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Close-up of a laminated pain au chocolat showing its layers

Pâtisserie, New Orleans

Butter, flour & three days of patience.

Our croissants are laminated by hand over 72 hours with Isigny butter, then baked in small batches all morning so every one leaves warm.

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Today: 214 croissants, out at 6:40 a.m.Croissants from 7 a.m.Tarts from 10 a.m.Closed Mondays

La Vitrine

What's in the case this week. Everything is made in our kitchen behind the counter, from the pâte sucrée to the candied lemon.

A golden croissant on a white plate

Croissant au beurre

$4.75

27 layers, shattering crust, honeycomb crumb.

Fruit tart with kiwi, berries and mango

Tarte aux fruits

$8.50

Vanilla crème pâtissière, whatever fruit is best at the Crescent City market.

Lemon tarts with piped cream

Tarte au citron

$7.75

Meyer lemon curd, toasted meringue, almond crust.

Slice of fig tart with gold leaf

Tarte aux figues

$9

Louisiana Celeste figs, frangipane, a fleck of gold. Through October.

Pain au chocolatTwo batons of Valrhona 70%$5.25
Kouign-amannCaramelized, salted, dangerous$5.50
Croissant aux amandesTwice baked, rum syrup, almond cream$6
Canelé de BordeauxDark crust, custard heart$3.75
Paris-BrestPraline mousseline, choux ring$9.50
Café au laitChicory or not, your call$4.25
Tray of freshly baked croissants

The Saturday Box, $42

Eight pastries, chosen by us, ready at eight.

Order by Thursday at 6 p.m. and we'll set aside a box of the weekend's best. It changes every week; it's always worth it.

  1. Two croissants au beurre
  2. Two pains au chocolat
  3. One kouign-amann, one almond croissant
  4. Two seasonal tartelettes
Reserve this Saturday's box
"A croissant should make a little noise when you break it. If it doesn't, start again."

Céline Arceneaux — pâtissière & owner

La Maison

From Lyon to the Lower Garden District.

Céline trained at a pâtisserie in Lyon for six years before coming home to New Orleans. In 2021 she opened Petite Lune in a narrow shotgun storefront with one deck oven, one marble slab, and a sign shaped like the moon over the river.

We still laminate every croissant by hand. We still sell out most Saturdays. And we still keep a plate of broken ones by the register for the kids.

72hours per croissant
82%butterfat Isigny butter
1deck oven, still

Address

Magazine Street

3019 Magazine St
New Orleans, LA 70115

Between Seventh & Eighth. Look for the crescent moon sign.

Hours

Open

Tue – Fri7 am – 3 pm
Sat – Sun7:30 am – 2 pm
MondayFermé

Orders

Celebrations

Croquembouche, wedding tarts and office mornings with five days' notice.

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