HoursTue to Sun 07:00 to 17:00, closed Monday

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

Location

Address: 7638 Maple St, New Orleans, LA 70118

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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

Levee Baking Co ★ 4.7

Wed to Sun 08:00 to 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 pastelito programme.

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

Bywater Bakery ★ 4.5

Tue to Sun 07:00 to 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 year-round.

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

3624 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117

District Donuts on Magazine ★ 4.4

Daily 07:00 to 21:00Walk-in onlyScratch doughnuts and sliders

District Donuts on Magazine in New Orleans is the Lower Garden District doughnut shop on Magazine Street, with scratch-made doughnuts, breakfast sandwiches and post-11am sliders.

Tip: Daily doughnut flavours rotate; the Instagram feed announces the morning's drop.

Worth the queue: Chocolate ganache doughnut

2209 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

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