HoursWed to Sun 06:30 to 14:30, closed Mon and Tue

Tip: The almond croissant and the apple turnover are the cult orders; the back courtyard is the prize seat.

Location

Address: 617 Ursulines Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116

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La Boulangerie ★ 4.5

Tue to Sun 07:00 to 15:00, closed MondayWalk-in onlyFrench breads and viennoiserie

La Boulangerie in New Orleans is the Donald Link bakery on Magazine Street near Cadiz, with French country breads, pain au chocolat and an Uptown morning queue at the counter.

Tip: The pain au chocolat sells out by 10:30 on weekends; pre-order loaves on Friday for Saturday pickup.

Worth the queue: Pain au chocolat

4600 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115

Leidenheimer Baking Company ★ 4.5

Wholesale only; no retail counterPo-boy bread

Leidenheimer in New Orleans is the 1896 Central City wholesale bakery on Simon Bolivar Avenue that bakes the airy French loaf used at almost every po-boy shop in the city.

Tip: No retail; the bread is at Domilise's, Parkway, Mahony's and most po-boy shops in the city.

Worth the queue: Po-boy French loaf

1501 Simon Bolivar Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113

Maple Street Patisserie ★ 4.5

Tue to Sun 07:00 to 17:00, closed MondayWalk-in onlyFrench and Polish pastry

Maple Street Patisserie in New Orleans is the Carrollton Polish-French pastry counter on Maple Street near Adams, with almond croissants, kremowka and a long Tulane queue at lunchtime.

Tip: The kremowka (Polish vanilla custard square) is the cult order; arrive before 11:00 weekends.

Worth the queue: Almond croissant

7638 Maple St, New Orleans, LA 70118

Haydel's Bakery ★ 4.4

Mon to Sat 06:30 to 17:30, Sun 06:30 to 14:00Walk-in onlyKing cake and Mardi Gras pastry

Haydel's Bakery just outside New Orleans on Jefferson Highway is the family-run king cake institution since 1959, with traditional cinnamon-braided king cakes shipped nationwide.

Tip: Order online for nationwide shipping in Carnival season; the original Jefferson store also stocks daily.

Worth the queue: Traditional king cake

4037 Jefferson Hwy, Jefferson, LA 70121

Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery ★ 4.8

Tue to Sun 06:00 to 17:00, closed MondayWalk-in onlyVietnamese pastry and 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 Mardi Gras king cake.

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)

14207 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70129

Willa Jean ★ 4.6

Daily 07:00 to 15:00 bakery; brunch and lunch run laterSouthern pastry and breads

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 and a chocolate-chip cookie service in a glass.

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

611 O'Keefe Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113

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