Morning Call Coffee Stand is the name of a series of

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s in the

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that have served New Orleans-style ''

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'' and

beignet Beignet ( , also , ; ) is a type of ''fritter'', or deep-fried pastry, usually made from yeast dough in France, possibly made from pâte à choux and called Pets-de-nonne, nun's fart, in France, but may also be made from other types of dough, i ...

s. It is the second oldest such business in Greater New Orleans, after

Café du Monde Café du Monde (French for "Café of the World" or "the People's Café") is a renowned open-air coffee shop located on Decatur Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is a New Orleans landmark and tourist ...

. Morning Call was opened by Joseph Jurisch in 1870, at the lower end of the New Orleans

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, eight years after its main competitor,

, opened a few blocks upriver in the

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. For over a century it was a

landmark. Locals long had personal opinions regarding whether they preferred Morning Call, or the original Café du Monde two blocks away. For decades both Morning Call and Cafe Du Monde offered automobile curb service. MorningCallMetrieJuly08Arch

In 1974, confronting rent increases and the redevelopment of the French Market district, the owners of the Morning Call closed the original location and moved to Fat City, a commercial district in

Metairie, Louisiana Metairie ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area. With a population of 143,507 in 2020, Metairie is the largest community in Jefferson Parish and was (a ...

, in

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. In 2012, Morning Call returned to New Orleans when they opened a second location in New Orleans'

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Casino Building. In April 2018, The Metairie, LA location was closed. 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.” 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. Morning Call lost the lease to

. Morning Call closed its last fixed location in January 2019. The owners of Morning Call vowed to return in a different location. In 2019 Morning Call continued with a series of pop-ups in Greater New Orleans while in negotiations for a new permanent location. In May 2020, Morning Call returned to the City Park Area, opening its current location at 5115 Canal Blvd.

References

External links

Official website, early 2019
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