Reviews Buttermilk Drop Bakery And Cafe

Located at 1781 North Dorgenois Street and the sort of place where a homeless man as well as the Sheriff may approach a diner during the course of a fifteen minute visit for a handout or interrogation, respectively, The Buttermilk Drop Bakery & Café may not seem like the sort of place a Caucasian Midwesterner visiting town would be at 6:30 in the morning, but between the products and its friendly staff it is actually an unlikely New Orleans ‘must see.’

Open at 5am daily Weekdays and 6am on Weekends, far more convincing for a Donut Shop than Wink’s trendy environs opening after eight in the French Quarter, The Buttermilk Drop features several varieties of fresh fried Dough in addition to a buffet-style arrangement of Southern Breakfast specialties, most patrons coming and going quickly with only a few taking the opportunity to dine in at booths just inside the entrance the building.

Busy in the kitchen, a glass partition and window separating the dining area from clouds of Flour and whirring mixers, it was with Donuts in mind that an order was placed, paid for and subsequently bagged, a little over $5 exchanged for five selections with the heavily powdered Custard filled pillow thankfully separated from the rest, yet still making a snowy mess of hands, table and floor.

Skeptic of the Fritter at first, some areas so thick with glaze that the top was rendered white, the lumpy round was pleasantly crunchy despite sweetness with a capital “S,” the Sugar-coated Square sort of like Raisin Brioche with a soft and pillowy texture to the base that likely would have made for a great Bread Pudding, as well.

Saving the eponymous item for last, the Cop who’d originally suggested I was “casing the place out” for taking a picture outside recommending “you gotta try both,” one would be challenged to decide whether the original Buttermilk or Cocoa-tinged Red Velvet was better, the decision mostly that of personal preference from which one of each is definitely the best option…with “World Famous” Wink’s falling short of both.

I had the small grits, with eggs and bacon. The grits were more runny than I like but the bacon and eggs were on point, though I could have used more eggs.

Of course, I had a buttermilk drop. Delicious! Worth the trip. It's more doughy than a donut hole. Kind of like a cake donut hole.

Gotta love their buttermilk drops

Fresh and delicious baked goodies. The chocolate covered donuts, apple fritters and cinnamon rolls were huge and full of flavor. Great locally owned spot to visit in the area

This place is amazing. The regular donuts were fine, but the buttermilk drops are truly the star of the show. We got original and red velvet flavors. The red velvet is very good; the original is astonishingly delicious. The appearance of the place may be off putting; don’t let it. It’s open and the man behind the counter was so kind and friendly. I told my son that this bakery is exactly representative of New Orleans: it doesn’t always look open or even functional at first glance. But do a little investigating and you will end up with some delicious food and find friendly, kind, welcoming people.

Its a New Orleans favorite. Its warm and welcoming and the donuts are AMAZING!!! This is a weekly treat if I can stop myself from going back more. I really try to only go on Saturday or Sunday.They have been making some improvements and I hope all will work out for them. Lets continue to support our local restaurants :) Glaze and any flavor buttermilk drop is worth the calories lol

I ate here twice while visiting NOLA. The food was good and decently priced. The staff were friendly and service was quick. I ordered pancakes with eggs and bacon one day and cheesy eggs & grits with sausage the next. I sampled my friends waffles and potatoes too. I also had a glazed donut and original and blueberry buttermilk drops. The only thing I didn’t like were the brownies which looked amazing but lacked the flavor I expected.

The food is so good I ordered bacon egg and cheese croissant and fried chicken wings omg the food was delicious like grandma cooking. I went next door and also brought donuts balls the best donuts ever…. Food so good will be back when we visit New Orleans again..

The food is amazing and you can tell the community love this spot. I would definitely recommend and I personally will return to try more things off the menu!

Always so good. Donuts are always fluffy and fresh. Biscuits that will make you backflip. I wish coffee was on the Uber eats menu that would be perfect 🫡