Taste the Memory!
In the heart of Latonia’s business district, customers line up on Winston Avenue outside a compact, one-story storefront just as the sun begins to set. Inside the building, walls are hung with vintage photos of the Covington neighborhood. Steam billows from the kitchen as hundreds of hot doughnuts—glazed, blueberry, cinnamon—leave the fryer. When doors finally open, the line ofpeople is long, sometimes reaching the corner.
This is typical for Moonrise Doughnuts, which serves more than 130 dozen fresh doughnuts on any given night. Why serve doughnuts in the evening? Well, it’s a neighborhood tradition.
Inside Latonia’s Moonrise Donuts, a Bakery That Caters to Nighttime Sweet Fiends
Donuts aren’t just for breakfast anymore. Open for business only during the evening, Latonia, Kentucky’s Moonrise Doughnuts bakes its confections as the sun sets, serving classic flavors and seasonal surprises while they’re still hot. The blueberry donut is a local favorite, but don’t miss out on fun creations like creamsicle and bourbon cream donuts, plus classics like glazed yeast, powdered and cinnamon sugar twists. 5-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 6-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Moonrise Doughnuts, 3718 Winston Ave., Latonia, Ky. moonrisedoughnuts.com.
People are going crazy for these doughnuts sold exclusively at night in NKY
COVINGTON, Ky. —Doughnuts aren't just a breakfast food. In fact, they might even be better as a late night bite.
At Moonrise Doughnuts in Latonia, doors don't open until the sun's about to go down.
And its not uncommon to see people waiting outside in the dark to get their hands on a fresh batch because they're just that good. So why only serve doughnuts at night? Well, it's a neighborhood tradition...
Doughnuts, burgers and a Latonia Business Boom!
Keith Bales opened Moonrise Doughnuts in Latonia to recreate a treasured memory from his youth: Coming into the Latonia Bakery late at night to snag hot, fresh doughnuts and spend time with friends. The Latonia he remembers from that time was full of small businesses, many of which no longer exist. Bales and other recent entries to the culinary scene hope they can revive their neighborhood with new ones. They're getting a helping hand along the way from city rent subsidies that make it more affordable to bring a fresh-baked business into the world. Keith Bales opened Moonrise Doughnuts in Latonia to recreate a treasured memory from his youth: Coming into the Latonia Bakery late at night to snag hot, fresh doughnuts and spend time with friends...
Donuts rule the night; popular Moonrise Doughnuts in Latonia closes in on one-year anniversary!
Doughnuts. They’re not just for breakfast anymore.
At least not at Moonrise Doughnuts.
The shop at 3718 Winston Ave. in Covington’s Latonia neighborhood opened in August 2017 serving freshly baked donuts in the evening. It’s open from 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and from 6 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday…
Not just for breakfast anymore, Moonrise Doughnuts finds a niche catering to the evening crowds
LATONIA, Ky. -- One of Keith Bales' fondest memories of growing up in the Covington neighborhood of Latonia is of eating hot, freshly baked doughnuts from the former Latonia Bakery -- in the evening.
The bakery stopped doing that sometime in the '80s, he said, but customers like him reminisced about it long after. Bales heard them reminisce so often that he thought someone ought to try it again…
Hot Donuts Returning to Latonia with Moonrise
Nearly nine months after losing its lone donut shop, Latonia will soon have two.
"When the moon rises, so do the donuts."
That's how founder Keith Bales describes his new business, Moonrise Doughnuts - an operation that will serve the namesake treats in the evening hours from 6 to 11 p.m. Those of a certain age will fondly remember nighttime snacking on donuts at the famous Latonia Bakery at Ritte's Corner…
