CuisineBakery
Price$
HoursTue to Sun 07:00-15:00, closed Monday
Last verified

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

Location

Address: 4600 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115

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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

1501 Simon Bolivar Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113

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

725 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

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

4037 Jefferson Hwy, Jefferson, LA 70121

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)

14207 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70129

Willa Jean ★ 4.6

Bakery$Daily 07:00-15:00 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. 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

611 O'Keefe Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113

Levee Baking Co ★ 4.7

Bakery$Wed to Sun 08:00-14:00, closed Mon and TueWalk-in onlyLevain breads and laminated pastries

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

3138 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115

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