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The World’s 100 Best Brunch & Breakfast Places

Bearcat Cafe

New Orleans, United States

  1. WORLD’S BEST BRUNCH & BREAKFAST WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 49 2026
Bearcat Cafe

Bearcat Cafe is a brunch spot in New Orleans with locations in the CBD and Uptown. Its crispy breakfast potatoes, biscuits and pancakes come in a busy, casual room with a long wait at peak times.

Highlights

  • Crispy breakfast potatoes
  • Peach cobbler pancakes
  • Buttery biscuits

Good to know

  • Walk-in waitlist through a tablet at the entrance
  • Waits of 45 minutes or more on weekends
  • Automatic 20% gratuity added for groups

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