9 bakeries in New Orleans, editor-picked for bakeries open sunday. Bakeries baking on sundays. All bakeries in New Orleans.
Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery ★ 4.8
14207 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70129
Hours: Tue to Sun 06:00 to 17:00, closed Monday
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.
Levee Baking Co ★ 4.7
3138 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Hours: Wed to Sun 08:00 to 14:00, closed Mon and Tue
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.
Willa Jean ★ 4.6
611 O'Keefe Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113
Hours: Daily 07:00 to 15:00 bakery; brunch and lunch run later
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.
Bywater Bakery ★ 4.5
3624 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117
Hours: Tue to Sun 07:00 to 15:00, closed Monday
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.
La Boulangerie ★ 4.5
4600 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Hours: Tue to Sun 07:00 to 15:00, closed Monday
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.
Maple Street Patisserie ★ 4.5
7638 Maple St, New Orleans, LA 70118
Hours: Tue to Sun 07:00 to 17:00, closed Monday
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.
District Donuts on Magazine ★ 4.4
2209 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Hours: Daily 07:00 to 21:00
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.
Croissant D'Or Patisserie ★ 4.4
617 Ursulines Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116
Hours: Wed to Sun 06:30 to 14:30, closed Mon and Tue
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 and an Old World courtyard.
Tip: The almond croissant and the apple turnover are the cult orders; the back courtyard is the prize seat.
Haydel's Bakery ★ 4.4
4037 Jefferson Hwy, Jefferson, LA 70121
Hours: Mon to Sat 06:30 to 17:30, Sun 06:30 to 14:00
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.