DONUT TOUR IN CHICAGO: Have Your Donut and Exercise Too!

City: Chicago, IL. 131 N Clinton Street Chicago, IL 60661

When in Chicago…do an Underground Donut Tour!

2 hours. 9 donuts. 1.6 miles of walking. I like to think that’s a good workout right? Chicago’s Underground Donut Tour makes four stops at some of the best donut spots in the city. No idea why it’s titled “underground” as there was no part of the route that we took that was actually underground. However, along the way, you’ll get to try new and interesting flavors of donuts as well as discover the hidden donut history of Chicago. If you are a donut lover, this is the perfect walking workout while you eat.

Doughnut Vault

Their specialty is in classic old fashioned and glazed doughnuts, hand crafted over night and served fresh on the daily.

*best yeast donut I’ve had in a long time! Definitely a favorite!

**Oreo Cookie Cake Donut**
Doughnut Vault

*fantastic cake donut too! Doughnut Vault was my favorite of the four spots.

Firecakes

The inspiration for Firecakes is rooted in Karen’s family history. Her grandfather, William “Billy” Hobbs, was a baker in the logging camps of northern Wisconsin in the 1930’s. Responsible for feeding large groups of working men, Billy used his limited resources to create tasty baked goods that would sustain the workers throughout their long and arduous workdays. Billy was renowned throughout the region for his excellent bread, and after acquiring a round dough cutter (the original of which is located in our Hubbard Street shop), Billy began making “firecakes”, a backwaters take on the modern day donut. His original fried treats were made in a large, cast iron pot of oil over an open fire and sprinkled with just a little bit of sugar. Our recipe is based off of Billy’s original, a closely guarded family secret. We source locally farmed products and unique ingredients to make our very own “firecakes”, and just like Billy, we serve our donuts starting early in the morning and going well into the night. Because we believe that everyone — not just early 20th century loggers — can use a sweet treat to get them through.

Tahitian Vanilla Ice (with crunchy pearls) | Cake Donut with Sprinkle

*Best donut of the year

Firecakes

Stan’s Donut

Chicago donut history was made in 2014. That’s when Rich Labriola of Labriola Baking Company opened the first Stan’s Donuts & Coffee in Chicago, the result of a friendship and partnership formed years earlier with Stan Berman, founder of the iconic Los Angeles shop that bore his name.

Biscoff Cookie Butter

Stan’s Donuts

Do-Rite Donuts

Here’s Nick our Underground Donut tour guide taking us to our last stop of the tour. Do-Rite serves artisan donuts made in small batches made every hour throughout the day.