Bakery$east-memphisMon-Sat 10:00-18:00Walk-in onlyHand-dipped chocolates and brittles
Dinstuhl's at Laurelwood is the East Memphis storefront for a fifth-generation candy company that has been hand-dipping creams, brittles, turtlettes.
Tip: The Cashew Crunch brittle is the marquee buy; chocolate-covered strawberries are the seasonal.
Worth the queue: Cashew Crunch brittle
Bakery$downtownMon-Sat 10:00-19:00Walk-in onlyButter cookies and pies
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.
Tip: Two Memphis locations (Jefferson Avenue and Airways). The sweet potato pie sells out fastest.
Worth the queue: Butter cookies
Bakery$east-memphisMon-Sat 10:00-19:00, Sun 11:00-16:00Cakes and pastries
Frost Bake Shop at Laurelwood in East Memphis is a family-owned scratch bakery running since 2004 with layer cakes, cupcakes and the signature strawberry.
Tip: Pre-order custom cakes a week out. Walk-in cupcakes and cookies daily.
Worth the queue: Strawberry cake
Bakery$east-memphisOpen 24 hoursWalk-in onlyYeast and cake doughnuts
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.
Tip: Hot fresh batches come out around 04:00 and 16:00 daily. The drive-thru runs around the clock.
Worth the queue: Apple fritter
Bakery$south-memphis24 hours dailyWalk-in onlyCake doughnuts
Howard's Donuts on South 3rd Street in Memphis has run hot doughnuts around the clock since 1958 from a no-frills counter, the city's other 24-hour fix.
Tip: Cash preferred. Drive-thru window all night for late-night and shift-worker traffic.
Worth the queue: Glazed buttermilk bar
Bakery$broad-avenueWed-Fri 10:00-17:30, Sat 10:00-16:00, closed Sun-TueWalk-in onlyCakes, cookies, layered bakes
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday through Tuesday. Get there by 11:00 on Saturdays before the favourites sell out.
Worth the queue: Plain Jane vanilla cupcake