Our story
One bakery, one road, four generations.
Kuno Plehn opened in 1922. We’ve been on Shelbyville Road in St. Matthews since 1924, and one family has run the counter since 1945.
The workroom
Same road since 1924. Same family since 1945.3940 Shelbyville Road · the only location
Case 03 — The route
From Kiel to Shelbyville Road.
- 1922
Kuno Plehn, from Kiel, Germany, opens a bakery on Shelby Street.
- 1924
The bakery moves to Shelbyville Road in St. Matthews. It’s still here.
- 1927
An ice cream works is added. We still make our ice cream in the back.
- 1937
The year of the great Ohio River flood — part of the story the family still tells.
- 1945
Bernie Bowling, Sr. buys the bakery. It passes to his sons, then their children.
- Today
The fourth generation of the same family runs the counter.
Since 1924
Shelbyville Road, St. Matthews.
The bakery moved here from Shelby Street in 1924 and never left. The ice cream has been made in the back since 1927. We only have the one location.
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday – Friday | 7am – 5pm |
| Saturday | 6:30am – 5pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
The truck
Our mark is the old delivery truck.
The drawing of a Plehn’s Bakery delivery truck has been our sign for years. It’s on this site, the box and the bag.
We only have the one location: 3940 Shelbyville Road.
Say it right
“Plehn’s,” like planes that you fly in. Or plain.
It’s the most common question we get after “are you open?” (Tuesday–Saturday.)
Next step
Come taste a hundred years.
Walk in Tuesday through Saturday, or order case items online.
Online = anything from the case, plus a message on a cake. Anything decorated or custom: call or come in.