Bywater Bakery

Bywater Bakery Closed for summer break July 28th- August 28th. We’ll miss can’t wait to swap summer stories. We’ll miss you! Happiness!
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Bywater Bakery: Breakfast, Lunch, Cakes & Coffee in the heart of Bywater, New Orleans! Breakfast, Lunch, Cakes, Coffee, Pastries, Petit Fours, Soups, Salads, Baked Goods, Art, Music and More. Come eat and play with us everyday 7am - 5pm.

IYKYK. It’s Christmas up in here.
09/03/2026

IYKYK. It’s Christmas up in here.

Jamaican Beef Patties Golden flaky shellSpicy beef and gravy waitJuice runs down your chin. I’m just saying, their so go...
09/03/2026

Jamaican Beef Patties

Golden flaky shell
Spicy beef and gravy wait
Juice runs down your chin.

I’m just saying, their so good I’m inspired to poetry.

Rosh Hashanah is coming.We’ll have apple cakes and round challah, sweet things and circles, reminders of hope, renewal, ...
09/02/2026

Rosh Hashanah is coming.

We’ll have apple cakes and round challah, sweet things and circles, reminders of hope, renewal, and the possibility of beginning again.

And maybe that idea feels especially important right now.

A new year asks us to imagine that we can do better. That we can be kinder. That we can make more room at the table. That we can choose curiosity over judgment, generosity over fear, and love over the instinct to divide ourselves from one another.

You don’t have to celebrate Rosh Hashanah to understand the beauty of that.

Place your orders from the link in our bio, or give us a call.

Apparently, the Princess Cake was recently named the sexiest cake in the world.We’re not saying we agree.We’re just sayi...
09/01/2026

Apparently, the Princess Cake was recently named the sexiest cake in the world.

We’re not saying we agree.

We’re just saying… that little green marzipan number is doing a lot of work.

Come get yourself a bite of royalty.

For the love of cake, save the date! Cake club is back again this year. October 4th. Bring a cake. Eat cake. Raise money...
08/31/2026

For the love of cake, save the date! Cake club is back again this year. October 4th. Bring a cake. Eat cake. Raise money for a great cause. See details and purchase tickets in the link in our Bio.

ITS AS COLD AS A WITCH’S TIT IN HERE. Our new ac is pumping so hard you’ll want hot coffee with that cupcake.
08/30/2026

ITS AS COLD AS A WITCH’S TIT IN HERE. Our new ac is pumping so hard you’ll want hot coffee with that cupcake.

Summer break comes to an end. We’re back open tomorrow folks. But please be patient with us. It’ll take a couple of days...
08/27/2026

Summer break comes to an end. We’re back open tomorrow folks. But please be patient with us. It’ll take a couple of days to get everyone’s favorite everything back in stock. I can’t wait to hear about your summer!

When you take a month off, you have a lot of time to think. I’m sharing this morning’s mental ramblings. Starting a sm...
08/25/2026

When you take a month off, you have a lot of time to think. I’m sharing this morning’s mental ramblings. Starting a small business is a heroic act. I don’t mean to flatter myself; I’m just being honest. It means risking almost everything you have on something that might fail, in full view of everyone you know. We opened on a shoestring budget. If I told most businesspeople how little operating capital we started with, they’d all say don’t do it. But I knew I had to try, or I’d regret it for the rest of my life.
Those first few years, though. Whoo. Every unresolved issue in you gets tested when you strike out on your own. There were times we weren’t sure we’d make it, and I’d get smacked in the face with all my worst fears at once. Fear of failing. Fear of not being enough. Fear of financial instability, of not being able to take care of myself, of needing help. I was an emotional mess, full of dread.
Then, three years in, the pandemic hit. In a strange, real way, it was a kind of blessing. If we didn’t make it, this time there’d be a reason bigger than my own inadequacy. The whole world was facing the same wall I was facing. I wasn’t alone in it anymore, and that changed something. Instead of freezing up, I got inspired to adapt. There’s something about a shared fight that lets you stand up in a way a private one never quite does. Those years also solidified our purpose as a gathering place. People needed a way to stay connected, and we found a way to help them do that safely. That mattered then. It matters now.
We’ve hit rough patches since, and I’m sure we will again. But now I feel like I’ve got an army behind me, neighbors and team members as invested in this place’s survival as I am. That’s the real lesson in all of it. Survival is so much scarier when you think you’re alone. It’s hard to think creatively when it’s only your own neck on the line. But when you’re fighting for something bigger than yourself, that distance gives you room to stay calmer, think bigger, and find your way through.
I’m not carrying this by myself. I never really was.

Which of our cookies do you miss the most? Pecan Sandies- A Southern belle, a Mexican wedding cookie, an Italian n...
08/22/2026

Which of our cookies do you miss the most? Pecan Sandies- A Southern belle, a Mexican wedding cookie, an Italian nonna, and a Scottish shortbread all walked into a bakery. Pecan Sandies are proof that every culture eventually figured out the same important thing: put nuts in butter and bake it.
Tripple Nutters- A peanut butter thrupple. Peanut butter cookies with peanut brittle and Butterfingers. Because too much is exactly enough.
Chocolate Chip Cookies- Thick, chewy, and loaded with chocolate. We understood the assignment.
Blueberry Coconut Macaron- Coconut went berry picking. Things escalated.
Stage Planks- The old-school New Orleans classic grew up, softened, and discovered crystallized ginger.
Fruit and Nut- No added sugar. No funny business. Just dried fruit, nuts, and a faithful following.
Sesame Cookie- Soft, toasty, and just sweet enough, with a little halva in its soul.
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies- A brownie went undercover. The powdered sugar is not a convincing disguise.
Lemon Head Cookies- A childhood friendship, a Lemonhead obsession, and several decades of commitment to the bit.

Address

3624 Dauphine Street
New Orleans, LA
70117

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 3pm
Thursday 8am - 3pm
Friday 8am - 3pm
Saturday 8am - 3pm
Sunday 8am - 3pm

Telephone

+15043363336

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