Within moments of landing in New Orleans, Tilly began talking about beignets. Nawlins is of course famous for these, but no where are they more revered than Cafe du Monde. As you could guess, getting me to go trying something fried and covered with powdered sugar was easy. Its just shocking that we didn't do it until Monday afternoon.
The Original Cafe Du Monde Coffee Stand was established in 1862 in the New Orleans French Market. The Cafe is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It closes only on Christmas Day and on the day an occasional Hurricane passes too close to New Orleans.
The Original Cafe Du Monde is a traditional coffee shop. Its menu consists of dark roasted Coffee and Chicory, Beignets, White and Chocolate Milk, and fresh squeezed Orange Juice. The coffee is served Black or Au Lait. Au Lait means that it is mixed half and half with hot milk. Beignets are square French -style doughnuts, lavishly covered with powdered sugar. In 1988 Iced Coffee was introduced to the cafe. Soft drinks also made their debut that year.
Right outside Cafe du Monde was a young lady performing. We saw her there every day. Here's a short video:
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