1
: fritter
2
: a light square doughnut usually sprinkled with powdered sugar
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First time in New Orleans Eat: Head to Cafe du Monde in the French Quarter or City Park for beignets, and wash them down with a cafe au lait.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Guests can end a day of sight-seeing and shopping around the French Quarter with a luxurious soak in the clawfoot tub, or try their hand at Cafe Du Monde’s world-famous beignets in the full chef’s kitchen.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
Dessert options include triple chocolate cake and vegan beignets.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Without question, eating and drinking (sometimes in artful excess) is part and parcel of any visit to the Big Easy—but the city’s culture stretches far beyond beignets and Sazeracs, converting first-time visitors into lifelong devotees of its countless charms.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Guests can end a day of sight-seeing and shopping around the French Quarter with a luxurious soak in the clawfoot tub, or try their hand at Cafe Du Monde’s world-famous beignets in the full chef’s kitchen.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
Dessert options include triple chocolate cake and vegan beignets.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Without question, eating and drinking (sometimes in artful excess) is part and parcel of any visit to the Big Easy—but the city’s culture stretches far beyond beignets and Sazeracs, converting first-time visitors into lifelong devotees of its countless charms.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Beignet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beignet. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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