New Palace Bakery

"There’s no shortage of places in Hamtramck and metro Detroit to find paczki on Fat Tuesday, but New Palace Bakery offers the greatest variety of the Polish pastries with new flavors introduced every year. The doughnuts — sometimes glazed and sometimes dusted with powdered sugar — are filled with a variety of creams and jellies." - Serena Maria Daniels

"Visit the few remaining Polish bakeries where lines wrap around the block before sunrise for authentic paczki." - Ashok Selvam

"This is the paczki headquarters. This Polish bakery has a variety of flavors available and like many others, already has them for sale. Their featured flavor for this year is the Cook-zki, filled with cookie butter-flavored buttercream and topped with a cookie crunch, all dusted with powdered sugar. Preorders can be made by calling the shop." - Courtney Burk

"This is the paczki headquarters. This Polish bakery has a variety of flavors available and like many others, already has them for sale. Choose from seven box options with different flavor combinations, and opt for a half or full dozen. Preorders are being accepted by calling the shop and are strongly recommended, especially since the line tends to wrap around the building. Doors typically open around 3 a.m." - Courtney Burk

"This family-owned bakery specializes in Polish and European baked goods, featuring a variety of Danishes, cakes, pastries, and of course, paczki — a perennial Fat Tuesday favorite. Popular items here include Hungarian horns, available in cheese, almond, or poppyseed." - Serena Maria Daniels