Boyden's Southside Bakery
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Known for: Glazed cake, glazed yeast and jelly-filled doughnuts; also cherry cheese Danish, honey dew coffee cake and "baby alligators"
3953 S Meridian St
Indianapolis, IN 46217
Monday: Closed; Tuesday: 5:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Wednesday: 5:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Thursday: 5:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Friday: 5:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Saturday: 5:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sunday: Closed
Boyden's dates to the early 1930s and originally operated at 3815 E. New York St. before moving to its current home at 3953 S. Meridian St. on Indianapolis's south side, where its doughnuts and coffee cakes have been a neighborhood fixture for decades.
Owner not named in any acceptable source; no sign of franchising or a corporate parent (single family-style neighborhood bakery).
Last checked 9/25/2026