The Brennan family is well known in New Orleans for their many fine restaurants. Currently members of the family operate ten different restaurants in New Orleans, all separate from one another and each having its own distinct charm. Brennan’s was the first in this empire. It was opened in 1946 in a building constructed in 1795 by the great grandfather...
Cafe du Monde is a New Orleans icon, operating in the French Quarter since 1862. Open 24 hours per day, this open air cafe only closes for Christmas and “the occasional hurricane.” The menu is simple. The only food on the menu are beignets (pronounced BEN-YAYS!) If you have never had beignets they are an experience not to be missed. Beignets...
Croissant d’Or is a popular little breakfast spot located in the heart of the French Quarter. If you have never had a croissant (or even if you have) these are not to be missed. Be forewarned that once you taste a real croissant you can never go back to mainstream varieties. The ones served here are flaky and buttery without...
The first Morning Call began serving beignets and coffee with chicory in the French Quarter in 1870. (Beignets, pronounced BEN-YAYS, are surprisingly non greasy fried pockets of dough covered in power sugar.) This Morning Call branch opened 142 years later in the old Casino Building in City Park. Now called the Timken Center, the Casino building was built in 1912 when...
Small batch, artisinal doughnuts have recently become quite popular in New Orleans. In 2013, District Donuts opened their first shop on Magazine St in the lower Garden District, selling doughnuts and sliders. They now operate three restaurants in New Orleans as well as one in Jefferson, LA and one in Baton Rouge. At District Donuts you will find your traditional...
The New Orleans Coffee and Beignet Company was founded by the owners of the New Orleans Hamburger and Seafood Company and has three locations. Beignets are a local pastry made by deep frying pockets of dough then covering them in powdered sugar. NOCBC has expanded on this with chocolate varieties and miniature beignet bites. They also serve a variety of...
Step inside a bit of Paris right off of Magazine Street. For over 15 years La Boulangerie has been providing New Orleans with pastries, breads and sandwiches alongside delicious cappuccinos and cafe au lait. For breakfast have a croissant which comes in multiple varieties from plain (which is buttery and flaky and anything but plain) to chocolate, almond or ham...
The Clover Grill has been operating in the French Quarter since 1939. Open 24 hours a day, the traditional diner style restaurant serves good food at a very reasonable price. At The Clover Grill you will find a good mix of people including locals, many of whom are regulars, and tourists who have stumbled upon the very unassuming establishment. The...