Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Chicago has a donut foodie scene unlike any other major U.S. city and while on a trip out there this past weekend I visited some of the hottest donut shops around town. From traditional German Bismarck's, to Italian bombolini, to hipster Indian naan donuts, to fresh minis drizzled with Nutella and banana, to modern twists on the old fashioned, Chicago has it all...

Dinkel's Bakery (Lakeview)
3329 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657
800-822-8817
e-mail:cakes@dinkels.com
website: dinkels.com
Tue-Fri 6AM-7PM, Sat 6AM-5PM, Sun 8AM-4PM

Bombobar (West Loop)
832 W. Randolph
Chicago, IL 60607
312-967-7000
e-mail: info@barsiena.com
website: bombobar.com
Daily 8AM-11PM

Beaver's Coffee & Donuts (West Loop)
In the French Market
131 N. Clinton St.
Chicago, IL 60661
773-392-1300
e-mail: info@beaversdonuts.com
website: beaversdonuts.com
Mon-Fri 7AM-6PM, Sat 9AM-4PM

Pub Royale (Wicker Park)
2049 W. Division St.
Chicago, IL
773-661-6874
website: pubroyale.com
Mon-Wed 5PM-1AM, Fri 4PM-2AM, Sat 11AM-3AM, and Sun 11AM-1AM

Doughnut Vault (River North)
401 N. Franklin St.
Chicago, IL 60654
Mon-Fri 8AM until sold out, Sat-Sun 9:30AM until sold out
* Also a location in West Loop
111 N. Canal St.
Chicago, IL 60606
312-285-2830
Mon-Fri 7AM-5PM
email: contact@doughnutvault.com
website: doughnutvault.com

Underground Donut Tour
undergrounddonuttour.com

Big Mojo - Vadodara by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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