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1 / 20Best donut shop in Chicago
You walk into your local bakery and the heady aroma envelops you. The sweet scent of fried dough wafts through the air and your mouth starts to water. You can almost taste the deliciousness. You're craving your favorite sweet treat—donuts.
Few foods taste better than a hot, out-of-the-fryer donut, dusted with powdered sugar or topped with icing and sprinkles. If you're a donut lover, you likely have a favorite place to satisfy your sweet tooth and you're probably open to trying all kinds of donut variations. Nowadays you can grab a donut not just at bakeries, but also restaurants, coffee houses, and specialty shops.
Curious about the best donut shops in Chicago? Stacker has done the research for you using Foursquare's ratings and reviews to tally the tastiest and most popular donut shops as of Nov. 15. The results are based on check-ins, ratings, photo trends, and other data.
Check out the slideshow to see if your favorite spot made it onto the list.
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2 / 20#19. Somethin' Sweet Donuts
Address: 5111 W. Fullerton Ave. (btwn N. LeClaire Ave. and N. Laramie Ave.), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 7.6
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3 / 20#18. Bombobar
Address: 832 W. Randolph St. Chicago, IL, 60607 (Randolph), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 8.5
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4 / 20#17. Stan's Donuts
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5 / 20#16. Stan's Donuts
Address: 181 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago
Foursquare rating: 8.2
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6 / 20#15. Beavers Coffee & Donuts Truck
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7 / 20#14. Weber's Bakery
Address: 7055 W. Archer Ave. (at Nottingham Ave.), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 9.5
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8 / 20#13. Do-Rite Donuts and Chicken
Address: 181 N. Morgan St. (Lake), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 8.9
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9 / 20#12. The Doughnut Vault
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10 / 20#11. Stan's Donuts
Address: 259 E. Erie St. (N. Fairbanks Ct.), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 8.6
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11 / 20#10. Firecakes
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12 / 20#9. Stan's Donuts & Coffee
Address: 2800 N. Clark St. (Diversey/Clark), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 8.9
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13 / 20#8. Stan's Donuts & Coffee
Address: 3300 N. Broadway St. (at W. Aldine Ave.), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 9.1
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14 / 20#7. Dat Donut
Address: 8249 S. Cottage Grove Ave. (at E. 83rd St.), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 9.0
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15 / 20#6. Old Fashioned Donuts
Address: 11248 S. Michigan Ave. (btwn 112th and 113th St.), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 9.0
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16 / 20#5. Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken
Address: 233 W. Erie St. (btwn N. St. Clair St. and N. Fairbanks Ct.), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 9.0
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17 / 20#4. The Doughnut Vault
Address: 401 1/2 N. Franklin St. (at W. Kinzie St.), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 9.1
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18 / 20#3. Do-Rite Donuts & Coffee
Address: 50 W. Randolph St. (at N. Dearborn St.), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 9.1
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19 / 20#2. Stan's Donuts & Coffee
Address: 1560 N. Damen Ave. (at N. Milwaukee Ave.), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 9.2
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20 / 20#1. Firecakes Donuts
Address: 68 W. Hubbard St. (at N. Clark St.), Chicago
Foursquare rating: 9.3
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