Maurice French Pastries
Metairie, LA
93% love this shop
People's Choice for Best King Cake
King Cakes have been a time-honored tradition in New Orleans for generations, and no one bakes them better than Maurice French Pastries. Made fresh daily in decadent flavors like praline cream cheese, chocolate pecan, Bavarian cream and traditional cinnamon, and decorated in festive Mardi Gras colors of green, purple and gold, Maurice’s King Cakes and are guaranteed to be the life of the party—not just on Fat Tuesday but year-round. French chef and owner Jean-Luc Albin has brought the finest techniques in pastry baking to New Orleans for almost 25 years, and his iconic King Cakes, famous “Kugelhopf,” and other specialty pastries have earned him legendary status in one of the baking capitals of the world.
