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Winter Restaurant Guide by
Cuisine
COFFEE & DESSERT
ANGELO BROCATO
214 N. Carrollton Ave. 486-0078
This legendary, old-style ice creamery, bakery and cafe offers housemade
ice cream, gelato, and Italian ices year-round (recent specialty -- chestnut
ice cream). You'll also want to check out the selection of Italian sweets like
panforte, torrone and marzipan. Another specialty worth mentioning is the baked
goods -- try the cannoli or some of the best tiramisu in town. No reservations.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
CAFE DU MONDE
800 Decatur St. 587-0833
It's one of those places that out-of-towners insist on heading as soon as
they arrive in New Orleans. In a world of coffeehouses with a dizzying array
of caffeine options, Cafe du Monde keeps it simple with potent chicory coffee,
cafe au lait and those warm melt-in-your mouth beignets piled high with powdered
sugar. Eat indoors or out, or take your goodies to go. No reservations. Open
24 hours. Cash only. $
CC'S COFFEE
2 Poydras St. (New Orleans Hilton Riverside) 525-0024
630 S. Carrollton Ave. 865-0027
650 Poydras St. (Poydras Center) 586-0278
701 Metairie Road, Metairie 831-1449
900 Jefferson Ave. 891-4969
910 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner 465-0527
941 Royal St. 581-6996
1452 Louisiana Ave. 899-1866
1597 Gause Blvd., Slidell (985) 641-3177
2800 Esplanade Ave. 482-9865
2917 Magazine St. 891-2115
3647 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 454-1200
www.ccscoffee.com
The coffee CC's brings to each of its stores around town are from beans harvested
across the globe. A variety of teas complement the coffee choices. The food menu
consists of several types of croissants, pastries, muffins and sweets. The CBD
location offers a light lunch menu. No reservations. Hours vary by location.
Credit cards and checks. $
JAVA HOUSE
4241 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 457-0089
The next time traffic on Veterans drives you to drink, think caffeine --
or tapioca pearls, or ginseng. Java House sells bagels, croissants and muffins
(sugared and sugar-free), but it specializes, like frozen cappuccinos flavored
with white chocolate, chocolate peanut butter, mocha coconut and sugar-free vanilla
(to name a few). Other drink options include bubble tea -- fruit juice poured
over sweet, marble-size tapioca pearls -- and jet tea powered with ginseng and
ginkgo biloba. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards.
$
HAAGEN-DAZS
1 Poydras St. (Riverwalk) 523-3566
621 S. Peters St. 523-4001
8108 Hampson St. 861-1005
Haagen-Dazs' decadent take on ice cream has been in the United States for
decades now, but the franchise keeps inventing new flavors to stay fresh. At
any area location, sample the Bailey's Shaker, featuring Bailey's Irish Cream-flavored
ice cream with whipped cream and cookie crumbs. You can also take home pints
such as the dulce de leche, caramel ice cream with caramel swirls. Lunch, dinner
and late-night daily. Cash and checks at Hampson and St. Peters; credit cards
accepted at Riverwalk location. $
HOUSE OF BREWS
933 Royal St. 525-0333
From morning 'til evening, you can get a good cup of specialty coffee or tea.
There's pastries, cakes, muffins and fruit breads to satisfy cravings from healthy
to decadent. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily. Visa/MC.
$
MAURICE FRENCH PASTRIES
1114-A S. Carrollton Ave. 866-7052
3501 Hessmer Ave., Metairie 885-1526
Maurice Chef-owner Jean-Luc Albin offers a taste of traditional French desserts
and pastries found in his creations like the Kugelhopf, a coffee cake with different
flavors including almond, amaretto, white chocolate raspberry and chocolate chip.
Both locations specialize in specialty cakes and cocktail pastries. Albin also
makes custom-order cakes, including wedding cakes year round. Open daily. Credit
cards. $
MORNING CALL COFFEE STAND
3325 Severn Ave., Metairie 885-4068
4436 Veterans Memorial Blvd. (Clearview Mall), Metairie 779-5348
Morning Call employees have been hand-rolling, cutting and frying beignets
for 132 years. The other longtime tradition, cafe au lait, is made with equal
parts chicory coffee and steamed milk poured from large, stainless steel kettles.
No reservations. Open 24 hours at the Severn location; breakfast, lunch and dinner
daily, late-night Friday through Sunday at the Clearview Mall location. Cash
only. $
PJ'S COFFEE & TEA
436 Veterans Memorial Blvd. (Clearview Shopping Center), Metairie 885-4543
644 Camp St. 529-3658
800 Metairie Road, Metairie 828-1460
945 Magazine St. (National D-Day Museum) 525-0255
1532 Robert E. Lee Blvd. (UNO Lakefront) 283-6686
1545 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey 368-6600
1600 N. Hwy. 190, Covington (985) 871-9326
2963 Hwy. 190, Mandeville (985) 674 1565
3700 Orleans Ave. (American Can Co.) 934-1192
4480 Hwy. 22, Mandeville (985) 624-9015
5300 Tchoupitoulas St. 895-2007
5432 Magazine St. 895-0273
7624 Maple St. 866-7031
10158 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge 738-7797
McAlister Pocket Park (Tulane University) 865-5705
New Orleans International Airport (West Terminal), Kenner 466-2103
www.pjscoffee.com
The large number of PJ's franchises scattered across the area speak to the
popularity of its coffee, teas and food offerings that are more robust that one
might think, with some locations offering a variety of soups and salads. Muffins,
pastries and cakes are available at all. No reservations. Hours vary by location.
Credit cards and checks. $
RUE DE LA COURSE
219 N. Peters St. 523-0206
401 Carondelet St. 586-0401
1140
S. Carrollton Ave. 861-4343
1500 Magazine St. 529-1455
3128 Magazine St. 899-0242
6501 Willow St. (Tulane University) 862-8063
The "Rue" is a second home to many coffee-shop dwellers, with specialty coffees,
including those topped with chocolate and whipped cream, teas and atmosphere
all being top draws. A variety of fresh-made sandwiches are available at most
locations. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night daily (Carondelet
Street location open until 6:30 p.m. weekdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and closed Sundays).
Cash only. $
STARBUCKS COFFEE CO.
500 Canal St. (Canal Place) 595-6258
1451 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey 365-0208
2701 Airline Drive, Metairie 828-6700
2801 Magazine St. 879-4944
3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 828-5257
3601 Hwy. 190, Mandeville (985) 626-5234
5161 Citrus Blvd., Jefferson 818-0633
5800 Magazine St. 269-5113
7700 Maple. St. 864-0411
www.starbucks.com.
The many choices offered at area Starbucks transcend those of a simple coffee
shop. There are plenty of snacks, both healthy and sweet, to go with your java.
Or you can try specialty coffees such as the vanilla cream hot steamed coffee,
while neophytes will have plenty to choose from in Starbucks' lattes. Hours vary
by location. Credit cards and checks. $
TRUE BREW CAFE
200 Julia St. 524-8441
Before the play, grab the grilled chicken ranchero wrap; afterwards,
finish off the evening with a slice of caramel pecan cheesecake. Not into
theater? Then there's a full compliment of a bar, coffee, and a list of
soups, salads, pastries and an assortment of healthy sandwiches. No reservations.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Visa/MC. $
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