Wakin' Bakin'

Amazing food. Simple menu with fantastic items. The superbowl is the wya to go. Classic fresh ingredient done right. Staff treats you so well. They are super friendly! I cannot recommend this place enough. If you're in the garden district anytime around breakfast time do stop here! You will not be disappointed.

Absolutely fabulous sourdough, biscuits, etc. We had the etouffee and grits and the sourdough sandwich, both of which were excellent. The side of fruit consisted of the largest grapes that we had ever seen, plus generous slabs of watermelon and honeydew and generously sized strawberries. When we arrived, only one other table was occupied, but we were followed by several more people. There was only one server working, and she did not appear to be having a magical day…she took our order and dropped off our food but did not check back at any point and seemed greatly inconvenienced by being asked to refill our tiny water cups about 20 minutes after we had emptied them. Another employee eventually arrived to assist her, and she was much more friendly, but we were almost done by then. Overall, great food in a comfortable setting - just hope you don’t get a server who’s ready to be done for the day.

The food was amazing! It was plated extremely well, and looked very appetising. The taste of the sausage was unlike a lot of breakfast diners and actually had a less sweet and overproduced flavour; It tasted fresh and not frozen. The pancakes were absolutely amazing in fluffiness and the syrup wasn’t overly sweet to the point it made you sick. The eggs were also cooked really well, and the yolk was very runny (I got sunny-side up!). I also got the biscuits and gravy, which had an amazing creamy sauce and well pan-cooked biscuits. Overall, I would definitely come here again if I lived in the area!

The Waken Bacon had a lineup out the door so we were expecting it to be good, but it was a basic diner with basic food, shitty service, when we were actually let in the host only gave us 1 set of utensils n 1 menu, our server was barely available to us and the cook actually came out to make small talk with other patrons there except me n my husband. Highly disappointing for the over long wait. Will not be returning!

Wonderful breakfast. We didn't expect to get as much food as we did, but boy what a surprise. Everything was fantastic. I would highly recommend for breakfast or brunch. The biscuits and sausage gravy are the best.

I had The OG Bowl and Cajun Smashed Hash, both are very good and combined they were incredible. I couldn’t finish it all in the end. Highly recommend. Fiancée had bacon and eggs, I believe, which she enjoyed. Great fairly priced breakfast spot.

had an amazing experience here. The food was excellent, and the customer service was just as impressive. Even when the place got busy — and with a new team member learning on the fly — the staff kept everything moving smoothly and stayed friendly and attentive the whole time. Great spot, great energy, and definitely worth a visit.

I was on vacation with my Mom in New Orleans last week and we found a great place for breakfast, Wakin Bakin. We ate there twice for breakfast and the service was great, enjoyed all the art work on the walls and the food was very good! My favorite meal was the Sourdough King with fruit. The egg, cheese, spinach, avocado, tomato, bacon and the tasty sourdough bread! I also had the pancakes with scrambled eggs and bacon was good too. If you live or are visiting the French Quarter you should definitely go to Wakin Bakin on 900 Dumaine Street!

Cheesy grits with bacon and eggs over easy served in a bowl! Yummy. Got my southern food craving totally satisfied. Plus iced coffee on a warm day. We ate among gnomes and ghouls on Halloween morning. Service was lovely too. No wait. And the ambiance is cute and arty.

Okay a chihuahua and a Dalmatian we're sitting next to me. Def helped the ambiance. Just a cute quirky breakfast spot with a short tight well executed menu. Coffee offerings were great.

Pleasant service, very good food! Loved the King sandwich and the Voodoo Coffee! A great morning breakfast/brunch place

Food was delicious. Enjoyed a classic breakfast. The sourdough king was yummy! The bread has a tangy taste to it. The service was fast. We went around 11 ish in the morning so the restaurant was at 60% capacity but can still have a conversation with company. Will return!

I am so happy we stumbled across this place. it's off the beaten path and definitely worth checking out. The food was incredible, especially their homemade sourdough bread and smashed potatoes. the service was amazing and folks were incredibly friendly. It is small, quiet, and quaint. A must!

This is an exceptional breakfast spot. The food is the real deal and service is friendly. Bring your own bottle of Champagne for a mimosa.... It's BYOB.... Go here

Great food, great service & the place is adorable! It packs up quickly so get there early!

Oh heck yes this place rocks! Right off bourbon Street in the heart of the French Quarter. Best to walk here as parking is mainly street parking and tough to find. This location is a small quaint place. Really great vibes with the atmosphere, the workers and the art. First off, get their house made VOODOO JUICE. This is their homemade chocolate milk mixed with cold brew. I sucked down 2 of them in minutes. Secondly I got their Sourdough King breakfast sandwich. It was delicious!!! Perfect bread, amazing bacon aioli and it was nice and large! I paired this with their Cajun hash and highly recommend. Overall cost vs food was spot on. The wait staff is also very friendly and attentive.

Quaint little spot a few blocks from our hotel. We waited a few minutes to be seated. Servers were nice, kept topping off our beverages. The food did take a rather long time, especially since the place was pretty small. We ordered a classic breakfast and sausage biscuits and gravy (came with eggs and bacon). The classic breakfast was pretty average, We wanted to try the homemade sourdough toast, 1 large piece of toast that was good, didn't taste like sourdough to me. I wanted to like the biscuits and gravy, but the gravy was sort of grainy and not hot. The sausage in the breakfast and in the gravy was homemade. I liked the flavor, my boyfriend was disappointed in it, we actually swapped sausage for bacon. The issue I had with the sausage was that there were pieces of bone in it. Maybe we got them on a bad day, I might give them a shot again.

Went twice during our trip, good food. Very fun decorations! Would recommend in the French Quarter

Food was good. Service was atrocious. Wrote the owner about our experience. They never responded. I can forgive lapses - but when feedback is offered, someone should respond.

Make sure to come hungry because they serve a lot of food! It's perfect after a night of drinking! The server was super nice and sweet. The restaurant is very basic and small so definitely get there earlier on busy days like the weekends!

Gravy was excellent! My waitress was super sweet and made sure i was well taken care of after a long night of drinking! Great environment and relaxing atmosphere too with beautiful art to view and purchase if you are interested in purchasing. Definitely my new favorite place for breakfast in the Quarter.

Went and had breakfast here it was so Delicious!! As a true southerner I am picky about my grits and these are great! The smash potatoes are a must- add cheddar- trust me!! Our waitress was super sweet as well and provided great service!

Nice little breakfast place just off Bourbon St. Food was very good (try the sourdough!) Wait staff was friendly and efficient!

First brunch in New Orleans for us in several years. It did not disappoint. The food was delicious! Staff was very happy. Loved the bright colors inside. Would definitely visit again.

Amazing food and great service! Cute little brunch spot in the middle of French Quarters! Definitely recommend!!

A friend of ours here in Maine found out we were going to be in NOLA and said "my friends own a place in the French quarter, you should go" and boy am I glad we did, we ate there twice on our first trip down last September, and 5 times on our trip back earlier this month, the place is cozy with great food and a friendly staff, cannot wait to come back on our next visit to New Orleans!

This is a wonderful little breakfast place! My husband and I came here every morning during our recent trip to Nola. It was such a lovely way to start each day, great food, great vibes, great staff. Their grits are top notch and I highly recommend the breakfast burrito. And the seafood etouffee over grits. And the OG bowl. It's all good, you really can't go wrong. Oh, and the bacon confit that's in so many of their dishes is just amazing. Wakin' Bakin' forever!!

Ordered Uber Eats. And this is what I got. The biscuits were also burned. Save your money. Update: The owner did message me directly and offer to make it right and that the spoke to the cook

Meh It's a cut little spot. Not very big but eclectic as is everything just about in the French quarters. The service is friendly enough and the food comes quickly. We ordered the sourdough king with the hash. The sandwich itself was decent but the has came out cold. Decent flavor but I don't like being served cold food when it should be hot. I feel like there are so many places to eat in this area that people should be stepping it up.

I love this place. They've got my favorite biscuits and gravy in the city (not that I've eaten everywhere yet). But definitely the best in the Quarter. The staff are very friendly and it's always an enjoyable experience.

Very quaint restaurant located in the French quarters. Hard to find parking. The service was great and food was delicious. The bacon was tasty. They also have a few vegetarian options. Nice atmosphere and great customer service. Nice for family, friends, dates, or eating solo. Definitely going back as prices were good. They make sure to take care of their kitchen staff with a automatic 10% gratuity. I like that. Enjoy!

Charming and friendly service, food came quickly. I don't know about other locations, but this one was family-run for the summer with the manager(?)/owner(?)'s little daughter helping out at the front door - cute. Loved the freshness and colorfulness of the food. We were here as tourists, so the Cajun/Creole menus were starting to weigh down on me after a few days and a lighter, fresher fare was welcome. I had the Heart Healthy with spinach and egg white omelette plus sourdough. It was light, but had a lovely flavor to what could have been a really bland meal. We also had the Sourdough King (basically a breakfast sandwich) and the Shrimp Etouffee on Grits. Both delicious as well. The sourdough is yummy and the etouffee was lighter than most other places with more of a fresh tomato base, but it was very flavorful. Overall, the food here is lighter, but it still keeps that New Orleans spirit and flavor.

Food Service and Ambiance all superb! I definitely would recommend this business. All and all a great experience l.

A great breakfast! I very much enjoyed my OG bowl which had grits loaded with chz, bacon crumbles & scrambled egg. My daughter had the "usual". Which was a plate with eggs, bacon biscuit and fruit. My son had the kids pancakes with egg and bacon. He loved it. Staff was great as well and service was speedy.

Upon entering the very tiny restaurant you could hear employees bickering in the kitchen area which is an open concept. My husband enjoyed the VooDoo coffee and we shared the bacon burrito. The burrito could have been better had they warmed it on the grilled. The inside of the burrito was room temperature. The sourdough bread was delicious.

Wakin Bakin was recommended by Sky Dining. Since it was a short walk from my hotel I decided to check it out. Please do not look at their online menu before going. Online menu is not what they have at restaurant. The restaurant is small but it has so much charm and character. The wait list time was 10 -15 minutes. My server Bill was high energy! He gave me suggestions after realizing I viewed the online menu. I ordered the Heart Healthy Omlette with Creamy Grits and Pancakes. The omelette was flavorful and reminds me of a weekend omlette project you do at home. The pancakes were ok. I fell in love with the grits. I normally like a little cheese on my grits but Wakin Bakin only adds butter and salt. It was a nice simple blend that packed a lot of comfort and taste. Casual comfort food! I plan to go back before leaving New Orleans.

Voted my favorite meal while on NOLA for the week. I got the sourdough breakfast sandwich with avocado. EXCELLENT! Waitress and owners were so friendly. Cutest, quaint perfect setting for breakfast!

My food was good but not amazeballs. I did truly enjoy if but the carrots (which I loved were yellow and purple and not boring orange) were chewy. Not for me. I skipp d those but I did try all colors The tofu was good also. I wish there were more beans. But overall I definitely enjoyed my breakfast. They have a decent selection of tea, but once again, I'd like to see more choices.

Awesome breakfast and ambiance! If you like adventurous food, I highly recommend this cute spot. Refreshingly something different!

Good solid choice for brekky. Clean, helpful staff and welcoming. And clean bathrooms.

On paper this sounds wonderful. Great business model. Chef/owner is very present and super friendly. Menu is extremely limited. Very meat centric. The tofu bowl was basically a bowl of black bean soup with some potatoes and tofu. Some turkey bacon/sausage would be nice options. Wanted to love it, but not sure we'd go back just because of the limited menu.

A hidden gem well worth the wait in the French Quarters with delicious 'down home' food including bacon done to perfection, melt in your mouth biscuits, fluffy pancakes, perfect grits and delightful eggs. Only negatives would be that we found a cup of regular coffee to be expensive (but each cup is drip coffee) and desire for larger paper or cloth napkins.

Charming ambiance with great food for a good price. Recommend the pancakes or the OG grits bowl. Excellent and quick service as well-- this is a must for breakfast in the French Quarter

Sourdough king was very good on the biscuits and gravy is what I recommend miles from this place. The service is very good, but probably not a place I would return to having so many options.

The food was amazing and the service is great. The place is super cute! I will definitely come back!

A family run business 2 blocks from Hotel St Pierre. Friendly staff; clean; decorated with art & plants; The breakfast was very tasty & plentiful; I had scrambled eggs with bacon, a biscuit & fresh fruit; Steve had scrambled eggs with bacon, a biscuit & grits. We're returning today.

The food was amazing!! Definitely recommend this place for a morning breakfast. Their Iced Chai latte and Turtle Mocha drinks were very flavorful. In the video we had the Biscuits & Gravy , the Sourdough King, the Super-bowl, and the Meat Monster. All had amazing flavor we all left full and happy but sad we couldn't eat more. Their service was fast and quick! It is small cafe but everything tastes like its made with their heart and soul.

Shout out to the Dauphine team! Wandered down Dauphine and found this gem. Sweet little comfy spot where you can relax and breathe easy. And after you've eaten all your NOLA favs and your body needs a healthy plate, go here. Their shrimp spinach egg scramble is the truth. Teamed it with fresh fruit which was really fresh and not an afterthought and their amazing honey biscuit. And order two of them or you'll feel big time regrets like me. Best carb I ate all week. And never knew how hard it is to find hot herbal tea in the FQ but they had a delicious Moroccan mint that made my day. Thank you. Can't wait to go back!

Something went very, very awry here. I don't know if it was a bad morning or an overarching issue but absolutely everything went wrong with this visit. The first warning should've been the fact that there was absolutely no one eating when we walked in. It was 11 and the place was full. I saw people with empty drinks but absolutely no food as far as the eye could see. We nabbed the last seat (by the window! Dog watching!). Our waiter took our order pretty quickly and things looked great! And then he was gone for an hour. Not like, gone gone, cause he was puttering around the restaurant now and then (when he wasn't hiding in the back). There was another waitress similarly hiding out. Our bottomless coffee quickly found the bottom and we couldn't even flag him down for a refill. The water we ordered never came. Time passed. A LOT of time. An hour. So many cute dogs walked by the window. I was all for throwing down a $20 and escaping but my hubby was invested. FINALLY our food came. It managed to be completely bland and generic and definitively not worth the wait. I have no idea what happened here. A train wreck of some kind. Perhaps the kitchen was behind or understaffed? I could forgive that IF the front of house staff was attentive or explained or ANYTHING other than hiding out. Maybe it was a bad day for them, but it certainly a terribly start to a day for me. I really hope they figure their sh-t out because it does appear to be a cool, cheerful space and the idea is appealing. The execution, however--not so much.

This place is truly a hidden gem. Best breakfast in Nola by a long shot! I had their Confits Burrito which was AMAZING! Incredibly friendly staff. Fun atmosphere! This place has it all! Don't miss out and have your breakfast here! David from North Carolina.

I need to give them an extra 3 starts for a total of 8 ! The homemade Sourdough toast is off the chart's delicious. I ate the Meat Monster omelet. My T, ordered Sourdough King sandwich ! We normally eat very low carb. So the CarB OverloaD was totally worth every calorie. Lol The service was great. Thanks, Jen

Cute little corner breakfast place. Food and service are New Orleans at its finest. If you are staying in the quarter during the week this is the perfect time to go.

We were visiting New Orleans and were looking for a place to have a regular breakfast. We were in the tourist area that had mainly Cajun-type and seafood, which we loved but not for breakfast. A shop owner recommended Wakin Bacon, so off we walked. We did stop first at a hole in the wall place that actually suspended service for an hour so the kitchen could catch up. There were literally 5 small tables in the joint! Anyway, a few more blocks and we found Wakin' Bacon. The decor is both bright and homey. I ordered eggs and bacon with grits, my sister and my daughter both ordered pancakes. My eggs and bacon were very good, cooked exactly as I asked (much rarer occurrence than you would think), and the grits were just excellent. Both my sister and my daughter said their pancakes were excellent as well. The staff is very friendly and attentive. All in all, a great experience. My daughter and I ended up going there the next day, as we knew we'd have a great breakfast at a very pleasant location.

Sweet little place in French Quarter. Food was very good as was the service. Heads up, not easily accessible to those with mobility issues. Steps to enter and steps to restroom and additional dining area. Great French Truck coffee served.

Limited menu... but all delicious! OG bowl with grits was fabulous. Attentive service. Intimate space... cooorful and spotless

Service was excellent today, friendly, pleasant staff. The coffee was excellent. Biscuits and gravy were delicious. Simple comfort breakfast. Loved it.

There are too many good restaurants in NOLA to waste time here. Probably the poorest wait staff interaction in years.