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Firecakes Donuts is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

1. Firecakes Donuts

9.1
68 W Hubbard St (at N Clark St), Chicago, IL
Donut Shop · Near North Side · 164 tips and reviews

Allison K.Allison Kaminski: Classic glazed donut with chocolate frosting is amazing!

Eric B.Eric Blasius: Any of the donuts are good- try the espresso creme!

Sofia P.Sofia Papastamelos: So good! Loved the coconut cream donut.

Stan's Donuts & Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

2. Stan's Donuts & Coffee

9.0
1560 N Damen Ave (at N Milwaukee Ave), Chicago, IL
Donut Shop · Wicker Park · 131 tips and reviews

Laura C.Laura Caputo: Delicious! I had the old fashioned pistachio glazed donut and it was yummy.

Mishal 🛰Mishal 🛰: their cinnamon donuts are to DIE for. ask for fresh ones.

Chris L.Chris Leon: Really great donut shop.. Great customer service and really good donuts.. Perfect for company parties.

The Doughnut Vault is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

3. The Doughnut Vault

8.9
401 1/2 N Franklin St (at W Kinzie St), Chicago, IL
Donut Shop · River North · 145 tips and reviews

Elizabeth K.Elizabeth Kim: Cute interior! And delicious doughnut of course

Catherine P.Catherine Punkt: The old-fashioned buttermilk doughnut is really good! Additionally, try the chocolate doughnut!

Christine D.Christine D: One of the best Donuts place in the world!!!!! Go early for more choices! Take out only except little table outside.

Margie's Candies is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

4. Margie's Candies

9.0
1960 N Western Ave (at W Armitage Ave), Chicago, IL
Ice Cream Parlor · Logan Square · 94 tips and reviews

Burt B.Burt Blanchard: Excellent walk back in time. The food is good; the desserts great! Must try their turtles and NY cherry ice cream.

Tracy T.Tracy Takacs: Ice cream and ice cream treats!! Oh yeah, good candy too!

GenieGenie: The raspberry sundae is my favorite! Add hot fudge to make it even better. You can choose the type of ice cream you want for your sundae

Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

5. Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken

9.1
233 W Erie St (btwn N St Clair St & N Fairbanks Ct), Chicago, IL
Donut Shop · Streeterville · 76 tips and reviews

M A.M Aldoss ♏: Delicious Donuts !!! Always Ask for the Daily Flavor 👍 Lime pistachio Donuts and Glazed are Super Yummy 👍 Recommended

J L.J L: "Sweet Heat" fried chicken donut sandwich and the original fried chicken sandwich made spicy are top-notch. Get both!

Tristan H.Tristan Hutcheson: Coffee is great, breakfast sandwiches are great (try the Vera Cruz), doughnuts are awesome.

Molly's Cupcakes is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

6. Molly's Cupcakes

8.9
2536 N Clark St (btwn Wrightwood & Deming), Chicago, IL
Cupcake Shop · Park West · 207 tips and reviews

Julie T.Julie Therese: The BEST cream cheese frosting ever! Creamy and not too sweet! Best red velvet i've ever had.

Tiffany L.Tiffany L.: The BEST red velvet cupcake I've ever had.. even better than those I loved in DC. Also cheaper!! Only $2

O. E.O. E.: Blueberry cheesecake and peach cobbler are the best!!

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

7. Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

9.3
3404 N Southport Ave (at W Roscoe St), Chicago, IL
Ice Cream Parlor · Lakeview · 78 tips and reviews

Carolyn B.Carolyn Baumgarten: Definitely lives up to the hype. Try to peach and biscuit ice cream-- delicious!

Kevin N.Kevin Newman: The Salty Caramel with Smoked Almonds cookie sandwich is probably one of the best ice cream cookies I've ever had.

hooeyspewer ..hooeyspewer .: They sell insulated carriers so you can buy more of that Salted Caramel, Brown Butter Almond Brittle or any other yummy ice cream and transport it home 😊

Lickity Split Frozen Custard & Sweets is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

8. Lickity Split Frozen Custard & Sweets

9.4
6056 N Broadway St (at W Glenlake Ave), Chicago, IL
Ice Cream Parlor · Edgewater · 63 tips and reviews

Kyle c.Kyle carlson: Super friendly, family owned with delicious deserts. Turtle is yummm.

Melissa S.Melissa Sands: Great "penny" candies and the custard is amazing. Such a treat!

laura h.laura honeycutt: Not just ice cream - they have homemade candies, cupcakes and cookies. The crazy cake concrete with vanilla custard and red velvet cupcake is heaven!

Black Dog Gelato is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

9. Black Dog Gelato

9.2
859 N Damen Ave (at Iowa), Chicago, IL
Ice Cream Parlor · East Ukrainian Village · 87 tips and reviews

Meagan B.Meagan Burns: Anything with the Mexican Chocolate gelato - it is crazy-good! Salted peanut is very good but (duh) salty. Goat cheese caramel? Why yes, thank you!

Aaron K.Aaron Keefner: This place is the best! Turkish coffee and blood orange sorbet are amazing!

Mike N.Mike Nowak: Try the strangest flavor you can. You'll thoroughly enjoy it, such as goat cheese gelato.

Portillo's is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

10. Portillo's

9.0
100 W Ontario St (at Clark St), Chicago, IL
Hot Dog Joint · River North · 666 tips and reviews

Apex E.Apex Embroidery: hotdog with everything, chocolate cake and mai tai!

Thomas L.Thomas Laughlin: Get the eclair cake!

Omar V.Omar Verduzco: You've got to try their chocolate cake and custard dessert...highly recommend.

Scooter's Frozen Custard is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

11. Scooter's Frozen Custard

9.2
1658 W Belmont Ave (at Paulina St.), Chicago, IL
Ice Cream Parlor · Lakeview · 60 tips and reviews

Bleu C.Bleu Caldwell: Great custard. The peanut butter pretzel concrete is my favorite! Read more.

Mike H.Mike Hayes: Get a Boston Shake. It's a shake with a Sundae ON TOP! Amazing!

Georgia C.Georgia Chevere: I'm a chocolate and peanut butter ice cream addict and the chocolate custard with peanut butter mixed in is the best I've ever had!

Sweet Mandy B's is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

12. Sweet Mandy B's

9.2
1208 W Webster Ave (at N Racine Ave), Chicago, IL
Bakery · North Side · 100 tips and reviews

JoeJoe: Best iced sugar cookies in the world!

Alex W.Alex Weiss: The chocolate cake is amazing! The rice crispy bars and cookies are also really good. It's a cute place to hang out at with friends.

Steph L.Steph Lehocky: All the desserts are yummy, especially the cupcakes. One of my favorite's is the banana cupcake. The atmosphere is great. Fun place to bring family and friends.

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

13. Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

9.3
1505 N Milwaukee Ave (at N Honore St), Chicago, IL
Ice Cream Parlor · Wicker Park · 60 tips and reviews

Christine T.Christine T.: I tried the sweet cream and espresso flavors and both were delicious. Some of the best ice cream I've had.

L K.L K: Tasty fresh ice cream! Try a flavor or two. They're all great.

Heather B.Heather Bell: Lemon blueberry. Best ice cream my mouth has ever tasted. I've honestly never had ice cream packed with that much flavor. So good & a summertime must. 😍

Eataly is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

14. Eataly

9.1
43 E Ohio St (at N Wabash Ave), Chicago, IL
Gourmet Store · Near North Side · 408 tips and reviews

Cindy R.Cindy Rodriguez: Great pasta, awesome beer, outstanding desserts

IxxKxxxLxxIxxKxxxLxx: Best place for Nutella fans. Variety of fruits veggies and wines!! Great coffee and sandwich for brunch and desert.

Jen O.Jen Ostafinski: Gelato, cheese, wine, pasta anything you try is amazing

Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Chicago.

15. Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop

9.4
400 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL
Chocolate Store · Streeterville · 31 tips and reviews

Mitch M.Mitch M: Try the HOT FUDGE SUNDAE with both Espresso Bean and Vanilla ice cream... Probably the BEST tasting hot fudge I've ever had! Honestly! You will thank me.

Lauren B.Lauren Bass: The sea salt caramel and fudge sundae is amazing, and perfect to share with 3 people!

Hamid A.Hamid Alan9ary: The staff here are super nice and professional 😊👍🏼Chocolate here is good and desert options are plenty.Hot chocolate for the winter 🥶Ice cream 🍨 in the summer Chocolate strawberry any time 😁