Best Donuts Restaurants in Avondale & North Center (60618)
4 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: July 2026
Our Top Pick
Somethin' Sweet Donuts
Filled donuts (especially matcha/ube) done with a light, clean finish.
Notable Picks
8.6
Somethin' Sweet Donuts is a family-run Albany Park shop known for a deep lineup of cake and yeast-raised donuts, from red velvet rings to ube-filled bismarks and maple bacon specials. Locals rely on it for early-morning trays of fresh donuts and apple fritters that draw steady press attention every fall.
Must-Try Dishes:
Ube-filled bismarck, Matcha-filled donut, Maple bacon donut
What Makes it Special: Filled donuts (especially matcha/ube) done with a light, clean finish.
8.3
Tubers Donuts runs out of TriBecca's Sandwich Shop in Avondale, turning potato-based dough into donuts topped with playful, sometimes savory combinations. Limited runs and rotating flavors make it a destination for donut fans seeking something beyond standard glazes and sprinkles.
Must-Try Dishes:
Fries In Your Frosty donut, Loaded Baked Potado-Nut, Lemon Pepper Poppy Seed donut
What Makes it Special: Inventive potato-based donuts with rotating, restaurant-chef–driven toppings.
8.2
Rudy's Bakery is an old-school Roscoe Village bakeshop where paczki, donuts, coffee cakes, and breads have anchored neighborhood mornings for decades. Regulars stop in for affordable boxes of pastries and seasonal paczki that draw lines every Fat Tuesday.
Must-Try Dishes:
Paczki, Cheese danish, Augusta cheesecake
What Makes it Special: Old-school neighborhood bakery turning out paczki and classic pastries daily.
Worthy Picks
Inside Mariano's Roscoe Village, Stan's Donuts runs a counter stocked with the brand's cake and yeast donuts plus packaged mini-donut boxes. Shoppers use it as a convenient way to grab recognizable specialty donuts without making a separate cafe stop.
Must-Try Dishes:
Stan's Donuts Chocolate Dipped Mini Donuts, Stan's Donuts Birthday Cake Mini Donuts, Stan's Donuts Chocolate Dipped Donut Box
What Makes it Special: Grocery-embedded counter offering Stan's signature donuts alongside your weekly shop.