Deerfields’s three locations pulls out all the stops for Paczki Day with more than 20 varieties. This year’s options include pineapple coconut, birthday cake, salted caramel, and much 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 2021 with fluffy, cloud-like submissions in four flavors: strawberry and cream, raspberry, bananas foster, and chocolate mousse. These treats are so sought-after that pre-orders have already sold out, but a limited number will be available to walk-in customers on February 16.

Bennison’s new world-style paczki come in seven traditional flavors (think apple, lemon curd, and apricot) and four premium varieties (think 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.

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

A Jefferson Park institution, Andy’s proffers paczki including rose, marmalade, and custard. Founded in 1918, the Polish deli has served Chicagoans for more than a century.

This venerable North Side bakery, founded in 1922, will have an assortment of paczki options for Fat Tuesday. This year’s offerings include strawberry cheesecake, chocolate silk, custard, and more. 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 paczki by the half dozen for the special day. They come in sets of six with two strawberry raspberry, two rose custard, and two vanilla with citrus sugar. 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 non-traditional fillings, such as black currant, limoncello, and caramel bacon. Customers can place orders over the phone, via Facebook message, and in person.

Alliance Bakery keeps its Paczki Day game tight with a selection of six flavors: blueberry lemon, chocolate salted caramel, strawberry, raspberry rose, vanilla bean ganache, and apple cinnamon. Customers can book pre-orders online but must give one to two days notice. Paczki will also be available in store on a first-come, first-served basis starting Friday, February 12.

This playful bakery and diner from Fifty/50 Restaurant Group will feature a Paczki Day six-pack that includes two vanilla pastry cream, two raspberry jam, and two chocolate fudge. Online pre-orders are available through Thursday, February 11.

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. This spot is featuring a six pack that contains three pastry cream-filled rose glaze paczki and three stuffed with cherry pie filling and dusted with powdered sugar. Place orders online via Tock.

Polish-Colombian spot Polombia crowdsourced ideas for its Paczki Day offerings and came up with a selection of eight options that range from classic to new schoool. Flavors include krówka caramel, coffee chocolate, pineapple mango, rose hip and more. They’re available by the half or full dozen. Patrons can order by phone or email.

A family-owned Italian bakery that first opened in 1904, Scafuri isn’t Polish but knows a thing or two about pastry. Staff have worked a few novel flavors into the mix, with paczki options including cannoli, pistachio, and matcha mascarpone. Still, traditionalists needn’t worry: favorites like raspberry, apple, and Nutella are still available. Patrons must order online by 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 14.

Bridgeport’s Marz Community Brewing usually celebrates the season with Paczki Fest, a yearly Polish Mardi Gras party, to “fatten up and get gluttonous” for the release of its annual Paczki Milk Stout. The pandemic has forced the Marz team to change its plans, releasing the stout along with a super-special luxury paczki from Mom’s: a vanilla bean custard-Mick Klug Farm raspberry-truffle paczki with Acacia honey truffle custard. The whole thing is toped with shaved winter truffle from gourmet purveyor Rare Tea Cellar, along with edible gold leaf. Place orders for this truly singular paczki via Tock.

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. The also come as adorable mini-paczki for those trying to moderate consumption. Submit an order form, available online.

Customers can get a teeny bit drunk 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. Inspired by the holiday’s proximity to Valentine’s Day this year, the team is also featuring themed strawberry paczki with whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, and V-Day decorations, available Thursday through Sunday, February 14. Orders can be placed online.

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, caramel), a “European assortment” (custard, rose, prune, advocaat), and a “gourmet assortment” (strawberry, apple-caramel, sour cherry, blueberry, all with whipped cream or cream cheese). There are even more premium a la carte flavors, like kukułka, a sweet Polish cake. Order online by Friday.