Cafe Beignet, Royal Street
37 people recommend, 12 warn against itcounted across its outletsvia r/AskNOLA30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 19 threads.
What people say, in short
A beignet cafe with several outlets (Royal Street, Decatur Street, Bourbon Street and Canal Street); the Royal Street outlet is the one commenters name most. Many say its beignets match or beat Café du Monde's, and a couple recommend the crawfish étouffée. Opinion is split: several find the dough too doughy or flat, and several rank Café du Monde above it. One commenter found the Bourbon Street branch more consistent than Royal and Decatur.
Address
Cafe Beignet, Royal Street, 334 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70130
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Beignets
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Mixedu/StickyTuron in r/AskNOLA · Nov 2024taste
Praises these beignets as fluffy and pillow-like, yet still ranks the other beignet cafe higher overall.
- Recommendsu/arodgers2 in r/AskNOLA · Oct 2025
Places Cafe Beignet third on a list of favorite beignets.
- Recommendsu/AlarkaHillbilly in r/AskNOLA · Nov 2023taste
Says Cafe Beignet is equally good and sits near Cafe Du Monde.
- Caveatu/Fulana25 in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026taste
Found these beignets doughy and under-flavored on a first visit and left one unfinished.
- Recommendsu/xandrachantal in r/AskNOLA · May 2025
Gets beignets at Cafe Beignet on the way to the museum after taking the streetcar.
- Recommendsu/RMF123456789 in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2024
Directly suggests the Royal location as an answer to the beignet question.
- Mixedu/TheMysticalPlatypus in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026taste
Found these beignets too doughy with little sugar, but recommends the crawfish etouffee.
- Recommendsu/PowerWindows85 in r/AskNOLA · Nov 2023ambience
Bourbon Street location has an outdoor courtyard with free live jazz.
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- Recommendsu/Blue_Iquana in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026taste
Also enjoyed this spot's beignets, alongside the Roosevelt's.
- Recommendsu/viacavour in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2024
Offers the Royal location as one of two direct beignet answers.
- Recommendsu/FaraSha_Au in r/AskNOLA · Oct 2025
Names Cafe Beignet as their pick when asked for favorite beignet spots.
- Caveatu/Internal-Ticket-3805 in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026taste
Finds these too doughy and flavorless and dislikes them overall.
- Recommendsu/bodaddio1971 in r/AskNOLA · Sep 2024
Recommends a beignet cafe on Royal as the top pick.
- Caveatu/zevtech in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026taste
Found the Canal Street beignets terrible, very doughy, and suspects one batch was undercooked.
- Caveatu/HelicopterUpper2230 in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026
Bluntly says this spot's beignets are very poor.
- Recommendsu/Nupaloopa in r/AskNOLA · Sep 2026
Lists Café Beignet as a spot for sweet beignets.
- Recommendsu/adriennenned in r/AskNOLA · May 2026taste
Enjoys both the beignets and ambiance at Cafe Beignet more than Cafe du Monde.
- Caveatu/CleanupKingDog in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026taste
Calls these flattened and gooey, and says they won't buy them again.
- Caveatu/sikclown in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026
Questions why this spot appears on any best-of list, implying it's overrated.
- Recommendsu/JazzFestFreak in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2026taste
Says the beignets are denser, but they personally think they're great.
- Recommendsu/FitExternal7674 in r/AskNOLA · Mar 2026taste
Says they go here instead of Café du Monde, praising its beignets, omelet and croissants.
- Recommendsu/VioletNewstead in r/AskNOLA · Oct 2025
Says Cafe Beignet is also good as a beignet option.
- Recommendsu/SpookusDookus in r/AskNOLA · Jan 2024taste
Strongly recommends a crawfish etouffee-over-grits order at this beignet cafe.
- Recommendsu/PretzelsThirst in r/AskNOLA · Dec 2023taste
Visited both recently; rates the other spot quite highly, though below Du Monde.
- Recommendsu/KeyMysterious1396 in r/AskNOLA · Nov 2023taste
Tried both spots and preferred Cafe Beignet's version personally.
- Recommendsu/oaklandperson in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2025taste
Replies to the beignet question, listing a multi-location beignet cafe as a good option.
- Caveatu/cv5cv6 in r/AskNOLA · Nov 2023taste
Found the beignets bland, dense dough, and the coffee unremarkable.
- Recommendsu/EBITDADDY007 in r/AskNOLA · Nov 2023taste
Says Cafe Beignet is arguably better, responding to the earlier comparison.
- Recommendsu/Dupmaronew in r/AskNOLA · Nov 2023taste
Echoes others, saying the Cafe Beignet option is markedly better.
- Mixedu/righthandofdog in r/AskNOLA · Oct 2026ambience
Likes the Decatur room and its fewer tourist crowds than du Monde, though says Loretta's beats other beignets.
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