Morning Call Coffee Stand

Morning Call Coffee Stand is the name of a series of coffeehouses in the New Orleans metropolitan area that have served New Orleans-style café au lait and beignets.

Locals long had personal opinions regarding whether they preferred Morning Call, or the original Café du Monde two blocks away.

Rising lease rates, expenses and the competition of many more new coffee shops nearby was cited as reasons for closing this location.

Bob Hennessey, who runs Morning Call said “We’re not going out of business, we’re focused on the New Orleans store.” [7] In 2018, New Orleans City Park, to ensure the park was getting the highest value for the concession in the Casino Building, began a bid process to award the lease to a local beignet parlor.

[9][10] In May 2020, Morning Call returned to the City Park Area, opening its current location at 5115 Canal Blvd.