Breakfast in New Orleans
 

Would love to have a few suggestions on a good breakfast in New Orleans. We (4 of us) will be in NO Friday June 10 and need a really great place to eat breakfast Saturday, June 11. Staying at the Ritz and love to walk. or drive. or whatever. Thanks so much.

Are you looking for great food, or a great "place"? In the great breakfast food category, look no further than Camellia Grill and Johnny's Po Boy. But neither would be in the same category as the Ritz :-)

Brennan's on Royal is very nice and they'll make Bananas Foster tableside!

Great food all the way baby.

Will second Johnny's for po-boys (just don't look at the dumpy digs too closely) and Brennan's for an over-the-top and incredibly pricey formal breakfast (note that there are mixed reviews on the latter, though I had an excellent meal when I went).

Coffee and beignets at Cafe du Monde are of course a must.

Lil Dizzy's does a very nice soul food inspired breakfast. The branch in the Wyndham Hotel is in a better and more central location, while the original (which you may want to take a cab to depending on when you go, as the neighborhood is not the best) is the original and feels more like a neighborhood place.

There are also several good local coffee shop spots in the French Quarter where you can get good coffee and baked goods, including Croissant d'Or, PJ's, EnVie, La Boucherie, and Royal Blend.

Avoid Mother's for po-boys and Cafe Beignet -- I didn't like the food I got at these places at all.

Avoid Mother's period! We had breakfast there the day before we ate at Johnny's Po-Boy,and I sure wish I had skipped Mother's. Just not very good.

(and totally agree about not looking at the dumpy digs at Johnny's too closely --- definitely a dive, but a dive with delicious food)

Camellia Grill, whose original restaurant is at the end of the St. Charles streetcar in the Garden District, just opened a branch in the French Quarter. Fabulous omelets. I don't know whether the atmosphere carried over.

Old Coffee Pot is fun and there's outdoor dining. I think Surrey's has a great breakfast and atmosphere too. It's in the LGD just W of I 90 off St. Charles. You could take the streetcar. Stanley is the best place in NOLA for breakfast.

Old Coffee Pot @ 714 Saint Peter Street, New Orleans, LA 504 - 524 - 3500.
http://www.theoldcoffeepot.com/
Surrey's Restaurant and Juice Bar @ 1418 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 504 - 524 - 3828.
http://www.surreyscafeandjuicebar.com/
Stanley @ 547 St. Ann St., New Orleans, LA. 504 - 593 - 0006.
http://stanleyrestaurant.com/

I had a great omelet at Cafe Beignet and great eggs, grits and bacon at Clover Grill.

The lump crab meat omelet at Brennan's was worth every penny but the cheddar omelet was nothing to write home about. It felt old school and we enjoyed ourselves.

Another vote for Stanley's! LOVED it.

<<<Another vote for Stanley's! LOVED it.>>>

I've gotta go back ! :-)

Where's Stanley's?

Breakfast - CAFE DUMONDE for sure! Everyone has to experience that dirty little pit before leaving NO : ) It's crowded, COVERED with powdered sugar, but you need to try beignets - NO's signature breakfast (basically a ball of fried dought topped w/ mounds of powdered sugar).

For dinner, stay away from the Alpine. We were not impressed with it two summers ago...

It doesn't have to be breakfast, but please try beignets at Cafe du Monde! Absolutely no nutrition but try it at least once. Delicious!

Me too sf7307. Me too!

Bowsprit-
Stanley's is up the street from Cafe Du Monde in Jackson Square.

We really enjoyed Oceana, located on Conti just off Bourbon. It's right outside the side door of the Royal Sonesta.

http://www.oceanagrill.com/

We had several different dishes, including Eggs Benedict, Pain Perdu, a seafood omelet, and the biggest pancakes ever (grandson loved them!).

If you remember Petunia's, it is interesting that Oceana took their menu, since Petunia's didn't reopen after Katrina.

Have fun in New Orleans!

Byrd

Eggs Melanzana at Oceana -- basically eggplant, tomato, shaved ham, poached egg, bearnaise, parmesan -- we'll be there in a week!

thanks for the information on Stanley! Next time!

Another vote for Stanley's great breakfast.

Thanks so much....really wish we had more time to eat more breakfasts.....one day is just not enough. Though we live in Mississippi, we never have the opportunity to go to New Orleans, so this is a real treat.

Have fun!

Surrey's is outstanding for breakfast and lunch in the LGD just W of I 90.

Surrey's Restaurant and Juice Bar @ 1418 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 504 - 524 - 3828.
http://www.surreyscafeandjuicebar.com/

Atchafalaya does a really good brunch on the weekends with a jazz band and a make your own bloody mary bar.

After breakfast you could stop at Central market and buy muffaletta sandwichs and extend your N.O. dining experiance for lunch on the way home.

OK...here's my 2 cents. I was in NOLA this past March and ate at several of the places mentioned. I've dined at others on previous visits.

Brennan's for an excellent formal breakfast. Be prepared to be there awhile as most people get the 3-course meal. As Bachs said, it gets mixed reviews, but our last visit several years ago was excellent.

Stanley! was one of our lunch spots, but a couple of people in my party had breakfast, which they serve all day. DD had the Bananas Foster French Toast, and DM had one of the Egg dishes. Stella! is their sister restaurant and rates very highly on Trip Advisor.

Oceana was another of our lunch spots, but during research for our most recent NOLA visit I read many glowing reviews of their breakfast. Our lunch was one of the best meals we had during this last trip. As Byrd mentions, they actually BOUGHT the menu from Petunia, but in addition bought some of the menu from Ole Nawlins Cookery that used to be next door.

Absolutely need to go to Cafe Du Monde, but I would not make that my breakfast choice. Not much to choose from but beignets and coffee...but of course that is enough for just a snack!

Agree to skip Mother's as I was not impressed.

Camillia Grill has been around forever, but I've never been. I had hoped to go in March, but the trolley wasn't running because St. Charles was on most of the parade routes.

I like Paul's idea about stopping at Central grocery to pick up muffalettas as you are leaving town. That was originally our plan too, but during Mardi Gras the line was down the street just to get in the door. That ended up being OK though, because we later realized it was Ash Wednesday and we couldn't eat it anyway! If you have time for a muffaletta while you are in town, try the version at Napolean House. It is a great place in the quarter with a beautiful bar and it also has been around for many years!

We just got back from our trip and breakfasts were as good as I remember them. We got to Oceana and they didn't have Eggs Melanzana on the menu...I was so bummed, but when I asked our waitress if they still had it, she said she gets it every morning and did I want it? It was as delicious as I remember.
Another breakfast place we tried was Eat. They had a similar eggs dish made with fried green tomatoes and it was fantastic, as were the shrimp and grits. I highly recommend it as well.

We brought muffalettas home for the 'ride'. Central Grocery has insulated bags just for that purpose. We enjoyed them at the airport and extended our NOLA experience for a few hours more. I highly recommend this!

It has been a billion years, but breakfast at Brennan's used to be SO expensive, the intakes of breath by those of us not on expense accounts was palpable!

We enjoyed Court of 2 Sisters much more. Again, many years ago, but they told us one could sit with a newspaper for the entire day. All you had to fight off was the birds.

http://www.courtoftwosisters.com/

I don't know if Stanleys was there. Have a great time!

Before Katrina, Stanley! was located on the Decatur Street side of the Provincial Hotel. La Madeleine, also a good breakfast place, was located at Stanley's current location on Jackson Square.

La Madeleine was damaged during the storm and didn't reopen. I think it moved to another location. Stanley! has been there for a while now.

(Stella! is a really good restaurant located on the Chartres side of the Provincial. I always thought it was very clever to name the two restaurants there after "Streetcar Named Desire" characters.)

And a very good Sunday brunch place is Ralph's on the Park.

http://www.ralphsonthepark.com/index.php

Byrd