Stomach rumbling? Start your day off right (or recover from last night’s fun) with the all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at The Market Cafe in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Market Cafe is a family-owned restaurant operating in one of the oldest buildings in the French Market.
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The original cypress ceiling and 18th-century columns still adorn the building and highlight its historic charm. This building used to be home to vegetable and fish markets dating back to 1823.
Begin your day in the birthplace of jazz with the all-you-can-eat jazz buffet.
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Return to the buffet as many times as you'd like to fill up on classics like biscuits and gravy, sausage, bacon, eggs, hash browns, pancakes, and fresh fruit.
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The Market Cafe also has an a la carte breakfast menu that includes omelets, French toast, and shrimp and grits.
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Treat yourself to a beignet and coffee.
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Try an espresso, cappucino, or caffe latte. Or, if you want a little more kick, you might wish to opt for an Irish coffee with Jameson Irish whiskey or a Bavarian mocha with peppermint schnapps. The Market Cafe is famous for its Market Mary, a show-stopping bloody mary.
Eat on the beautiful open-air patio and watch visitors from around the world go by.
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Your breakfast will include authentic live jazz music played by a five-piece jazz band. You'll hear jazz, cajun and zydeco favorites. Could there be a better way to start your day in New Orleans?
The Market Cafe is steps from the famous statue of Joan of Arc located in the Place de France.
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It’s always the right time to eat at The Market Cafe because they are open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, including all holidays.

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Market Cafe, 1000 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA