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Yes, There Are Great Beignets to Be Found Around Atlanta

From traditional fried dough pillows covered in powdered sugar to beignets stuffed with cheese or served with fried chicken

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For many visitors to New Orleans, a trip to the Crescent City isn’t complete without stopping at French Quarter institution Cafe du Monde for a batch of freshly fried beignets sprinkled in powdered sugar and a cup of chicory coffee. First introduced to Louisiana in the 18th century by French settlers, and later embraced by the Creole and Cajun communities and restaurants all over the state, the beignet has since become one of the most recognizable pastries in the United States. These fried dough pillows come in both sweet and savory varieties (sometimes stuffed with ingredients like crab meat, crawfish, or cheese) and can now be found in restaurants throughout the South, including right here in Atlanta.

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Cafe Bourbon St.

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With locations at Windsor Street Market and Marietta Street Market, order crispy fried chicken atop a layer of beignets covered in powdered sugar or beignets sprinkled with pecans and pralines drizzled in a sweet praline sauce. While these two beignet selections are only available on Sundays, Cafe Bourbon Street’s regular powdered sugar beignets are on the menu daily.

The Beignet Bar

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This online bakery and pop-up offers a variety of decadent beignet options on the menu, including strawberry French toast, peach cobbler, key lime, and s’mores. These beignets are sweetly satisfying and best shared with a friend or two. The Beignet Bar often pops up in the tasting room at ASW Whiskey in West End along the Westside Beltline trail. Follow on Instagram for updates.

Yay Beignet and Bistro

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Located at Irwin Street Market, and boasting the “best Beignets this side of the mighty Mississippi”, the beignets from this food stall are hot and fluffy and absolutely must be paired with a cup of Ethiopian coffee or cold brew. Beignets come in batches of three, six, or by the dozen and should be dipped in Yay Beignet’s delicious praline sauce. The shop’s tagline isn’t hyperbole. These beignets are some of the best in town and just hit the spot every time. Follow on Instagram for updates.

Wegman's Bayou Louisiana Kitchen

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After partaking in an oyster or alligator tail po’boy or a hot bowl of crawfish etouffee from New Orleans native chef Marc Wegman during dinner, order a batch of fresh beignets to share with the table. Make sure to also order Wegman’s pralines paired with a cup of coffee or maybe a little bourbon.

Douceur De France

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This French bakery and cafe offers a vast selection of pastries and baked goods, as well as sandwiches like le croque madame and a panini poulet. Douceur De France uses brioche dough for its beignets, giving the fried pastry a slightly rich taste and tender texture. Beignets are then sprinkled lightly with powdered sugar. There’s also a location in Marietta.

Le Petit Marche

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Marchet Sparks transferred ownership of her beloved Kirkwood brunch spot to Osiris Ballard and chef Anthony Sanders in 2021, the team behind Atlanta Breakfast Club and ABC Chicken and Waffles. After reopening the restaurant in 2022, Ballard and Sanders kept their word to longtime patrons, retaining much of the menu Sparks first created. But look for new dishes, too, including seafood gumbo, a short rib burger, and batches of beignets dusted with powdered sugar and drizzled in honey.

Lagarde American Eatery

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Owned by chef Jamie Adams and Leonardo Moura, Lagarde American Eatery blends Southern, Cajun, and classic New Orleans dishes together on the menu. Both locations in Chamblee and Milton feature dishes like shrimp etouffee, red beans and rice, po’ boys, gumbo, and jambalaya. Dinner isn’t complete, however, without fried doughnut beignets sprinkled in powdered sugar with a bourbon glaze. Lagarde is Adams’s middle name, and many of the dishes on the menu are based on his childhood and family trips to New Orleans where his parents grew up.

Crawfish Shack Seafood

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This Viet-Cajun seafood institution on Buford Highway offers plenty of po’ boys, heaping portions of steamed, boiled or fried seafood, and oysters on its menu. A real meal deal here is one of the Shack-tastic seafood platters with snow crab, blue crab, crawfish, shrimp, and mussels and sides of corn, red potatoes, and Andouille sausage. For dessert, order a batch of four beignets made from croissant dough and a mini key lime pie.

Flatlands Bourbon and Bayou

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Fried alligator bites, spicy New Orleans barbecue shrimp, blackened catfish Pontchartrain, and Cajun shrimp pasta are all on the menu at Flatlands. Finish a meal with three traditional beignets covered in powdered sugar and paired with some bourbon, which there is no shortage of behind the bar at Flatlands.

Kajun Seafood - Duluth

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It’s all in the name of this restaurant, including for people seeking fried shrimp and oyster po’boys and crawfish boils complete with potatoes, cobs of corn, and hushpuppies. Order beignets stuffed with cheese or traditional fried dough pillows sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Cafe Bourbon St.

With locations at Windsor Street Market and Marietta Street Market, order crispy fried chicken atop a layer of beignets covered in powdered sugar or beignets sprinkled with pecans and pralines drizzled in a sweet praline sauce. While these two beignet selections are only available on Sundays, Cafe Bourbon Street’s regular powdered sugar beignets are on the menu daily.

The Beignet Bar

This online bakery and pop-up offers a variety of decadent beignet options on the menu, including strawberry French toast, peach cobbler, key lime, and s’mores. These beignets are sweetly satisfying and best shared with a friend or two. The Beignet Bar often pops up in the tasting room at ASW Whiskey in West End along the Westside Beltline trail. Follow on Instagram for updates.

Yay Beignet and Bistro

Located at Irwin Street Market, and boasting the “best Beignets this side of the mighty Mississippi”, the beignets from this food stall are hot and fluffy and absolutely must be paired with a cup of Ethiopian coffee or cold brew. Beignets come in batches of three, six, or by the dozen and should be dipped in Yay Beignet’s delicious praline sauce. The shop’s tagline isn’t hyperbole. These beignets are some of the best in town and just hit the spot every time. Follow on Instagram for updates.

Wegman's Bayou Louisiana Kitchen

After partaking in an oyster or alligator tail po’boy or a hot bowl of crawfish etouffee from New Orleans native chef Marc Wegman during dinner, order a batch of fresh beignets to share with the table. Make sure to also order Wegman’s pralines paired with a cup of coffee or maybe a little bourbon.

Douceur De France

This French bakery and cafe offers a vast selection of pastries and baked goods, as well as sandwiches like le croque madame and a panini poulet. Douceur De France uses brioche dough for its beignets, giving the fried pastry a slightly rich taste and tender texture. Beignets are then sprinkled lightly with powdered sugar. There’s also a location in Marietta.

Le Petit Marche

Marchet Sparks transferred ownership of her beloved Kirkwood brunch spot to Osiris Ballard and chef Anthony Sanders in 2021, the team behind Atlanta Breakfast Club and ABC Chicken and Waffles. After reopening the restaurant in 2022, Ballard and Sanders kept their word to longtime patrons, retaining much of the menu Sparks first created. But look for new dishes, too, including seafood gumbo, a short rib burger, and batches of beignets dusted with powdered sugar and drizzled in honey.

Lagarde American Eatery

Owned by chef Jamie Adams and Leonardo Moura, Lagarde American Eatery blends Southern, Cajun, and classic New Orleans dishes together on the menu. Both locations in Chamblee and Milton feature dishes like shrimp etouffee, red beans and rice, po’ boys, gumbo, and jambalaya. Dinner isn’t complete, however, without fried doughnut beignets sprinkled in powdered sugar with a bourbon glaze. Lagarde is Adams’s middle name, and many of the dishes on the menu are based on his childhood and family trips to New Orleans where his parents grew up.

Crawfish Shack Seafood

This Viet-Cajun seafood institution on Buford Highway offers plenty of po’ boys, heaping portions of steamed, boiled or fried seafood, and oysters on its menu. A real meal deal here is one of the Shack-tastic seafood platters with snow crab, blue crab, crawfish, shrimp, and mussels and sides of corn, red potatoes, and Andouille sausage. For dessert, order a batch of four beignets made from croissant dough and a mini key lime pie.

Flatlands Bourbon and Bayou

Fried alligator bites, spicy New Orleans barbecue shrimp, blackened catfish Pontchartrain, and Cajun shrimp pasta are all on the menu at Flatlands. Finish a meal with three traditional beignets covered in powdered sugar and paired with some bourbon, which there is no shortage of behind the bar at Flatlands.

Kajun Seafood - Duluth

It’s all in the name of this restaurant, including for people seeking fried shrimp and oyster po’boys and crawfish boils complete with potatoes, cobs of corn, and hushpuppies. Order beignets stuffed with cheese or traditional fried dough pillows sprinkled with powdered sugar.

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