Apple Fritter Donut Shop
Full disclosure: The Metro Times editorial staff regularly imbibes donuts from the Apple Fritter. Their traditional paczki are worth a try.
741 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; 248-545-7295. Photo via Instagram user nataliemarion.
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Avalon
These puppies are made with house-made fillings like vanilla custard, raspberry preserves, and lemon curd and contain no artificial ingredients. They’re also baked, not deep fried, so you can feel a little bit better about downing one … or more.
422 W. Willis St., Detroit; 313-832-0008 and 120 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor; 734-263-2996. Courtesy photo.
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Benny's Bakery
Pick up traditional paczki at Benny’s come Fat Tuesday.
111 W Michigan Ave., Saline; 734-429-9120. Photo by Facebook.
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Big City Small World Bakery
Located just west of downtown Ann Arbor, this place is hard to miss — the building is bright orange after all. The paczki here are traditional and tasty.
500 Miller Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-668-7688. Photo via Instagram user joshwoodwardmusic.
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Bon Bon Bon
This Hamtown chocolate shop isn’t know for making doughnuts, but come Fat Tuesday they become a contender in the paczki game.
2756 Evaline St., Hamtramck; 313-236-5581. Photo via Bon Bon Bon's Instagram.
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Bozek’s Market
Looking for an authentic paczek, this is the place to get it.
3317 Caniff St., Hamtramck; 313-369-0600. Photo via Instagram user whamtramck.
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Willie's Donuts
This hole-in-the-wall donut shop in Macomb Twp. will be serving up several different varieties of paczki on Fat Tuesday. Get em while you can!
23055 21 Mile Rd, Macomb; 586-949-8755
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Villa Bakery Garden City
When you die and go to paczki heaven, they serve you Villa Bakery’s cannoli paczki fusion. That’s a fact.
6237 Middlebelt Rd., Garden City; 734-425-6245. Photo via Facebook.
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Dimo's Deli and Donuts
Don’t expect to be mollycoddled here — the service is endearingly crusty, but the donuts are delicious.
2030 W Stadium Blvd.; Ann Arbor; 734-662-7944. Photo via Instagram user tierneyisaac.
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Dutch Girl Donuts
This Detroit donut shop is open 24 hours a day, but there will still be a line out the door come Fat Tuesday. There will likely be a wait, but it will be so worth it.
19000 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-368-3020. Photo via Instagram user dblok90.
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New Martha Washington Bakery
This Hamtramck staple offers as many as 18 different flavors of paczki on Fat Tuesday.
10335 Joseph Campau Ave., Hamtramck; 313-872-1988. Photo via Instagram user mmulholland.
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New Palace Bakery
You’ll find generously sized paczki at this authentic Polish bakery.
9833 Joseph Campau Ave., Hamtramck; 313-875-1334. Photo via Instagram user dashheathen.
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Pastry Peddler
Powdery on the outside, custardy on the inside. Find perfect paczki at Pastry Peddler.
619 Packard St., Ann Arbor; 734-929-2976. Photo via Instagram user soumont.
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Pietrzyk Pierogi
Erica Pietrzyk, who is known for her pierogi pop up inside Painted Lady, will concoct some special paczki for this most holy day of Fat Tuesday. Courtesy photo.
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Sister Pie
Lisa Ludwinski’s bakery will open at 7 a.m. on Fat Tuesday selling three creative takes on the traditional paczki: the jasmine passionfruit, the maple coffee cream, and the “pieraczki,” a savory ode to the Polish pierogi in paczki form. Yum!
8066 Kercheval Ave, Detroit; 313-447-5550. Courtesy photo.
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Small’s
Small’s doesn’t make their paczki in-house, but to create their signature paczki bomb, they do pour the liquor inside themselves. This is a special alcoholic treat that’s over-the-top gluttonous.
10339 Conant St., Hamtramck; 313-873-1117. MT file photo.
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The Family Donut Shop
Just one of Hamtramck’s beloved bakeries, the Family Donut Shop is a worthy competitor to New Palace and New Martha Washington. If lines are elsewhere, don’t hesitate to try this place.
11300 Conant St., Hamtramck; 313-368-9214. Photo via Instagram user eeberger.
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