Cafe Beignet

Café Beignet is a delightful little cafe offering a breakfast menu that is served all day, alongside some light lunch and dinner options. Although the cafe offers everything from french toast, Belgian waffles and crawish omlettes, to croissants, roast beef po-boys and jambalaya, it is best known for its lighter-than-air beignets and delicious coffee. Adored by locals and tourists alike, Café...

"Café who monde?" ask the "tourists" who "seem to love" these French Quarter "alternatives" for a "sugar rush" of "melt-in-your-mouth" beignets along with "cheap", "spicy" Cajun dishes "without a huge wait"; the staff is "friendly", and while the Bourbon Street location books live music, the "quieter" Royal Street branch still includes the soundtrack of "birds chirping" on the patio.

At breakfast, this counter-service bistro-style cafe serves Belgian waffles, an omelet soufflé, bagels and lox, or brioche French toast. Items on the lunch menu include gumbo, vegetable sandwiches, and salads. And, of course, beignets. The latter won't make us forget Café du Monde -- nothing will, of course -- but if you are here, make the most of it. The Bourbon Street location has a nice...

If you are looking for a great tasting inexpensive lunch or breakfast, Cafe Beignet is the place for you. Staying true to their name, this restaurant serves the famous New Orleans beignets—fried squares of dough dusted with powdered sugar—as well as Belgian waffles, omelets, bagels and brioche French toast. Lunch is a mix of classic Creole dishes and traditional soup or sandwich midday fare....

Café Beignet is a cup full of New Orleans' best European traditions. For two hundred years, New Orleanians have savored every sip of their rich coffee accompanied by delicate, crisp beignets (ben-yays).

These golden squares, usually dusted with powdered confectioner's sugar, can best be described as a cross between a French pastry and an American doughnut. In New Orleans, beignets are enjoyed...