Morning Call Coffee Stand
Cafe · Navarre
5101 Canal Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124
Highlights
Morning Call serves airy, fresh beignets and bold coffee in a vintage, laid-back spot near City Park with brunch and late-night eats.
Morning Call serves airy, fresh beignets and bold coffee in a vintage, laid-back spot near City Park with brunch and late-night eats.
"Morning Call beignet fans are legion, impressed by the fried to order tender beignets offered in a paper bag, letting a person choose how much sugar to shake over the treat. Now located on Canal Street in City Park, Morning Call offers more than just breakfast, with daily specials and even Irish coffee featured." - Beth D'Addono, Clair Lorell
"After a forced 2019 closing at its original spot in City Park, the circa 1870 coffee and beignet shop reopened to a new home across from the streetcar terminal at Canal. Sharing a covered porch with neighbor Bud’s Broiler, the new place has room for 200 and was built to suit. Although beignets and coffee are its calling card, Morning Call also dishes New Orleans comfort food, from mini muffulettas and creamy red beans and rice to jambalaya until midnight." - Beth D'Addono
"The 10-month beignet battle over City Park’s Casino Building finally came to an end in January, with 150-year old beignet outlet Morning Call losing the location it occupied since 2012 to Cafe du Monde." - Clair Lorell
"Morning Call officially ceased operations in January, ending the location’s seven-year run." - Clair Lorell
"Morning Call was supposed to move out by July 21, but city park officials decided it can stay. City Park announced that it wanted to keep a beignet stand in the Casino Building, but that it would open the lease up to bids from other fluffy, square pastry makers. Morning Call had been dishing out beignets, coffee, and snacks in the space since 2012. Morning Call submitted the highest bid for the 10-year lease, but the park awarded the lease to the second highest bidder, Cafe du Monde, after Morning Call missed a mandatory meeting. Claiming the park is in the wrong, Morning Call filed a lawsuit and asked the judge to allow it to stay until the argument could be resolved. The judge didn’t have to step in at the end since the park officials decided the beignet stand could stay. The loss of the location would be a big one for the Morning Call, which closed its Metairie location at the end of April. The City Park stand is the last location for the 148-year old beignet stand. Whether it wins back the lease or not, the owners vow to open another location elsewhere." - Stephanie Carter
