Cafe Du Monde
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“This outdoor café--a stone's throw from the mighty Mississippi--is the destination for Nola's signature breakfast food, the beignet.”
– BlackBook
"No visit to New Orleans is complete without a chicory-laced café au lait paired with the addictive, sugar-dusted beignets at this venerable institution."
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"Excuse us while we wax rhapsodic. Since 1862, Café du Monde has been selling café au lait and beignets (and nothing but) on the edge of Jackson Square."
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"For sugar-dusted beignets, chicory coffee, people-watching and pure NOLA atmosphere, this historic 1875 café cannot be beaten."
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"Du Monde is overrated, but you're probably gonna go there, so here goes: the coffee is decent and the beignets (square, sugar-coated fritters) are inconsistent."
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"The menu at Café du Monde in the French Market is simple, and almost everyone comes for the same combination: café au lait and beignets."
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