Martine's Pastries
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Martine's Pastries

400 E Third St, Lexington, KY

★★★★★4.7(386 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Martine's Pastries is a beloved French-inspired bakery in Lexington where the pastries and cakes are clearly made with genuine care—reviewers rave about moistness and flavor that holds up even days later, and the in-house cake designer Chelsea earns praise for her thoughtfulness and skill. Beyond the stunning custom cakes, you'll find yourself tempted by buttery croissants, chicken salad sandwiches, and a rotating selection of delicate pastries that justify the four-star rating and loyal following this independent gem has earned.

What to expect

Family friendlyTraditional drinksQuick grabMeetingsSlow sitPastries

Google Reviews

Deena Fowler
★★★★★4 months ago

We ordered a champagne strawberry cake for my daughter’s birthday, and this year we had to refrigerate it a few days before we could celebrate, and this cake was still moist with so much flavor. Also, I never like icing and loved this icing. I can’t say enough good things about this cake.

Taylor Hinman
★★★★★7 months ago

Generally speaking, Martine's is an adorable bakery with so many delicious items. My husband and I chose to have our wedding cake made by this bakery. Chelsea, the cake designer, is very sweet, helpful and patient. Our cake tasting visit was fun and it was a treat to be tasting various flavors of their cakes. We purchased a 3-tier and the 2 flavors were the chocolate with chocolate filling + yellow cake with raspberry filling; buttercream icing. These were delicious but so were many other flavor options including the lemon blueberry. Cake stand rented from them. The finished product was exactly what we wanted and we loved it. The only "negative" was that the box they sent for the top tier was too small (short) for the box to shut all the way with the cake in it, but this wasn't a big deal and we made it work! We ended up going ahead and eating the top tier so that we have an excuse to order cake again from them for our 1 year anniversary :) Strongly recommend this bakery for their wedding cakes (and other goodies).

Anna Scarbrough
★★★★★7 months ago

I so wanted to love this place, as all the reviews are outstanding and I’ve heard so many good things. Unfortunately I have tried it twice and was disappointed both times. On my last visit I got: An apple turnover (easy right?) no. It was filled with APPLE SAUCE. I’m sorry but that’s just wrong in my opinion. A creme brûlée croissant (I really expected to love this because I love creme brûlée & custard type things) unfortunately the filling had a super weird aftertaste to it. The croissant itself was very good but the filling ruined it. A pumpkin pie pastry thing (this is probably a personal preference thing- it just wasn’t my favorite) A caramel apple muffin - this was fine, but honestly nothing special for an expensive muffin Overall- if you try this place maybe stick to the more basic pastries as it seems that the pastry (bread part) is good, soft and flaky but as far as special flavors and fillings they cut corners and it’s sub-par.

Maggie Hughes
★★★★★9 months ago

I’ve been a fan of Martine’s Pastries for ages, but I’ve never been inside their bakery until today. And let me tell you, it was a total treat! There were so many delicious pastries to choose from, I couldn’t decide what to get. I ended up grabbing three for myself and my friend got two. Everything tasted amazing! My friend got a chai latte, but it wasn’t my favorite flavor.

Carole K
★★★★★2 years ago

. Martine's Pastries is an amazing gem of a French cafe and bakery. . I love their delicious chicken salad sandwich, served on a tender buttery croissant. They also have a great 'Croque Monsieur' sandwich- a grilled ham and cheese sandwich with a delicious sauce. . They have amazing baked goods and coffee & tea drinks. . Martine also makes beautifully decorated custom cakes for special occasions. . This is a small cafe. There is limited seating downstairs, but there is also a larger seating area upstairs. . Everything is delicious ! Highly recommend.

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