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No. 44 in the world · November 2026

Café du Monde

800 Decatur St, French Market · New Orleans, United States

Café du MondeNo. 44
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The one cup to order

Café au lait with chicory, half coffee and half hot milk, with an order of three beignets

When it's quiet: Late at night or very early morning; the line is longest mid-morning.

The French Market's coffee stand since 1862, open around the clock most days: coffee cut with roasted chicory root, the New Orleans way.

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New Orleans café au lait with chicory

New Orleans café au lait with chicory

10 min · 2 big cups. Café du Monde's order since 1862: dark coffee blended with roasted chicory root, mixed half and half with hot milk, with a plate of beignets under powdered sugar.

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