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CC's, a southern states' chain, has good coffee, a very friendly staff
and served us a delicious holiday drink with eggnog and espresso.
The Cafe Du Monde´, one of the oldest coffee houses in New Orleans,
sits in the French Market under a huge tent and serves up a production
line Cafe Au Lait and Beignets (ben-yahs). It is a terrific
gathering spot early in the morning, especially for tourists, although we
hear that locals like to go there too.
Our choice, however, is le Madeleine, which is also a chain, but
emits an atmosphere of quaint and local. On the corner of Jackson
Square, where psychics, tarot readers and artists, are waiting
patiently for their day to begin, Madeleine's is buzzing with friendly
morning coffee talk. Heavy wooden floors are topped with wooden
tables scattered around conversationally and two sides of the room are
ceiling to floor French Doors.
People watching, business meetings, morning paper, or just a quiet
chat with a friend - it would be easy to lose the morning here.
Coffee is help-yourself, the milk is hot in the thermos and refills
are free. If you've a sweet tooth in the morning, you could have
the traditional beignet, a fried square of pastry, drowned in powdered
sugar, or you could choose from any number of mouth-watering selections
of cheesecakes, brulee, napoleons, tarts and more.
But it doesn't end with
morning fare. Soupes, salads, sandwiches, pizza, hot French
specialties, dinners and pasta are also served throughout the day.
Quez desirez-vous?
What
would you like? You won't be disappointed.
Having finished our coffee, we head out to visit Tee Eva, The
Queen of Pralines!
Let's
Go!
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