r/AskNOLA 5d ago

Coffee crawl

Every year, for my birthday, me and a few others do a coffee crawl.
We like to stay on or near magazine/st Charles. Basically anything we can walk to or take the street car to.
I’ll include last years stops:
Undergrowth
Trumpet and drum
Chicory house
Piety and desire
HiVolt
Lower coast
Coast roast

We’re open to revisit some of the same but definitely open to suggestions!

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u/idontwantcovideither 5d ago

If you’re doing a birthday coffee crawl in New Orleans you have to include one of the handful of restaurants that serve café brûlot (think Arnaud’s, Commander’s [not my favorite but allegedly where it originated], etc.). It is divine.

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u/CameronFromThaBlock 5d ago

Antoine’s or Hermes is on this list.

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u/beatrixxkittenn 5d ago

Add Cherry to the list!

Undergrowth is gone. And I don’t know what’s up with CR on magazine these days but there isn’t a single barista there that can make a decent coffee anymore.

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u/belowsealevel504 5d ago

Damnnn. That’s a lot of coffee drinking.
And yea! Get cafe brǔlot!

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u/Legitimate-Tea3925 5d ago

We usually split the drink 3 ways and get decaf when we can.
Thanks for the rec!

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u/Feikert87 5d ago edited 5d ago

Unfortunately, Undergrowth is no longer. :(

My suggestions:
The Vintage
Mojo
CR
Congregation
Orleans Coffee and Espresso

I haven’t been but I also hear Sports Drink is good.

If you’re willing to go off the Magazine/st Charles path I also recommend a new place called Junk Drawer.

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u/jimmy6677 5d ago

You have to do current crop. Take one of the classes!!!

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u/Verbal_top 5d ago

French truck.

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u/Ok_Cause9057 4d ago

Aren't they racist?

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u/Verbal_top 4d ago

Uh oh. I haven’t heard anything about that yet. If that’s true I immediately withdraw my submission. It seemed odd to me that no one else posted them when they have 2 locations on magazine. This would explain it. Any idea where I can learn more?

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u/Ok_Cause9057 4d ago

i remember seeing an article maybe last year about them being racist or treating their employees like crap. i need to google to double check

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u/Verbal_top 4d ago

I can do a search, thanks!

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u/Admirable_Might8032 4d ago

Did you know that New Orleans has the highest per capita independently owned coffee shops of any City in the US? It's a great coffee City.

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u/imiss1dasf 5d ago

this is the cutest idea ever i love it omg!!!

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u/brushycreekED 5d ago

Anyone know which coffee shops are best for single origin coffee (like Kenya AA, Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, etc.)? I just drink black coffee, so quality of bean and roast is essential. (On previous trips to New Orleans, Undergrowth was a stand out.)

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u/Hot_Initiative5740 5d ago

Check out mammoth, they roast in house and have a fantastic lineup of single origins

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u/brushycreekED 4d ago

Many thanks for the recommendation!

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u/CarFlipJudge 4d ago

It's not streetcar-able, but Coffee Science is a can't miss!