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Night view of Cafe du Monde (2010) "Original French Market Coffee Stand" Café au lait and beignets at Café Du Monde in New Orleans Preparing beignets in Café du Monde. Café du Monde (French for "Café of the World" or "the People's Café") is a renowned open-air coffee shop located on Decatur Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
The French Market is also known for hosting some annual events including the French Quarter Festival and the French Market Creole Tomato Festival. The flea market is especially busy on weekends. Free musical events are often given in the French Market. The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park office and visitor center is in the French Market.
It is the second oldest such business in Greater New Orleans, after Café du Monde. Morning Call was opened by Joseph Jurisch in 1870, at the lower end of the New Orleans French Market, [1] eight years after its main competitor, Café du Monde, opened a few blocks upriver in the French Quarter. [2] For over a century it was a French Quarter ...
The name French Quarter is misleading in that many of the buildings date from the late-18th century, after the two New Orleans fires of 1788 and 1794 destroyed over 80 per cent of the city.
Antoine's is a Louisiana Creole cuisine restaurant located at 713 rue St. Louis (St. Louis Street) in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.It is one of the oldest family-run restaurants in the United States, having been established in 1840 by Antoine Alciatore. [2]
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Brennan's was founded in 1946 by Owen Brennan, an Irish-American restaurateur and New Orleans native. It was originally called the Vieux Carré restaurant and was located on Bourbon Street across from the Old Absinthe House until 1956 when it moved to its current location.
Hurricane Katrina severely damaged the restaurant in 2005, causing it to close. [2] [4] [6] In 2007, Mr. B's Bistro was rebuilt to look the same as before the hurricane hit, and reopened. [4] [6] Cindy Brennan authored The Mr. B's Bistro Cookbook: Simply Legendary Recipes From New Orleans's Favorite French Quarter Restaurant (ISBN 0976300605). [11]