Ruby Slipper Cafe, Southern breakfast restaurant in French Quarter, New Orleans, United States.
Ruby Slipper Cafe is a breakfast and brunch restaurant with several locations spread across New Orleans, Louisiana. The menu is built around Southern regional cooking, with house-made staples, daily specials, and dishes rooted in Louisiana tradition.
The restaurant was founded in the years following Hurricane Katrina, when its owners wanted to help bring community life back to a city that had been deeply shaken. New locations opened over the following years as the concept found a steady following across New Orleans.
The name Ruby Slipper comes from the red shoes in the classic film The Wizard of Oz, chosen as a symbol of coming home, which fits a restaurant born after a disaster that scattered so many residents. Today, locals and visitors sit side by side over plates of eggs Sardou or stuffed French toast, sharing the same tables that have become part of daily life in New Orleans.
Weekend mornings bring long waits, so arriving early or choosing a weekday visit makes things easier. All locations are wheelchair accessible and easy to reach from most parts of the city.
Every biscuit served at the table comes with house-made cane syrup butter, a small touch that most other breakfast places do not offer. Many guests say this is the first detail they mention when describing the meal to someone who has never been.
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