During Carnival season there are a few unofficial rules. One that's easy to follow is this: See king cake, eat king cake.
Simple, right?
Well, not so much if you live alone, or you're practicing self-discipline, or you don't want to want be tied down to one flavor for too long.
The solution is not to skip out on king cake. Instead, it's to get your king cake by the slice.
We asked the Where NOLA Eats Facebook group for suggestions of where to buy single slices or mini cakes that are single serve.
Here's a roundup of places that sell king cake by the slice.
Like all its baked goods, the king cakes at Breads on Oak are vegan. Here's a slice of the praline pecan.
Bakeries
Breads on Oak, 8640 Oak St., (504) 324-8271
Organic, vegan king cakes (no dairy) are available by the slice. Flavors available by the slice will vary.
Celtica French Bakery, 218 Allen Toussaint Blvd., (504) 354-8548
The bakery has traditional galette de rois available by the slice.
A miniature chocolate king cake from Bittersweet Confections in New Orleans on Thursday, January 6, 2022. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Bittersweet Confections, 725 Magazine St., (504) 523-2626
This bakery and café sells mini and full-size chocolate and cinnamon king cakes. The chocolate king cake is filled with chocolate cream cheese and iced with a dark chocolate ganache.
The Wandering Goat Bakery, 7105 Jefferson Highway in Harahan, (504) 915-2400
The family owned artisan bakery has small Chantilly, banana fosters boudin and traditional king cakes for pre-order. Slices are available depending on the day. Call ahead to check.
The Bywater Bourbon king cake from Bywater Bakery is made with sweet potato dough and bourbon from New Orleans-based Seven Three Distilling. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
Bywater Bakery, 3624 Dauphine St., (504) 336-3336
Bywater's large rotation of flavors includes passionfruit, chantilly, azul dulce blueberry, carnival, pecan praline, lemon cream, apple, bouille, brownie bomb, frangipane, spinach and artichoke, boudin, crawfish, bourbon cinnamon (vegan). Stop by the bakery to see what slices are offered for the day.
Croissant D'Or Patisserie, 617 Ursulines Ave., (504) 524-4663
Slices of traditional French galette de rois.
The Sweet Life Bakery, 516 Veterans Memorial Blvd., (504) 371-5153
The bakery calls its Carnival cupcakes King's Cups. They feature croissant dough as a base. The bakery also has mini king cakes.
Laurel Street Bakery, 2701 S. Broad St., (504) 897-0576
This bakery's slices come in a variety of flavors including cream cheese, Nutella, strawberry, apple, almond and praline.
tM Breads and Pastries, 335 Baronne St., (504) 302- 7234
The shop has cinnamon king cake by the slice each day, served with a selection of coffees.
Ayu Bakehouse, 801 Frenchmen St., (504) 302-7985
Ayu's Croissant City Classic king cake is sold by the slice. Ayu also has full-sized chocolate babka and king muffuletta. All are topped with a handmade golden bean.
Willa Jean's on O'Keefe sells its house-baked caramel crunch king cakes whole or by the slice. (Photo from Willa Jean's)
Willa Jean, 611 O'Keefe Ave., (504) 509-7334
This caramel crunch king cake with a cinnamon swirl and a cream cheese glaze is sold whole or by the slice at the CBD restaurant and bakery.
Coffee shops and cafes
The following coffee shops stock up with slices from their favorite bakeries: Congregation Coffee, Coffee Science, PJ's coffee, Lakeview Brew Coffee Café and Chateau Café. Availability varies by day.
Tartine, 7217 Perrier St., (504) 866- 4860
The restaurant makes one style of king cake with a brioche dough, filled with cinnamon and cream cheese. It is sold whole or by the slice.
Coffee & ... in Marrero, 5024 Westbank Expy., Marrero, (504) 328-9494
Traditional and praline cream cheese mini king cakes to serve one or two people.
Cochon Butcher sells the Elvis king cake by the slice and features 5-inch mini king cakes as well. (Photo by Julia Kumar Drapkin, The NOLA.com | Times-Picayune archive)
Cochon Butcher, 930 Tchoupitoulas St, (504) 588-7675
Cochon's Elvis king cake is filled with bananas and peanut butter. It's topped with toasted marshmallow, bacon, and a pig baby. Mini cinnamon, strawberry and chocolate almond cakes are sold daily.
Piety and Desire Chocolate, 2032 Magazine St., (504) 799-1709
Traditional and chocolate king cake by the slice. They also have sprinkled king cake bon bons.
Adi Seres helps her son, Bowie, age 4, pick out king cakes inspired treats at King Cake Hub at the Zony Mash Beer Project in New Orleans on Thursday, January 6, 2022. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Hubs and markets
At these hubs, you can find king cakes from bakeries all around the city in one convenient location. Full king cake, slices, cake on a stick and more are offered. The quantity and availability may change daily depending on the participants.
King Cake Hub, 1464 S. Broad St. (at Zony Mash), is open daily 8:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. with over 60 varieties of king cake from 14 bakeries. See here for the complete list of participating bakeries.
Sticky Fingers Donut Co. is hosting a weekly King Cake Fe(a)st with cake by the slice at Courtyard Brewery, 1160 Camp St., every Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. Participating bakeries include Cora's Girls Coffee, Emily's King Cakes, La Vie en Rose Cafe, Ryan Universe and Rahm Haus Ice Cream.
The Batter-ina will be selling a variety of king cake cheesecake slices at Elevated The Cake Supply Boutique, 2940 Gen. De Gaulle Drive. Flavors include classic king cake, cookies and cream and cookie butter. Keep up on instagram @the_batterina.
Happy Flour Bakery will be selling slices of king cake at the Covington Farmers Market on Saturdays. The market begins at 8 a.m. at Covington City Hall, 609 North Columbia St.
The King Cake Connection is an extended pop-up at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. King cakes slices and other Mardi Gras Inspired Treats are available Thursday - Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Grocery stores
You'll find a mix of house and bakery bought king cake slices at Whole Foods, Rouses, Conseco's, Winn Dixie, Robert's Fresh Market and Zuppardo's Family Market. Flavors and availability vary.
King Cake treats and pastries
These spots aren't selling traditional king cakes, but their single-serve spinoffs are worth trying.
Krewe du Crave is selling king cake empanadas at pop-ups through Carnival. The buttery puff pastries are filled with cinnamon butter and cream cheese, then finished with a sugar glaze and sprinkles. Visit @kreweducrave on Instagram for more details.
At Meril, 424 Girod St., king cake tres leche is back on the menu for dessert. The restaurant is one of two remaining in New Orleans from Chef Emeril Lagasse.
District Donuts has king cake donuts at multiple locations. See them here.
The Vintage, 3121 Magazine St., offers king cake beignets and lattes.
The Station Coffee Shop and Bakery, 4400 Bienville St., has king cake bites (flavors vary).
Sugar Love Bakery, 1329 Englewood Dr., has king cake on a stick and king cake nuggets.
Did we miss any? What other king cakes should be on this list?
Tell us your go-to spot for king cake by the slice! Leave a comment or look for this feature in the Where NOLA Eats group on Facebook.
King Cake Hub opens at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6.
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