11 editor picks in Lexington.
11 cafes in Lexington, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in Lexington.
A Cup of Common Wealth pours espresso and pour-overs on Eastern Avenue, the Lexington cafe that runs a pay-it-forward board for strangers' coffees.
TipOpen from 06:00 on weekdays and until 21:00 from Wednesday; buy a chalkboard coffee forward for the next person.
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.
Lussi Brown Coffee Bar mixes espresso with a noon-onwards cocktail list on Church Street, downtown Lexington's queer-owned coffee bar since June 2017.
TipClosed Mondays. Coffee flows from 07:00 and the bar side starts at noon, so late afternoons run both ways.
Kenwick Table runs on a salvaged-rafter community table on Owsley Avenue, Rett McGoodwin's Lexington neighbourhood cafe that turns wine bar after dark.
TipCoffee from 07:00, then wine, bourbon and beer into the evening; Friday and Saturday run to 22:00.
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.
Sorella Gelateria churns small-batch gelato and sorbetto on West Short Street, the sister-owned scoop shop downtown Lexington queues at after dinner.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday; flavours rotate constantly, so ask what was churned that morning.
Coffee Times Coffee House fronts the Lexington Coffee & Tea roasting plant on Regency Road, serving Lexington house-roasted cups and bagged beans since 1981.
TipThe shelves double as the roastery's retail outlet; Sunday hours are short, 11:00-17:00.
Cafe Patachou brought its Indianapolis all-day-cafe formula to The Summit at Fritz Farm, serving Lexington French omelettes and chilaquiles until 15:00 daily.
OrderFrench omelettes, Chilaquiles
TipBreakfast is served the whole time; weekday mornings before 09:00 are the quiet window at Fritz Farm.
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.
TipAll shops run 07:00-17:00 daily; the Dudley Square original shares a courtyard with Millstone next door.
Char on Ashland runs from 06:00 coffee to wood-fired pizza dinners in Chevy Chase, the all-day 2025 arrival Lexington uses for pancakes and pasta alike.
OrderWood-fired pizza, Fluffy pancakes
TipJapanese-style fluffy pancakes anchor the morning menu; dinner picks up again at 17:00 after a short break.
Floating Lotus Kitchen packs South Elkhorn Village lunches with French-Thai comfort food, the family-run Lexington cafe behind the turkey gouda jamwich.
TipLunch hours only and closed Mondays; Saturday opens early at 09:00 for the weekend soup pots.
