NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Following King’s Day on Jan. 6, King Cake Drive-Thru will open Jan. 10 and offer a curated selection of Greater New Orleans’ king cakes at your convenience throughout the Mardi Gras season. It will be located at Duckworth Tires’ parking lot, 1009 Metairie Rd.
Chicago-born transplant to New Orleans, Mike Graves, owner of bof bars, a local novelty ice cream company, came up with this idea with his wife in December 2023.
“Many of these bakeries are small, family-run operations and each cake sold represents not only support for our local businesses, but also a link to past generations with this delicious tradition,” said Graves in a release about the second season.
As King Cake Drive-Thru returns for its second season, Metairie was again chosen specifically to provide locals accessibility to many different bakeries across the Greater New Orleans area.
New Bakeries
Expect king cakes from local favorites such as Antoine’s, Brennan’s, Bittersweet Confections, and Caluda’s. New to the list will be Cannata’s, Hi-Do, Joe’s Cafe, Sucré and many more. Other lesser-known but equally delicious king cakes including Clesi’s Boudin or Crawfish King Cakes and Dough Nguyener’s Vietnamese Coffee King Cake will appear on the weekly rotating menu.
The First Ever King Cake Tote Bag
In collaboration, King Cake Drive-Thru has also teamed up with local company, Dirty Coast, in designing the first-ever king cake tote bag debuting on Jan. 6 (sold in-stores, online at dirtycoast.com, and at King Cake Drive-Thru). The stylish tote is practical and designed to fit up to three large king cakes.
Plans for other King Cake Drive-Thru pop-up locations in Meridian, Baton Rouge, Houston, Lafayette, and Atlanta are in the works for later in the Mardi Gras season.
Dates/Times
King Cake Drive-Thru will begin operations on King’s Day, Jan. 10, at 7 a.m.
Hours of operation are Friday thru Sunday from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. (or until sold out) throughout the Mardi Gras season.
To keep up with the weekly rotating menu and pop up schedule, follow King Cake Drive-Thru via @kingcakedrivethru (Instagram), @kingcakedrivethru (Tiktok), and ‘King Cake Drive-Thru’ (Facebook).
