Al-Taj · Lexington

The menu.

Pies, baklava, cakes, cookies, Turkish delight, and specialty desserts, with prices from the bakery board.

From the board Lexington, KY Fresh daily

Nothing in the case matched.Try baklava, pie, or Dubai.

From the warmer

Mediterranean pies

Hand-stretched, made to order, best straight from the oven. Pickup and delivery only.

Fresh Mediterranean meat pies at Al-Taj
Warm. Fragrant. Gone fast.
Meat Pie
$5

Spiced meat on thin hand-stretched dough, a Lexington favorite from the warmer.

Za’atar Pie
$5

Thyme, sumac, and sesame with olive oil on a blistered crust.

Muhammara Pie
$5

Roasted red pepper and walnut depth on fresh dough.

Cheese Pie
$5

Melting cheese on a golden rim. Ask about today’s toppings in the case.

Kunafa with Cheese
$7 / slice

Crisp strands, melting cheese. The pull people film. Made fresh when you can.

Layers of pistachio

Pastries

Baklava finished by hand. Walnut or pistachio, by the square or by the pound.

Pistachio baklava at Al-Taj
Walnut or pistachio.
Baklava
from $5
  • 1 square: $5
  • 2 squares: $9.50
  • 3 squares: $14
  • 4 squares or more: $18 / lb

Call for trays. Ask which nut is in the case today.

By the slice

Specialty cakes

Semolina and lazy cake. Varieties change, so ask what’s cut today.

Semolina cake squares
Ask about today’s cake.
Semolina Cake
$3.50 each

Syrup-soaked semolina, a classic square from the case.

Lazy Cake
$5 / slice

Chocolate, Biscoff, coconut chocolate, or dark chocolate.

Cake varieties change regularly. Please ask about today’s selections.

By the pound

Cookies & sweets

Petitfor, date cookies, and ghraybeh, stacked the way they leave the kitchen.

Petitfor cookies stacked at Al-Taj
$18 a pound.
Petitfor Cookies
$18 / lb
Date Cookies
$18 / lb
Ghraybeh
$18 / lb

Shortbread with a pistachio. Melt-in-the-mouth.

Yes, we ship these

Turkish delights

Cut from the Lexington case. Sample in the shop, or send a box across the country.

Turkish delight in the Al-Taj case
$25 a pound.
Turkish Delight
$25 / lb

Many flavors in the case. Ask to taste. Lokum and pasha also ship nationwide.

What people drive for

Specialty desserts

Bird’s nest, Dubai strawberry cup, and bowl, plus chocolate bars when the case has them.

Bird’s nest desserts from Al-Taj
Cup $14.99 · Bowl $10.99
Bird’s Nest w/ Biscoff Cream
$13.50 each
Dubai Strawberry Cup
$14.99 each

Fresh strawberries over Dubai chocolate, the one guests film at the counter.

Dubai Strawberry Bowl
$10.99 each

Dubai chocolate bars are also made fresh for the case. Ask what’s available today.

More than dessert

A little happiness, ready when you are.

Order pickup with Al-Taj, get DoorDash delivery, ship Turkish delight, or plan trays for a gathering.

Delivery Pickup