CuisineBakery
Price$
HoursDaily 07:00-21:00
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Tip: Daily doughnut flavours rotate; the Instagram feed announces the morning's drop.

Location

Address: 2209 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

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Croissant D'Or Patisserie ★ 4.4

Bakery$Wed to Sun 06:30-14:30, closed Mon and TueWalk-in onlyFrench pastry and quiche

Croissant D'Or in New Orleans is the French Quarter patisserie on Ursulines Avenue, in a 1913 Brocato's ice cream shop space, with classic French pastry.

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

Worth the queue: Almond croissant

La Boulangerie ★ 4.5

Bakery$Tue to Sun 07:00-15:00, 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.

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

Leidenheimer Baking Company ★ 4.5

Bakery$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.

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

Bittersweet Confections ★ 4.4

Bakery$Mon to Sat 10:00-18:00, closed SundayWalk-in onlyScratch cakes, chocolate truffles and pastries

Bittersweet Confections in New Orleans is the Magazine Street chocolate, cake and dessert boutique in the Warehouse District, with hand-rolled truffles.

Tip: The truffle box is the cult buy; order whole cakes 48 hours ahead for pickup.

Worth the queue: Chocolate truffle box

Haydel's Bakery ★ 4.4

Bakery$Mon to Sat 06:30-17:30, Sun 06:30-14:00Walk-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.

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

Worth the queue: Traditional king cake

Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery ★ 4.8

Bakery$Tue to Sun 06:00-17:00, 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.

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)

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