We are in the heart of Carnival season now, and that means we’re also in the midst of prime king cake season as well. As much as we all love king cake, one whole cake can sometimes be a bit daunting. This year, several restaurants and stores around the Big Easy have worked out a solution to our problem: king cake by the slice. Below is a list of cafés, bakeries, and restaurants in the Greater New Orleans area that sell full-size king cakes, as well as miniature cakes and/or slices of king cake:
Bittersweet Confections
725 Magazine St.
504-523-2626
bittersweetconfections.com
Breads on Oak
8640 Oak St.
504-324-8271
breadsonoak.com
Briquette
701 S. Peters St.
504-302-7496
briquette-nola.com/menu
Bywater Bakery
3624 Dauphine St.
504-336-3366
bywaterbakery.com
Cake Café & Bakery
2440 Chartres St.
504-943-0010
nolacakes.com
Cochon Butcher
930 Tchoupitoulas St., Suite B
504-588-7675
cochonbutcher.com
Coffee &
5024 Westbank Expressway, Marrero
504-328-9494
coffeeandmarrero.com
Couvant
315 Magazine St.
504-882-1234
couvant.com
Francesca by Katie’s
515 Harrison Ave.
504-266-2511
francescadeli.com
Gracious Bakery
4930 Prytania St., 504-300-8135
2854 St. Charles Ave., 504-301-9949
1000 S. Jeff Davis Pkwy., 504-321-6233
NOCHI Café by Gracious, 725 Howard Ave., 504-635-0033
graciousbakery.com
Laurel Street Bakery
2701 S. Broad St.
504-897-0576
laurelstreetbakery.com
Le Croissant d’Or
617 Ursulines Ave.
504-524-4663
croissantdornola.com
Mister Gregory’s
806. N. Rampart St.
504-407-3780
mistergregorys.com
Nor-Joe’s Import Company
505 Frisco Ave., Metairie
504-833-9240
norjoe.com
Norma’s Mid-City
2925 Bienville St.
504-309-5401
The People’s Bakery
3901 Williams Blvd., Suite 17, Kenner
504-441-8780
facebook.com/thepeoplesbakery
Shake Sugary
3304 St. Claude Ave.
504-355-9345
shakesugary.com/new
The Station
4400 Bienville St.
504-309-4548
thestation.coffee
Sucré
3025 Magazine St., 504-520-8311
3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-834-2277
Salon by Sucré, 622 Conti St., 504-267-7098
shopsucre.com
Sugar Love Cakes
1329 Englewood, Slidell
985-265-4146
http://www.sugarloveslidell.com
Sweet Life Bakery
6268 Vicksburg St.
504-371-5153
nolasweetlife.com
Swiss Confectionery
3700 Orleans Ave.
504-522-7788
swisscakes.net
Tartine
7217 Perrier St.
504-866-4860
tartineneworleans.com
tM Breads and Pastries
335 Baronne St.
504-302-7234
tmbreadsandpastries.com
Toast
5433 Laurel St., 504-267-3260
1845 Gentilly Blvd., 504-351-3664
1035 Decatur St., 504-300-5518
toastneworleans.com
Willa Jean
611 O'Keefe Ave.
504-509-7334
willajean.com
If you’re in a pinch and can’t wait at a bakery, several grocery stores and markets have added king cake slices to their stock as well. The Fresh Market, Langenstein’s, Robert Fresh Market, Rouses, Simone’s Market, Whole Foods, and Zuppardo’s Family Supermarket all carry king cake slices and will even arrange for them to be picked up, but supermarket selection goes fast and flavors vary.