Its cliche. I know. Everyone says the one thing you have to do in New Orleans, LA is eat beignets. So we did and it was soooo worth it!

When We Visited: November 2013

Ages of Kids: 8, 6, 3

Where We Stayed: New Orleans KOA

New Orleans is not the most kid friendly city – or so everyone told us. Having been there before on a photography retreat with other adults I knew there were places we definitely did not want to take our kids (Bourbon Street), but there’s also plenty of beauty and culture for kids to enjoy as well.

Our stay was a quick one. We had plans to be in Texas by Christmas and time was running short. The KOA was pleasant, the staff was nice, and we were close enough to downtown. Sam worked while I took the kids into the Children’s Museum (which was excellent). That evening we spent downtown all together and our first stop was Cafe Du Monde in the French Market for their famous beignets.

Cara fell asleep on the drive there and it was a bit difficult to wake her up. Unfortunately, once she was awake the beignets didn’t really appeal to her so she mostly ate powdered sugar by the spoonful.

As a coffee shop, all Cafe Du Monde serves is coffee, hot chocolate, and beignets. Pretty simple menu. You just have to decide how many you want. We ended up with 6 orders and a couple of hot chocolates to share.

While there are plenty of other things to also do in the French Quarter, this was probably our favorite! These beignets are definitely worth the hype and the price tag so make sure to stop in!