Café du Bayou

10/09/2026

📆⏰ Here is your night-before reminder that you are getting beignets and coffee in the morning, and/or from-scratch gumbo with a cheddar & chive beignet and a peach iced tea for lunch 🙂

10/08/2026

We’re trying something new! ⚜️

For the first time, Café du Bayou is setting up during the business day in downtown Franklin! Find us near the courthouse and Toodleydoo Toys from 9 AM–1 PM tomorrow, Friday, October 9th.

☕️ Starting your morning downtown? Come grab a cup of our Café du Monde chicory coffee and a warm order of made-from-scratch beignets with your choice of our house-made dipping sauces.

🥣 Heading out for lunch? We’ll have hot, hearty gumbo served with a cheddar chive beignet and Old Bay butter — basically, a little taste of New Orleans right in the middle of Franklin.

Whether you work downtown, have errands to run, or just need an excuse for beignets on a weekday, come find the green trailer and say hello.

9 AM–1 PM • Friday, October 9th • Downtown Franklin • Near the courthouse + Toodleydoo Toys

Come help us make our first weekday downtown a good one! ⚜️☕️

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

What is chicory coffee?
We get this question pretty often at the trailer.
Chicory is a plant in the same family as the dandelion. The part that goes into coffee is the root, which is roasted until it develops toasted, caramelized notes and a mild natural sweetness. When it’s blended with coffee, it adds body and a deeper flavor — the kind of character associated with traditional New Orleans-style coffee.
The plant was used in ancient Egypt. Later, roasted chicory showed up in Holland and Germany as a coffee alternative. It really took off in France during the Napoleonic Wars, when Napoleon’s blockade cut off regular coffee supplies. French settlers and traders then carried the habit with them to Canada, the Caribbean, and eventually to New Orleans.
In New Orleans it stuck for practical reasons. During the Civil War, the Union naval blockade of the Port of New Orleans stopped most coffee shipments. People stretched what little coffee they had by mixing in roasted chicory root. What started as a wartime necessity became a preferred taste, and the blend remains a signature of New Orleans coffee culture.
That’s the short version of how chicory ended up in our cups. Come by and try it with a beignet if you haven’t already. ☕

10/03/2026

It is an absolutely GORGEOUS Fall Day in Downtown Franklin. Vintage Fest is happening and we are right in the middle of it! Find us next to the Courthouse and Toodleydoo Toys until 2!

10/02/2026

Our original, homemade Bavarian Cream… but make it pumpkin! Because why not?
And yes, it’s as delicious as it sounds… Small batch only so come and get it!! See you guys tomorrow at Toodleydoo Toys, 10a-2p!!
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10/02/2026

Hello!! We feel it is time to reintroduce ourselves… born and raised in Franklin, with a love for travel and cuisine, we are fulfilling a dream by bringing a taste of New Orleans to our community. Follow us on social media to stay up-to-date on where we’ll be next!! We have been blown away by the support we have seen in our hometown… and we look forward to serving you this Saturday during the Vintage Festival in Downtown Franklin from 10a-2p in front of Toodleydoo Toys!!

09/19/2026

We hope to see you today, 1p-5p at the Ann’s Restaurant parking lot!! Department of Art

09/17/2026

We will be open for business this Saturday, the 19th, during Do Art Day with the Department of Art! Come see us at the Ann’s Restaurant lot, 1 pm - 5 pm, for freshly fried beignets, delicious coffee, from-scratch gumbo, and more!

We fully support the arts in our community… and you should too! See you there!!