The counters in Memphis worth queuing for: bread, pastry, and the morning ritual.
Bakery counters in Memphis worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
Muddy's Bake Shop in Memphis has run scratch-baked cupcakes, layer cakes and cookies since 2008, now anchoring the Broad Avenue Arts District storefront.
Worth the queuePlain Jane vanilla cupcake
TipClosed Sunday through Tuesday. Get there by 11:00 on Saturdays before the favourites sell out.
La Baguette on Poplar Avenue in East Memphis has run French baguettes, croissants and pastries from a Laurelwood storefront since 1976. A cafe sits next door.
Worth the queueAlmond croissant
TipThe almond croissant is the regular order; the lunch sandwiches use the bakery's own bread.
Lucy J's Bakery in Crosstown Concourse in Memphis bakes scratch breads, croissants and event cakes from a small second-floor shop in the converted Sears.
Worth the queueSweet potato cake
TipTuesday to Saturday only; cakes are pre-order and pickup is limited. The sweet potato cake is signature.
Dinstuhl's at Laurelwood is the East Memphis storefront for a fifth-generation candy company that has been hand-dipping creams, brittles, turtlettes.
Worth the queueCashew Crunch brittle
TipThe Cashew Crunch brittle is the marquee buy; chocolate-covered strawberries are the seasonal.
Makeda's Homemade Butter Cookies on Jefferson Avenue downtown Memphis is the family bakery famous for the cookies Young Dolph was buying when he was killed.
Worth the queueButter cookies
TipTwo Memphis locations (Jefferson Avenue and Airways). The sweet potato pie sells out fastest.
Frost Bake Shop at Laurelwood in East Memphis is a family-owned scratch bakery running since 2004 with layer cakes, cupcakes and the signature strawberry.
Worth the queueStrawberry cake
TipPre-order custom cakes a week out. Walk-in cupcakes and cookies daily.
Gibson's Donuts on Mount Moriah in East Memphis has run hot doughnuts 24 hours a day since 1967, with apple fritters and the city's late-night sugar fix.
Worth the queueApple fritter
TipHot fresh batches come out around 04:00 and 16:00 daily. The drive-thru runs around the clock.
Howard's Donuts on South 3rd Street in Memphis has run hot doughnuts around the clock since 1958 from a no-frills counter, the city's other 24-hour fix.
Worth the queueGlazed buttermilk bar
TipCash preferred. Drive-thru window all night for late-night and shift-worker traffic.
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