North Lime Coffee and Donuts

I just now made a very sad discovery... Apparently although I love this local coffee shop and visited here at least 4 times over winter break, I never wrote a blog post about it, and that's just sad.

So! Here goes... North Lime Coffee and Donuts. Yum. In case you haven't noticed yet, I am very fond of coffee, and I love getting it from random local places especially. I also have the worst sweet tooth in the world, and donuts are one of my favorite breakfast foods.

Obviously, just from the name you can tell this is my kind of place.

Located near downtown in Lexington, KY,  North Lime Coffee and Donuts offers delicious, freshly roasted coffee from a local Lexington roaster (Nate's Coffee, to be exact!) as well as a variety of donuts made from scratch. They also offer free wifi, which is always a plus.

My favorite drink that I've tried so far was a "wet" cappuccino with a shot of caramel. When I'm in need of caffeine, I go for as much espresso as possible, and a wet cappuccino is very similar to a latte, just with a little extra espresso.

Anyway, in my humble opinion they also have the best plain glazed donuts around, and the fact that their donuts are square instead of round makes me happy... They also offer many other flavors daily: chocolate iced, cinnamon sugar, funnel cake, and cinnamonkeys, plus a monthly special that changes depending on when you stop by.

So far, I've never had anything from here that wasn't wonderfully sugar-coma inducing, and I highly recommend adding this to your list of places to grab coffee or breakfast in the morning because there's nothing better than caffeine and sugar from a local Kentucky coffee shop to make you feel alive!

If only I wasn't in Morehead right now, I'd probably be making this blog post from one of the tables at North Lime... Seriously stop by!

Also, they now have two locations: the original at 575 N Limestone St. and another at 3101 Clays Mill Rd. 

Hours and more available on their website: http://www.northlimelex.com/index.php

La Petite Crêperie

Well, it's been a little while since I've posted again, but I'm really excited about this post.

About a month ago, my mom and I woke up and wanted to go to breakfast at a local place in Lexington. So, I checked this list of places I'd come up with that I wanted to visit before the break, and one of those places was La Petite Crêperie, located on Kentucky Ave.

I actually just checked their website (http://petitecreperie.com), and apparently they're closed for the rest of the winter and will re-open when warmer weather returns.

Still, this restaurant deserves to be written about, and I'm just glad we managed to go before they took a break for the season.

La Petite Crêperie is a traditional french café serving only crepes and salads as far as food is concerned. They offer many different crepe options, including both sweet and savory versions of the thin pancake-like dish. The salad options also looked great, but since it was early in the morning, we were ready for some crepes and coffee to start the day off right.


Not knowing exactly what to expect when we got there, we were pleasantly surprised to find out that La Petite Crêperie is actually a very affordable place to eat.

First, their crepes were only around $5 or $6 to begin with, and extra fillings or toppings were only $0.50-$1.00 extra. Even their salads are all under $7.

Plus, at least when we went early in the morning, the woman working there told us the coffee was free. So, I got this bowl-worth of coffee for no extra cost.

Then, when my mom got her apple crepe, and I got my lemon one, we were both amazed by how tasty and filling they were for such a small cost.

Also, the story of how the two women who own La Petite Crêperie got their start is pretty cool. To summarize what I learned on their website, the restaurant is owned by two women.

One of these women was born in the US, but travelled and studied throughout France. While she was there, she fell in love with the crepe, and missed them when she returned.

The other was born and raised in France before eventually moving to the US, working in many French restaurants as she was growing up, and bringing a great knowledge of French recipes with her to the states.

Between the two, they decided it was time for a place like Lexington, KY to enjoy some truly French cuisine (without the high cost generally associated with French restaurants).

So, La Petite Crêperie became a great addition to the city I call my home, and I am very glad it did!

Read the full story by clicking here, and be sure to stop by once they re-open in the spring! I promise you won't be disappointed!

Address: 191 Kentucky Avenue, Lexington, KY