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New Orleans’s Best Cake Shops

Celebrate (anything) at home with cake from one of these sweet bakeries

by Clair Lorell
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A cake from Mae’s Bakeshop, one of New Orleans’s best new cake shops.
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by Clair Lorell

Multi-layered, buttercream-filled, generously iced, and fancifully decorated cakes are a must for birthdays, graduations, holidays, and anniversaries, but one doesn’t need a reason for cake, really. From chic new bakeshops with a modern tilt to charming, decades-old New Orleans classics, here are the best cake shops in town for a slice worth celebrating. The sky’s the limit when it comes to cake — because if leftover cake for breakfast isn’t something to smile about, what is?

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The Royal Cakery

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This specialty bakery from Shirelle Royal serves delicious cake flavors like almond amaretto, caramel cream cheese, and white chocolate strawberry for special occasions from birthdays to weddings — learn more about wedding consultations here. Royal, a New Orleans native with nearly three decades of cake-baking experience, has been outfitting special events with her beautiful creations out of the Cakery since 1995.

10800 Morrison Rd #107, New Orleans, LA 70127
(504) 246-2065
(504) 246-2065
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Bywater Bakery

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Chaya Conrad doesn’t just make cakes — she bakes with love and spreads happiness along the way. Bywater Bakery means the world to a slew of regulars; a hub for music, community, and neighborhood support. Conrad, who left large-scale supermarket baking and management to go small and local, makes fantastic cakes for weddings and special moments — the strawberry Chantilly and coconut cake are two winners among many. By the way — Bywater Bakery made Taylor Swift’s birthday cake in 2022.

3624 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 336-3336
(504) 336-3336
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Antoine's Famous Cakes

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For old-school sheet cakes and round cakes, Antoine’s in Gretna is a longtime favorite and New Orleans classic. Create a custom white, yellow, or devil’s food chocolate cake with a handful of fillings (like pineapple, strawberry, lemon, or buttercream) and top it with either butter cream or chocolate butter cream icing. For its “gourmet” varieties, Antoine’s also offers doberge, German chocolate, carrot cake, red velvet, and more.

1300 Stumpf Blvd, Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 368-6222
(504) 368-6222

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Bittersweet Confections

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Bittersweet Confections is a chocoholics dream, with owner and local chocolatier Cheryl Scripter steering the ship. The signature Bittersweet cake combines moist chocolate cake with creamy chocolate mousse, topping it all with dark chocolate ganache and handcrafted truffles. Vanilla, strawberry shortcake, funfetti, lemon, and red velvet are a few other options. Online orders take six days to prepare, but if you need a cake sooner, you can either call the shop and ask about availability, or for a day-of option, ask about the cake of the day.

725 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 523-2626
(504) 523-2626
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Breads On Oak

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For vegan and gluten-free cake options made with top-notch ingredients, Breads on Oak is a sure thing. With 48 hours notice, customers can order a seasonal cake flavor (maybe strawberry shortcake, carrot, or coconut), or the year-round grand ganache cake. Order online for the grand ganache or call for the seasonal option, but be warned — Breads on Oak does not bake custom cakes or do special writing on cakes.

8640 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 841-9432
(504) 841-9432

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Norma's Sweets Bakery

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This family owned market and bakery in Mid City specializes in Central American pastries like flan, churros, empanadas both sweet and savory — but we’re talking cakes and Norma’s Sweets Bakery has the goods. Call ahead to order the bakery’s specialty — one of the best tres leche cakes around. Beyond moist, tres leches (three milks) is an ultra-light sponge cake soaked in a sweet milk bath.

2925 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 309-5401
(504) 309-5401

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Nolita Bakery

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Martha Gilreath’s bakery opened just in time for the 2024 king cake season, bringing her nostalgic, widely-loved version of the iconic dessert crowned with a brown-butter-sugar-cane glaze and fine satsuma zest to a permanent home. Her other cakes are just as impressive, beautiful, and delicious. Order custom celebratory cakes and cupcakes and lean into femininity with Gilgreath’s gorgeous designs and refreshing flavors. Nolita is one of the best new spots for cakes in town.

3201 Orleans Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119

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Swiss Confectionary

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The Swiss Confectionery, a bakery that opened in New Orleans in 1921, is known for special occasion custom cakes that are sweet, nostalgic, and pretty. The bakery is now owned and run by Stefan Culotta, the great-great-grandson of the founder. Stop by or give the bakery a call to place an order.

3700 Orleans Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
(504) 522-7788
(504) 522-7788

Mae's Bakeshop

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Mae’s Bakeshop is former Emeril’s pastry chef Jeremy Fogg’s bakery dream come to life, newly opened on Baronne Street in Uptown. Fogg’s style is heavily influenced by his Southern upbringing with a menu rooted in recipes from family gatherings and holidays — think chess pie and sour cream pound cake. In addition to cake by the slice sold in-store, customers can order custom cakes (including wedding cakes) in a variety of flavors (like carrot, almond, coconut, spice, and olive oil), fillings (like lemon curd, homemade jam, coffee ganache, and fresh fruit), and icings (buttercream, cream cheese, and chocolate) with three-day minimum notice. It’s one of the best new bakery additions in town.

3917 Baronne Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70115
(504) 345-2403
(504) 345-2403
Mae’s Bakeshop

O'Delice French Bakery

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Nancy Nguyen churns out light-as-a-cloud buttercream cakes sold in the case and for preorder, as well as petit fours, cheesecakes, and holiday cakes. It’s a particularly reliable stop for a last-minute celebratory cake, as it almost always has whole cakes in stock.

6033 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 895-2144
(504) 895-2144

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The Sweet Life Bakery

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Known equally for its king cake and its extravagant custom cakes, the Sweet Life is one of Metairie’s favorite go-tos for a celebration. Basic cake flavors include almond, chocolate, vanilla, red velvet, yellow butter, or funfetti, but there are a ton of premium flavors like pandan, sweet potato pecan, spiced apple pie, and tiramisu; as well as premium buttercream flavors like passionfruit, blood orange, Kahlua, and salted caramel — the options are endless. The bakery uses Swiss meringue buttercream for the base of the buttercream fillings, a lighter, less sweet, and fluffier option.

516 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 371-5153
(504) 371-5153
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Haydel's Bakery

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A fixture in Jefferson Parish since 1959, Haydel’s is a go-to for everything from wedding cakes to special occasion themed treats and of course doberge. While other bakeries on this list may look to Europe for inspiration, Haydel’s remains firmly rooted in New Orleans and Cajun country with Saints-themed cupcakes and the Cajun Kringle, a praline-filled Couronne topped with a caramel glaze and pecans.

4037 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
(800) 442-1342
(800) 442-1342
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Gambino's Bakery

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Famous for its doberge cakes since 1949, Gambino’s Bakery ships cakes (and king cakes during Carnival season) all over the map. Order a half and half (lemon and chocolate) or opt for a chocolate peanut butter cake, or maybe a coconut cream. The designer cakes are swank.

4821 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
(504) 885-7500
(504) 885-7500
A half and half doberge cake from Gambino’s
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The Royal Cakery

10800 Morrison Rd #107, New Orleans, LA 70127

This specialty bakery from Shirelle Royal serves delicious cake flavors like almond amaretto, caramel cream cheese, and white chocolate strawberry for special occasions from birthdays to weddings — learn more about wedding consultations here. Royal, a New Orleans native with nearly three decades of cake-baking experience, has been outfitting special events with her beautiful creations out of the Cakery since 1995.

10800 Morrison Rd #107, New Orleans, LA 70127
(504) 246-2065
(504) 246-2065
The Royal Cakery

Bywater Bakery

3624 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117

Chaya Conrad doesn’t just make cakes — she bakes with love and spreads happiness along the way. Bywater Bakery means the world to a slew of regulars; a hub for music, community, and neighborhood support. Conrad, who left large-scale supermarket baking and management to go small and local, makes fantastic cakes for weddings and special moments — the strawberry Chantilly and coconut cake are two winners among many. By the way — Bywater Bakery made Taylor Swift’s birthday cake in 2022.

3624 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 336-3336
(504) 336-3336
Josh Brasted/Eater NOLA

Antoine's Famous Cakes

1300 Stumpf Blvd, Gretna, LA 70053

For old-school sheet cakes and round cakes, Antoine’s in Gretna is a longtime favorite and New Orleans classic. Create a custom white, yellow, or devil’s food chocolate cake with a handful of fillings (like pineapple, strawberry, lemon, or buttercream) and top it with either butter cream or chocolate butter cream icing. For its “gourmet” varieties, Antoine’s also offers doberge, German chocolate, carrot cake, red velvet, and more.

1300 Stumpf Blvd, Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 368-6222
(504) 368-6222

Bittersweet Confections

725 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Bittersweet Confections is a chocoholics dream, with owner and local chocolatier Cheryl Scripter steering the ship. The signature Bittersweet cake combines moist chocolate cake with creamy chocolate mousse, topping it all with dark chocolate ganache and handcrafted truffles. Vanilla, strawberry shortcake, funfetti, lemon, and red velvet are a few other options. Online orders take six days to prepare, but if you need a cake sooner, you can either call the shop and ask about availability, or for a day-of option, ask about the cake of the day.

725 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 523-2626
(504) 523-2626
Bittersweet Confections

Breads On Oak

8640 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118

For vegan and gluten-free cake options made with top-notch ingredients, Breads on Oak is a sure thing. With 48 hours notice, customers can order a seasonal cake flavor (maybe strawberry shortcake, carrot, or coconut), or the year-round grand ganache cake. Order online for the grand ganache or call for the seasonal option, but be warned — Breads on Oak does not bake custom cakes or do special writing on cakes.

8640 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 841-9432
(504) 841-9432

Norma's Sweets Bakery

2925 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70119

This family owned market and bakery in Mid City specializes in Central American pastries like flan, churros, empanadas both sweet and savory — but we’re talking cakes and Norma’s Sweets Bakery has the goods. Call ahead to order the bakery’s specialty — one of the best tres leche cakes around. Beyond moist, tres leches (three milks) is an ultra-light sponge cake soaked in a sweet milk bath.

2925 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 309-5401
(504) 309-5401

Nolita Bakery

3201 Orleans Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119

Martha Gilreath’s bakery opened just in time for the 2024 king cake season, bringing her nostalgic, widely-loved version of the iconic dessert crowned with a brown-butter-sugar-cane glaze and fine satsuma zest to a permanent home. Her other cakes are just as impressive, beautiful, and delicious. Order custom celebratory cakes and cupcakes and lean into femininity with Gilgreath’s gorgeous designs and refreshing flavors. Nolita is one of the best new spots for cakes in town.

3201 Orleans Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119

Swiss Confectionary

3700 Orleans Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119

The Swiss Confectionery, a bakery that opened in New Orleans in 1921, is known for special occasion custom cakes that are sweet, nostalgic, and pretty. The bakery is now owned and run by Stefan Culotta, the great-great-grandson of the founder. Stop by or give the bakery a call to place an order.

3700 Orleans Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
(504) 522-7788
(504) 522-7788

Mae's Bakeshop

3917 Baronne Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70115

Mae’s Bakeshop is former Emeril’s pastry chef Jeremy Fogg’s bakery dream come to life, newly opened on Baronne Street in Uptown. Fogg’s style is heavily influenced by his Southern upbringing with a menu rooted in recipes from family gatherings and holidays — think chess pie and sour cream pound cake. In addition to cake by the slice sold in-store, customers can order custom cakes (including wedding cakes) in a variety of flavors (like carrot, almond, coconut, spice, and olive oil), fillings (like lemon curd, homemade jam, coffee ganache, and fresh fruit), and icings (buttercream, cream cheese, and chocolate) with three-day minimum notice. It’s one of the best new bakery additions in town.

3917 Baronne Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70115
(504) 345-2403
(504) 345-2403
Mae’s Bakeshop

O'Delice French Bakery

6033 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118

Nancy Nguyen churns out light-as-a-cloud buttercream cakes sold in the case and for preorder, as well as petit fours, cheesecakes, and holiday cakes. It’s a particularly reliable stop for a last-minute celebratory cake, as it almost always has whole cakes in stock.

6033 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 895-2144
(504) 895-2144

The Sweet Life Bakery

516 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70005

Known equally for its king cake and its extravagant custom cakes, the Sweet Life is one of Metairie’s favorite go-tos for a celebration. Basic cake flavors include almond, chocolate, vanilla, red velvet, yellow butter, or funfetti, but there are a ton of premium flavors like pandan, sweet potato pecan, spiced apple pie, and tiramisu; as well as premium buttercream flavors like passionfruit, blood orange, Kahlua, and salted caramel — the options are endless. The bakery uses Swiss meringue buttercream for the base of the buttercream fillings, a lighter, less sweet, and fluffier option.

516 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 371-5153
(504) 371-5153
The Sweet Life Bakery

Haydel's Bakery

4037 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121

A fixture in Jefferson Parish since 1959, Haydel’s is a go-to for everything from wedding cakes to special occasion themed treats and of course doberge. While other bakeries on this list may look to Europe for inspiration, Haydel’s remains firmly rooted in New Orleans and Cajun country with Saints-themed cupcakes and the Cajun Kringle, a praline-filled Couronne topped with a caramel glaze and pecans.

4037 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
(800) 442-1342
(800) 442-1342
Josh Brasted/Eater NOLA

Gambino's Bakery

4821 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006

Famous for its doberge cakes since 1949, Gambino’s Bakery ships cakes (and king cakes during Carnival season) all over the map. Order a half and half (lemon and chocolate) or opt for a chocolate peanut butter cake, or maybe a coconut cream. The designer cakes are swank.

4821 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
(504) 885-7500
(504) 885-7500
A half and half doberge cake from Gambino’s
Gambino’s Baker

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