This is the place for the best coffee and beignets. The cafe au lait is their most popular coffee. It's coffee and steamed milk. The beignets are French donuts. They are hot and fresh at Cafe du Monde. Thinking about them is making me salivate right now. You can sit outside and admire the area while you sip your coffee and eat your donuts. Be careful though; powdered sugar is everywhere!

After many requests for us to try begniets, we had to make a stop at one of the Cafe du Monde restaurants in the French quarter. The one we visited was in the riverwalk in the food court. It was situated so its seating had a good view of the Mississippi, so we got some good sights in, too.

We got begniets, which are essentially doughnuts, covered with powdered sugar. And believe me, they were DELICIOUS!

they even had pastry mix that you could buy to bring home to make your own begniets. I should have gotten some, now I regret that I didn't!

The workers were really nice and it was an enjoyable stop in a busy day. It might sound funny, but sometimes I have the strongest craving for this very treat!!

This was a very quaint little coffee shop, and from what I understand this popular New Orleans landmark has been located in the French Market since the early 1860s. It was a wonderful start to our day of just walking around the French Quarter and soaking up the sights, smells, and sounds of New Orleans. Our waiter was a local creole gentleman, who was very kind and just the kind of person you would want to wait on you in a local bistro. He was fantastic.

Beignets (square donuts coated with powdered sugar) and a cup of coffee are about the best breakfast food to have when you are in New Orleans. This is a very casual place, and it caters to everyone. The service can be a bit slow, but you will forget about that when you sink your teeth into a warm, doughy beignet.

This is a world-famous coffee-and-donut stand. The beignets are, of course, the standard by which all others are judged. The coffee was excellent and the people-watching fun. Go early, though, as after about 8am, it starts filling up.