Spiced meat on thin hand-stretched dough — a Lexington favorite from the warmer.
Al-Taj · Lexington
The menu.
Pies, baklava, cakes, cookies, Turkish delight, and specialty desserts — with prices from the bakery board.
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.
Thyme, sumac, and sesame with olive oil on a blistered crust.
Roasted red pepper and walnut depth on fresh dough.
Melting cheese on a golden rim — ask about today’s toppings in the case.
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.
- 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.
Syrup-soaked semolina — a classic square from the case.
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.
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.
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.
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.


