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.
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
Dubai Strawberry Cup
$14.99 each

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

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