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Chicago Bites Cupcake Crawl
Save the Date – September 23

Join us in our quest to find Chicago’s best cupcake!

Plan to tour some of the city’s hottest cupcake spots, taste the goods, and rate them on Chicago Bites’ very own cupcake rating scale*. Your ratings will then be discussed on an upcoming podcast. We plan to record as we go along too, so you can share your thoughts directly with our listeners.

When you RSVP, you’ll get a map of our cupcake destinations** and a specific timetable for the day. You’ll also get details about our cupcake rating criteria, so that you’ll be ready to review.

Can’t join us for the whole day? No worries. You’ll be able to find where we are by subscribing to an alert service on your cell phone. Just pop in for a cupcake whenever. But be sure to RSVP in the comments or send us an e-mail to wrangle an evite.

Plan on spending anywhere between $2 and $5 per cupcake at each place. We recommend finding a cupcake buddy to share the cost and food. That way you won’t go into sugar shock!

See you at the Cupcake Crawl. It will be a great time! Until then, happy dining!

UPDATE: Do you have more questions about the Cupcake Crawl? Visit our FAQ!

*Our rating scale will be a subject of an upcoming post. We’d appreciate your suggestions for rating cupcakes!

**The list of places to visit is also a work in progress, so please provide us with your thoughts of where we must go and what we should leave out.

A Mandarian Orange Cupcake from Bom Bon Americano!

A Mandarian Orange Cupcake from Bom Bon Americano!

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62 Comments

  1. Justin says:

    My girlfriend and I would like to RSVP for the Cupcake Crawl.

  2. Jaime says:

    rsvp for 2, to the cupcake crawl.

  3. Cristin says:

    You might want to try Sweet Occasions in Andersonville too! 5306 N. Clark

  4. Anonymous says:

    Alliance Bakery
    Dine
    Bleeding Heart Bakery is still working on finding a cupcake liner they like so they don’t have cupcakes – at least this is what I had read on Yelp.

  5. kris says:

    rsvp for 2 to the cupcake crawl. (yumm!!)

  6. Melissa says:

    Please sign me and Maureen up for the crawl. We do our own Chocolate Crawl in the Mag Mile area so we are excited about this.

  7. Lori says:

    I’ve heard Dinkel’s on Lincoln is the cupcake equivalent of nirvana.

  8. Olivia says:

    Boo. I think I’ll be out of town. This sounds so fantastic though, especially for those cupcake-obsessed like myself.
    The House of Fine Chocolates on Broadway also has a some cupcakes. I recently got their giant Red Velvet one, which was decent, although not spectacular.

  9. staci says:

    rsvp for 2 for the cupcake crawl. I can’t wait. :)

  10. Cathy says:

    Please keep me posted on the crawl, cupcake!

  11. erin says:

    RSVP for 2

  12. Kimberly Lighftfoot says:

    I would like to RSVP me and my best friend for the cupcake crawl.

  13. lara kelland says:

    i am so very excited! can i rsvp for two?

  14. Kimberly says:

    RSVP for 3 for the cupcake crawl!

  15. Erin Shea and Rachelle Bowden are planning to attend!

  16. Tammy says:

    Thanks to everyone who’s signed up! We plan to send out more details soon.

  17. Monica says:

    Please reserve 2 for the sugar shock crawl, can’t wait!

  18. MJ says:

    RSVP for 2 to the crawl!

  19. Sam says:

    RSVP for 2

  20. Jen says:

    I’d like to RSVP for 2 :)
    -I’ll 2nd the vote for Dinkel’s!
    -I’d also like to check out: Sweet Mandy B’s, Angel Food Bakery on Montrose, Cupcakes on Briar, & A Taste of Heaven

  21. Joanna says:

    I’d like to RSVP for two please.

  22. Dudley says:

    RSVP for 2 … so excited to find your site!

  23. Sonaar says:

    rsvp for 2

  24. sandra says:

    I would like to RSVP for myself and 3 other ladies.

  25. Tim says:

    Count 4 of us in.
    You may want to add SOuthport Grocery to your list, as well. IMHO, their’s rival the ones at Magnolia in NYC. Plus they just added Cupcake Pancakes to their menu: pancakes made from cupcake batter.

  26. diane says:

    Not RSVPing sadly, but I have to agree with Tim on Southport Grocery’s cupcakes. There are a sheer slice of heaven–the vanilla ones are the best cupcakes I’ve ever had in my life!

  27. Tammy says:

    Southport Grocery is definitely on the list!

  28. Grant & Katie UAC (ultimate authorities on cupcakes) says:

    This event needs to be rescedule as we will be out of town. We insist! However, we do not wish to deprive other devotees- therefore, this event can be repeated weekly!!!!

  29. Tammy says:

    We may have to repeat the event! We’ve had so much interest in cupcakes!

  30. peggy says:

    Dawn and I are ready to taste!!!

  31. Amy and Dave says:

    RSVPing for 2. =)

  32. Kat says:

    Hands down, the best cupcake in Chicago is at the Southport Grocery and Cafe. The crawl should start and end there!

  33. patsy says:

    Try Angel Food Bakery (1636 W. Montrose) and the Southport Grocery.

  34. suzanne says:

    RSVP for one

  35. Karen Kramer says:

    I would like to RSVP for two please!

  36. Emily says:

    RSVP 3 for the cupcake crawl

  37. John John Houlester says:

    I love cupcakes you can count me in!! I will bring my whole family!

  38. Jessica says:

    Please send me an evite – I need details on time. Great idea! Thanks!

  39. Brooke Eisenmenger says:

    Count me in with a guest!

  40. Liza says:

    RSVP for four yay!!!

  41. Brooke Eisenmenger says:

    RSVPing for 2. FUN!

  42. Jennifer Edgcomb says:

    RSVP for 2. Don’t Miss Sarah’s Candies’ carrot-cake muffins and black & white muffings (literally half choc cake & icing and half vanilla cake & icing) – they are AMAZING!!

  43. Stephanie says:

    Please RSVP for 4. We are celebrating my friend’s engagement and her fiance proposed via cupcake. Very appropriate!

  44. erin says:

    please rsvp for 2 spots- erin and jeff…thanks!

  45. Kathleen Corbo says:

    Would love to attend!

  46. Adrienne says:

    I’d like to RSVP please.

  47. shilpa reddy says:

    can’t wait

  48. Jennifer says:

    Please allow for two additional people, myself and my nine year old daughter! CupCakes rule!!!

  49. Ryan says:

    I recommend A Taste of Heaven on Clark St. in Andersonville (two clocks north of Sweet Occasions). In my opinion, along with Bittersweet on Belmont, they have the best tasting cupcakes.

  50. Cassie and Dan says:

    Please sign us up for 2!