Little tip first:It's best to come in the evening, then it's cooler and you can get in straight away without waiting in line.Ambiance is great. Must have in New OrleansCoffee for around $3Beignets 4USDIt's perfectly fine
April 2024
Yummy yum yum I love those tasty beignets and coffee. Music was fantastic.-
April 2024
The original is always the best, there's always a huge line tho, unless your walking by late at night with a few drinks, then they are even better ro smash down.
The Original French Market Coffee Stand established in 1862. Serving Cafe Au Lait and Beignets 24 hours a day, closed only Christmas Day. Our unique blend of Coffee and Chicory and our Beignet Mix is available through the mail or at your grocery store
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Café Du Monde is always open; it's the clientele that changes-from visiting families and local pensioners early in the morning, to couples in the evening, to Bourbon Street refugees looking for coffee and ballast in the night's thinnest hours. This huge coffee stop is a rarity-a tourist trap that locals actually love (although they will rarely wait when lines are long). It's been around for more than a century, and basically serves two items: beignets and café au lait. The beignets are similar to Spanish buñuelos, fried fritters of dough, and are one of those French traditions that's survived here more durably than in France. While probably not on anyone's diet list-they come piled with powdered sugar-they're surprisingly light, and an order (which equals three beignets) disappears with unusual haste.
