on the side · LACoffee with chicory
also: café au lait · New Orleans coffee
Half coffee, half hot milk, and the chicory is not optional.
Coffee blended with roasted chicory root and cut half-and-half with hot milk.
The story Cited · wp-caf-du-monde
The French brought coffee to the Gulf Coast and the Mississippi around 1700. During the Civil War, with coffee short, New Orleans Creoles stretched it with chicory, which adds a chocolate-like note. The practice outlived the shortage.
Today Tradition
Served at Café du Monde and across New Orleans, beside beignets, in a cup that leaves sugar on the rim.
The particulars
| course | drink |
|---|---|
| state | LA |
| region | Louisiana |
| confidence | high · updated 2026-09-16 |
Who it runs with
placesCafé du MondeWhere most people meet it.and of this page it says: What it is served with, and why.donutsBeignetWhat it is served with.dishesThe pot of coffeeWhat the rest of the country pours instead.and of this page it says: The New Orleans version.
Who talks about it
Where we got it
- Café du Monde — Wikipedia · link
Where it came from: Cited a source we name · Harvested pulled from an open dataset · Tradition what the tradition says, hedged · Inference this project's reasoning · Field somebody stood there. This record as JSON.