King Cake, everywhere.
The reigning king cake pick in every Top Tier Eats city, ranked by the locals who eat there.
King Cake is unclaimed.
King Cake is a regional unlock; it opens up where it's a signature.
The Northeast
- Rochester
Baker Street Bakery and Savoia Pastry Shoppe, per Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The Midwest
- Cincinnati
Busken Bakery and Graeter's Ice Cream, per Cincinnati CityBeat
- Kansas City
McLain's Bakery and Donut King, per KCUR 89.3
- Madison
Rolling Pin Bake Shop and Clasen's European Bakery, per Madison Magazine
- Milwaukee
Aggie's Bakery & Cake Shop and Blue's Egg + Bakery, per OnMilwaukee
- Omaha
Cakes By Diane and Pettit's Pastry, per Omaha World-Herald
- Springfield, MO
Pickwick & Cherry and Big Easy Grill, per 417 Magazine
- St. Louis
McArthur's Party Cakes and La Pâtisserie Chouquette, per St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The South
- Austin
Walton's Fancy & Staple and Easy Tiger South Lamar, per Austin American-Statesman
- Birmingham
Birmingham Breadworks and Edgar's Bakery Colonnade, per Bham Now
- Charleston, SC
WildFlour Pastry and Le Chambertin, per The Post and Courier
- Charlotte
Suárez Bakery and Manolo's Bakery, per Charlotte Observer
- Dallas–Fort Worth
Haute Sweets Patisserie and Leila Bakery & Cafe, per D Magazine
- Houston
French Gourmet Bakery and Three Brothers Bakery, per Houston Chronicle
- Louisville
Nord's Bakery and Plehn's Bakery, per LEO Weekly
- Memphis
Sweet LaLa’s Bakery and La Baguette French Bread and Pastry Shop, per The Daily Memphian
- Nashville
FatBelly Pretzel Bakery & Deli and Spicy Boy’s, per Eater Nashville
- New Orleans
Dong Phuong Bakery and Manny Randazzo King Cakes, per Time Out New Orleans
- Richmond
The Mixing Bowl Bakery and Montana Gold Bread Co, per Richmond Magazine
- San Antonio
The Bread Box and NOLA Restaurant, per San Antonio Express-News
- Washington, DC
Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery and Fresh Baguette, per Eater DC
The West
- Denver
Rheinlander Bakery and Katherine's French Bakery & Café, per 303 Magazine
- Portland, OR
Helen Bernhard Bakery and Screen Door, per The Oregonian
- San Diego
Louisiana Purchase and Edelweiss Bakery, per Times of San Diego
- Seattle
Bakery Nouveau and Sugar Bakery, per Seattle Magazine
- Tucson
Nadines Bakery and Beyond Bread, per Arizona Daily Star