United States Louisiana New Orleans
King Cake Hub
A festive marketplace specializing in a wide variety of traditional Mardi Gras sweet pastries from top local bakeries.
- 1464 South Broad Street
- (504) 518-2953
- http://www.kingcakehub.com/
Tips from the community
Overwhelmed by the sheer amount of choices to buy King Cake? Me too. My secret to trying multiple King Cakes in one season is to visit King Cake Hub. They have two locations - one permanently in the French Quarter’s Historic New Orleans Collection and a pop-up in Zony Mash Beer project (one of the best breweries in the city!). Each year, they sell King Cakes from around 20 of the best bakeries in the city. They also offer samplings and King Cake by the slice so you'll be sure to find your personal favorite King Cake in New Orleans.
2 years ago
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The 15 Best Places for King Cake in & Around New Orleans
kaylee (Kaylee Giacomini) I love everything about Carnival season in New Orleans - the parades, decor, and overall joviality of the city always manages to brighten the winter down here. Best of all, it’s King Cake season! Although you technically can find King Cake at all times in New Orleans, the period between the Catholic Holidays of Epiphany and Ash Wednesday is when it’s socially acceptable to eat this decadent brioche. A traditional King Cake is a ring shaped dough formed to mimic the shape of a crown in honor of the Three Kings of Epiphany. The cake is then adorned in glaze and purple, green, and gold sugar. A plastic baby figurine is also embedded into the cake, and if you end up getting the slice with it you must buy the next King Cake. Each year, my friends and I go on a mission to find the best King Cakes in the city - here are some of my favorites.