The Best Bakeries in New Orleans
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The best bakeries in New Orleans, according to the experts: Food & Wine, The Infatuation, and James Beard Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Ayu Bakehouse comes out on top.
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Lagniappe Bakehouse and Angelo Brocato Ice Cream & Confectionery hold the next two places. James Beard Awards shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Bon Appétit next.
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The awards
- Food & Wine Kelly Jacques · Best New Chefs
- Food & Wine Boudin Boy · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- The Infatuation Our Favorite Bakeries In The Country Right Now
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Rank 2. Lagniappe Bakehouse
Southern Bakery
The Vaucroissant, a lattice croissant stuffed with sausage from Vaucresson's, a venerable Black-owned Seventh Ward institution, is a good place to start understanding what this neighborhood bakery is doing. The chef, a former dancer, bakes with a historian's eye: benne seeds on toffee cookies, cornbread muffins wrapped in their own husks. A 2025 James Beard Emerging Chef nominee, she's built something that tastes like New Orleans and remembers where it came from.
The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Nominee · Emerging Chef · Kaitlin Guerin
- Eater Eater: Best New Bakery
- The New York Times The New York Times: 22 of the Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Emerging Chef · Kaitlin Guerin
- Eater Best New Bakery
- The New York Times 22 of the Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now
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Rank 3. Angelo Brocato Ice Cream & Confectionery
Italian Dessert
The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Bakery
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The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
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The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
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The awards