Nord’s Bakery

What’s there to say about Nord’s that hasn’t been said? Probably not much. I live really close by, but I’m not big on sweets for breakfast so it took me a while to get up here. Anyways, yeah, they have great donuts! No kidding.
I had the maple bacon donut that I’ve heard so much about and it was delicious, I’ll definitely be back for more of those. I also got a french fry, and my SO got. some kind of donut, I think it was maple and chocolate? Either way he liked it! For all of those it was just over $ 2 so you can’t beat that!
We went on a Sunday morning and the Sojourn crowd was in full force. We just rolled out of bed, so we felt a little funky but we were in and out. My only complaint was that there is no menu, and the donuts aren’t labeled, so with the chaos of the crowd and the line moving so quickly, I drew a blank when asked what I wanted. I knew I wanted the bacon maple, but that was it. I heard someone else order a french fry so i went with that, and my SO just pointed to one. So, my advice is to do some research and figure out what you want before you’re put on the spot, because like I said it’s chaotic and it stressed me out quite a bit.

I have been told that these are best donuts in Louisville. That may be the case, but they are not much better than what I can get at Dunkin Donuts. The donuts were not bad, just not amazing. Not sure I would make the effort to find parking to get them again.

Great local bakery! Can’t beat the donuts.

We have to do our part to support local businesses in our communities.
This little gem sits on the north end of Preston in a quiet neighborhood and it’s great!
I have heard stories of a Maple Bacon Long John and being curious I finally had to try. I’m glad I did.
I ordered an assorted dozen and tried various types of doughnuts (Glazed, Chocolate Peanut covered, Cinnamon Sugar, Chocolate Long John.) I’m by no means a doughnut connoisseur, but in my opinion, the doughnuts are good. The nostalgia of the Maple Bacon Long John gives it the extra push to make it great, as it reminds you of sitting down to a plate of Bacon Pancakes, and syrup.
Don’t let the long line or parking turn you away. I almost kept driving to find another place after struggling to find a parking spot and viewing the line but if you circle the block or sit and wait a couple of minutes, someone will be coming out because the line does move at a fast pace. With three or four lovely ladies behind the counter filling order, things do move swiftly.
If you truly love Louisville, visit Nord’s and try all they have. Get away from your diet for a little while, who doesn’t love a fresh doughnut in the morning or afternoon.

Nord’s Bakery has the most perfect donuts. Really, I’ve tried a bunch of donuts in town and this place is the best. Donuts vary in price from 75 cents to $ 1.25.

Best in Louisville by far. Always pleasant ladies. Try the buttercream filled donut! & they are infamous for the bacon maple. Lol. I’m not a bacon fan but I always buy a dozen or 2 for my coworkers & throw a couple in for the pig lovers! Haha. Love this local staple & I will continue to buy. Precious shop too. Ambience makes me feel like the good ‘olé days.

The maple bacon donut is HEAVEN.

Some of the best donuts I’ve ever had! Try the maple bacon donut even if it does sound weird. My go-to’s are the apple fritter, plain long john, and the maple bacon long john. But they have a ton to choose from, and you can take your donuts next store to Sunergos. These 2 places are the perfect pairing for any weekend morning.

DONUTS! The best ones in town! Hands down! They also serve ones with bacon on them, which lots of people are infatuated with around here. They look yummy (I haven’t tried one).
Other spots around here serve/​sell these gems because they know how tasty they are! Some places I know for sure: heine brothers coffee and the pedway food counter in the Hall of Justice.
They are also very generous to the community and give back every week. I have enjoyed many mornings eating Nord’s donuts that have been donated from the bakery for the kids staying at Safe Place.
Go support this local business that gives back.

The best doughnuts and danishes in Louisville!
Tip: buy the cherry danish, take it home, nuke it for 10 – 13 seconds, sprinkle with just a tad bit of cinnamon (to bring out the cinnamon between the pastry layers), enjoy!

Indulge in one of their diabetes-​inducing delicacies.
My favorite is the French fry or the maple bacon donut. The long john’s full of creamy goodness, but is not for the sensitive of teeth as it will fill you chock full of sugary bliss.

If you have an 8 am class at UOFL and need a pick me up… this is a place to get some sugary treats. I love the maple bacon donut. It is probably the best donut in town but you have to come early to get it. (No worries, you can always order a dozen ahead)
On the side of the bakery, there is a really cute artwork on the wall. Don’t forget to snap your sugary sweet in front of the wall! It’s Instagram approved!

You know that scene from Elf in which Will Ferrell finally sees the Santa in the shopping mall? Something to the effect of «Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, it’s Santa!!!»?
That was me, only with Nord’s doughnuts.
You see, I’d ventured over for Sunergos coffee, and somehow I missed the memo that the calorie gods had conspired against me and put Nord’s right next door. It was about 11am, so the morning rush had claimed most of the doughnuts, but I managed to gleefully snag a couple of glazed twists and a freshly baked blueberry loaf. The doughnuts didn’t survive the five-​foot distance to Sunergos, and the blueberry loaf didn’t last through the girls night I hosted later that day. Lordy, those are delicious doughnuts. I cannot even imagine living in this neighborhood… I’d be 500 lbs. The sweet gal who helped me was apologetic that the selection was low due to the morning rush, but I was happy to see them gone… means business is good! They do have a credit card minimum, so just plan to get a few yummy things.
The bakery smelled heavenly, no doubt, and there’s plenty of space to park it and enjoy the morning, The big windows let in tons of light, and there’s parking right in front on the street and sides. It’s a perfect place to have a morning with a friend or to get quiet work done. Yum!

There is enough love here that I probably don’t need to add my two cents, but Nord’s deserves it: This is best local donut shop in Louisville (if not Kentucky). I’ve always been completely thrilled by the pastries I’ve purchased.
The staff is friendly, the donuts are simply amazing and fresh, the price is more than reasonable and you really swim in the whole neighborhood bakery vibe once you step inside. The line on Friday and weekend mornings can sometimes be a little intimating, but it always moves quickly.
Added bonus: Nord’s is directly next door to my favorite coffee shop in the city: Sunergos. This is good living, people!

When someone says Nord’s, people get excited! I remember when I was younger, the Nords owned The Brown Bag, which would cater events my dad would work. Sometimes, he would bring those tasty boxed lunches home. I’d always go crazy for the cookies.
Fast forward 20 years… They no longer have the The Brown Bag, but THANKFULLY the Nord family still rocks one of the best bakeries around. Whether it is their donuts or their cookies or anything else in between, their stuff is good. Honestly, I’ve never known someone not to have a thrilled reaction when you show up with a bag – or better yet, a box! – of Nord’s.
Cookies are $ 15 for a dozen, but these are big, tasty cookies. Thankfully, they tend to keep some in stock, so you don’t always have to order in advance if you don’t need a large quantity. (If you are ordering a lot or something like a wedding cake, I’m sure you’d need to order plenty in advance.) The donuts range from $ 0.75 to $ 0.90 – at least I think that’s what they told me the other day.
My personal favorite is the bacon maple donut… SO. GOOD. My mind is drifting off as I think about it.
Truthfully, if you’re counting calories or Weight Watchers points, you need to AVOID Nord’s. Otherwise, you need to and will enjoy.

Wow. Can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this gem yet. But really, what can I say that hasn’t been said before? If you want generic, albeit delicious donuts, then Krispy Kreme is your guy. But if you want phenomenal, love-​filled donuts made by a bakery that has stood the test of time in Louisville, then go here!!! Their bacon maple long johns are a must have. I’ve probably tried all of their items at least once, and nothing is bad. But every time I go I get at least a dozen bacon maple long johns. Be careful though, they do sell out so make sure to come early! And the coffee shop nearby is awesome, my friends tell me. I don’t drink any caffeine so I wouldn’t really know.
Oh and I forgot to mention that their prices are extremely reasonable!!! I know of some places that jack up their prices once they get famous, and maybe even rest on their laurels and let the quality dip. But not Nord’s. Nord’s serves the best quality at very low prices.

This place is amazing… and I know other bakeries and donut shops who charge much more for mediocre where this place is inexpensive and delicious. It’s a bit tricky to find but once you get there it is almost like stepping back into a simpler time. All of the donuts are well displayed.
What is more important is that this place deserves to be on a historical map. You literally don’t find old fashioned places like this anymore.
The only warning I give you is if it is true that you eat with your eyes you will gain weight just by looking at the case. Please visit Nords, they are really there to please the customer, and enjoy the time warp as you visit a simpler time when things were much less complicated and oh so much more delicious.

Like Lennon/​McCartney, Jagger/​Richards or Cuomo/​Sharp. There are often things that are better together than they are separately. In that spirit this is a companion review for Nord’s Bakery and the Sunergo’s Coffee shop next door. Each would be an amazing option on their own but they fit together to form the perfect combo.
Not far from the Louisville Airport and the University of Louisville is a quaint neighborhood block. Once you find easy and free street parking you enter this sweet oasis. After a friendly Loovlle (I am trying to get used to the local pronunciation) greeting the kind woman behind the counter took me through a stunning array of donut delicacies. The maple bacon donut seems to get all the hype and it was delicious with it’s salty sweet candied bacon and maple filling. Nord’s was also impressive with the classics too. Their cream and jelly filled donuts were memorable and hit all the right sweet sugary notes. They also have great sugar cookies with decorations that change with the seasons. These cookies are as delicious as they are adorable. So I just bought my donuts, now off to get a coffee!

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tasted Nord’s wonderful donuts. Too many to count, but never enough. I work at a nearby university, and my coworkers bring Nord’s in all of the time. I’m true to form with my favorites of Nord’s: the long, icing and coconut covered donut as well as the raspberry jelly-​filled donut. However, I can’t help but notice that the maple-​glazed donut with a slice of bacon on top is first to go every time that box shows up in our department’s office.
After about a year of eating Nord’s donuts and not having stepped foot into their actual bakery, I made the trek with my girlfriend who lived out of town at the time after gushing about their donuts. The place was small, but has a wonderful glass case full of donuts. Upon seeing our eyes light up like saucers, the woman working behind the counter asked if we had been there before. We said no. She asked us what kinds of donuts we liked, and for the two of us, proceeded to fill up a bag of four donuts of some of their favorites: a raspberry-​filled donut; a cruller, a chocolate-​covered donut; and the coconut-​covered one. Of course, being there at 10 am, their maple-​glazed donut was already gone.
We had no cash, but managed to scrounge up $ 5 in my car to leave as a tip from two VERY grateful people. They were SO kind and recommended Sunergos coffee next door to my coffee fiend girlfriend. Wonderful donuts and just as wonderful customer service, and I’m already salivating thinking about going back there this Saturday morning for breakfast!

So yeah, I hate to admit this, but I have lived in Louisville for almost seven years, and I had never actually stepped foot inside Nord’s Bakery. I had eaten lovely, lovely donuts from there but had never visited.
(I know, the shame! And I call myself a Louisvillian!)
But happily, over the weekend, this oversight was corrected — Louisville residency back in good standing.
And the legend lived up to reality.
I needed a couple dozen donuts to feed the hungry crew of friends that would be lugging my and my boyfriend’s stuff to our new abode, and only the best donuts would do.
There was a line around the store at about 9:30 on Sunday, but those people behind the counter know what they’re doing. The line moves fast.
Before I knew it, I was nose to glass case with a delightful assortment: the glazed «French fry» twist (my boyfriend’s fave), buttercream, crunch and the ever popular, maple bacon donut, which includes an actual strip of bacon on it.
I specifically asked for a few kinds and let them choose the rest. You really can’t go wrong with any of their donuts.
As I was about to pay for my donuts ($ 7.50 a dozen, I think), the guy behind me was asked to order and he admitted that this was his first time at Nord’s. What did they suggest?
The lady behind the counter pointed to the buttercream (and I can now say that those are delish), and then she threw a couple more donuts in his bag for free.
«I’m giving you a couple of other donuts for you to try out since this is your first visit,» she told him.
How awesome is that!
The Nord’s folks not only make delicious baked goods but are also amazing at customer service.
I think I’m now a Nord’s fanatic … like the rest of the city!