Bellegarde Bakery

Truly great bread and the croissant had a great flavor. The ham&brie on baguette was amazing. Wish we lived closer!

The bread here is decent, I didn't try any pastries because all of them have some sort of dairy in it. The prices were quite high, and while I ate the entire baguette (yes, in one sitting) I was having a difficult time justifying spending that much money. Costco sells a pack of two baguettes for $4 that never disappoint. Given that this bakery adds sourdough into the baguettes, perhaps I expected it to taste more "sourdoughy". Nonetheless the bread tasted good. The sourdough sesame bun was a nice texture, but I would only suggest you getting that item if you really like sesame seeds... If you really want your sock blown off, try going to Levee Baking Co. They had vegan options and the bread and pastries I got make my mouth water thinking about it...

Off the beaten path, but totally worth it. The pastries were great; the bread (we had a baguette and an epi) was world class. Truly excellent. Walkable if you take the St. Charles line to its Carrollton Ave. terminus. No real place to sit and eat, so more for takeaway.

We just came back from France again and I was complaining how much better everything is over there. Standards down here in nola are extremely low so when I go somewhere I don’t expect anything special in regards to customer service “you won’t get a hello or thank you most the time”, and the food isn’t nearly as good as people think it is. Nor is it priced accordingly for the quality. I find everything pretty meh down here for the price. However, with all the negativity there are a few positives. Bellegarde and their euro sandwich. Currently sitting at 6.50 it’s a normal deal considering in France they were around 5 euro. Bellegarde’s baguette is one of the best also in the city. I rank it up there with breads on oaks in terms of crust, quality and taste.

You can't really sit and eat. The bread is delicious, I would likely get something daily if I lived close enough