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Skip the wait at this famous beignet cafe

1/7/2016

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I wrote a blog post on this about 3 months ago and it went missing from my website? So, here we go again!

Café Du Monde is one of those must do while in New Orleans. Here are a few tips to help you navigate the traffic into the café.

After living in New Orleans for many years we noticed that people would queue up, down the sidewalk in front of Jackson Square to get into Café Du Monde.  Café Du Monde is a first come, first serve café. With THREE entrances to the café you should never wait in the single line that forms on Decatur St.  There is one entrance nearest Jackson Square where everyone queues up, there's one a little farther down towards the French Market, and one in the rear of the café on the back alley. The one closest to the French Market, and the "back door" are usually not busy. There is however a takeout window by the back door that usually has a line for to go orders. You can just cross that line and go find you a seat! When finding a table at Café Du Monde look for someone getting up, and go sit at their table! The waiters will come and bus your table and take your order.
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Beignets by Joe Dunn
Have a couple of Beignets for me!
4 Comments
really
1/9/2016 08:18:20 am

So your tip is to sneak in and not wait in line? Can wait for your post about how to get free coffee.

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Joe Dunn
1/9/2016 10:54:31 am

You are not sneaking in when there are three legitimate entrances. It's a first come, first serve restaurant. Just because most everyone queues up for one entrance does not mean you have to. The locals know about this, so they use one of the other lesser popular entrances. And, the coffee is almost free! It's only a dollar something..

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Betty
11/13/2022 08:15:33 am

Joe is correct. I was born and raised in New Orleans, and that's the way the native New Orleanians have been getting their tables at the French Market coffee shops since I was a child many years ago.

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Ryan
4/16/2023 02:24:22 pm

It’s a seat yourself cafe and most tourists don’t realize it just standing along with everyone else.

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