$$$$BakeryEast EndWed-Sat 06:30-12:00; Sun 07:00-12:00; closed Mon-Tue
Spalding's Bakery has hand-rolled glazed donuts for Lexington since 1929, and the Winchester Road queue still clears the cases well before the noon close.
TipCash-friendly, morning-only and gone when the trays empty; aim for 08:00 on Saturdays.
DV8 Kitchen bakes brioche, sourdough and cinnamon rolls on South Broadway while staffing every Lexington shift as second-chance employment in recovery.
TipBreakfast and lunch only; the cinnamon rolls sell out first and every purchase funds the second-chance mission.
Missy's Pie Shop, born from Ramsey's Diner's pie counter in 1989, bakes chess pies and seasonal fruit pies on East High Street for Lexington's holidays.
TipOpen daily 08:00-17:00, but order whole pies days ahead for Thanksgiving and Derby week.
North Lime Coffee & Donuts fries small-batch donuts to pair with espresso at Greyline Station, the Lexington morning ritual that sells out by early afternoon.
TipEverything closes at 13:00 and the weirder donut specials go first; the Clays Mill shop opens at 06:00 on weekdays.
Southland Bagel hand-rolls New York-style bagels and boils them in Kentucky sorghum on Southland Drive, Lexington's family-owned bagel shop since 2019.
TipThe bagels are hand-rolled and boiled in Kentucky sorghum; weekends close at 14:00, so go before the church rush.
Brevede Coffee Co. brews inside an original James E. Pepper rick house in the Distillery District, with an in-house bakery and a second shop on High Street.
TipThe rick-house room is the atmospheric one; the East High Street shop is quicker for a weekday takeaway.
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