Bayou Eats · checked by hand, fall 2026
New Orleans beignets
7 places for beignets: square fritters fried to order and buried in powdered sugar. Each was checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source.
Three to a plate
Beignets come three to an order, hot, with café au lait. Café du Monde at the French Market is the best known; the rest of the list runs from Royal Street courtyards to Uptown.
The list at a glance
Towns with the most: New Orleans (7).
Our method: a place made the list only if a 2025 or 2026 source backed it up (its own site or menu, a dated local news story or an official tourism listing) and its street address matched. No current source, or a website gone dark, and it stayed off. Review sites played no part, and places run by region and town rather than by anybody's score. Po-boy shops and boudin counters keep short hours and sell out, and crawfish is seasonal, so check before you drive.
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Other guides: Po-boys, Old-line Creole dining rooms, Boudin & cracklins, Oyster bars & boiled seafood, MICHELIN & James Beard, Checking an inspection. City pages: New Orleans.
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- New Orleans (7)
New Orleans
7 places, by town.
Cafe Beignet
311 Bourbon St, New Orleans
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Café Beignet on Bourbon Street.
Cafe Beignet Royal
334 Royal St, New Orleans
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Beignets in a Royal Street courtyard.
Cafe Du Monde
800 Decatur St, New Orleans
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Beignets and café au lait at the French Market since 1862.
Cafe Du Monde City Park
56 Dreyfous Dr, New Orleans
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Café du Monde in City Park.
Morning Call Coffee Stand
5101 Canal Blvd, New Orleans
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Beignets near City Park.
New Orleans Coffee & Beignet Company
700 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans
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Beignets on Tchoupitoulas Street.
The Vintage
3121 Magazine St, New Orleans
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Beignets on Magazine Street.