North Lime Coffee & Donuts is a cafe in North Limestone, Lexington.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Everything closes at 13:00 and the weirder donut specials go first; the Clays Mill shop opens at 06:00 on weekdays.
Address: 101 W Loudon Ave, Lexington, KY 40508
McLeod's Coffee House staffs its Southland Drive counter with adults with special needs, a nonprofit Lexington cafe built around an integrated workspace.
Signature drink: Drip coffee poured by an inclusive crew
Tip: Closed Sundays. Go for the morning rush; the crew's welcome is the whole point of the visit.
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.
Signature drink: Espresso with an in-house bake
Tip: The rick-house room is the atmospheric one; the East High Street shop is quicker for a weekday takeaway.
Kenwick Table runs on a salvaged-rafter community table on Owsley Avenue, Rett McGoodwin's Lexington neighbourhood cafe that turns wine bar after dark.
Signature drink: Espresso by day, bourbon and wine by night
Tip: Coffee from 07:00, then wine, bourbon and beer into the evening; Friday and Saturday run to 22:00.
High on Art & Coffee hangs Kentucky-made art for sale over its East High Street coffee bar, a Lexington gallery-cafe hybrid with sandwiches and bakes.
Signature drink: Coffee alongside Kentucky-made art
Tip: Closed Sundays. Nearly everything on the walls and shelves is Kentucky-made, so browse while the espresso pulls.
Old School Coffee brews Sivetz fluid-bed roasts in Dudley Square, the Lexington mini-chain that grew from South Mill Street to Hamburg and Lansdowne.
Signature drink: Air-roasted drip from a Sivetz fluid bed roast
Tip: All shops run 07:00-17:00 daily; the Dudley Square original shares a courtyard with Millstone next door.
Floating Lotus Kitchen packs South Elkhorn Village lunches with French-Thai comfort food, the family-run Lexington cafe behind the turkey gouda jamwich.
Signature drink: Coconut carrot soup and a house sandwich
Tip: Lunch hours only and closed Mondays; Saturday opens early at 09:00 for the weekend soup pots.
