Levee Baking Co.
Bakery · Irish Channel ·
Artisanal baked goods: croissants, kouign-amann, babka
Artisanal baked goods: croissants, kouign-amann, babka
"Christina Balzebre opened her own bakery a few years back to great fanfare, having gained a following at farmer’s markets and then popping up for Saturday brunch at Mosquito Supper Club. In addition to Balzebre’s stunning tarts, pastries, cinnamon rolls, and crusty loaves of bread, Levee currently offers a few breakfast and lunch items (like a garlic croissant bun with prosciutto and asiago cheese wine). It’s working on an expansion for a larger Magazine Street footprint." - Eater Staff
"Normally closed Monday through Wednesday, Levee Baking Co. is opening at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11 for emergency pastries and then closing the rest of the week with plans to reopen Saturday and Sunday." - Clair Lorell
"Levee is from local baker Christina Balzebre, a former Link restaurant group breadmaster who gained a following for at farmer’s markets and brunch pop ups at Mosquito Supper Club. In addition to Balzebre’s stunning tarts, pastries, cinnamon rolls, and crusty loaves of bread, Levee offers a few breakfast and lunch items, like a breakfast sandwich and prosciutto and gruyere on a flaky croissant." - Eater Staff
"Opened in 2019 off Magazine Street in the Irish Channel, Levee Baking Co. (whose baker Christina Balzebre built a following at farmers’ markets and as a pop‑up at Mosquito Supper Club) is best known for crusty loaves, chocolate babka, and kouign‑amann, and more recently for its seasonal savory open‑faced croissants. The shop’s formula for the savory open‑faced croissant is a roasted vegetable, a complementary cheese, and fresh herbs or a seedy topping; examples have included shishito pepper with cream cheese and everything seasoning over the summer, and a transition into potato or squash for fall. Right now the offering is sweet potato, feta, and dill, using goat feta from Southern Maids Dairy in Franklinton and produce sourced from nearby small farms like Cicada Calling Farm, JV Foods vendors, or the Crescent City Farmers Market." - Clair Lorell
"I note that at Levee Baking, Christina Balzebre is making chocolate buttermilk, roasted sweet potato, and lemon meringue pies this year, and they are selling out fast; ordering is first come, first served with pickups on Wednesday, November 23 from noon to 4 p.m." - Clair Lorell