The Bean Gallery

I used to come to the Bean Gallery pretty often, but I moved out of the neighborhood. I came back after many months this morning. Still a cozy neighborhood gathering place. The coffee is pretty good, but my breakfast was wrecked by what has to be the worst bagel I’ve ever had: a huge ring of soft, airy bread. It’s a shame.

Great place to work. Good coffee, too.

I’ve been to the bean gallery many times, but after yesterday, I think I’ll make it part of my regular lunch-​ing. It’s a quite spot, full of hipsters and coffee drinkers and students. There are a lot of folks who head in and park themselves for hours with their laptops, so it’s not always easy to get a seat. They have some front-​porch sitting, so if the day is nice, it’s a good spot for people watching.
The coffee is good, strong, and affordable. They have a few «fancy-​schmancy» options, but it’s mostly a good place for your staples. I enjoy their iced coffee and you can buy a reusable cup and get refills on the cheap!
I’ve never been a big fan of heading here for breakfast. I’m an eggs and bacon sorta gal, so a muffin just doesn’t cut it.
Yesterday, I went in for a coffee pick-​me-​up and figured I’d get a pastry for my lunch. Much to my surprise, they had a nice lunch menu with about a dozen sandwiches. I got a prosciutto/​mozzarella/​asparagus panni with a side of potato salad for like $ 8! It was AMAZING!!! Seriously, this place will be a regular stop for lunch on the go!

This is my go-​to-​hide-​away place to get my knowledge on. I love the feel of the area & this coffee shop takes on the same vibe. The flow of people in and out is just as ‘easy breezy’.
Sit indoors for ac air or journey outside for a killer incognito view & natural air; either way it’s all good.
The food here, especially the Caprese sandwich is the bomb!!! And it’s just what the doctor ordered when you’re in study-​mode & fear stopping for a bite to eat will break your mojo.
The dirty chai is killer here. I mean, no you won’t die, but it’s truly one of the best I’ve had. They get it right each & every time.
Other offerings of coffee based libations are good too, but the dirty chai hails as my favorite. Flavored teas, hot or cold. Water juices, whatever your pleasure of the non-​alcoholic sort, they can accommodate you.
Eco-​friendly, pet friendly & baby friendly… It’s just all around friendly.
In the heart of mid-​city, this place is a truly gem!!!

the healthy bagel is delicious, and you can get it with fresh strawberries which makes everything 100% better.

So after recommendations from some of Andrew’s work friends, we decided to hit up The Bean Gallery and check out what all the fuss was about.
The place itself is a very relaxed coffee house with plenty of seating for all your study needs with both indoor and outdoor seating available. They also offer free wifi with the password up on one of the chalkboards when you enter. Atmospherically, it’s brilliant! The server seemed out of it though. talked quietly and well, got my order wrong due to it.
I ordered an iced chai latter but I received a iced soy latte. not sure how that got mixed up but what ever, it was okay. I would’ve preferred my actual order but this one wasn’t particularly terrible by no means. I also ordered a slice of the Lemon Berry Mascarpone cake. This was delicious! Light and fluffy and flavoured perfectly. I also took a few bites of Andrew’s Mocha Cake and it was just as delightful.
Anyways, a pretty cool study spot with a relaxed atmosphere with delicious treats to keep you going. Recommended!

Not sure why this place doesn’t have a higher rating. I’ve been spending a lot of time here lately and think it’s one of the best in New Orleans. Great atmosphere, decent prices and drinks. Nothing to complain about, I highly suggest it.

This place is always pack with hardly any seating available. Came out here to get some studying done. Got the iced chai with almond milk and it taste fairly decent. Not as good as mojos. It gets a little hot in here also but this place is a little more convenient for me. Wish they closed a little bit later but unfortunately it’s 9pm.

3.75÷5 new haunt — open to 12!
oh man. i’m starting to feel like i’m cheating here…
it started with late night availability. at first it was just an iced coffee. super casual, everyone does it. then it became a frozen coffee. then a little iced tea on the side, double duty. then a panini, which the prosciutto and asparagus seems like a great value. i may or may not be eating one now. then there was lemon blueberry cake, and then a german chocolate cake iced latte… i don’t know what to say.
never had an issue finding a seat with a nearby outlet to stay powered up even when it’s bustling. for when i know i need to do a bit of work, this is becoming an easy, accessible go-​to that actually has decent drinks and food. and it’s the kind of place that is making me think about moving to the neighborhood.

Great little coffee shop that is owned by the same folks at Envie in the quarter. The great part about this place is that its open till midnight in a beautiful area in Mid-​City. They have an outdoor patio for those warm days and cool nights. The coffee and tea selection is great and they offer some great deserts especially my favorite mascarpone cake that you can’t find everywhere.

Bagels not great. Food is pre-​prepaired and you have to take the ham off your own sandwich f you don’t want ham and you have to hear your own food in the toaster. Nice front deck though and coffee is bitter but good.

I should have updated this because I did have one of their sandwiches. It was mozzarella and tomato, if I recall. They call it the Panini Caprese. Anyway, it was good and you can have seasonal fruit or chips as a side. I got fruit. I saw someone else get a salmon, cream cheese, and capers sandwich, if I remember. It looked good. If you are a lacto-​ovo type vegetarian, the Caprese is a good bet and I want to try that salmon as well. That is not a vegetarian option, obviously, but, then, I am not a vegetarian. I could be a lacto-​ovo if not for seafood.

This is one of my neighborhood locally owned coffee shops! I love their service, hot chocolate and desserts. Some of my favorite desserts are their huge cookies (the size of a hockey puck), their delicious almond croissant with almond filling, and their chocolate croissant. One of these days I will try one of their slices of cakes!
It’s a small coffeeshop with outdoor seating which is nice on a beautiful day. On the inside it has comfortable leather chairs and a large table that is reserved on Wednesday evenings for a knitting group. It’s really cozy and the main problem is that you’ve gotta get lucky trying to get a seat in the weekend. I think since his is one of the few coffeeshops in the neighborhood that is open late then it gets packed on the weekend. There are plenty of outlets and have bar like seating in the front.
It appears that they renovated the bathrooms too with new modern accoutrements which is nice. But I kind of miss the kitschy bathroom with writing on the frame of the mirrors etc.
A lovely local coffeeshop with friendly baristas and your local neighborhood cop coming in for his coffee to go!

Solid coffee shop. Nothing fancy, no gimmicks. Definitely has a local feel. They serve my beloved Almond Milk latte, so I was a happy sipper.
I came in with some coworkers to get some admin work done, and I was pleased with the amount of tables and seat options. The free wifi was definitely a plus.

Great place to meet up with friends. Can’t wait to go back there coffee is amazing! Goodbye Starbucks

For me, The Bean Gallery is somewhere between 3 and 4 stars. It’s a solid little coffee shop with a few things that it does very well:
— extensive coffee selection (dark roast? which one?)
— dog friendly
— quiet, comfortable seating
— friendly staff
— hours. They’re open late so whether you need your morning coffee or just a quiet place to get away, you can find it here.
and a few things it can work on:
–parking :(
–find a seat can be tough at peak times
— because of the extensive drink choices, it can take awhile to get through line

I work from home so a nice coffee shop with good food is essential. Their prociutto and asparagus panini was delish, coffee is also good. The place is not as comfy to work long hours but for shorter periods will do. Not as noisy and no loud tourists.

I really like this place, i’ve found myself in here a bit more lately than usual. Trying to get these last bike rides in while the weather permits has had me up earlier than usual these past mornings and stopping in here to kick off the day has been the move.
I salute this coffee shop solely on their hours. I mean, opening at the crack of dawn and closing at midnight?! Talk about being there for you. The inside is really cozy, homey feel. Some well placed tables here n there, nice little seating area outside for you smokers and birdwatchers, it’s some nice digs. Nice, clean bathrooms, bike parking just outside, no private lot but there’s ample street parking so there shouldn’t be much of an issue with that.
If you’re into carrot cake, try the carrot cake, it’s pretty decent.

Wow. I don’t think I’ve been in this coffee shop since I’ve been Unilocaling, but it’s a really cute old house conversion. With a painfully reminding (or astonishing if you weren’t here at the time) Katrina line painted above the sugar & cream station in the back. (The line is also above my head btw.)
Stopped in for a quick iced tea while on the clock and was dismayed to discover that 9:30 on a week day morning seems to be the time to order your very complicated coffee beverage. What are these drinks with 4 pumps of this and 2 of that then throw the whole thing in a blender… OK that might have been 2 different orders. But the baristas were hustling and I was their 2^nd favorite customer since all I wanted was a straight up drink. Of course, the favorite was the guy who just wanted a cup of coffee. My order required both tea and ice.
They also had a pastries, juice and a sandwich board. There were lots of folks camped out at the tables and the comfy chairs. But no one was shushing anyone else so that was good. The space on the porch is nice *if* no one is smoking.

My home away from home!
I love this little coffeeshop. When I need to get s**t done without kids underfoot I roll on over here. I don’t drive because the parking situation (street) is bad and the meter nazis love to hit this block of Carrollton and St Peter. They’re right on the City Park Street Car line and have a stop right out front though.
Inside it’s nice and cozy with local art adorning the walls. Eclectic but not in a junky, dive-​y sort of way. Lots of comfy chairs, several 2 person tables and a large table in the middle.
They have 2 internet access points with the passwords posted on the wall and it’s strong enough that I can sit on the corner of allard/​orleans/​carrollton and pick up a signal with my phone.
I love the baristas! They’re always up for an experiment. My usual drink of choice is a frozen hazelnut coffee extra sweet but every once in awhile I deviate. The other day I ended up with a blended strawberry drink with no coffee in it. So good!