Bakery$east-memphisMon 07:00-15:00, Tue-Fri 07:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 08:00French bread and pastry
La Baguette on Poplar Avenue in East Memphis has run French baguettes, croissants and pastries from a Laurelwood storefront since 1976. A cafe sits next door.
Tip: The almond croissant is the regular order; the lunch sandwiches use the bakery's own bread.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
Bakery$crosstownTue-Sat 09:00-15:00Walk-in onlyScratch breads and croissants
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.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday only; cakes are pre-order and pickup is limited. The sweet potato cake is signature.
Worth the queue: Sweet potato cake
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