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Bittersweet Confections is a bakery in New Orleans.
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Tip: The truffle box is the cult buy; order whole cakes 48 hours ahead for pickup.
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Address: 725 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Haydel's Bakery just outside New Orleans on Jefferson Highway is the family-run king cake institution since 1959, with traditional cinnamon-braided king.
Tip: Order online for nationwide shipping in Carnival season; the original Jefferson store also stocks daily.
Worth the queue: Traditional king cake
Dong Phuong in New Orleans is the James Beard America's Classics Vietnamese bakery on Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans East, with the city's most-demanded.
Tip: King cake sales run January 6 to Ash Wednesday only; lines form before opening on weekends.
Worth the queue: King cake (Mardi Gras season)
Willa Jean in New Orleans is Kelly Fields's James Beard winning bakery cafe on O'Keefe Avenue in the CBD, with biscuits, sourdough loaves. At 611 O'Keefe Ave.
Tip: The chocolate-chip cookie with milk is the cult dessert; order it at the bar even outside lunch.
Worth the queue: Chocolate chip cookie with milk
Levee Baking Co in New Orleans is Christina Balzebre's Uptown levain bakery just off Magazine Street at 9th, with sourdough loaves, kouign-amann and a Cuban.
Tip: Bread sells out by 11:00 on Saturday; pastries hold longer. Cash discount at the register.
Worth the queue: Sourdough miche
Bywater Bakery in New Orleans is Maggie Scales's Dauphine Street corner bakery, with king cakes through Carnival season and a Chantilly cream cake.
Tip: The chantilly cream slice is the year-round star; king cakes need a one-day pre-order at Carnival peak.
Worth the queue: Chantilly cream cake
District Donuts on Magazine in New Orleans is the Lower Garden District doughnut shop on Magazine Street, with scratch-made doughnuts, breakfast sandwiches.
Tip: Daily doughnut flavours rotate; the Instagram feed announces the morning's drop.
Worth the queue: Chocolate ganache doughnut