already underway. In Poland, the sweet filled doughnuts are traditionally eaten on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday, not the Tuesday, which in some corners of the city makes Paczki Day... today! Either way, many of the city’s bakeries are mixing and frying and filling, and the festivities will go on all weekend. For the record, paczki is pronounced “POONCH-key.” Or maybe “PAUNCH-key.” Or somewhere in between the two. But definitely not “PACK-zee.”

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Deerfields Bakery

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Deerfields’ three locations pull out all the stops for Paczki Day with more than 20 varieties. This year’s options include pineapple coconut, birthday cake, salted caramel, and many more. Order online through the bakery’s website.

813 Waukegan Rd, Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 520-0068
(847) 520-0068

Beth’s Little Bake Shop

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European-style bakery Beth’s and the doughnut-and-grinder experts DB3 teamed up for Paczki Day with fluffy, cloud-like submissions in four flavors: strawberry and cream, raspberry, bananas Foster, and chocolate mousse. These treats are so sought after that preorders have already sold out, but a limited number will be available to walk-in customers on March 1.

1814 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
(224) 999-7595
(224) 999-7595

Bennison’s Bakery

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Bennison’s New World-style paczki come in seven traditional flavors (including cheese, chocolate custard, and prune) and four premium varieties (among them, banana cream and German chocolate). They’re already available for in-store purchase, and customers can order online through the suburban bakery’s website. Chicago residents can find these paczki in the city at Cafe Selmarie in Lincoln Square, but 2022 preorders appear to have sold out.

1000 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 328-9434
(847) 328-9434
Eight filled doughnuts covered in powdered sugar on a white plate
Banana cream paczkis from Bennison’s
Bennison’s Bakery [Official Photo]

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Hewn

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Popular suburban bakery Hewn has brought back its special paczki, which are baked rather than fried. They come filled with lemon curd or chocolate pastry cream, and are only available on Fat Tuesday. They typically can be preordered online via Tock, but preorders are closed for 2022. Customers are limited to six per person.

810 Dempster St, Evanston, IL 60202
(847) 869-4396
(847) 869-4396

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Smack Dab Chicago

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It’s too late to preorder Smack Dab’s paczki, which sold out earlier this week, but there will be a limited number sold on a first-come, first-served basis when the bakery opens at 8 a.m. on Fat Tuesday. Customers have their choice of apricot, black cherry, raspberry, chocolate, vanilla pastry cream, and lemon curd. There will also be a selection of vegan mini-doughnuts in special Mardi Gras flavors.

6730 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60626
(872) 241-9111
(872) 241-9111

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Sweet World Pastry

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The Jefferson Park bakery will feature a wide assortment of traditional options for Fat Tuesday, filled with popular paczki flavors like prune, apricot, and rose hip jam.

5450 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
(773) 792-5566
(773) 792-5566

Delightful Pastries

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Delightful Pastries features paczki all year long, but ownership still steps things up for the holiday, some years making more than 50,000 for Fat Tuesday. There’s an assortment of flavors like custard, plum butter, and rose petal jelly, as well as gourmet options like a Caribbean-themed passion fruit jelly and salted caramel with sea salt. There are even boozy submissions, dubbed “Drunken Paczki,” such as Jameson whiskey with chocolate custard or moonshine and lemon. Customers can place orders over the phone.

5927 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
(773) 545-7215
(773) 545-7215
A pile of yeasted doughnuts filled with jelly and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
A selection of paczki at Delightful Pastries.
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Dinkel’s Bakery

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This venerable North Side bakery, founded in 1922, will have an assortment of paczki options throughout the weekend leading up to Fat Tuesday. This year’s offerings include strawberry cheesecake, chocolate silk, custard with chocolate icing, and apple cinnamon. Patrons can purchase the fried treats online but must place orders 48 hours in advance.

3329 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 281-7300
(773) 281-7300
Chocolate-dipped paczki filled with vanilla cream
Chocolate-dipped paczki filled with vanilla cream from Dinkel’s Bakery
Dinkel’s Bakery [Official Photo]

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Bittersweet Pastry Shop & Cafe

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A popular destination for cakes and pastries, Bittersweet is featuring its fluffy brioche paczki by the half-dozen for the special day. They come in sets of six, with two each of berry, vanilla bean custard, and blueberry flavors. Order online through the bakery’s website.

1114 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 929-1100
(773) 929-1100
Six fluffy paczki with chocolate and vanilla filling
Bittersweet’s brioche paczki are rolled in butter and sugar.
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Kolatek’s Bakery & Deli

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Stock up on a host of Polish and Eastern European goods at this West Side shop. Paczki range from standard flavors, like raspberry and cherry, to nontraditional fillings, such as Nutella, tiramisu, and limoncello. Customers can place orders over the phone, via Facebook message, and in person. There’s a second location in suburban Palatine.

2445 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60707
(773) 637-3772
(773) 637-3772

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Roeser’s Bakery

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Located in Humboldt Park, this 110-year-old Chicago bakery icon sells thousands of its paczki every year for the Fat Tuesday season. Some are iced, and some are simply sprinkled with powdered sugar. Expect flavors such as apple, blueberry, and caramel custard. Call the bakery to place preorders.

3216 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 489-6900
(773) 489-6900

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Alliance Bakery

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Alliance Bakery keeps its Paczki Day game tight with just six flavors: blueberry lemon, chocolate salted caramel, strawberry, raspberry rose, vanilla bean ganache, and apple cinnamon. Customers can preorder online, and paczki will also be available in store on a first-come, first-served basis starting Friday, February 25.

1736 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 278-0366
(773) 278-0366

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West Town Bakery & Diner

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This playful bakery and diner from Fifty/50 Restaurant Group offers just three paczki flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and raspberry. Online preorders are underway for pickup at the West Town, Wrigleyville, and LaSalle Street locations on Tuesday, March 1.

1916 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 904-1414
(773) 904-1414

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Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken

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Paczki season at the Do-Rite Donuts chain is brief: Monday and Tuesday only, and the paczki come in just two flavors, raspberry and salted caramel. But there are five locations in the city and two in the suburbs, and shipping is available.

233 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 344-1374
(312) 344-1374

Liberation Donuts

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There’s no reason for vegans to feel left out of Paczki Day festivities thanks to Liberation Donuts, Chicago’s first all-vegan doughnut shop. Preorders are already sold out, but the store owners have promised that they’ll try to have a few extra on hand on March 1.

2054 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 872-7838
(312) 872-7838

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Firecakes Donuts

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The doughnut minichain’s outposts are introducing several new flavors this year, including chocolate crumb cookie, blueberry elderflower, and plum almond. They’re available for preorder starting February 25 by the dozen, half-dozen, or individually. Order via Toast in River North, Lincoln Park, or suburban Oak Park or Naperville.

68 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 329-6500
(312) 329-6500

Polombia

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Polish-Colombian spot Polombia is collaborating this year with Maplewood Brewery on a special $30 box, which comes with four paczki made with Maplewood’s beer and liqueur and a four-pack of beer. Doughnut flavors include guava coconut, cafe con Nutella, PB&J with pistachio liqueur, and wild forest berries with Softcore Mutation: Foeder Raspberries. Preorders are through Sunday, February 27 only, and pickup is at Maplewood Lounge, 2717 N. Maplewood Avenue.

Time Out Market, 916 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
(832) 202-4574
(832) 202-4574

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Familiar Bakery - Revival Food Hall

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Familiar Bakery opened in the Revival Food Hall just last month and has already immersed itself in Paczki Day madness. This year’s special flavors are blueberry chamomile jam, salty honey cream, spiced chocolate cream, raspberry rose jam, and coffee cream; passionfruit cream is available all year round.

125 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60603
(773) 770-6241
(773) 770-6241

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Scafuri Bakery

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A family-owned Italian bakery that opened in 1904, Scafuri isn’t Polish, but its bakers know a thing or two about pastry. Staff have worked a few novel flavors into the mix, with paczki options including cannoli, pistachio, and tiramisu. Still, traditionalists needn’t worry: Favorites like raspberry, apple, and Nutella are still available. Patrons must order online by midnight on Sunday, February 27.

1337 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 733-8881
(312) 733-8881
Scafuri Bakery has plenty of tempting options.
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Bridgeport Bakery 2.0

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A Chicago destination for more than 70 years, Bridgeport Bakery is mixing it up with contemporary paczki flavors including Oreo and chocolate chip cannoli. The usual suspects are also available, such as cherry, poppyseed, and chocolate buttercream. The bakery has changed hands in recent years, but its paczki game remains strong as ever. Customers must place orders online a day in advance, but the bakery will be open for extended hours on Paczki Day, starting at 4 a.m.

2907 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
(773) 523-1121
(773) 523-1121

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Marz Community Brewing Company

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Marz Community Brewing in McKinley Park will, once again, be hosting its annual Paczki Fest this Sunday, February 27, featuring Paczki Stout, a double milk stout made with lactose and Peruvian cocoa nibs. There will also be paczki in the traditional fried form.

3630 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 579-1935
(773) 579-1935

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Racine Bakery

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This nearly 40-year-old South Side bakery is taking orders for its paczki, which come in flavors including strawberry jelly, poppyseed, blueberry, and more. They also come as adorable mini-paczki for those trying to moderate consumption. Order the old-fashioned way, by phone. For pickup on March 1, orders must be in by Saturday, February 26.

6216 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(773) 581-8500
(773) 581-8500

Weber’s Bakery

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Customers can get a teeny bit tipsy off of the paczki at this South Side institution, which adds a splash of brandy (sometimes grain alcohol) to the dough. This year’s selection includes apple cinnamon, raspberry with peanut butter topping, Oreo, strawberry buttercream, and more; a minimum order is half a dozen. Orders can be placed online, and the bakery will be opening at 4 a.m. on Fat Tuesday to make sure everyone can collect their orders before work.

7055 W Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(773) 586-1234
(773) 586-1234

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Pticek & Son Bakery

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Croatian bakery stalwart Pticek & Son, originally founded in 1943, offers an abundance of paczki flavors including cheese, peach, almond, and lemon. Call to place orders.

5523 S Narragansett Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(773) 585-5500
(773) 585-5500

Oak Mill Bakery

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With four locations in the suburbs and one in Chicago, Oak Mill Bakery will produce plenty of paczki for Fat Tuesday, with options ranging from an “American assortment” (custard, raspberry, rose, and caramel), a “European assortment” (custard, rose, prune, and advocaat, a creamy Dutch alcoholic beverage not unlike eggnog), and a “gourmet assortment” (filled with fruit and cream). There are even more premium a la carte flavors, like kukułka, a sweet Polish cake. Order online by Sunday, February 27.

5747 S Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(773) 788-9800
(773) 788-9800

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Deerfields Bakery

813 Waukegan Rd, Deerfield, IL 60015

Deerfields’ three locations pull out all the stops for Paczki Day with more than 20 varieties. This year’s options include pineapple coconut, birthday cake, salted caramel, and many more. Order online through the bakery’s website.

813 Waukegan Rd, Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 520-0068
(847) 520-0068

Beth’s Little Bake Shop

1814 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201

European-style bakery Beth’s and the doughnut-and-grinder experts DB3 teamed up for Paczki Day with fluffy, cloud-like submissions in four flavors: strawberry and cream, raspberry, bananas Foster, and chocolate mousse. These treats are so sought after that preorders have already sold out, but a limited number will be available to walk-in customers on March 1.

1814 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
(224) 999-7595
(224) 999-7595

Bennison’s Bakery

1000 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201

Bennison’s New World-style paczki come in seven traditional flavors (including cheese, chocolate custard, and prune) and four premium varieties (among them, banana cream and German chocolate). They’re already available for in-store purchase, and customers can order online through the suburban bakery’s website. Chicago residents can find these paczki in the city at Cafe Selmarie in Lincoln Square, but 2022 preorders appear to have sold out.

1000 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 328-9434
(847) 328-9434
Eight filled doughnuts covered in powdered sugar on a white plate
Banana cream paczkis from Bennison’s
Bennison’s Bakery [Official Photo]

Hewn

810 Dempster St, Evanston, IL 60202

Popular suburban bakery Hewn has brought back its special paczki, which are baked rather than fried. They come filled with lemon curd or chocolate pastry cream, and are only available on Fat Tuesday. They typically can be preordered online via Tock, but preorders are closed for 2022. Customers are limited to six per person.

810 Dempster St, Evanston, IL 60202
(847) 869-4396
(847) 869-4396

Smack Dab Chicago

6730 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60626

It’s too late to preorder Smack Dab’s paczki, which sold out earlier this week, but there will be a limited number sold on a first-come, first-served basis when the bakery opens at 8 a.m. on Fat Tuesday. Customers have their choice of apricot, black cherry, raspberry, chocolate, vanilla pastry cream, and lemon curd. There will also be a selection of vegan mini-doughnuts in special Mardi Gras flavors.

6730 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60626
(872) 241-9111
(872) 241-9111

Sweet World Pastry

5450 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60630

The Jefferson Park bakery will feature a wide assortment of traditional options for Fat Tuesday, filled with popular paczki flavors like prune, apricot, and rose hip jam.

5450 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
(773) 792-5566
(773) 792-5566

Delightful Pastries

5927 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60630

Delightful Pastries features paczki all year long, but ownership still steps things up for the holiday, some years making more than 50,000 for Fat Tuesday. There’s an assortment of flavors like custard, plum butter, and rose petal jelly, as well as gourmet options like a Caribbean-themed passion fruit jelly and salted caramel with sea salt. There are even boozy submissions, dubbed “Drunken Paczki,” such as Jameson whiskey with chocolate custard or moonshine and lemon. Customers can place orders over the phone.

5927 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
(773) 545-7215
(773) 545-7215
A pile of yeasted doughnuts filled with jelly and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
A selection of paczki at Delightful Pastries.
Brian Rich/Sun-Times

Dinkel’s Bakery

3329 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

This venerable North Side bakery, founded in 1922, will have an assortment of paczki options throughout the weekend leading up to Fat Tuesday. This year’s offerings include strawberry cheesecake, chocolate silk, custard with chocolate icing, and apple cinnamon. Patrons can purchase the fried treats online but must place orders 48 hours in advance.

3329 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 281-7300
(773) 281-7300
Chocolate-dipped paczki filled with vanilla cream
Chocolate-dipped paczki filled with vanilla cream from Dinkel’s Bakery
Dinkel’s Bakery [Official Photo]

Bittersweet Pastry Shop & Cafe

1114 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

A popular destination for cakes and pastries, Bittersweet is featuring its fluffy brioche paczki by the half-dozen for the special day. They come in sets of six, with two each of berry, vanilla bean custard, and blueberry flavors. Order online through the bakery’s website.

1114 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 929-1100
(773) 929-1100
Six fluffy paczki with chocolate and vanilla filling
Bittersweet’s brioche paczki are rolled in butter and sugar.
Bittersweet Pastry Shop & Cafe [Official Photo]

Kolatek’s Bakery & Deli

2445 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60707

Stock up on a host of Polish and Eastern European goods at this West Side shop. Paczki range from standard flavors, like raspberry and cherry, to nontraditional fillings, such as Nutella, tiramisu, and limoncello. Customers can place orders over the phone, via Facebook message, and in person. There’s a second location in suburban Palatine.

2445 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60707
(773) 637-3772
(773) 637-3772

Roeser’s Bakery

3216 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Located in Humboldt Park, this 110-year-old Chicago bakery icon sells thousands of its paczki every year for the Fat Tuesday season. Some are iced, and some are simply sprinkled with powdered sugar. Expect flavors such as apple, blueberry, and caramel custard. Call the bakery to place preorders.

3216 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 489-6900
(773) 489-6900

Alliance Bakery

1736 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622

Alliance Bakery keeps its Paczki Day game tight with just six flavors: blueberry lemon, chocolate salted caramel, strawberry, raspberry rose, vanilla bean ganache, and apple cinnamon. Customers can preorder online, and paczki will also be available in store on a first-come, first-served basis starting Friday, February 25.

1736 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 278-0366
(773) 278-0366

West Town Bakery & Diner

1916 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

This playful bakery and diner from Fifty/50 Restaurant Group offers just three paczki flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and raspberry. Online preorders are underway for pickup at the West Town, Wrigleyville, and LaSalle Street locations on Tuesday, March 1.

1916 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 904-1414
(773) 904-1414

Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken

233 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611

Paczki season at the Do-Rite Donuts chain is brief: Monday and Tuesday only, and the paczki come in just two flavors, raspberry and salted caramel. But there are five locations in the city and two in the suburbs, and shipping is available.

233 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 344-1374
(312) 344-1374

Liberation Donuts

2054 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

There’s no reason for vegans to feel left out of Paczki Day festivities thanks to Liberation Donuts, Chicago’s first all-vegan doughnut shop. Preorders are already sold out, but the store owners have promised that they’ll try to have a few extra on hand on March 1.

2054 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 872-7838
(312) 872-7838

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Firecakes Donuts

68 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654

The doughnut minichain’s outposts are introducing several new flavors this year, including chocolate crumb cookie, blueberry elderflower, and plum almond. They’re available for preorder starting February 25 by the dozen, half-dozen, or individually. Order via Toast in River North, Lincoln Park, or suburban Oak Park or Naperville.

68 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 329-6500
(312) 329-6500

Polombia

Time Out Market, 916 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

Polish-Colombian spot Polombia is collaborating this year with Maplewood Brewery on a special $30 box, which comes with four paczki made with Maplewood’s beer and liqueur and a four-pack of beer. Doughnut flavors include guava coconut, cafe con Nutella, PB&J with pistachio liqueur, and wild forest berries with Softcore Mutation: Foeder Raspberries. Preorders are through Sunday, February 27 only, and pickup is at Maplewood Lounge, 2717 N. Maplewood Avenue.

Time Out Market, 916 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
(832) 202-4574
(832) 202-4574

Familiar Bakery - Revival Food Hall

125 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60603

Familiar Bakery opened in the Revival Food Hall just last month and has already immersed itself in Paczki Day madness. This year’s special flavors are blueberry chamomile jam, salty honey cream, spiced chocolate cream, raspberry rose jam, and coffee cream; passionfruit cream is available all year round.

125 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60603
(773) 770-6241
(773) 770-6241

Scafuri Bakery

1337 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607

A family-owned Italian bakery that opened in 1904, Scafuri isn’t Polish, but its bakers know a thing or two about pastry. Staff have worked a few novel flavors into the mix, with paczki options including cannoli, pistachio, and tiramisu. Still, traditionalists needn’t worry: Favorites like raspberry, apple, and Nutella are still available. Patrons must order online by midnight on Sunday, February 27.

1337 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 733-8881
(312) 733-8881
Scafuri Bakery has plenty of tempting options.
Scafuri Bakery [Official Photo]

Bridgeport Bakery 2.0

2907 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60608

A Chicago destination for more than 70 years, Bridgeport Bakery is mixing it up with contemporary paczki flavors including Oreo and chocolate chip cannoli. The usual suspects are also available, such as cherry, poppyseed, and chocolate buttercream. The bakery has changed hands in recent years, but its paczki game remains strong as ever. Customers must place orders online a day in advance, but the bakery will be open for extended hours on Paczki Day, starting at 4 a.m.

2907 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
(773) 523-1121
(773) 523-1121

Marz Community Brewing Company

3630 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609

Marz Community Brewing in McKinley Park will, once again, be hosting its annual Paczki Fest this Sunday, February 27, featuring Paczki Stout, a double milk stout made with lactose and Peruvian cocoa nibs. There will also be paczki in the traditional fried form.

3630 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 579-1935
(773) 579-1935

Racine Bakery

6216 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638

This nearly 40-year-old South Side bakery is taking orders for its paczki, which come in flavors including strawberry jelly, poppyseed, blueberry, and more. They also come as adorable mini-paczki for those trying to moderate consumption. Order the old-fashioned way, by phone. For pickup on March 1, orders must be in by Saturday, February 26.

6216 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(773) 581-8500
(773) 581-8500

Weber’s Bakery

7055 W Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638

Customers can get a teeny bit tipsy off of the paczki at this South Side institution, which adds a splash of brandy (sometimes grain alcohol) to the dough. This year’s selection includes apple cinnamon, raspberry with peanut butter topping, Oreo, strawberry buttercream, and more; a minimum order is half a dozen. Orders can be placed online, and the bakery will be opening at 4 a.m. on Fat Tuesday to make sure everyone can collect their orders before work.

7055 W Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(773) 586-1234
(773) 586-1234

Pticek & Son Bakery

5523 S Narragansett Ave, Chicago, IL 60638

Croatian bakery stalwart Pticek & Son, originally founded in 1943, offers an abundance of paczki flavors including cheese, peach, almond, and lemon. Call to place orders.

5523 S Narragansett Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(773) 585-5500
(773) 585-5500

Oak Mill Bakery

5747 S Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60638

With four locations in the suburbs and one in Chicago, Oak Mill Bakery will produce plenty of paczki for Fat Tuesday, with options ranging from an “American assortment” (custard, raspberry, rose, and caramel), a “European assortment” (custard, rose, prune, and advocaat, a creamy Dutch alcoholic beverage not unlike eggnog), and a “gourmet assortment” (filled with fruit and cream). There are even more premium a la carte flavors, like kukułka, a sweet Polish cake. Order online by Sunday, February 27.

5747 S Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(773) 788-9800
(773) 788-9800

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