HoursTue to Fri 07:00 to 17:00, Sat 06:30 to 17:00, closed Sun and Mon

Tip: Walk-in only. Saturday mornings draw the longest lines for the cake counter; Truffle Torte and Italian Cream sell out first.

Location

Address: 3940 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, KY 40207

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Please and Thank You ★ 4.6

Mon to Sat 07:00 to 17:30, Sun 08:00 to 17:30Walk-in onlySmall-batch Southern bakery and coffee

Please and Thank You on East Market in Louisville has baked warm chocolate chip cookies and coffee cake in NuLu since 2011, the city's most-photographed cookie counter.

Tip: Walk-in only. The cookies come out warm in batches all morning.

Worth the queue: Chocolate chip cookie

800 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40206

North Lime Coffee and Donuts ★ 4.5

Mon to Sat 06:00 to 14:00, Sun 07:00 to 14:00Walk-in onlyFried-to-order donuts and espresso

North Lime Coffee and Donuts on Herr Lane in Louisville fries fresh donuts daily out of Westport Village, a small-batch operation locals queue for on weekend mornings.

Tip: Walk-in counter. Get in before 11:00 for the full donut selection.

Worth the queue: Maple bacon donut

1301 Herr Lane, Louisville, KY 40222

Muth's Candies ★ 4.7

Tue to Sat 09:00 to 17:00, closed Sun and MonWalk-in onlyHandmade chocolates and confections

Muth's Candies on East Market in Louisville has made hand-rolled chocolates and modjeskas in NuLu since 1921, the family-owned confectioner with a hundred-year-old storefront.

Tip: Walk-in only. Modjeskas are the city's signature confection: caramel-dipped marshmallow.

Worth the queue: Modjeskas, chocolate-covered marshmallow

630 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40202

Art Eatables ★ 4.6

Mon to Sat 10:00 to 17:30, Sun 11:00 to 17:00Walk-in onlyBourbon chocolates and truffles

Art Eatables on West Main in Louisville is run by Kelly Ramsey, the world's first bourbon-certified chocolatier, hand-making Small-Batch Bourbon Truffles on Whiskey Row with a tasting bar.

Tip: Walk-in counter on the Bourbon District side of Main. The flagship tasting bar pairs truffles with curated bourbon flights.

Worth the queue: Small-Batch Bourbon Truffle

631 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202

Nord's Bakery ★ 4.5

Daily 06:00 to 14:00Walk-in onlyOld-school donuts and pastries

Nord's Bakery on South Preston in Louisville has fried Germantown donuts and pastries since 2008, a sticky-counter favorite for the city's best maple bacon donut.

Tip: Walk-in only. Get there by 11:00 on weekends or the maple bacon sells out.

Worth the queue: Maple bacon donut

2118 South Preston Street, Louisville, KY 40217

Blue Dog Bakery and Cafe ★ 4.6

Tue to Sat 07:00 to 16:00, Sun 08:00 to 14:00, closed MonWalk-in onlyEuropean-style sourdough breads and pastry

Blue Dog Bakery on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville bakes European-style hearth breads and pastries from a Crescent Hill kitchen, a brunch-and-bread spot since the mid-2000s.

Tip: Walk-in counter or stay for brunch in the cafe. Bread sells out by 13:00.

Worth the queue: Country sourdough loaf

2868 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206

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