Our Story

Lucy’s began as a wholesale-only muffin business (now Lou’s Bakery) in the summer of 2016. Our founding muffin ma’am & cheeselady, Kelsey, had long dreamt of providing delicious and nutritious food to the community, and dove in with her first mission: to remind coffee-cart customers that muffins are not supposed to be cake. One year and hundreds of muffins (and Breakfast Cookies) later, a pocket-sized and beloved gourmet foods shop went up for sale. On August 1st, 2017, Lucy’s Market was born.

Throughout the years Lucy’s has grown in size, staff, and products/services offered! But, one thing remains the same: a commitment to providing food, bread, cheese, treats, and pantry items that are as nutritious and locally sourced as possible.

Today, you can find us at 338 Homestead Lane in Soldotna, Alaska, in the same building as River City Books.

Our daily offerings include a variety of long-fermented traditional sourdoughs, hearty sandwich bread, and crusty yet pillowy french bread. We keep ourselves entertained with rotating monthly petite sourdoughs in fun flavors, and sourdough croissants every Tuesday and Friday. Our baker is always working up new recipes, mastering new techniques, and keeping Marlis (our sourdough starter) in a cooperative mood.

Our cheese counter stocks amazing finds from all around the world, but we primarily focus on American made artisanal cheese, meaning cheeses that are produced by hand, according to traditional methods. We hope to always carry the title, “the cheese shop next to the book store.” Looking for something specific, or wondering what to pair with your latest favorite wine? Noah, our cheesemonger, is here to talk (and taste) cheese for as long as you’d like.

Lucy’s features an ever-growing menu of fresh and nutritious food items prepared daily, and easy to grab even on a short lunch break. We pride ourselves in using the highest quality ingredients we can find. This means we buy organic whenever possible, and buy local whenever possible. We’re committed to the idea that food should not only taste good, but also be good.

The items on our shelves are inspired by trips to Europe, the frustration of not being able to find that special ingredient at the bigger grocery stores, and a commitment to showcase local products. We focus on items to pair with your cheese, as well as gourmet cooking ingredients. Are you responsible for cooking dinner tonight? Come in and browse for some inspiration. Looking for something you can’t find anywhere else in town? Let us know. We’ll order it in if we can.