Chicago Donut Tasting and History Tour

We begin at a local shop synonymous for their quality donuts––Do-Rite Donuts. From there we’ll walk the Randolph corridor, learning about the history of Chicago’s West Loop, a historic neighborhood which has gone through a series of revitalizations since its days as the industrial backbone of the City of Big Shoulders. We’ll sample the wacky, matcha-infused creations of a hidden-gem––Matcha-Cita cafe, where you’ll definitely need to pause for a photo-op! We’ll enjoy the over-the-top donut stylings of a newcomer shop trying to break onto the scene, Voodoo Donuts, a Portland transplant featuring indulgent flavors and unexpected toppings. Finally, we’ll stroll through a magical, old-time brickwork alley laden with beautiful, floral street-art, before emerging at Sawada Coffee, owned by the world renown latte artist, Hiroshi Sawada. Throughout our journey, we’ll provide anecdotes and history of each of the locations, the surrounding neighborhood as well as Chicago history in general.

Meeting Point

Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken

181 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Our tour begins at Do-Rite Donuts (181 N Morgan Street). Right next to the Morgan Street Green and Pink line stations. There is also street parking available, but we recommend public transportation as the best way to arrive and depart from the tour.

What to expect:

Duration: between 1 hour, 30 minutes and 2 hours

Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken

181 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

At Do-Rite Donuts, we'll sample some of their amazing, rotating flavors. If you're feeling so inclined, they also have an amazing fried chicken sandwich you can try post-tour. It's phenomenal!

20 minutes

West Loop

Chicago, Illinois

Throughout the tour, we'll be exploring the West Loop and Restaurant Row. It's not a ton of walking, but it's enough to help walk off some of the donuts you'll be eating.

30 minutes

Voodoo Doughnut Fulton Market

945 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Voodoo Doughnuts is an incredible new donut shop in Chicago. If you haven't been here, we're very excited to share it with you. And if you have been here, you know how good they are.

20 minutes

Sawada Coffee

112 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Here we'll sample some of their amazing donuts from their partner, Doughnut Vault. They also have coffee by renowned Japanese latte artist and coffee enthusiast, Hiroshi Sawada.

20 minutes