Beignets in New York City?
Are there any good beignets to be had in New York City?
(And failing that, is there anywhere you can buy Cafe du Monde beignet mix? I'm pretty sure you can order it online, but does anybody know any stores in NYC that sell it?)
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17 Comments:
I just want to say that you're trying to make up for making everyone in midtown super hungry for beignets. ;)
Evil. Just evil.
I AM SO HUNGRY!!!
foodinmouth at 11:32AM on 09/09/08
I'm pretty sure I've bought Cafe du Monde beignet mix at Dean & Deluca down in Soho.
Flavius at 11:35AM on 09/09/08
Bourbon Street Southern Gourmet Pantry in the West Village has yummy beignets.
ottan at 12:16PM on 09/09/08
I know F&B, the fancy euro hot dog place on 23rd b/w 7th & 8th offers beignets but I'm not sure I know what an awesome one tastes like. (BTW, I think F&B stands for Frites & Beignets so at least they think they do a pretty good one).
JustNancy at 12:21PM on 09/09/08
The Bar Room at the Modern. They're great and come with dipping sauces: maple ice cream, mango marmalade, caramel. Piping hot and tucked into a white napkin. We'll get two orders for the table when we eat there.
Prune and Cookshop also have them for brunch. Little Owl has them too for dinner but we didn't partake after the table next to us complained of undercooked dough.
kathryn at 1:14PM on 09/09/08
Ha-ha! I mock you all for not living in New Orleans, where you can get hot fresh beignets just about any time you please!
(Just kidding. But really, I'm just so happy to be back and that the hurricane didn't destroy my city.)
nightowl at 2:44PM on 09/09/08
If you're ever in Brooklyn, I know NoNo (North of New Orleans) in Park Slope has them. Never partaken, but their lunch fare is tasty.
Laurel E at 4:35PM on 09/09/08
They are actually a cinch to make, if you're in a bind and having a craving. It's just choux pastry, fried, and tossed with sugar. Here's my recipe for
Beignets with Lavender Sugar and Apricot Glaze, but powdered sugar will usually sort you out. Enjoy!
Kerry at 5:30PM on 09/10/08
Also, the Dean and Deluca on Madison and 85th definitely stocks the Cafe du Monde beignet mix.
Kerry at 5:30PM on 09/10/08
YOU MUST GO TO THIS PLACE:
Mama Mudsliders, at 120 Christopher St in the West Village. Really delicious, and a few flavored options. Really great.
iliana at 6:46PM on 09/10/08
Butter on Lafayette btwn East 4th & Astor Place has really great raspberry beignets.. and their chocolate tastings are definitely worth trying!
sandypms at 11:55PM on 09/10/08
Haven't been there, but Stan's Place on Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn has them:
http://www.stansplacerestaurant.com/
CookiePie at 11:48AM on 09/11/08
I agree with Kathryn that the best beignets can be found at The Bar Room. If you want some Italian doughnuts Abboccato has fantastic bomboloni made from chocolate and filled with nutella.
The Gastronomer at 1:01PM on 09/14/08
stan's place in boerum hill def does a decent beignet. I second(third?) the Modern/bar room also for them too!
muffintops at 1:27AM on 09/18/08
My husband and I enjoyed beignets from a few different shops while in New Orleans. We did the Cafe du Monde thing and then we hit a couple of other coffee & beignet shops and thought the little coffee shops sometimes made a better product. Anyway, we did the tourist thing and we bought two boxes of Cafe du Monde's beignet mix. We were pretty disappointed with the end result. So I googled beignet recipes and found two totally different recipes that produced very good results. One recipe was yeast based, the other was very buttery and eggy, both were delicious. I do not recommend the box mix, make your own, it's cheaper and tastier.
wookie at 3:52AM on 09/18/08
FYI... Mama's Mudsliders CLOSED on Dec 7, 2008.
We marked it down for a beignet fix during our trip to NYC from England after reading this post.
But were sad to see the note in the window saying that had closed the day before. All the neighbours said they had great beignets.
Let's hope 'Mama' starts up again!
almostalwayshungry at 3:12AM on 12/22/08
Vino e Tarallucci (north side of 18th, between Broadway and 5th) has them sometimes, and on the occasions I've had them they've been quite good.
mongoose at 9:11AM on 12/22/08