Lighthouse Bakery is an everyday, budget-friendly stop on East North Street, working as both a bakery and a food store rather than a special-occasion counter. It is the kind of place you can duck into for something fresh without planning the trip around it.
Its hours set it apart from a lot of bakeries around the Upstate: the doors open early in the morning and stay open until nine at night, every day of the week, so a loaf or a treat is within reach well past the point when other shops have closed up for the evening.