Louisville's bakeries skew old-fashioned and family-run, from German tortes to hand-rolled chocolates and modjeskas. Plehn's Bakery on Shelbyville Road in Saint Matthews and Muth's Candies on East Market in NuLu both stretch back decades, while Please and Thank You and Nord's Bakery cover the newer cookie-and-donut end of the scene.
11 bakery places in Louisville we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Louisville · Bakery across every city.
Order Truffle Torte Cake
Plehn's Bakery on Shelbyville Road in Louisville has baked Truffle Torte, Lemon Torte and birthday cakes for the city since 1922, the Saint Matthews counter.
Order Chocolate chip cookie
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.
Order Maple bacon donut
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.
Order Modjeskas, chocolate-covered marshmallow
Muth's Candies on East Market in Louisville has made hand-rolled chocolates and modjeskas in NuLu since 1921, the family-owned confectioner.
Order Small-Batch Bourbon Truffle
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.
Order Maple bacon donut
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.
Order Country sourdough loaf
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.
Order Butter Kuchen, Strawberry Whipped Cream Cake
Heitzman Traditional Bakery on Shelbyville Road has baked Louisville cakes since 1891, four generations of Butter Kuchen and the Strawberry Whipped Cream.
Muths Candies on East Market is the 1921 Louisville confectioner where modjeskas (caramel marshmallow) are still hand-rolled, three blocks past Whiskey Row.
Nord's Bakery is tourists queue for the famous hot brown; locals queue for nord's maple bacon donut on south preston, a germantown counter open since 2008.
Try Donut and coffee breakfast
Nord's Bakery on South Preston in Louisville fries Germantown donuts and pours coffee from a sticky-counter favorite for the city's best maple bacon donut.
