Lexington doughnut shop isn’t closing after all: ‘Back in Business again’
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- Donut World reversed a Jan. 21 closure announcement and said reopening on Feb. 3.
- Shop's Jan. 21 post blamed building ownership changes and construction.
- Shop faced two 2025 health-department closures.
A local doughnut shop that announced Jan. 21 on social media that it would be closing apparently is reopening.
Donut World, at 1395 W. Main St., said in a Facebook post that it’s “Back in Business again” and its doors will once again be open Tuesday, Feb. 3.
The Lexington doughnut shop, in the Meadowthorpe neighborhood, had previously said Sunday, Jan. 25 would be its last day open.
No other details were in the social media post about the decision to reopen. Reached by phone, owner Lay Ditth didn’t comment about the store’s closure or why they are reopening.
But in a Jan. 21 Facebook post, the shop said two factors led to the decision to close.
“Changes in building ownership coupled with ongoing construction have created business challenges we cannot overcome,” the social media post said.
Construction is expected to be completed in the summer of 2027 for the nearby Leestown-New Circle Road double-crossover diamond interchange. The project has resulted in heavy traffic in the Leestown-New Circle Road corridor and some road closures. And the nearby Turner Commons has been under development since 2023 with projects like RD1 Distillery opening just this past year.
Donut World’s announced closing was the second dining spot closure for the Meadowthorpe neighborhood. At the end of December, longtime restaurant Bad Wolf Burgers announced it was closing after more than 15 years.
Donut World, which has been open for a little less than three years, was closed twice towards the end of 2025 by the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, but it reopened each time.
It was closed on Nov. 4 and on Dec. 9 for “unauthorized personnel repeatedly observed in restricted-access portions of the facility,” according to the health department and the owner. The local doughnut shop had posted a sign next to the red health department closure notice saying, “Health department closed it down because my kid is next to the register.”
Herald-Leader staff writer Janet Patton contributed to this report.
