CuisineBakery
Price$
HoursWholesale only; no retail counter
Last verified

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

Location

Address: 1501 Simon Bolivar Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113

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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)

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

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

Bywater Bakery ★ 4.5

Bakery$Tue to Sun 07:00-15:00, closed MondayWalk-in onlyKing cakes and Southern pastry

Bywater Bakery in New Orleans is Maggie Scales's Dauphine Street corner bakery, with king cakes through Carnival season and a Chantilly cream cake that runs.

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

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