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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.