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For Thanksgiving, bakeries in New Orleans — which stands on ancestral Indigenous land originally inhabited by the Chitimacha and Chahta Yakni (Choctaw) peoples — are hoping diners will leave the desserts to them. And what better excuse to try out this year’s creations than to free up more time to spend with loved ones? Once you’ve planned your main meal for November 24, consult this guide to seek out the right pie to end with, from the traditional to the unexpected.
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Bywater Bakery
3624 Dauphine Street, Bywater
Bywater Bakery is consistent in offering the most options for Thanksgiving pies, and this year is no different. Choose from butterscotch pecan; chocolate peanut butter; apple rosemary; sweet potato chiffon; butternut squash pecan praline; and the amazing blueberry elderflower (with a vegan crust). They’re all $30; a good deal for pies of this quality.
To order: Call, email, or order on the website for pickup on Tuesday, November 22, and Wednesday, November 23. Closed Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday.
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Cypress Cakes
1919 Saint Claude Avenue, Seventh Ward
Cypress Cakes is one of the newest bake shops in town, opened in early 2022 by local baker Margo Robert. For Thanksgiving, choose from four cakes: pumpkin, carrot, pumpkin cheesecake, and satsuma ginger; and four pies: fluffy pumpkin, pecan, key lime, and double crust apple.
To order: Place your order online by Saturday, November 19 for pick up Wednesday, November 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Gracious Bakery
4930 Prytania Street, Uptown
Gracious has some great pie options available for pickup at the Uptown or Mid City locations this year, including sweet potato, Louisiana pecan, and apple crumble.
To order: Ordering is available online through Monday, November 21.
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La Boulangerie
4600 Magazine Street, Uptown
In addition to La Boulangerie’s menu of starters and breads, there’s also just about every pie, tart, or cake, from pumpkin, apple, and pecan, to chocolate cream, lemon meringue tart, and chocolate ganache.
To order: Preorder here by Sunday, November 20 to pick up Tuesday, November 22, or Wednesday, November 23.
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The Larder
3005 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie
Alison Vega-Knoll and Chris Wilson’s gourmet market, in addition to full Thanksgiving catering, is offering pumpkin and pecan pies to feed eight, for $30 and $35, respectively.
To order: Order online by Saturday, November 19 to pick up Wednesday, November 23 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Laurel Street Bakery
2701 S. Broad Street, Mid City
Keep it seasonal with a traditional pumpkin, pecan, or sweet sour cream apple, or go fruity with blueberry lattice from Laurel Street Bakery. For non-pie options that are also festive, the bakery is also offering pumpkin bread, gingerbread, and apple bundt cake.
To order: Call or order online by Monday, November 21 to pick up by 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23.
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Levee Baking Co.
3138 Magazine Street, Irish Channel
At Levee Baking, the talented Christina Balzebre is slinging chocolate buttermilk, roasted sweet potato, and lemon meringue this year, and selling out fast.
To order Ordering is first come, first served with pickups Wednesday, November 23 from noon to 4 p.m.