Best Donuts Restaurants in Magnificent Mile & Streeterville (60611)
4 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: January 2026
Our Top Pick
Stan's Donuts & Coffee
A central Mag Mile cafe pouring coffee alongside a wide, consistently executed donut lineup.
Notable Picks
8.4
Vibes:
Sweet Treats Escapes
Quick Bites Champions
Family Friendly Favorites
Instagram Worthy Wonders
On the Magnificent Mile, this Stan’s location functions as a high-traffic donut cafe for tourists and office workers, with a deep lineup of cake, yeast, and pocket-style donuts plus coffee drinks. Strong multi-platform ratings and steady foot traffic make it the most reliable sit-and-stay donut cafe in 60611.
Must-Try Dishes:
Lemon Pistachio Donut, Apple Fritter, Nutella Banana Pocket
What makes it special: A central Mag Mile cafe pouring coffee alongside a wide, consistently executed donut lineup.
8.3
A Wrigleyville donut-and-coffee counter that stays strongest when you treat it like a donut run first, with fried chicken as a bonus lane. The lineup leans classic-with-a-twist: glazed and old fashioned styles alongside filled and seasonal flavors, built for quick grabs before the neighborhood gets loud.
Must-Try Dishes:
Bullseye donut (jam-filled style), Chocolate old fashioned donut, Maple bacon donut
What makes it special: A donut-forward counter that keeps a strong classic-and-seasonal rotation steps from Wrigley.
8.0
This small kiosk inside Gino’s East brings the century-old South Side Rainbow Cone brand to 60611, serving stacked multi-flavor cones, cups, and sundaes. While it’s ice cream first, the shop is tagged for donuts and functions as a nostalgic, color-forward sweet stop a block off Michigan Avenue.
Must-Try Dishes:
Original Rainbow Cone, Mini Rainbow Cone, Rainbow Cone Sundae
What makes it special: A downtown outpost of a classic Chicago dessert brand known for its five-layer Rainbow Cone.
Worthy Picks
7.8
Inside The Shops at North Bridge, Te’amo is a polished bubble-tea counter that also fries mochi donuts in rotating flavors. It’s less a traditional donut shop and more a modern dessert bar, but the combination of chewy mochi rings and customizable tea drinks gives 60611 a distinct, Asian-influenced donut option.
Must-Try Dishes:
Ube Mochi Donut, Brulee Organic Matcha Latte, Volcano Milk Tea
What makes it special: A mall-based dessert bar where mochi donuts share equal billing with intricate milk teas.