Howard's Donuts is a bakery in South Memphis, Memphis.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Cash preferred. Drive-thru window all night for late-night and shift-worker traffic.
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Address: 1700 S 3rd St, Memphis, TN 38109
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.
