Best Places for King Cakes in New Orleans

In New Orleans, we don’t divide our year by the typical winter, spring, summer and fall. We mark our calendar by football season, crawfish season and Carnival. With parades about to start up and pushing the Carnival season into full force, the editor’s decided to focus on the more important aspect of the season: king

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Bywater Bakery

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Dong Phuong Bakery

“Dong Phuong is an excellent variation on the theme!” -Rich Collins Editor, New Orleans 500

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Gracious Bakery + Café

“Gracious Bakery’s “regular” king cake is by no means regular. It has a dark chocolate stripe swirled through the middle that’s not too sweet.” -Ashley McLellan Editor, New Orleans Magazine

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HiDo Bakery

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Hong Kong Market

“I’ll let you in on a dirty secret: Hong Kong Market on the Westbank almost always has Dong Phuong king cakes…” -Drew Hawkins Editor, Custom Publishing

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La Boulangerie

“La Boulangerie for its galette des rois. Each one is topped with a ceramic fève and a gold paper crown. It is a flakey frangipane filled dream treat and as beautiful as it is delicious. ” -Melanie Warner Spencer Editor, New Orleans Homes/New Orleans Bride

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