Paczki Day 2026: Where To Find Paczki Near Deerfield

DEERFIELD, IL — Local bakeries across Chicagoland are busy taking orders with Paczki Day only two weeks away. The beloved deep-fried Polish confections are as popular as ever, so don't delay in getting your orders in.

Chicago is the largest Polish city outside of Poland, with over 800,000 Polish Americans living here. It's no surprise that Paczki Day is a big deal throughout Chicagoland.

While last year's celebration fell on March 4, this year, Paczki Day will be celebrated on Feb. 17. Paczki Day coincides with Fat Tuesday, the traditional day before Christians around the world start the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday.

Paczki, pronounced pownch-key, are doughnuts, usually filled with jelly. Here's a roundup of some places where you can buy paczki in the Deerfield area.

Deerfields Bakery

813 Waukegan Road, Deerfield and 201 N Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove

Paczkis are available now through Feb. 17. Online ordering ends on Feb. 14. The 22 flavors of paczki at Deerfields include apple, banana cream, birthday cake, Nutella, salted caramel and fresh strawberry. Mardi Gras cookies and king cake are also available.

Ganache Bakery

9328 Waukegan Road, Morton Grove

Paczkis at Ganache Bakery, established in 2022, are available now in-store and can also be ordered online. Flavors include chocolate mousse, custard, raspberry, buttercream and blueberry.

Glenview Grind

1837 Glenview Road, Glenview

Paczkis are currently available at the locally owned shop in downtown Glenview. Order them now, including apricot, chocolate custard, lemon, raspberry, cheese, apple, blueberry, strawberry/whipped cream, chocolate praline, banana/whipped cream, and German chocolate.

Oak Mill Bakery

2314 E Rand Road, Arlington Heights

Oak Mill Bakery is a family-owned specialty bakery "committed to serving Chicagoland with the freshest and finest European-style baked goods since 1986." Oak Mill is taking preorders for paczkis. Other nearby locations include: 2490 S Wolf Road, Des Plaines and 8012 N Milwaukee Ave., Niles.

Sweet T's Bakery & Cake Studio

21 S. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights

There are no pre-orders available, but plenty of flavor options, including fresh strawberry, banana, chocolate mousse, Oreo, peanut butter and jelly, apple, blueberry, peach and salted caramel. Get your paczki from Feb. 12 through Feb. 17.

KD Market

1102 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg; 1046 S. Elmhurst Road, Mount Prospect; 835 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling; 9500 W. Irving Park Road, Schiller Park

If you're looking for authentic paczki, look no further than KD Market, a local Polish grocery store chain. Since 1998, the market has been offering a wide range of European and domestic products, including smoked meats, freshly baked breads, pastries, scratch-made meals and authentic Polish paczki. The traditional paczki is handmade at KD Market with plum butter, raspberry and rose hip flavor fried in lard with filling inside. Delivery or curbside pickup on pączki orders is not available. Tuesday, Feb. 10, is the last day to place orders for Fat Thursday (Feb. 12). Sunday, Feb. 15, is the last day to place orders for Fat Tuesday. The minimum order is one dozen.

Central Continental Bakery

101 South Main Street, Mount Prospect

The fourth-generation bakery has been proudly serving Mount Prospect since 1979. Online ordering is underway. The annual Paczki Fest runs from Thursday, Feb. 12, through Tuesday, Feb. 17. Flavors include apricot, cream cheese, chocolate-iced custard, lemon, prune, raspberry and strawberry.

Did we miss your favorite paczki place? Email me (eric.degrechie@patch.com) and we'll add it to the list.